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Definitions

• Meeting all established requirements.
• Common usage for recent flight experience. In order to carry passengers, a pilot must have performed three takeoffs and three landings within the preceding 90 days. In order to carry passengers at night, a pilot must have performed three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop at night (the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise).

References

• Balloon Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2024
• Risk Management Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2022