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Besides your pilot certificate, what else must you carry when flying as a required pilot crewmember?

Photo identification, such as a driver's license or passport.

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  1. Your birth certificate
  2. Your logbook
  3. Photo identification, such as a driver's license ✔

Why: Section 61.3 requires a pilot certificate and photo ID in physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft. Acceptable IDs include a driver's license, government ID, military ID, passport, or airport security badge.

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Answer: Photo identification, such as a driver's license. Section 61.3 requires a pilot certificate and photo ID in physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft. Acceptable IDs include a driver's license, government ID, military ID, passport, or airport security badge.

  1. 14 CFR 61.3 Requirement for certificates, ratings, privileges, and authorizations (Cornell LII eCFR mirror) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.3
    photo identification that is in that person's physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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