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[CITE: 49USC44724]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                     SUBTITLE VII--AVIATION PROGRAMS
 
                     PART A--AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
 
                           subpart iii--safety
 
                     CHAPTER 447--SAFETY REGULATION
 
Sec. 44724. Manipulation of flight controls

    (a) Prohibition.--No pilot in command of an aircraft may allow an 
individual who does not hold--
        (1) a valid private pilots certificate issued by the 
    Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part 61 
    of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
        (2) the appropriate medical certificate issued by the 
    Administrator under part 67 of such title,

to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or should 
have known that the individual is attempting to set a record or engage 
in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, as defined by the 
Administrator.
    (b) Revocation of Airmen Certificates.--The Administrator shall 
issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman under section 
44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that while acting as a 
pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman has permitted another 
individual to manipulate the controls of the aircraft in violation of 
subsection (a).
    (c) Pilot in Command Defined.--In this section, the term ``pilot in 
command'' has the meaning given such term by section 1.1 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations.

(Added Pub. L. 104-264, title VI, Sec. 602(a)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 
Stat. 3263.)


                             Effective Date

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, section applicable only 
to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1996, and not to be construed 
as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year ending before Oct. 
1, 1996, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104-264, set out as an Effective Date 
of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.
