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To count toward recent experience, who must manipulate the flight controls during the takeoffs and landings?

  1. The pilot or a flight instructor, in any combination
  2. The pilot, as the sole manipulator of the controls
  3. The pilot, with the autopilot engaged
  4. Any pilot on board who is current
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Correct answer: The pilot, as the sole manipulator of the controls

The pilot must act as the sole manipulator of the flight controls.

Source: 14 CFR Part 61, § 61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026