Transcript Slide 1

Part 141
Pilot Schools
Subpart A
General
141.3 Certificate Required
• To operate as a certified pilot school
– Pilot school certificate, or
– Provisional pilot school certificate must be
issued
141.5 Requirements
• Pilot school certificate issued with
associated ratings
– Complete application
– Hold provisional pilot school certificate for at
least 24 calendar month
– Meet requirements of ratings sought
– Established 80 percent or higher pass rate on
knowledge test (first attempt)
• At least 10 different students graduate from approved
training courses
141.7 Provisional Pilot School
• Brand-new pilot school must start with a
“provisional pilot school certificate”
– Does not meet recent training activity
requirements
141.11 Pilot School Ratings
• Certification and ratings courses
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Private pilot course
Commercial pilot course
Instrument pilot course
Airline transport pilot course
Flight instructor course
Flight instructor instrument course
Ground instructor course
Additional aircraft category or class rating
course
– Aircraft type rating course
141.11 Pilot School Ratings
• Special preparation course
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Pilot refresher course
Flight instructor refresher course
Ground instructor refresher course
Agricultural aircraft operations course
Special operations course
Test pilot course
141.17 Duration of certificate
• Unless surrendered, suspended, or revoked
– Last day of the 24th calendar month from the
month issued
– Date of any change in the facilities upon which
certificate is based
– School has failed for more than 60 days to
maintain facilities, aircraft, or personnel required
for any approved training courses
• Change of ownership
– Does not terminate if within 30 days after change
• Application is made for amendment
• No change in facilities, personnel, or approved training
courses
141.18 Drugs
• Any operation involving aircraft
– Basis for suspending or revoking certificate
141.21 Inspections
• Inspections may occur
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Initial certification
Certificate renewal
Transfer of ownership
Change of main base
Application for additional rating(s)
When FSDO deems inspection necessary
141.21 Inspections
• FAA Inspections may include
– Practical tests to chief instructor and assistant
chief instructors
– Inspect record keeping for compliance with
FARs
– Aircraft conformity inspection
– Base inspection
– Satellite bases
– Ground trainers, training aids, and other
equipment
141.23 Advertising
• May not make any statement relating to its
certification and ratings that is false or
misleading
• May not advertise unless clearly
differentiates between approved courses
and unapproved courses
• Must promptly remove
– From vacated premises, all signs indicating
school was certified
– All indications (including signs) that school is
certificated if
• Certificate has expired, been surrendered, suspended,
or revoked
141.25 Business Office
• Facilities and equipment to maintain
required files and records
• May not be shared with, or used by, another
pilot school
• Before changing location of business office
– Submit in writing at least 30 days before change
of location
– Accompanied by amendments for approved
training outline
• May conduct training operations at other
than specified location if
– Inspected and approved by FAA
– Training and amendments have been approved
141.27 Certificate/Rating Renewal
• Pilot school
– May apply within 30 days preceding month
certificate expires
• Must meet minimum requirements earlier (slide 3)
– Renewed for additional 24 months
– Does not meet renewal requirements
• May apply for provisional pilot school certificate if meet
141.7
• Provisional pilot school
– May not have certificate or ratings renewed
– May apply for pilot school certificate if
requirements of 141.5 are met
– Former provisional pilot school may reapply
after 180 days since certificate expired
Part 141
Pilot Schools
Subpart B
Personnel, Aircraft, and Facilities
Requirements
141.33 Personnel
• Must have adequate personnel
– Certified flight instructors
– Certified ground instructors
– Chief instructor for each approved course
• Ratings associated with approved course
• ATP certification program
– Hold ATP rating – multiengine class rating
– At least 2 years PIC
• May designate check instructor if student
enrollment if at least 10 students
141.35 Chief Instructor
• Commercial pilot certificate or ATP
certificate
– Current flight instructor certificate
– Instrument rating, if required for enrollment
• PIC recent experience of 61.57
• Pass knowledge test on
– Teaching methods
– Applicable provisions of “Aeronautical
Information Manual”
– Applicable provisions of Parts 61, 91, and 141
– Objectives and approved course completion
standards of the course
141.35 Chief Instructor
• Pass proficiency test on instructional skills
and ability to train students on
– Flight procedures
– Maneuvers appropriate to course
• Training for recreational/private pilot
– At least 1,000 hours PIC
– Primary flight training experience
• Certified flight instructor, or
• Instructor in a military pilot flight training program
– 2 years and a total of 500 flight hours, or
– 1,000 flight hours
141.35 Chief Instructor
• Training for issuance of an instrument
rating
– At least 100 hours flight time (actual or
simulated conditions)
– 1,000 hours PIC
– Instrument flight instructor experience
• Certified flight instructor, or
• Instructor in a military pilot flight training program
– 2 years and a total of 250 flight hours, or
– 400 flight hours
141.35 Chief Instructor
• Training for issuance other than leading to a
recreational/private pilot certificate
– 2,000 hours PIC
– Flight training experience
• Certified flight instructor, or
• Instructor in a military pilot flight training program
– 3 years and a total of 1,000 flight hours, or
– 1,500 flight hours
• Eligibility as chief instructor for ground
school course
– 1 year experience as ground instructor at
certificated pilot school
141.36 Asst Chief Instructor
• Commercial pilot certificate or ATP
certificate
– Current flight instructor certificate
– Instrument rating, if required for enrollment
• PIC recent experience of 61.57
• Pass knowledge test on
– Teaching methods
– Applicable provisions of “Aeronautical
Information Manual”
– Applicable provisions of Parts 61, 91, and 141
– Objectives and approved course completion
standards of the course
141.36 Asst Chief Instructor
• Pass proficiency test on
– Flight procedures
– Maneuvers appropriate to course
• Training for recreational/private pilot
– At least 500 hours PIC
– Primary flight training experience
• Certified flight instructor, or
• Instructor in a military pilot flight training program
– 1 year and a total of 250 flight hours, or
– 500 flight hours
141.36 Asst Chief Instructor
• Training for issuance of an instrument
rating
– At least 50 hours flight time (actual or simulated
conditions)
– 500 hours PIC
– Instrument flight instructor experience
• Certified flight instructor, or
• Instructor in a military pilot flight training program
– 1 year and a total of 125 flight hours, or
– 200 flight hours
141.36 Asst Chief Instructor
• Training for issuance other than leading to a
recreational/private pilot certificate
– 1,000 hours PIC
– Flight training experience
• Certified flight instructor, or
• Instructor in a military pilot flight training program
– 1 1/2 years and a total of 500 flight hours, or
– 750 flight hours
• Eligibility as asst chief instructor for ground
school course
– 6 months experience as ground instructor at
certificated pilot school
141.37 Check Instructor
• To give checks for either flight or ground
training
– Pass test given by chief instructor on
• Teaching methods
• Applicable provisions of “Aeronautical Information
Manual”
• Applicable provisions of Parts 61, 91, and 141
• Objectives and approved course completion standards
of the course
• Checks for relate to flight training course
– Pass test given by chief instructor
141.37 Check Instructor
• Checks for flight training course
– Hold commercial pilot or ATP certificate
– Meet PIC recent flight experience in 61.57
– Pass proficiency test on
• Flight procedures
• Maneuvers appropriate to course
• Checks for ground training course
– Hold current flight instructor or ground
instructor certificate
141.37 Check Instructor
• Be designated, in writing, by chief instructor
to conduct
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Student stage checks
End-of-course test
Instructor proficiency checks
Be approved by the FSDO
• May not check student if
– Served as the principal instructor
– Recommended for a stage check or end-of
course test
141.38 Airports
• Show school has continuous use of each
airport where training flight originate
• At least one runway which allows takeoff or
landing (see part 141 page 22)
• Wind direction indicator visible from each
end of the runway
• Traffic direction indicator if
– No operating tower
– UNICOM advisories not available
141.39 Aircraft
• Registered as civil aircraft in U.S.
• Standard airworthiness certificate
• Maintained/inspected with requirements of
Part 91
• Must have at least 2 pilot stations
– Engine-powered control easily reached and
operated by both pilot stations
• Aircraft involving IFR operations must be
equipped and maintained
141.41 Training Devices
• Flight Simulators
– Full-size aircraft replica of specific type aircraft
– Hardware/software necessary to represent
ground and flight operations
– Force cueing system
– Visual system
– Approved by FAA
• Flight training device
– Full-size aircraft replica instruments, equipment
panels, and controls of aircraft
– Approved by FAA
• Training aids/equipment
– Accurate and appropriate for course
141.43 Pilot Briefing Areas
• Adequate to shelter students waiting to
engage in their training flights
• Arranged/equipped to conduct briefings
• Private landline/telephone communication if
– School has instrument rating or commercial pilot
course
– Not required if briefing area and flight service
station are located at the same airport
• 141.45 Ground training facilities
– Heated, lighted, and ventilated to local codes
– Students not distracted by training conducted in
other rooms or flight/maintenance operations on
the airport
Part 141
Pilot Schools
Subpart C
Training Course Outline
141.53 Approval Procedures
• Submitted to FAA FSDO
• At least 30 days before training
• Amending a course requires 2 copies
141.55 Course Contents
• Meet minimums of appropriate appendix
• Meet minimum ground and flight training
time requirements
• Course request must contain:
– Description of each room used for ground
training
– Description of special training aids used
– Description of each flight simulator or FTD used
– List of airports used and description of facilities
– Type aircraft used
– Minimum qualifications/ratings for each
instructor assigned
141.55 Course Contents
• Training syllabus must contain:
– Prerequisites for enrolling in ground and flight
portion of course
– Detailed description of each lesson (objectives,
standards, and planned completion time)
– What course is expected to accomplish
– Expected accomplishments/standards for each
stage of training
– Description of checks and tests to measure
student’s accomplishments
141.57 Special Curricula
• Must submit:
– Original and 2 copies of proposed special
curriculum
– Cover letter requesting approval at least 60 days
before training to begin
• FAA approval/denial should be
accomplished within 30 days
– Allows school to develop training course
Part 141
Pilot Schools
Subpart D
Examining Authority
141.63 Examiners Qualifications
• Following prerequisites:
– School completes application
– School holds pilot school certificate and rating
– School must hold rating for at least 24
consecutive calendar months
– Training course must meet minimum ground and
flight training time requirements
– Within preceding 24 calendar months, school
• Trained at least 10 students in course
• At least 90 percent of students passed required
practical or knowledge test and test given by
– FAA inspector, or
– Examiner who is not employee of school
141.63 Examiners Qualifications
• To retain approval
– School completes renewal application
– School holds pilot school certificate and rating
– School must hold rating for at least 24 calendar
months
– Training course must meet minimum ground and
flight training time requirements
141.65 Privileges
• Graduates may be recommended for
appropriate pilot, flight instructor, or ground
instructor certificate
– Pilot ground school course valid for 24 months
from date of graduation
– Student must apply within 90 days after
graduation for certificate or rating
Part 141
Pilot Schools
Subpart F
Records
141.101 Training Records
• School must maintain current & accurate
record of each student enrolled in approved
course
– Date student enrolled
– Chronological log of
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Attendance
Subjects
Flight operations
Names/grades of tests taken
– Date student graduated, terminated training or
transferred
– Student logbook not suffice for records
– Chief instructor certifies records
– Retain records for at least 1 year