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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 135.339 

§ 135.339 Initial and transition train-

ing and checking: Check airmen 

(aircraft), check airmen (simulator). 

(a) No certificate holder may use a 

person nor may any person serve as a 
check airman unless— 

(1) That person has satisfactorily 

completed initial or transition check 
airman training; and 

(2) Within the preceding 24 calendar 

months, that person satisfactorily con-
ducts a proficiency or competency 
check under the observation of an FAA 
inspector or an aircrew designated ex-
aminer employed by the operator. The 
observation check may be accom-
plished in part or in full in an aircraft, 
in a flight simulator, or in a flight 
training device. This paragraph applies 
after March 19, 1997. 

(b) The observation check required 

by paragraph (a)(2) of this section is 
considered to have been completed in 
the month required if completed in the 
calendar month before or the calendar 
month after the month in which it is 
due. 

(c) The initial ground training for 

check airmen must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) Check airman duties, functions, 

and responsibilities. 

(2) The applicable Code of Federal 

Regulations and the certificate hold-
er’s policies and procedures. 

(3) The applicable methods, proce-

dures, and techniques for conducting 
the required checks. 

(4) Proper evaluation of student per-

formance including the detection of— 

(i) Improper and insufficient train-

ing; and 

(ii) Personal characteristics of an ap-

plicant that could adversely affect 
safety. 

(5) The corrective action in the case 

of unsatisfactory checks. 

(6) The approved methods, proce-

dures, and limitations for performing 
the required normal, abnormal, and 
emergency procedures in the aircraft. 

(d) The transition ground training for 

check airmen must include the ap-
proved methods, procedures, and limi-
tations for performing the required 
normal, abnormal, and emergency pro-
cedures applicable to the aircraft to 
which the check airman is in transi-
tion. 

(e) The initial and transition flight 

training for check airmen (aircraft) 
must include the following— 

(1) The safety measures for emer-

gency situations that are likely to de-
velop during a check; 

(2) The potential results of improper, 

untimely, or nonexecution of safety 
measures during a check; 

(3) Training and practice in con-

ducting flight checks from the left and 
right pilot seats in the required nor-
mal, abnormal, and emergency proce-
dures to ensure competence to conduct 
the pilot flight checks required by this 
part; and 

(4) The safety measures to be taken 

from either pilot seat for emergency 
situations that are likely to develop 
during checking. 

(f) The requirements of paragraph (e) 

of this section may be accomplished in 
full or in part in flight, in a flight sim-
ulator, or in a flight training device, as 
appropriate. 

(g) The initial and transition flight 

training for check airmen (simulator) 
must include the following: 

(1) Training and practice in con-

ducting flight checks in the required 
normal, abnormal, and emergency pro-
cedures to ensure competence to con-
duct the flight checks required by this 
part. This training and practice must 
be accomplished in a flight simulator 
or in a flight training device. 

(2) Training in the operation of flight 

simulators, flight training devices, or 
both, to ensure competence to conduct 
the flight checks required by this part. 

[Doc. No. 28471, 61 FR 30745, June 17, 1996; 62 
FR 3739, Jan. 24, 1997] 

§ 135.340 Initial and transition train-

ing and checking: Flight instructors 

(aircraft), flight instructors (simu-

lator). 

(a) No certificate holder may use a 

person nor may any person serve as a 
flight instructor unless— 

(1) That person has satisfactorily 

completed initial or transition flight 
instructor training; and 

(2) Within the preceding 24 calendar 

months, that person satisfactorily con-
ducts instruction under the observa-
tion of an FAA inspector, an operator 
check airman, or an aircrew designated 
examiner employed by the operator.