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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.