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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 141.11 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701–44703, 44707, 44709, 44711, 45102–45103, 
45301–45302. 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 

4, 1997, unless otherwise noted. 

Subpart A—General 

§ 141.1 Applicability. 

This part prescribes the requirements 

for issuing pilot school certificates, 
provisional pilot school certificates, 
and associated ratings, and the general 
operating rules applicable to a holder 
of a certificate or rating issued under 
this part. 

§ 141.3 Certificate required. 

No person may operate as a certifi-

cated pilot school without, or in viola-
tion of, a pilot school certificate or 
provisional pilot school certificate 
issued under this part. 

§ 141.5 Requirements for a pilot school 

certificate. 

The FAA may issue a pilot school 

certificate with the appropriate ratings 
if, within the 24 calendar months be-
fore the date application is made, the 
applicant— 

(a) Completes the application for a 

pilot school certificate on the form and 
in the manner prescribed by the FAA; 

(b) Has held a provisional pilot school 

certificate; 

(c) Meets the applicable requirements 

under subparts A through C of this part 
for the school certificate and associ-
ated ratings sought; 

(d) Has established a pass rate of 80 

percent or higher on the first attempt 
for all: 

(1) Knowledge tests leading to a cer-

tificate or rating; 

(2) Practical tests leading to a cer-

tificate or rating; 

(3) End-of-course tests for an ap-

proved training course specified in ap-
pendix K of this part; and 

(4) End-of-course tests for special 

curricula courses approved under 
§ 141.57. 

(e) Has graduated at least 10 different 

people from the school’s approved 
training courses. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26661, 74 FR 42563, Aug. 
21, 2009, as amended by Amdt. 141–14, 75 FR 
56858, Sept. 17, 2010; Doc. No. FAA–2016–6142, 
Amdt. 141ndash;20, 83 FR 30283, June 27, 2018] 

§ 141.7 Provisional pilot school certifi-

cate. 

An applicant that meets the applica-

ble requirements of subparts A, B, and 
C of this part, but does not meet the 
recent training activity requirements 
of § 141.5(d) of this part, may be issued 
a provisional pilot school certificate 
with ratings. 

§ 141.9 Examining authority. 

The FAA issues examining authority 

to a pilot school for a training course if 
the pilot school and its training course 
meet the requirements of subpart D of 
this part. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26661, 74 FR 42563, Aug. 
21, 2009] 

§ 141.11 Pilot school ratings. 

(a) The ratings listed in paragraph (b) 

of this section may be issued to an ap-
plicant for: 

(1) A pilot school certificate, pro-

vided the applicant meets the require-
ments of § 141.5 of this part; or 

(2) A provisional pilot school certifi-

cate, provided the applicant meets the 
requirements of § 141.7 of this part. 

(b) An applicant may be authorized 

to conduct the following courses: 

(1) 

Certification and rating courses. 

(Appendixes A through J). 

(i) Recreational pilot course. 
(ii) Private pilot course. 
(iii) Commercial pilot course. 
(iv) Instrument rating course. 
(v) Airline transport pilot course. 
(vi) Flight instructor course. 
(vii) Flight instructor instrument 

course. 

(viii) Ground instructor course. 
(ix) Additional aircraft category or 

class rating course. 

(x) Aircraft type rating course. 
(2) 

Special preparation courses. 

(Appen-

dix K). 

(i) Pilot refresher course. 
(ii) Flight instructor refresher 

course. 

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§ 141.13 

(iii) Ground instructor refresher 

course. 

(iv) Agricultural aircraft operations 

course. 

(v) Rotorcraft external-load oper-

ations course. 

(vi) Special operations course. 
(vii) Test pilot course. 
(viii) Airline transport pilot certifi-

cation training program. 

(3) 

Pilot ground school course. 

(Appen-

dix L). 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 141–17, 78 FR 42379, July 
15, 2013; Amdt. 141–17A, 78 FR 53026, Aug. 28, 
2013] 

§ 141.13 Application for issuance, 

amendment, or renewal. 

(a) Application for an original certifi-

cate and rating, an additional rating, 
or the renewal of a certificate under 
this part must be made on a form and 
in a manner prescribed by the Adminis-
trator. 

(b) Application for the issuance or 

amendment of a certificate or rating 
must be accompanied by two copies of 
each proposed training course cur-
riculum for which approval is sought. 

§ 141.17 Duration of certificate and ex-

amining authority. 

(a) Unless surrendered, suspended, or 

revoked, a pilot school’s certificate or 
a provisional pilot school’s certificate 
expires: 

(1) On the last day of the 24th cal-

endar month from the month the cer-
tificate was issued; 

(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, on the date that any 
change in ownership of the school oc-
curs; 

(3) On the date of any change in the 

facilities upon which the school’s cer-
tificate is based occurs; or 

(4) Upon notice by the Administrator 

that the school has failed for more 
than 60 days to maintain the facilities, 
aircraft, or personnel required for any 
one of the school’s approved training 
courses. 

(b) A change in the ownership of a 

pilot school or provisional pilot school 
does not terminate that school’s cer-
tificate if, within 30 days after the date 
that any change in ownership of the 
school occurs: 

(1) Application is made for an appro-

priate amendment to the certificate; 
and 

(2) No change in the facilities, per-

sonnel, or approved training courses is 
involved. 

(c) An examining authority issued to 

the holder of a pilot school certificate 
expires on the date that the pilot 
school certificate expires, or is surren-
dered, suspended, or revoked. 

§ 141.18 Carriage of narcotic drugs, 

marijuana, and depressant or stim-

ulant drugs or substances. 

If the holder of a certificate issued 

under this part permits any aircraft 
owned or leased by that holder to be 
engaged in any operation that the cer-
tificate holder knows to be in violation 
of § 91.19(a) of this chapter, that oper-
ation is a basis for suspending or re-
voking the certificate. 

§ 141.19 Display of certificate. 

(a) Each holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate must display that certifi-
cate in a place in the school that is 
normally accessible to the public and 
is not obscured. 

(b) A certificate must be made avail-

able for inspection upon request by: 

(1) The Administrator; 
(2) An authorized representative of 

the National Transportation Safety 
Board; or 

(3) A Federal, State, or local law en-

forcement officer. 

§ 141.21 Inspections. 

Each holder of a certificate issued 

under this part must allow the Admin-
istrator to inspect its personnel, facili-
ties, equipment, and records to deter-
mine the certificate holder’s: 

(a) Eligibility to hold its certificate; 
(b) Compliance with 49 U.S.C. 40101 

et 

seq., 

formerly the Federal Aviation Act 

of 1958, as amended; and 

(c) Compliance with the Federal 

Aviation Regulations. 

§ 141.23 Advertising limitations. 

(a) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate may not make any state-
ment relating to its certification and