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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
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ratings that is false or designed to mis-
lead any person contemplating enroll-
ment in that school.
(b) The holder of a pilot school cer-
tificate or a provisional pilot school
certificate may not advertise that the
school is certificated unless it clearly
differentiates between courses that
have been approved under part 141 of
this chapter and those that have not
been approved under part 141 of this
chapter.
(c) The holder of a pilot school cer-
tificate or a provisional pilot school
certificate must promptly remove:
(1) From vacated premises, all signs
indicating that the school was certifi-
cated by the Administrator; or
(2) All indications (including signs),
wherever located, that the school is
certificated by the Administrator when
its certificate has expired or has been
surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
§ 141.25 Business office and operations
base.
(a) Each holder of a pilot school or a
provisional pilot school certificate
must maintain a principal business of-
fice with a mailing address in the name
shown on its certificate.
(b) The facilities and equipment at
the principal business office must be
adequate to maintain the files and
records required to operate the busi-
ness of the school.
(c) The principal business office may
not be shared with, or used by, another
pilot school.
(d) Before changing the location of
the principal business office or the op-
erations base, each certificate holder
must notify the responsible Flight
Standards office for the area of the new
location, and the notice must be:
(1) Submitted in writing at least 30
days before the change of location; and
(2) Accompanied by any amendments
needed for the certificate holder’s ap-
proved training course outline.
(e) A certificate holder may conduct
training at an operations base other
than the one specified in its certificate,
if:
(1) The Administrator has inspected
and approved the base for use by the
certificate holder; and
(2) The course of training and any
needed amendments have been ap-
proved for use at that base.
[Docket No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
141–19, 83 FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 141.26 Training agreements.
(a) A training center certificated
under part 142 of this chapter may pro-
vide the training, testing, and checking
for pilot schools certificated under this
part and is considered to meet the re-
quirements of this part, provided—
(1) There is a training agreement be-
tween the certificated training center
and the pilot school;
(2) The training, testing, and check-
ing provided by the certificated train-
ing center is approved and conducted
under part 142;
(3) The pilot school certificated
under this part obtains the Adminis-
trator’s approval for a training course
outline that includes the training, test-
ing, and checking to be conducted
under this part and the training, test-
ing, and checking to be conducted
under part 142; and
(4) Upon completion of the training,
testing, and checking conducted under
part 142, a copy of each student’s train-
ing record is forwarded to the part 141
school and becomes part of the stu-
dent’s permanent training record.
(b) A pilot school that provides flight
training for an institution of higher
education that holds a letter of author-
ization under § 61.169 of this chapter
must have a training agreement with
that institution of higher education.
[Doc. No. FAA–2010–0100, 78 FR 42379, July 15,
2013]
§ 141.27 Renewal of certificates and
ratings.
(a)
Pilot school.
(1) A pilot school may
apply for renewal of its school certifi-
cate and ratings within 30 days pre-
ceding the month the pilot school’s
certificate expires, provided the school
meets the requirements prescribed in
paragraph (a)(2) of this section for re-
newal of its certificate and ratings.
(2) A pilot school may have its school
certificate and ratings renewed for an
additional 24 calendar months if the
Administrator determines the school’s