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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 141.29 

personnel, aircraft, facility and air-
port, approved training courses, train-
ing records, and recent training ability 
and quality meet the requirements of 
this part. 

(3) A pilot school that does not meet 

the renewal requirements in paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section, may apply for a 
provisional pilot school certificate if 
the school meets the requirements of 
§ 141.7 of this part. 

(b) 

Provisional pilot school. 

(1) Except 

as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section, a provisional pilot school may 
not have its provisional pilot school 
certificate or the ratings on that cer-
tificate renewed. 

(2) A provisional pilot school may 

apply for a pilot school certificate and 
associated ratings provided that school 
meets the requirements of § 141.5 of this 
part. 

(3) A former provisional pilot school 

may apply for another provisional pilot 
school certificate, provided 180 days 
have elapsed since its last provisional 
pilot school certificate expired. 

§ 141.29 [Reserved] 

Subpart B—Personnel, Aircraft, 

and Facilities Requirements 

§ 141.31 Applicability. 

(a) This subpart prescribes: 
(1) The personnel and aircraft re-

quirements for a pilot school certifi-
cate or a provisional pilot school cer-
tificate; and 

(2) The facilities that a pilot school 

or provisional pilot school must have 
available on a continuous basis. 

(b) As used in this subpart, to have 

continuous use of a facility, including 
an airport, the school must have: 

(1) Ownership of the facility or air-

port for at least 6 calendar months 
after the date the application for ini-
tial certification and on the date of re-
newal of the school’s certificate is 
made; or 

(2) A written lease agreement for the 

facility or airport for at least 6 cal-
endar months after the date the appli-
cation for initial certification and on 
the date of renewal of the school’s cer-
tificate is made. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997] 

§ 141.33 Personnel. 

(a) An applicant for a pilot school 

certificate or for a provisional pilot 
school certificate must meet the fol-
lowing personnel requirements: 

(1) Each applicant must have ade-

quate personnel, including certificated 
flight instructors, certificated ground 
instructors, or holders of a commercial 
pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air 
rating, and a chief instructor for each 
approved course of training who is 
qualified and competent to perform the 
duties to which that instructor is as-
signed. 

(2) If the school employs dispatchers, 

aircraft handlers, and line and service 
personnel, then it must instruct those 
persons in the procedures and respon-
sibilities of their employment. 

(3) Each instructor to be used for 

ground or flight training must hold a 
flight instructor certificate, ground in-
structor certificate, or commercial 
pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air 
rating, as appropriate, with ratings for 
the approved course of training and 
any aircraft used in that course. 

(4) In addition to meeting the re-

quirements of paragraph (a)(3) of this 
section, each instructor used for the 
airline transport pilot certification 
training program in § 61.156 of this 
chapter must: 

(i) Hold an airline transport pilot cer-

tificate with an airplane category mul-
tiengine class rating; 

(ii) Have at least 2 years of experi-

ence as a pilot in command in oper-
ations conducted under § 91.1053(a)(2)(i) 
or § 135.243(a)(1) of this chapter, or as a 
pilot in command or second in com-
mand in any operation conducted 
under part 121 of this chapter; and 

(iii) If providing training in a flight 

simulation training device, have re-
ceived training and evaluation within 
the preceding 12 months from the cer-
tificate holder on— 

(A) Proper operation of flight simu-

lator and flight training device con-
trols and systems; 

(B) Proper operation of environ-

mental and fault panels, 

(C) Data and motion limitations of 

simulation; 

(D) Minimum equipment require-

ments for each curriculum; and