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§ 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 

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§ 141.35 

(E) The maneuvers that will be dem-

onstrated in the flight simulation 
training device. 

(b) An applicant for a pilot school 

certificate or for a provisional pilot 
school certificate must designate a 
chief instructor for each of the school’s 
approved training courses, who must 
meet the requirements of § 141.35 of this 
part. 

(c) When necessary, an applicant for 

a pilot school certificate or for a provi-
sional pilot school certificate may des-
ignate a person to be an assistant chief 
instructor for an approved training 
course, provided that person meets the 
requirements of § 141.36 of this part. 

(d) A pilot school and a provisional 

pilot school may designate a person to 
be a check instructor for conducting 
student stage checks, end-of-course 
tests, and instructor proficiency 
checks, provided: 

(1) That person meets the require-

ments of § 141.37 of this part; and 

(2) The school has an enrollment of 

at least 10 students at the time des-
ignation is sought. 

(e) A person, as listed in this section, 

may serve in more than one position 
for a school, provided that person is 
qualified for each position. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 
141–12, 74 FR 42563, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 141– 
17, 78 FR 42379, July 15, 2013; Amdt. 141–17A, 
78 FR 53026, Aug. 28, 2013] 

§ 141.34 Employment of former FAA 

employees. 

(a) Except as specified in paragraph 

(c) of this section, no holder of a pilot 
school certificate or a provisional pilot 
school certificate may knowingly em-
ploy or make a contractual arrange-
ment which permits an individual to 
act as an agent or representative of the 
certificate holder in any matter before 
the Federal Aviation Administration if 
the individual, in the preceding 2 
years— 

(1) Served as, or was directly respon-

sible for the oversight of, a Flight 
Standards Service aviation safety in-
spector; and 

(2) Had direct responsibility to in-

spect, or oversee the inspection of, the 
operations of the certificate holder. 

(b) For the purpose of this section, an 

individual shall be considered to be 
acting as an agent or representative of 
a certificate holder in a matter before 
the agency if the individual makes any 
written or oral communication on be-
half of the certificate holder to the 
agency (or any of its officers or em-
ployees) in connection with a par-
ticular matter, whether or not involv-
ing a specific party and without regard 
to whether the individual has partici-
pated in, or had responsibility for, the 
particular matter while serving as a 
Flight Standards Service aviation safe-
ty inspector. 

(c) The provisions of this section do 

not prohibit a holder of a pilot school 
certificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate from knowingly employing 
or making a contractual arrangement 
which permits an individual to act as 
an agent or representative of the cer-
tificate holder in any matter before the 
Federal Aviation Administration if the 
individual was employed by the certifi-
cate holder before October 21, 2011. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52236, Aug. 22, 
2011] 

§ 141.35 Chief instructor qualifica-

tions. 

(a) To be eligible for designation as a 

chief instructor for a course of train-
ing, a person must meet the following 
requirements: 

(1) Hold a commercial pilot certifi-

cate or an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate, and, except for a chief instruc-
tor for a course of training solely for a 
lighter-than-air rating, a current flight 
instructor certificate. The certificates 
must contain the appropriate aircraft 
category and class ratings for the cat-
egory and class of aircraft used in the 
course and an instrument rating, if an 
instrument rating is required for en-
rollment in the course of training; 

(2) Meet the pilot-in-command recent 

flight experience requirements of § 61.57 
of this chapter; 

(3) Pass a knowledge test on— 
(i) Teaching methods; 
(ii) Applicable provisions of the 

‘‘Aeronautical Information Manual’’; 

(iii) Applicable provisions of parts 61, 

91, and 141 of this chapter; and 

(iv) The objectives and approved 

course completion standards of the