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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