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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 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 

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§ 141.36 

course for which the person seeks to 
obtain designation. 

(4) Pass a proficiency test on instruc-

tional skills and ability to train stu-
dents on the flight procedures and ma-
neuvers appropriate to the course; 

(5) Except for a course of training for 

gliders, balloons, or airships, the chief 
instructor must meet the applicable re-
quirements in paragraphs (b), (c), and 
(d) of this section; and 

(6) A chief instructor for a course of 

training for gliders, balloons or air-
ships is only required to have 40 per-
cent of the hours required in para-
graphs (b) and (d) of this section. 

(b) For a course of training leading to 

the issuance of a recreational or pri-
vate pilot certificate or rating, a chief 
instructor must have: 

(1) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in 

command; and 

(2) Primary flight training experi-

ence, acquired as either a certificated 
flight instructor or an instructor in a 
military pilot flight training program, 
or a combination thereof, consisting of 
at least— 

(i) 2 years and a total of 500 flight 

hours; or 

(ii) 1,000 flight hours. 
(c) For a course of training leading to 

the issuance of an instrument rating or 
a rating with instrument privileges, a 
chief instructor must have: 

(1) At least 100 hours of flight time 

under actual or simulated instrument 
conditions; 

(2) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in 

command; and 

(3) Instrument flight instructor expe-

rience, acquired as either a certificated 
flight instructor-instrument or an in-
structor in a military pilot flight 
training program, or a combination 
thereof, consisting of at least— 

(i) 2 years and a total of 250 flight 

hours; or 

(ii) 400 flight hours. 
(d) For a course of training other 

than one leading to the issuance of a 
recreational or private pilot certificate 
or rating, or an instrument rating or a 
rating with instrument privileges, a 
chief instructor must have: 

(1) At least 2,000 hours as pilot in 

command; and 

(2) Flight training experience, ac-

quired as either a certificated flight in-

structor or an instructor in a military 
pilot flight training program, or a com-
bination thereof, consisting of at 
least— 

(i) 3 years and a total of 1,000 flight 

hours; or 

(ii) 1,500 flight hours. 
(e) To be eligible for designation as 

chief instructor for a ground school 
course, a person must have 1 year of 
experience as a ground school instruc-
tor at a certificated pilot school. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 141–10, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 
23, 1998] 

§ 141.36 Assistant chief instructor 

qualifications. 

(a) To be eligible for designation as 

an assistant chief instructor for a 
course of training, a person must meet 
the following requirements: 

(1) Hold a commercial pilot or an air-

line transport pilot certificate and, ex-
cept for the assistant chief instructor 
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, class, and instrument ratings 
if an instrument rating is required by 
the course of training for the category 
and class of aircraft used in the course; 

(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 
course for which the person seeks to 
obtain designation. 

(4) Pass a proficiency test on the 

flight procedures and maneuvers appro-
priate to that course; and 

(5) Meet the applicable requirements 

in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this 
section. However, an assistant chief in-
structor for a course of training for 
gliders, balloons, or airships is only re-
quired to have 40 percent of the hours 
required in paragraphs (b) and (d) of 
this section.