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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 141.37
(b) For a course of training leading to
the issuance of a recreational or pri-
vate pilot certificate or rating, an as-
sistant chief instructor must have:
(1) At least 500 hours as pilot in com-
mand; 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) 1 year and a total of 250 flight
hours; or
(ii) 500 flight hours.
(c) For a course of training leading to
the issuance of an instrument rating or
a rating with instrument privileges, an
assistant chief flight instructor must
have:
(1) At least 50 hours of flight time
under actual or simulated instrument
conditions;
(2) At least 500 hours as pilot in com-
mand; 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) 1 year and a total of 125 flight
hours; or
(ii) 200 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, an
assistant chief instructor must have:
(1) At least 1,000 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) 1
1
⁄
2
years and a total of 500 flight
hours; or
(ii) 750 flight hours.
(e) To be eligible for designation as
an assistant chief instructor for a
ground school course, a person must
have 6 months of experience as a
ground school instructor at a certifi-
cated 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]
§ 141.37 Check instructor qualifica-
tions.
(a) To be designated as a check in-
structor for conducting student stage
checks, end-of-course tests, and in-
structor proficiency checks under this
part, a person must meet the eligibility
requirements of this section:
(1) For checks and tests that relate
to either flight or ground training, the
person must pass a test, given by the
chief instructor, 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 course com-
pletion standards of the approved
training course for the designation
sought.
(2) For checks and tests that relate
to a flight training course, the person
must—
(i) Meet the requirements in para-
graph (a)(1) of this section;
(ii) Hold a commercial pilot certifi-
cate or an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate and, except for a check instruc-
tor for a course of training for a light-
er-than-air rating, a current flight in-
structor certificate. The certificates
must contain the appropriate aircraft
category, class, and instrument ratings
for the category and class of aircraft
used in the course;
(iii) Meet the pilot-in-command re-
cent flight experience requirements of
§ 61.57 of this chapter; and
(iv) Pass a proficiency test, given by
the chief instructor or assistant chief
instructor, on the flight procedures and
maneuvers of the approved training
course for the designation sought.
(3) For checks and tests that relate
to ground training, the person must—
(i) Meet the requirements in para-
graph (a)(1) of this section;
(ii) Except for a course of training for
a lighter-than-air rating, hold a cur-
rent flight instructor certificate or
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§ 141.38
ground instructor certificate with rat-
ings appropriate to the category and
class of aircraft used in the course; and
(iii) For a course of training for a
lighter-than-air rating, hold a commer-
cial pilot certificate with a lighter-
than-air category rating and the appro-
priate class rating.
(b) A person who meets the eligibility
requirements in paragraph (a) of this
section must:
(1) Be designated, in writing, by the
chief instructor to conduct student
stage checks, end-of-course tests, and
instructor proficiency checks; and
(2) Be approved by the responsible
Flight Standards office for the school.
(c) A check instructor may not con-
duct a stage check or an end-of-course
test of any student for whom the check
instructor has:
(1) Served as the principal instructor;
or
(2) Recommended for a stage check
or end-of-course test.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997, as
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
141–19, 83 FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 141.38 Airports.
(a) An applicant for a pilot school
certificate or a provisional pilot school
certificate must show that he or she
has continuous use of each airport at
which training flights originate.
(b) Each airport used for airplanes
and gliders must have at least one run-
way or takeoff area that allows train-
ing aircraft to make a normal takeoff
or landing under the following condi-
tions at the aircraft’s maximum cer-
tificated takeoff gross weight:
(1) Under wind conditions of not more
than 5 miles per hour;
(2) At temperatures in the operating
area equal to the mean high tempera-
ture for the hottest month of the year;
(3) If applicable, with the powerplant
operation, and landing gear and flap
operation recommended by the manu-
facturer; and
(4) In the case of a takeoff—
(i) With smooth transition from lift-
off to the best rate of climb speed with-
out exceptional piloting skills or tech-
niques; and
(ii) Clearing all obstacles in the take-
off flight path by at least 50 feet.
(c) Each airport must have a wind di-
rection indicator that is visible from
the end of each runway at ground level;
(d) Each airport must have a traffic
direction indicator when:
(1) The airport does not have an oper-
ating control tower; and
(2) UNICOM advisories are not avail-
able.
(e) Except as provided in paragraph
(f) of this section, each airport used for
night training flights must have per-
manent runway lights;
(f) An airport or seaplane base used
for night training flights in seaplanes
is permitted to use adequate non-
permanent lighting or shoreline light-
ing, if approved by the Administrator.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997]
§ 141.39 Aircraft.
(a) When the school’s training facil-
ity is located within the U.S., an appli-
cant for a pilot school certificate or
provisional pilot school certificate
must show that each aircraft used by
the school for flight training and solo
flights:
(1) Is a civil aircraft of the United
States;
(2) Is certificated with a standard air-
worthiness certificate, a primary air-
worthiness certificate, or a special air-
worthiness certificate in the light-
sport category unless the FAA deter-
mines otherwise because of the nature
of the approved course;
(3) Is maintained and inspected in ac-
cordance with the requirements for air-
craft operated for hire under part 91,
subpart E, of this chapter;
(4) Has two pilot stations with en-
gine-power controls that can be easily
reached and operated in a normal man-
ner from both pilot stations (for flight
training); and
(5) Is equipped and maintained for
IFR operations if used in a course in-
volving IFR en route operations and in-
strument approaches. For training in
the control and precision maneuvering
of an aircraft by reference to instru-
ments, the aircraft may be equipped as
provided in the approved course of
training.
(b) When the school’s training facil-
ity is located outside the U.S. and the
training will be conducted outside the