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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