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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 141.61 

achieve a level of pilot proficiency 
equivalent to that achieved by a train-
ing course prescribed in the appendixes 
of this part or the requirements of part 
61 of this chapter. 

Subpart D—Examining Authority 

§ 141.61 Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the require-

ments for the issuance of examining 
authority to the holder of a pilot 
school certificate, and the privileges 
and limitations of that examining au-
thority. 

§ 141.63 Examining authority quali-

fication requirements. 

(a) A pilot school must meet the fol-

lowing prerequisites to receive initial 
approval for examining authority: 

(1) The school must complete the ap-

plication for examining authority on a 
form and in a manner prescribed by the 
Administrator; 

(2) The school must hold a pilot 

school certificate and rating issued 
under this part; 

(3) The school must have held the 

rating in which examining authority is 
sought for at least 24 consecutive cal-
endar months preceding the month of 
application for examining authority; 

(4) The training course for which ex-

amining authority is requested may 
not be a course that is approved with-
out meeting the minimum ground and 
flight training time requirements of 
this part; and 

(5) Within 24 calendar months before 

the date of application for examining 
authority, that school must meet the 
following requirements— 

(i) The school must have trained at 

least 10 students in the training course 
for which examining authority is 
sought and recommended those stu-
dents for a pilot, flight instructor, or 
ground instructor certificate or rating; 
and 

(ii) At least 90 percent of those stu-

dents passed the required practical or 
knowledge test, or any combination 
thereof, for the pilot, flight instructor, 
or ground instructor certificate or rat-
ing on the first attempt, and that test 
was given by— 

(A) An FAA inspector; or 

(B) An examiner who is not an em-

ployee of the school. 

(b) A pilot school must meet the fol-

lowing requirements to retain approval 
of its examining authority: 

(1) The school must complete the ap-

plication for renewal of its examining 
authority on a form and in a manner 
prescribed by the Administrator; 

(2) The school must hold a pilot 

school certificate and rating issued 
under this part; 

(3) The school must have held the 

rating for which continued examining 
authority is sought for at least 24 cal-
endar months preceding the month of 
application for renewal of its exam-
ining authority; and 

(4) The training course for which con-

tinued examining authority is re-
quested may not be a course that is ap-
proved without meeting the minimum 
ground and flight training time re-
quirements of this part. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997] 

§ 141.65 Privileges. 

A pilot school that holds examining 

authority may recommend a person 
who graduated from its course for the 
appropriate pilot, flight instructor, or 
ground instructor certificate or rating 
without taking the FAA knowledge 
test or practical test in accordance 
with the provisions of this subpart. 

§ 141.67 Limitations and reports. 

A pilot school that holds examining 

authority may only recommend the 
issuance of a pilot, flight instructor, or 
ground instructor certificate and rat-
ing to a person who does not take an 
FAA knowledge test or practical test, 
if the recommendation for the issuance 
of that certificate or rating is in ac-
cordance with the following require-
ments: 

(a) The person graduated from a 

training course for which the pilot 
school holds examining authority. 

(b) Except as provided in this para-

graph, the person satisfactorily com-
pleted all the curriculum requirements 
of that pilot school’s approved training 
course. A person who transfers from 
one part 141 approved pilot school to 
another part 141 approved pilot school 
may receive credit for that previous 

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§ 141.73 

training, provided the following re-
quirements are met: 

(1) The maximum credited training 

time does not exceed one-half of the re-
ceiving school’s curriculum require-
ments; 

(2) The person completes a knowledge 

and proficiency test conducted by the 
receiving school for the purpose of de-
termining the amount of pilot experi-
ence and knowledge to be credited; 

(3) The receiving school determines 

(based on the person’s performance on 
the knowledge and proficiency test re-
quired by paragraph (b)(2) of this sec-
tion) the amount of credit to be award-
ed, and records that credit in the per-
son’s training record; 

(4) The person who requests credit for 

previous pilot experience and knowl-
edge obtained the experience and 
knowledge from another part 141 ap-
proved pilot school and training 
course; and 

(5) The receiving school retains a 

copy of the person’s training record 
from the previous school. 

(c) Tests given by a pilot school that 

holds examining authority must be ap-
proved by the Administrator and be at 
least equal in scope, depth, and dif-
ficulty to the comparable knowledge 
and practical tests prescribed by the 
Administrator under part 61 of this 
chapter. 

(d) A pilot school that holds exam-

ining authority may not use its knowl-
edge or practical tests if the school: 

(1) Knows, or has reason to believe, 

the test has been compromised; or 

(2) Is notified by the responsible 

Flight Standards office that there is 
reason to believe or it is known that 
the test has been compromised. 

(e) A pilot school that holds exam-

ining authority must maintain a 
record of all temporary airman certifi-
cates it issues, which consist of the fol-
lowing information: 

(1) A chronological listing that in-

cludes— 

(i) The date the temporary airman 

certificate was issued; 

(ii) The student to whom the tem-

porary airman certificate was issued, 
and that student’s permanent mailing 
address and telephone number; 

(iii) The training course from which 

the student graduated; 

(iv) The name of person who con-

ducted the knowledge or practical test; 

(v) The type of temporary airman 

certificate or rating issued to the stu-
dent; and 

(vi) The date the student’s airman 

application file was sent to the FAA 
for processing for a permanent airman 
certificate. 

(2) A copy of the record containing 

each student’s graduation certificate, 
airman application, temporary airman 
certificate, superseded airman certifi-
cate (if applicable), and knowledge test 
or practical test results; and 

(3) The records required by paragraph 

(e) of this section must be retained for 
1 year and made available to the Ad-
ministrator upon request. These 
records must be surrendered to the Ad-
ministrator when the pilot school 
ceases to have examining authority. 

(f) Except for pilot schools that have 

an airman certification representative, 
when a student passes the knowledge 
test or practical test, the pilot school 
that holds examining authority must 
submit that student’s airman applica-
tion file and training record to the 
FAA for processing for the issuance of 
a permanent airman certificate. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
141–19, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] 

Subpart E—Operating Rules 

§ 141.71 Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the operating 

rules applicable to a pilot school or 
provisional pilot school certificated 
under the provisions of this part. 

§ 141.73 Privileges. 

(a) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate may advertise and conduct 
approved pilot training courses in ac-
cordance with the certificate and any 
ratings that it holds. 

(b) A pilot school that holds exam-

ining authority for an approved train-
ing course may recommend a graduate 
of that course for the issuance of an ap-
propriate pilot, flight instructor, or 
ground instructor certificate and rat-
ing, without taking an FAA knowledge 
test or practical test, provided the