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§ 141.85 

than-air rating who is assigned to a 
flight training course must satisfac-
torily complete the following tasks, 
which must be administered by the 
school’s chief instructor, assistant 
chief instructor, or check instructor: 

(1) Prior to receiving authorization 

to train students in a flight training 
course, must— 

(i) Accomplish a review of and re-

ceive a briefing on the objectives and 
standards of that training course; and 

(ii) Accomplish an initial proficiency 

check in each make and model of air-
craft used in that training course in 
which that person provides training; 
and 

(2) Every 12 calendar months after 

the month in which the person last 
complied with the requirements of 
paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section, ac-
complish a recurrent proficiency check 
in one of the aircraft in which the per-
son trains students. 

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

§ 141.81 Ground training. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, each instructor who 
is assigned to a ground training course 
must hold a flight or ground instructor 
certificate, or a commercial pilot cer-
tificate with a lighter-than-air rating, 
with the appropriate rating for that 
course of training. 

(b) A person who does not meet the 

requirements of paragraph (a) of this 
section may be assigned ground train-
ing duties in a ground training course, 
if: 

(1) The chief instructor who is as-

signed to that ground training course 
finds the person qualified to give that 
training; and 

(2) The training is given while under 

the supervision of the chief instructor 
or the assistant chief instructor who is 
present at the facility when the train-
ing is given. 

(c) An instructor may not be used in 

a ground training course until that in-
structor has been briefed on the objec-
tives and standards of that course by 
the chief instructor, assistant chief in-
structor, or check instructor. 

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

§ 141.83 Quality of training. 

(a) Each pilot school or provisional 

pilot school must meet the following 
requirements: 

(1) Comply with its approved training 

course; and 

(2) Provide training of such quality 

that meets the requirements of 
§ 141.5(d) of this part. 

(b) The failure of a pilot school or 

provisional pilot school to maintain 
the quality of training specified in 
paragraph (a) of this section may be 
the basis for suspending or revoking 
that school’s certificate. 

(c) When requested by the Adminis-

trator, a pilot school or provisional 
pilot school must allow the FAA to ad-
minister any knowledge test, practical 
test, stage check, or end-of-course test 
to its students. 

(d) When a stage check or end-of- 

course test is administered by the FAA 
under the provisions of paragraph (c) of 
this section, and the student has not 
completed the training course, then 
that test will be based on the standards 
prescribed in the school’s approved 
training course. 

(e) When a practical test or knowl-

edge test is administered by the FAA 
under the provisions of paragraph (c) of 
this section, to a student who has com-
pleted the school’s training course, 
that test will be based upon the areas 
of operation approved by the Adminis-
trator. 

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

§ 141.85 Chief instructor responsibil-

ities. 

(a) A chief instructor designated for a 

pilot school or provisional pilot school 
is responsible for: 

(1) Certifying each student’s training 

record, graduation certificate, stage 
check and end-of-course test reports, 
and recommendation for course com-
pletion, unless the duties are delegated 
by the chief instructor to an assistant 
chief instructor or recommending in-
structor; 

(2) Ensuring that each certificated 

flight instructor, certificated ground 
instructor, or commercial pilot with a 
lighter-than-air rating passes an initial 

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§ 141.87 

proficiency check prior to that instruc-
tor being assigned instructing duties in 
the school’s approved training course, 
and thereafter that the instructor 
passes a recurrent proficiency check 
every 12 calendar months after the 
month in which the initial test was ac-
complished; 

(3) Ensuring that each student ac-

complishes the required stage checks 
and end-of-course tests in accordance 
with the school’s approved training 
course; and 

(4) Maintaining training techniques, 

procedures, and standards for the 
school that are acceptable to the Ad-
ministrator. 

(b) The chief instructor or an assist-

ant chief instructor must be available 
at the pilot school or, if away from the 
pilot school, be available by telephone, 
radio, or other electronic means during 
the time that training is given for an 
approved training course. 

(c) The chief instructor may delegate 

authority for conducting stage checks, 
end-of-course tests, and flight instruc-
tor proficiency checks to the assistant 
chief instructor or a check instructor. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 
141–12, 74 FR 42564, Aug. 21, 2009] 

§ 141.87 Change of chief instructor. 

Whenever a pilot school or provi-

sional pilot school makes a change of 
designation of its chief instructor, that 
school: 

(a) Must immediately provide the 

FAA responsible Flight Standards of-
fice in which the school is located with 
written notification of the change; 

(b) May conduct training without a 

chief instructor for that training 
course for a period not to exceed 60 
days while awaiting the designation 
and approval of another chief instruc-
tor; 

(c) May, for a period not to exceed 60 

days, have the stage checks and end-of- 
course tests administered by: 

(1) The training course’s assistant 

chief instructor, if one has been des-
ignated; 

(2) The training course’s check in-

structor, if one has been designated; 

(3) An FAA inspector; or 
(4) An examiner. 

(d) Must, after 60 days without a 

chief instructor, cease operations and 
surrender its certificate to the Admin-
istrator; and 

(e) May have its certificate rein-

stated, upon: 

(1) Designating and approving an-

other chief instructor; 

(2) Showing it meets the require-

ments of § 141.27(a)(2) of this part; and 

(3) Applying for reinstatement on a 

form and in a manner prescribed by the 
Administrator. 

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

§ 141.89 Maintenance of personnel, fa-

cilities, and equipment. 

The holder of a pilot school certifi-

cate or provisional pilot school certifi-
cate may not provide training to a stu-
dent who is enrolled in an approved 
course of training unless: 

(a) Each airport, aircraft, and facility 

necessary for that training meets the 
standards specified in the holder’s ap-
proved training course outline and the 
appropriate requirements of this part; 
and 

(b) Except as provided in § 141.87 of 

this part, each chief instructor, assist-
ant chief instructor, check instructor, 
or instructor meets the qualifications 
specified in the holder’s approved 
course of training and the appropriate 
requirements of this part. 

§ 141.91 Satellite bases. 

The holder of a pilot school certifi-

cate or provisional pilot school certifi-
cate may conduct ground training or 
flight training in an approved course of 
training at a base other than its main 
operations base if: 

(a) An assistant chief instructor is 

designated for each satellite base, and 
that assistant chief instructor is avail-
able at that base or, if away from the 
premises, by telephone, radio, or other 
electronic means during the time that 
training is provided for an approved 
training course; 

(b) The airport, facilities, and per-

sonnel used at the satellite base meet 
the appropriate requirements of sub-
part B of this part and its approved 
training course outline;