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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; 

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§ 141.95 

(c) The instructors are under the di-

rect supervision of the chief instructor 
or assistant chief instructor for the ap-
propriate training course, who is read-
ily available for consultation in ac-
cordance with § 141.85(b) of this part; 
and 

(d) The responsible Flight Standards 

office for the area in which the school 
is located is notified in writing if train-
ing is conducted at a base other than 
the school’s main operations base for 
more than 7 consecutive days. 

[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 9175, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 141.93 Enrollment. 

(a) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate must, at the time a student 
is enrolled in an approved training 
course, furnish that student with a 
copy of the following: 

(1) A certificate of enrollment con-

taining— 

(i) The name of the course in which 

the student is enrolled; and 

(ii) The date of that enrollment. 
(2) A copy of the student’s training 

syllabus. 

(3) Except for a training course of-

fered through an internet based me-
dium, a copy of the safety procedures 
and practices developed by the school 
that describe the use of the school’s fa-
cilities and the operation of its air-
craft. Those procedures and practices 
shall include training on at least the 
following information— 

(i) The weather minimums required 

by the school for dual and solo flights; 

(ii) The procedures for starting and 

taxiing aircraft on the ramp; 

(iii) Fire precautions and procedures; 
(iv) Redispatch procedures after 

unprogrammed landings, on and off air-
ports; 

(v) Aircraft discrepancies and ap-

proval for return-to-service determina-
tions; 

(vi) Securing of aircraft when not in 

use; 

(vii) Fuel reserves necessary for local 

and cross-country flights; 

(viii) Avoidance of other aircraft in 

flight and on the ground; 

(ix) Minimum altitude limitations 

and simulated emergency landing in-
structions; and 

(x) A description of and instructions 

regarding the use of assigned practice 
areas. 

(b) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or provisional pilot school cer-
tificate must maintain a monthly list-
ing of persons enrolled in each training 
course offered by the school. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 
141–15, 76 FR 54107, Aug. 31, 2011] 

§ 141.95 Graduation certificate. 

(a) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or provisional pilot school cer-
tificate must issue a graduation cer-
tificate to each student who completes 
its approved course of training. 

(b) The graduation certificate must 

be issued to the student upon comple-
tion of the course of training and con-
tain at least the following information: 

(1) The name of the school and the 

certificate number of the school; 

(2) The name of the graduate to 

whom it was issued; 

(3) The course of training for which it 

was issued; 

(4) The date of graduation; 
(5) A statement that the student has 

satisfactorily completed each required 
stage of the approved course of train-
ing including the tests for those stages; 

(6) A certification of the information 

contained on the graduation certificate 
by the chief instructor for that course 
of training; and 

(7) A statement showing the cross- 

country training that the student re-
ceived in the course of training. 

(8) Certificates issued upon grad-

uating from a course based on internet 
media must be uniquely identified 
using an alphanumeric code that is spe-
cific to the student graduating from 
that course. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 141–15, 76 FR 54108, Aug. 
31, 2011]