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This
part prescribes the requirements for issuing pilot
school certificates, provisional pilot school
certificates, and associated ratings, and the
general operating rules applicable to a holder of a
certificate or rating issued under this part.
No
person may operate as a certificated pilot school
without, or in violation of, a pilot school
certificate or provisional pilot school certificate
issued under this part.
An
applicant may be issued a pilot school certificate
with associated ratings if the applicant:
(a)
Completes the application for a pilot school
certificate on a form and in a manner prescribed by
the Administrator;
(b)
Holds a provisional pilot school certificate, issued
under this part, for at least 24 calendar months
preceding the month in which the application for a
pilot school certificate is made;
(c)
Meets the applicable requirements of subparts A
through C of this part for the school ratings
sought; and
(d)
Has trained and recommended for pilot certification
and rating tests, within 24 calendar months
preceding the month the application is made for the
pilot school certificate, at least 10 students for a
knowledge or practical test for a pilot certificate,
flight instructor certificate, ground instructor
certificate, an additional rating, an end-of-course
test for a training course specified in appendix K
to this part, or any combination of those tests, and
at least 80 percent of all tests administered were
passed on the first attempt.
An
applicant that meets the applicable requirements of
subparts A, B, and C of this part, but does not meet
the recent training activity requirements of
141.5(d) of this part, may be issued a provisional
pilot school certificate with ratings.
An
applicant is issued examining authority for its
pilot school certificate if the applicant meets the
requirements of subpart D of this part.
(a)
The ratings listed in paragraph (b) of this section
may be issued to an applicant for:
(1)
A pilot school certificate, provided the applicant
meets the requirements of 141.5 of this part; or
(2)
A provisional pilot school certificate, provided the
applicant meets the requirements of 141.7 of this
part.
(b)
An applicant may be authorized to conduct the
following courses:
(1)
Certification and rating courses. (Appendixes
A through J).
(i)
Recreational pilot course.
(ii)
Private pilot course.
(iii) Commercial pilot course.
(iv)
Instrument rating course.
(v)
Airline transport pilot course.
(vi)
Flight instructor course.
(vii) Flight instructor instrument course.
(viii) Ground instructor course.
(ix)
Additional aircraft category or class rating course.
(x)
Aircraft type rating course.
(2)
Special preparation courses. (Appendix K).
(i)
Pilot refresher course.
(ii)
Flight instructor refresher course.
(iii) Ground instructor refresher course.
(iv)
Agricultural aircraft operations course.
(v)
Rotorcraft external-load operations course.
(vi)
Special operations course.
(vii) Test pilot course.
(3)
Pilot ground school course. (Appendix L).
(a)
Application for an original certificate and rating,
an additional rating, or the renewal of a
certificate under this part must be made on a form
and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator.
(b)
Application for the issuance or amendment of a
certificate or rating must be accompanied by two
copies of each proposed training course curriculum
for which approval is sought.
(a)
Unless surrendered, suspended, or revoked, a pilot
school's certificate or a provisional pilot school's
certificate expires:
(1)
On the last day of the 24th calendar month from the
month the certificate was issued;
(2)
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section,
on the date that any change in ownership of the
school occurs;
(3)
On the date of any change in the facilities upon
which the school's certificate is based occurs; or
(4)
Upon notice by the Administrator that the school has
failed for more than 60 days to maintain the
facilities, aircraft, or personnel required for any
one of the school's approved training courses.
(b)
A change in the ownership of a pilot school or
provisional pilot school does not terminate that
school's certificate if, within 30 days after the
date that any change in ownership of the school
occurs:
(1)
Application is made for an appropriate amendment to
the certificate; and
(2)
No change in the facilities, personnel, or approved
training courses is involved.
(c)
An examining authority issued to the holder of a
pilot school certificate expires on the date that
the pilot school certificate expires, or is
surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
If
the holder of a certificate issued under this part
permits any aircraft owned or leased by that holder
to be engaged in any operation that the certificate
holder knows to be in violation of 91.19(a) of this
chapter, that operation is a basis for suspending or
revoking the certificate.
(a)
Each holder of a pilot school certificate or a
provisional pilot school certificate must display
that certificate in a place in the school that is
normally accessible to the public and is not
obscured.
(b)
A certificate must be made available for inspection
upon request by:
(1)
The Administrator;
(2)
An AFRO-CAA member State, or local law enforcement
officer.
Each
holder of a certificate issued under this part must
allow the Administrator to inspect its personnel,
facilities, equipment, and records to determine the
certificate holder's:
(a)
Eligibility to hold its certificate;
(b)
Compliance with 49 AFRO-CAA member States Aviation
Act as amended; and
(c)
Compliance with the AFRO-CAA Regulations.
141.23 Advertising
limitations.
(a)
The holder of a pilot school certificate or a
provisional pilot school certificate may not make
any statement relating to its certification and
ratings that is false or designed to mislead any
person contemplating enrollment in that school.
(b)
The holder of a pilot school certificate or a
provisional pilot school certificate may not
advertise that the school is certificated unless it
clearly differentiates between courses that have
been approved under part 141 of this chapter and
those that have not been approved under part 141 of
this chapter.
(c)
The holder of a pilot school certificate or a
provisional pilot school certificate must promptly
remove:
(1)
From vacated premises, all signs indicating that the
school was certificated by the Administrator; or
(2)
All indications (including signs), wherever located,
that the school is certificated by the Administrator
when its certificate has expired or has been
surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
(a)
Each holder of a pilot school or a provisional pilot
school certificate must maintain a principal
business office with a mailing address in the name
shown on its certificate.
(b)
The facilities and equipment at the principal
business office must be adequate to maintain the
files and records required to operate the business
of the school.
(c)
The principal business office may not be shared
with, or used by, another pilot school.
(d)
Before changing the location of the principal
business office or the operations base, each
certificate holder must notify the AFRO-CAA Office
having jurisdiction over the area of the new
location, and the notice must be:
(1)
Submitted in writing at least 30 days before the
change of location; and
(2)
Accompanied by any amendments needed for the
certificate holder's approved training course
outline.
(e)
A certificate holder may conduct training at an
operations base other than the one specified in its
certificate, if:
(1)
The Administrator has inspected and approved the
base for use by the certificate holder; and
(2)
The course of training and any needed amendments
have been approved for use at that base.
A
training center certificated under part 142 of this
chapter may provide the training, testing, and
checking for pilot schools certificated under part
141 of this chapter, and is considered to meet the
requirements of part 141, provided—
(a)
There is a training agreement between the
certificated training center and the pilot school;
(b)
The training, testing, and checking provided by the
certificated training center is approved and
conducted under part 142;
(c)
The pilot school certificated under part 141 obtains
the Administrator's approval for a training course
outline that includes the training, testing, and
checking to be conducted under part 141 and the
training, testing, and checking to be conducted
under part 142; and
(d)
Upon completion of the training, testing, and
checking conducted under part 142, a copy of each
student's training record is forwarded to the part
141 school and becomes part of the student's
permanent training record.
(a)
Pilot school. (1) A pilot school may apply
for renewal of its school certificate and ratings
within 30 days preceding the month the pilot
school's certificate expires, provided the school
meets the requirements prescribed in paragraph
(a)(2) of this section for renewal of its
certificate and ratings.
(2)
A pilot school may have its school certificate and
ratings renewed for an additional 24 calendar months
if the Administrator determines the school's
personnel, aircraft, facility and airport, approved
training courses, training records, and recent
training ability and quality meet the requirements
of this part.
(3)
A pilot school that does not meet the renewal
requirements in paragraph (a)(2) of this section,
may apply for a provisional pilot school certificate
if the school meets the requirements of 141.7 of
this part.
(b)
Provisional pilot school. (1) Except as
provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, a
provisional pilot school may not have its
provisional pilot school certificate or the ratings
on that certificate renewed.
(2)
A provisional pilot school may apply for a pilot
school certificate and associated ratings provided
that school meets the requirements of 141.5 of this
part.
(3)
A former provisional pilot school may apply for
another provisional pilot school certificate,
provided 180 days have elapsed since its last
provisional pilot school certificate expired.
(a)
This subpart prescribes:
(1)
The personnel and aircraft requirements for a pilot
school certificate or a provisional pilot school
certificate; and
(2)
The facilities that a pilot school or provisional
pilot school must have available on a continuous
basis.
(b)
As used in this subpart, to have continuous use of a
facility, including an airport, the school must
have:
(1)
Ownership of the facility or airport for at least 6
calendar months after the date the application for
initial certification and on the date of renewal of
the school's certificate is made; or
(2)
A written lease agreement for the facility or
airport for at least 6 calendar months after the
date the application for initial certification and
on the date of renewal of the school's certificate
is made.
(a)
An applicant for a pilot school certificate or for a
provisional pilot school certificate must meet the
following personnel requirements:
(1)
Each applicant must have adequate personnel,
including certificated flight instructors,
certificated ground instructors, or holders of a
commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air
rating, and a chief instructor for each approved
course of training who is qualified and competent to
perform the duties to which that instructor is
assigned.
(2)
If the school employs dispatchers, aircraft
handlers, and line and service personnel, then it
must instruct those persons in the procedures and
responsibilities of their employment.
(3)
Each instructor to be used for ground or flight
training must hold a flight instructor certificate,
ground instructor certificate, or commercial pilot
certificate with a lighter-than-air rating, as
appropriate, with ratings for the approved course of
training and any aircraft used in that course.
(b)
An applicant for a pilot school certificate or for a
provisional pilot school certificate must designate
a chief instructor for each of the school's approved
training courses, who must meet the requirements of
141.35 of this part.
(c)
When necessary, an applicant for a pilot school
certificate or for a provisional pilot school
certificate may designate a person to be an
assistant chief instructor for an approved training
course, provided that person meets the requirements
of 141.36 of this part.
(d)
A pilot school and a provisional pilot school may
designate a person to be a check instructor for
conducting student stage checks, end-of-course
tests, and instructor proficiency checks, provided:
(1)
That person meets the requirements of 141.37 of this
part; and
(2)
That school has a student enrollment of at least 50
students at the time designation is sought.
(e)
A person, as listed in this section, may serve in
more than one position for a school, provided that
person is qualified for each position.
(a)
To be eligible for designation as a chief instructor
for a course of training, a person must meet the
following requirements:
(1)
Hold a commercial pilot certificate or an airline
transport pilot certificate, and, except for a chief
instructor for a course of training solely for a
lighter-than-air rating, a current flight instructor
certificate. The certificates must contain the
appropriate aircraft category and class ratings for
the category and class of aircraft used in the
course and an instrument rating, if an instrument
rating is required for enrollment in the course of
training;
(2)
Meet the pilot-in-command recent flight experience
requirements of 61.57 of this chapter;
(3)
Pass a knowledge test 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 approved course completion
standards of the course for which the person seeks
to obtain designation.
(4)
Pass a proficiency test on instructional skills and
ability to train students on the flight procedures
and maneuvers appropriate to the course;
(5)
Except for a course of training for gliders,
balloons, or airships, the chief instructor must
meet the applicable requirements in paragraphs (b),
(c), and (d) of this section; and
(6)
A chief instructor for a course of training for
gliders, balloons or airships is only required to
have 40 percent of the hours required in paragraphs
(b) and (d) of this section.
(b)
For a course of training leading to the issuance of
a recreational or private pilot certificate or
rating, a chief instructor must have:
(1)
At least 1,000 hours as pilot in command; and
(2)
Primary flight training experience, acquired as
either a certificated flight instructor or an
instructor in a military pilot flight training
program, or a combination thereof, consisting of at
least—
(i)
2 years and a total of 500 flight hours; or
(ii)
1,000 flight hours.
(c)
For a course of training leading to the issuance of
an instrument rating or a rating with instrument
privileges, a chief instructor must have:
(1)
At least 100 hours of flight time under actual or
simulated instrument conditions;
(2)
At least 1,000 hours as pilot in command; and
(3)
Instrument flight instructor experience, acquired as
either a certificated flight instructor-instrument
or an instructor in a military pilot flight training
program, or a combination thereof, consisting of at
least—
(i)
2 years and a total of 250 flight hours; or
(ii)
400 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, a chief
instructor must have:
(1)
At least 2,000 hours as pilot in command; and
(2)
Flight training experience, acquired as either a
certificated flight instructor or an instructor in a
military pilot flight training program, or a
combination thereof, consisting of at least—
(i)
3 years and a total of 1,000 flight hours; or
(ii)
1,500 flight hours.
(e)
To be eligible for designation as chief instructor
for a ground school course, a person must have 1
year of experience as a ground school instructor at
a certificated pilot school.
(a)
To be eligible for designation as an assistant chief
instructor for a course of training, a person must
meet the following requirements:
(1)
Hold a commercial pilot or an airline transport
pilot certificate and, except for the assistant
chief instructor for a course of training solely for
a lighter-than-air rating, a current flight
instructor certificate. The certificates must
contain the appropriate aircraft category, class,
and instrument ratings if an instrument rating is
required by the course of training for the category
and class of aircraft used in the course;
(2)
Meet the pilot-in-command recent flight experience
requirements of 61.57 of this chapter;
(3)
Pass a knowledge test 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 approved course completion
standards of the course for which the person seeks
to obtain designation.
(4)
Pass a proficiency test on the flight procedures and
maneuvers appropriate to that course; and
(5)
Meet the applicable requirements in paragraphs (b),
(c), and (d) of this section. However, an assistant
chief instructor for a course of training for
gliders, balloons, or airships is only required to
have 40 percent of the hours required in paragraphs
(b) and (d) of this section.
(b)
For a course of training leading to the issuance of
a recreational or private pilot certificate or
rating, an assistant chief instructor must have:
(1)
At least 500 hours as pilot in command; and
(2)
Flight training experience, acquired as either a
certificated flight instructor or an instructor in a
military pilot flight training program, or a
combination 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 command; and
(3)
Instrument flight instructor experience, acquired as
either a certificated flight instructor-instrument
or an instructor 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, acquired as either a
certificated flight instructor or an instructor in a
military pilot flight training program, or a
combination thereof, consisting of at least—
(i)
11/2years 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 certificated pilot school.
(a)
To be designated as a check instructor for
conducting student stage checks, end-of-course
tests, and instructor 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 completion 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 paragraph (a)(1) of this
section;
(ii)
Hold a commercial pilot certificate or an airline
transport pilot certificate and, except for a check
instructor for a course of training for a
lighter-than-air rating, a current flight instructor
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 recent 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 paragraph (a)(1) of this
section;
(ii)
Except for a course of training for a
lighter-than-air rating, hold a current flight
instructor certificate or ground instructor
certificate with ratings 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 commercial pilot
certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating
and the appropriate 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 AFRO-CAA Office having
jurisdiction over the school.
(c)
A check instructor may not conduct 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.
(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 runway or take-off area that
allows training aircraft to make a normal take-off
or landing under the following conditions at the
aircraft's maximum certificated take-off 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 temperature for the hottest month of the
year;
(3)
If applicable, with the powerplant operation, and
landing gear and flap operation recommended by the
manufacturer; and
(4)
In the case of a take-off—
(i)
With smooth transition from liftoff to the best rate
of climb speed without exceptional piloting skills
or techniques; and
(ii)
Clearing all obstacles in the take-off flight path
by at least 50 feet.
(c)
Each airport must have a wind direction 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 operating control
tower; and
(2)
UNICOM advisories are not available.
(e)
Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section,
each airport used for night training flights must
have permanent runway lights;
(f)
An airport or seaplane base used for night training
flights in seaplanes is permitted to use adequate
nonpermanent lighting or shoreline lighting, if
approved by the Administrator.
141.39 Aircraft.
An
applicant for a pilot school certificate or
provisional pilot school certificate must show that
each aircraft used by that school for flight
training and solo flights meets the following
requirements:
(a)
Each aircraft must be registered as a civil aircraft
in the AFRO-CAA member States;
(b)
Each aircraft must be certificated with a standard
airworthiness certificate or a primary airworthiness
certificate, unless the Administrator determines
that due to the nature of the approved course, an
aircraft not having a standard airworthiness
certificate or primary airworthiness certificate may
be used;
(c)
Each aircraft must be maintained and inspected in
accordance with the requirements under subpart E of
part 91 of this chapter that apply to aircraft
operated for hire;
(d)
Each aircraft used in flight training must have at
least two pilot stations with engine-power controls
that can be easily reached and operated in a normal
manner from both pilot stations; and
(e)
Each aircraft used in a course involving IFR en
route operations and instrument approaches must be
equipped and maintained for IFR operations. For
training in the control and precision maneuvering of
an aircraft by reference to instruments, the
aircraft may be equipped as provided in the approved
course of training.
An
applicant for a pilot school certificate or a
provisional pilot school certificate must show that
its flight simulators, flight training devices,
training aids, and equipment meet the following
requirements:
(a)
Flight simulators. Each flight simulator used
to obtain flight training credit allowed for flight
simulators in an approved pilot training course
curriculum must—
(1)
Be a full-size aircraft cockpit replica of a
specific type of aircraft, or make, model, and
series of aircraft;
(2)
Include the hardware and software necessary to
represent the aircraft in ground operations and
flight operations;
(3)
Use a force cueing system that provides cues at
least equivalent to those cues provided by a 3
degree freedom of motion system;
(4)
Use a visual system that provides at least a
45-degree horizontal field of view and a 30-degree
vertical field of view simultaneously for each
pilot; and
(5)
Have been evaluated, qualified, and approved by the
Administrator.
(b)
Flight training devices. Each flight training
device used to obtain flight training credit allowed
for flight training devices in an approved pilot
training course curriculum must—
(1)
Be a full-size replica of instruments, equipment
panels, and controls of an aircraft, or set of
aircraft, in an open flight deck area or in an
enclosed cockpit, including the hardware and
software for the systems installed that is necessary
to simulate the aircraft in ground and flight
operations;
(2)
Need not have a force (motion) cueing or visual
system; and
(3)
Have been evaluated, qualified, and approved by the
Administrator.
(c)
Training aids and equipment. Each training
aid, including any audiovisual aid, projector, tape
recorder, mockup, chart, or aircraft component
listed in the approved training course outline, must
be accurate and appropriate to the course for which
it is used.
(a)
An applicant for a pilot school certificate or
provisional pilot school certificate must show that
the applicant has continuous use of a briefing area
located at each airport at which training flights
originate that is:
(1)
Adequate to shelter students waiting to engage in
their training flights;
(2)
Arranged and equipped for the conduct of pilot
briefings; and
(3)
Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section,
for a school with an instrument rating or commercial
pilot course, equipped with private landline or
telephone communication to the nearest AFRO-CAA
Office.
(b)
A briefing area required by paragraph (a) of this
section may not be used by the applicant if it is
available for use by any other pilot school during
the period it is required for use by the applicant.
(c)
The communication equipment required by paragraph
(a)(3) of this section is not required if the
briefing area and the flight service station are
located on the same airport, and are readily
accessible to each other.
An
applicant for a pilot school or provisional pilot
school certificate must show that:
(a)
Each room, training booth, or other space used for
instructional purposes is heated, lighted, and
ventilated to conform to local building, sanitation,
and health codes; and
(b)
The training facility is so located that the
students in that facility are not distracted by the
training conducted in other rooms, or by flight and
maintenance operations on the airport.
This
subpart prescribes the curriculum and course outline
requirements for the issuance of a pilot school
certificate or provisional pilot school certificate
and ratings.
(a)
General. An applicant for a pilot school
certificate or provisional pilot school certificate
must obtain the Administrator's approval of the
outline of each training course for which
certification and rating is sought.
(b)
Application. (1) An application for the
approval of an initial or amended training course
must be submitted in duplicate to the AFRO-CAA
Office having jurisdiction over the area where the
school is based.
(2)
An application for the approval of an initial or
amended training course must be submitted at least
30 days before any training under that course, or
any amendment thereto, is scheduled to begin.
(3)
An application for amending a training course must
be accompanied by two copies of the amendment.
(2)
An applicant for a pilot school certificate or
provisional pilot school certificate may request
approval of the training courses specified in
141.11(b) of this part.
(a)
Each training course for which approval is requested
must meet the minimum curriculum requirements in
accordance with the appropriate appendix of this
part.
(b)
Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this
section, each training course for which approval is
requested must meet the minimum ground and flight
training time requirements in accordance with the
appropriate appendix of this part.
(c)
Each training course for which approval is requested
must contain:
(1)
A description of each room used for ground training,
including the room's size and the maximum number of
students that may be trained in the room at one
time;
(2)
A description of each type of audiovisual aid,
projector, tape recorder, mockup, chart, aircraft
component, and other special training aids used for
ground training;
(3)
A description of each flight simulator or flight
training device used for training;
(4)
A listing of the airports at which training flights
originate and a description of the facilities,
including pilot briefing areas that are available
for use by the school's students and personnel at
each of those airports;
(5)
A description of the type of aircraft including any
special equipment used for each phase of training;
(6)
The minimum qualifications and ratings for each
instructor assigned to ground or flight training;
and
(7)
A training syllabus that includes the following
information—
(i)
The prerequisites for enrolling in the ground and
flight portion of the course that include the pilot
certificate and rating (if required by this part),
training, pilot experience, and pilot knowledge;
(ii)
A detailed description of each lesson, including the
lesson's objectives, standards, and planned time for
completion;
(iii) A description of what the course is expected
to accomplish with regard to student learning;
(iv)
The expected accomplishments and the standards for
each stage of training; and
(v)
A description of the checks and tests to be used to
measure a student's accomplishments for each stage
of training.
(d)
A pilot school may request and receive initial
approval for a period of not more than 24 calendar
months for any of the training courses of this part
without specifying the minimum ground and flight
training time requirements of this part, provided
the following provisions are met:
(1)
The school holds a pilot school certificate issued
under this part and has held that certificate for a
period of at least 24 consecutive calendar months
preceding the month of the request;
(2)
In addition to the information required by paragraph
(c) of this section, the training course specifies
planned ground and flight training time requirements
for the course;
(3)
The school does not request the training course to
be approved for examining authority, nor may that
school hold examining authority for that course; and
(4)
The practical test or knowledge test for the course
is to be given by—
(i)
An AFRO-CAA inspector; or
(ii)
An examiner who is not an employee of the school.
(e)
A certificated pilot school may request and receive
final approval for any of the training courses of
this part without specifying the minimum ground and
flight training time requirements of this part,
provided the following conditions are met:
(1)
The school has held initial approval for that
training course for at least 24 calendar months.
(2)
The school has—
(i)
Trained at least 10 students in that training course
within the preceding 24 calendar months and
recommended those students for a pilot, flight
instructor, or ground instructor certificate or
rating; and
(ii)
At least 80 percent of those students passed the
practical or knowledge test, or any combination
thereof, on the first attempt, and that test was
given by—
(A)
An AFRO-CAA inspector; or
(B)
An examiner who is not an employee of the school.
(3)
In addition to the information required by paragraph
(c) of this section, the training course specifies
planned ground and flight training time requirements
for the course.
(4)
The school does not request that the training course
be approved for examining authority nor may that
school hold examining authority for that course.
An
applicant for a pilot school certificate or
provisional pilot school certificate may apply for
approval to conduct a special course of airman
training for which a curriculum is not prescribed in
the appendixes of this part, if the applicant shows
that the training course contains features that
could achieve a level of pilot proficiency
equivalent to that achieved by a training course
prescribed in the appendixes of this part or the
requirements of part 61 of this chapter.
This
subpart prescribes the requirements for the issuance
of examining authority to the holder of a pilot
school certificate, and the privileges and
limitations of that examining authority.
(a)
A pilot school must meet the following prerequisites
to receive initial approval for examining authority:
(1)
The school must complete the application 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 calendar months preceding the month of
application for examining authority;
(4)
The training course for which examining authority is
requested may not be a course that is approved
without 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 students for a pilot,
flight instructor, or ground instructor certificate
or rating; and
(ii)
At least 90 percent of those students passed the
required practical or knowledge test, or any
combination thereof, for the pilot, flight
instructor, or ground instructor certificate or
rating on the first attempt, and that test was given
by—
(A)
An AFRO-CAA inspector; or
(B)
An examiner who is not an employee of the school.
(b)
A pilot school must meet the following requirements
to retain approval of its examining authority:
(1)
The school must complete the application 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 calendar months preceding the month of
application for renewal of its examining authority;
and
(4)
The training course for which continued examining
authority is requested may not be a course that is
approved without meeting the minimum ground and
flight training time requirements of this part.
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
AFRO-CAA knowledge test or practical test in
accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
A
pilot school that holds examining authority may only
recommend the issuance of a pilot, flight
instructor, or ground instructor certificate and
rating to a person who does not take an AFRO-CAA
knowledge test or practical test, if the
recommendation for the issuance of that certificate
or rating is in accordance with the following
requirements:
(a)
The person graduated from a training course for
which the pilot school holds examining authority.
(b)
Except as provided in this paragraph, the person
satisfactorily completed 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 training, provided the following
requirements are met:
(1)
The maximum credited training time does not exceed
one-half of the receiving school's curriculum
requirements;
(2)
The person completes a knowledge and proficiency
test conducted by the receiving school for the
purpose of determining the amount of pilot
experience and knowledge to be credited;
(3)
The receiving school determines (based on the
person's performance on the knowledge and
proficiency test required by paragraph (b)(2) of
this section) the amount of credit to be awarded,
and records that credit in the person's training
record;
(4)
The person who requests credit for previous pilot
experience and knowledge obtained the experience and
knowledge from another part 141 approved 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 approved by the Administrator and
be at least equal in scope, depth, and difficulty to
the comparable knowledge and practical tests
prescribed by the Administrator under part 61 of
this chapter.
(d)
A pilot school that holds examining authority may
not use its knowledge or practical tests if the
school:
(1)
Knows, or has reason to believe, the test has been
compromised; or
(2)
Is notified by an AFRO-CAA Office that there is
reason to believe or it is known that the test has
been compromised.
(e)
A pilot school that holds examining authority must
maintain a record of all temporary airman
certificates it issues, which consist of the
following information:
(1)
A chronological listing that includes—
(i)
The date the temporary airman certificate was
issued;
(ii)
The student to whom the temporary 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 conducted the knowledge or
practical test;
(v)
The type of temporary airman certificate or rating
issued to the student; and
(vi)
The date the student's airman application file was
sent to the AFRO-CAA 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
certificate (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 Administrator upon request. These
records must be surrendered to the Administrator
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 application file and training
record to the AFRO-CAA for processing for the
issuance of a permanent airman certificate.
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