[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR141.37]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 141_PILOT SCHOOLS--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart B_Personnel, Aircraft, and Facilities Requirements

 

Sec. 141.37  Check instructor qualifications.



    (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 Sec. 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.



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    (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 FAA Flight Standards District 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.



[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; Amdt. 141-9, 62 FR 40907, 

July 30, 1997]