Part 141 Regulations

Question 1

Form 8420-8

Answer 1

Application of Pilot School Certificate

Question 2

Form 8000-4

Answer 2

Air Agency Certificate

Question 3

Part 141.39

Answer 3

Aircraft must have a valid Special Airworthiness Certificate in the light-sport category.

Question 4

Part 141.5 (4)

Answer 4

Requirements of Pilot School Certificate.

1. Complete Form 8420-8
2. Within 24 calendar months had held Provisional Cert.
3. 80% pass rate for knowledge/practical exam.
4. Graduate at least 10 students.

Question 5

Part 141.17 (3)

Answer 5

Pilot School Certificate Duration

1. Expires 24 calendar months AFTER the month of issuance, may renew within 30 days before the expiring month.
2. Expires on the date of any change in the facilities upon which the school’s certificate is based occurs.
3. Expires when 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.

Question 6

Does a change in the ownership of a pilot school or provisional pilot school terminate that school’s certificate?

Answer 6

No, if within 30 days after the date of change that,

1. Application to FSDO is made for an appropriate amendment to the certificate.
2. No change in the facilities, personnel, or approved training courses is involved.

Question 7

Part 141.19

Answer 7

Display of Certificate

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.

Question 8

Part 141.27

Answer 8

Renewal of Certificate and Ratings

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.
2. A pilot school that does not meet the renewal requirements (80% Pass Rate etc.) may apply for a provisional pilot school certificate.

Question 9

If failure to be approved for a Pilot School Certificate, a former Provisional Pilot School may not apply for another provisional certificate within ____ days?

Answer 9

180 days.

[Part 141.27(b)(3)]

Question 10

May not employ former FAA employees as an agent or representative of the certificate holder if that person?

Answer 10

Within the preceding 2 years served as a Safety Inspector or had inspection responsibility of the certificate holder.

(Part 141.34)

Question 11

Part 141.35 (5)

Answer 11

Chief Instructor Qualification

1. Commercial or ATP and current CFI
2. Meet 61.57 PIC Recency.
3. Passed Knowledge and Flight Proficiency exam administered by the FAA.
4. Private Pilot Course (1000 PIC)
   - 2 yrs instruction + 500 dual;
   OR 1000 dual
5. Commercial Pilot Course (2000 PIC)
   - 3 yrs instruction + 1000 dual;
   OR 1500 dual.

Question 12

Part 141.36

Answer 12

Assistant Chief Pilot Qualifications

1. Commercial or ATP and current CFI
2. Meet 61.57 Recency.
3. Passed Knowledge and Flight Proficiency exam.
4. Private Pilot Course (500 PIC)
   - 1 yr instruction + 250 dual;
   OR 500 dual
5. Commercial Course (1000 PIC)
   - 1.5 yr instruction + 500 dual;
   OR 750 dual.

Question 13

Part 141.37

Answer 13

Check Instructor Qualification

1. Commercial or ATP and current CFI
2. Pass knowledge and flight test by the chief instructor.
3. Be designated, in writing, by the chief instructor and be approved by FSDO.

Question 14

Part 141.38 (4)

Answer 14

Airport Requirements

1. One runway allowing takeoff and landing under max gross weight.
2. Wind direction indicator visible from end of runway at ground level.
3. Traffic direction indicator if no tower and UNICOM unavailable.
4. Runway light if for night training.

Question 15

141.63 (5)

Answer 15

Examining Authority Qualification

1. Complete application.
2. Must hold Pilot School Cert. and the course ratings for at least 24 calendar months.
3. Course may not have reduced minimums.
4. Within the 24 calendar months have trained at least 10 students in the specific course with 9 passed on the first attempt.
5. Renewal requires every 24 calendar months once approved.

Question 16

Transfer credit for student from another Part 141 approved course may not exceed ____ of the training requirement; Part 61 may not exceed ____ of the training requirement.

Answer 16

Part 141 - 50%
Part 61 - 25%

[Part 141.77]

Question 17

Each Chief Instructor and Assistant Chief Instructor must complete FIRC every _____ months.

Answer 17

12 calendar months.

[141.79 Flight Training]

Question 18

Each flight instructor must complete to following tasks which must be administered by the Chief Instructor, Assist. Chief or Check Instructor. (3)

Answer 18

1. Review of and receive a briefing on the objectives and standards of that training course.
2. Initial proficiency check in each make and model of aircraft used in that training course in which that person provides training.
3. Every 12 calendar months a recurrent proficiency check in one of the aircraft in which the person trains students.

[141.79 Flight Training]

Question 19

Part 141.85 (4)

Answer 19

Chief Instructor Responsibilities

1. Certifying each student’s training record, graduation certificate, stage check and end-of-course test reports, and recommendation for course completion
2. Conduct CFI’s initial and annual proficiency check.
3. Ensuring that each student accomplishes the required stage checks and end-of-course tests in accordance with the school’s approved training course.
4. The chief instructor or an assistant 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.

Question 20

Process of Changing Chief Instructor (4)

Answer 20

[Part 141.87]

1. Immediately provide written notification to FSDO.
2. 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 instructor.
3. Stage Checks/EOC could be conducted by Assist. Chief, Check Instructor, FAA Inspector or DPE.
4. Must, after 60 days without a chief instructor, cease operations and surrender its certificate to the Administrator.

Question 21

During Student Enrollment, student should be provided with which documents? (4)

Answer 21

[Part 141.93 Enrollment]

1. Enrollment certificate.
2. Training Syllabus.
3. Safety Procedures.
4. The holder of a pilot school certificate or provisional pilot school certificate must maintain a monthly listing of persons enrolled in each training course offered by the school.

Question 22

Part 141.101 (4)

Answer 22

Training Records.

1. Enrollment date, chronological log of the student’s attendance and training, and the date of graduation, transfer or termination.
2. If just the student logbook, it will not be suffice for this requirement.
3. Whenever a student graduates, terminates training, or transfers to another school, the student’s record must be certified to that effect by the chief instructor.
4. Student record must be maintained for at least 1 year.

Question 23

Part 141 Appendix B

Answer 23

Private Pilot Certification

1. 35 hours of aeronautical knowledge training.
2. 35 hours of flight training.
   - 20 hours of flight training from CFI.
   - 3 hrs of night flight with a 100nm XC and 10 fullstops at an airport.
3. 3 hrs solely by reference to instruments.
4. 3hrs checkride prep within 60 days of exam.
5. Use of FTD may credit up to 15% of total training hour requirement.
6. 5 hours of solo time.
   - 3 fullstops at a towered airport and 100nm XC with landings at 3 points.
7. Each student enrolled in a private pilot course must satisfactorily accomplish the stage checks and end-of-course tests.

Question 24

Part 141 Appendix D

Answer 24

Commercial Pilot Course

1. At least Private
2. Instrument Rating before the flight portion.
3. 35 hours knowledge.
4. 120 hours of flight training.
   - 55 hours flight training from CFI.
   - 10 hrs instrument training
   - 10 hrs complex or TAA.
   - 2 hrs XC day VFR 100nm training.
   - 2 hrs XC night VFR 100nm training.
   - 3 hours checkride prep within 60 days of exam.
5. Use of FTD credit no more than 20% of total flight hour requirement.
6. 10 hours of supervised PIC time.
   - One XC landing at 3 points with one segment more than 250nm.
   - 5 hours night VFR with 10 takeoffs and landings at towered airport.
7. Each student enrolled in a commercial pilot course must satisfactorily accomplish the stage checks and end-of-course tests

Question 25

Part 141.83

Answer 25

Quality of Training 1. The failure of a pilot school or provisional pilot school to maintain the quality of training. 2. When requested by the Administrator, a pilot school or provisional pilot school must allow the FAA to administer any knowledge test, practical test, stage check, or end-of-course test to its students.

Question 26

What happens if a Pilot School Cert. Holder failed to maintain quality of training as specified in 141.5 (d)?

Answer 26

The FAA may suspend or revoke the school's certificate.

Question 27

The graduate from a 141 course have how many days to take the knowledge/practical test from the date of receiving the graduate certificate?

Answer 27

60 days (61.71)

Question 28

A pilot school shall terminate a student's enrollment from a course of training if the student has not attended a lesson in the course within the preceding?

Answer 28

12 calendar months.

Question 29

Can a student enroll in the 141 Commercial Course without an Instrument Rating?

Answer 29

To enroll in the commercial course, the student must: (1) Hold an instrument rating in the aircraft that is appropriate to the aircraft category rating for which the course applies; or (2) Be concurrently enrolled in an instrument rating course that is appropriate to the aircraft category rating for which the course applies, and pass the required instrument rating practical test prior to completing the commercial pilot certification course.

Question 30

What is the minimum total flight hours for an applicant to graduate from an approved 141 course from Private to Commercial?

Answer 30

190 hours total. Private = 35 Instrument = 35 Commercial = 120

Question 31

Does the 120 hours of training for Commercial include the training received under Private and Instrument?

Answer 31

No.

Question 32

Can an Airmen Certification Representative (ACR) of a Pilot School with examination authority also be the Chief Pilot of the school?

Answer 32

No, the ACR cannot also be the Chief Instructor, he/she must be in a position superior to the chief instructor.

Question 33

If an approved flight school uses online ground school, does the student who pass the knowledge test be counted towards the 80% pass rate?

Answer 33

No, eLearning isn't applicable towards the knowledge test pass rate since its not approved under 141 appendix L (Pilot Ground School), therefore only practical test of that course can count towards the pass rate.

Question 34

From Provisional to Pilot School Cert., 10 different graduates are required. However, to renew Pilot School certificate, does it require the graduation of 10 different students from the approved course?

Answer 34

No, per AC141-1B 7.9, there is no requirement under 141.27 for a pilot school renewing its certificate to have a certain number of individual graduate from its courses.

Question 35

The 90% first time pass rate is required for the initial approval for examination authority. However, for the retainment of Examination Authority, does the school need to show 90% first time pass as well?

Answer 35

No, for a pilot school to retain exam authority it only needs to comply with 141.63 (b).

Question 36

When can a Pilot School designate a Check Instructor? If the student enrollment falls below the threshold does the school need to terminate the Check Instructor?

Answer 36

The school has an enrollment of at least 10 students at the time designation is sought. (141.33d) No, the regulation only require at least 10 students "at the time designation is sought", it does not address the school has to maintain the number of students above 10.

Question 37

Can a person without an instructor certificate conduct ground training in an approved ground training course?

Answer 37

Yes, if the person is assigned by the Chief and be supervised during the teaching process. (141.81)

Question 38

Certification Process (5)

Answer 38

1. Preapplication 2. Formal application 3. document compliance 4. demonstration and inspection 5. certification

Question 39

If a Chief Pilot is also providing instruction, what proficiency test does he need to comply?

Answer 39

- FIRC to maintain Chief status. - Proficiency test administered by the Assistant Chief or Check Instructors. Initial one had to be administered by the Safety Inspector.

Question 40

Can a non-141 student transfer to a 141 program with examination authority?

Answer 40

No.