Section 61.197

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pilot certificate with the appropriate
category and class ratings for the aircraft in which the training is conducted provided the pilot receiving the
training holds a pilot certificate with
category and class ratings appropriate
to the aircraft in which the training is
being conducted.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61-103, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997;
Amdt. 61-124, 74 FR 42561, Aug. 21, 2009; Docket FAA-2010-1127, Amdt. 61-135, 81 FR 1307,
Jan. 12, 2016; Docket FAA-2016-6142, Amdt.
61-142, 83 FR 30729, June 27, 2018]

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Section 61.197 Renewal
requirements
flight instructor certification.

for

(a) A person who holds a flight instructor certificate that has not expired may renew that flight instructor
certificate by - 
(1) Passing a practical test for - 
(i) One of the ratings listed on the
current flight instructor certificate; or
(ii) An additional flight instructor
rating; or
(2) Submitting a completed and
signed application with the FAA and
satisfactorily completing one of the
following renewal requirements - 
(i) A record of training students
showing that, during the preceding 24
calendar months, the flight instructor
has endorsed at least 5 students for a
practical test for a certificate or rating
and at least 80 percent of those students passed that test on the first attempt.
(ii) A record showing that, within the
preceding 24 calendar months, the
flight instructor has served as a company check pilot, chief flight instructor, company check airman, or flight
instructor in a part 121 or part 135 operation, or in a position involving the
regular evaluation of pilots.
(iii) A graduation certificate showing
that, within the preceding 3 calendar
months, the person has successfully
completed an approved flight instructor refresher course consisting of
ground training or flight training, or a
combination of both.
(iv) A record showing that, within
the preceding 24 months from the
month of application, the flight instructor passed an official U.S. Armed
Forces military instructor pilot or
pilot examiner proficiency check in an

aircraft for which the military instructor already holds a rating or in an aircraft for an additional rating.
(b) The expiration month of a renewed flight instructor certificate
shall be 24 calendar months from - 
(1) The month the renewal requirements of paragraph (a) of this section
are accomplished; or
(2) The month of expiration of the
current flight instructor certificate
provided - 
(i) The renewal requirements of paragraph (a) of this section are accomplished within the 3 calendar months
preceding the expiration month of the
current flight instructor certificate,
and
(ii) If the renewal is accomplished
under paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section, the approved flight instructor refresher course must be completed within the 3 calendar months preceding the
expiration month of the current flight
instructor certificate.
(c) The practical test required by
paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be
accomplished in a full flight simulator
or flight training device if the test is
accomplished pursuant to an approved
course conducted by a training center
certificated under part 142 of this chapter.
[Doc. No. 25910, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 23, 1998, as
amended by Amdt. 61-124, 74 FR 42562, Aug.
21, 2009; Amdt. 61-142, 83 FR 30279, June 27,
2018]

Section 61.199 Reinstatement
requirements
of an expired flight instructor certificate.
(a) Flight instructor certificates. The
holder of an expired flight instructor
certificate who has not complied with
the flight instructor renewal requirements of Section 61.197 may reinstate that
flight instructor certificate and ratings
by filing a completed and signed application with the FAA and satisfactorily
completing one of the following reinstatement requirements:
(1) A flight instructor certification
practical
test,
as
prescribed
by
Section 61.183(h), for one of the ratings held on
the expired flight instructor certificate.
(2) A flight instructor certification
practical test for an additional rating.

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