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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.213 

(3) For military instructor pilots, 

provide a record showing that, within 
the preceding 6 calendar months from 
the date of application for reinstate-
ment, the person— 

(i) Passed a U.S. Armed Forces in-

structor pilot or pilot examiner pro-
ficiency check; or 

(ii) Completed a U.S. Armed Forces’ 

instructor pilot or pilot examiner 
training course and received an addi-
tional aircraft rating qualification as a 
military instructor pilot or pilot exam-
iner that is appropriate to the flight 
instructor rating sought. 

(b) 

Flight instructor ratings. 

(1) A 

flight instructor rating or a limited 
flight instructor rating on a pilot cer-
tificate is no longer valid and may not 
be exchanged for a similar rating or a 
flight instructor certificate. 

(2) The holder of a flight instructor 

rating or a limited flight instructor 
rating on a pilot certificate may be 
issued a flight instructor certificate 
with the current ratings, but only if 
the person passes the required knowl-
edge and practical test prescribed in 
this subpart for the issuance of the cur-
rent flight instructor certificate and 
rating. 

(c) 

Certain military instructors and ex-

aminers. 

The holder of an expired flight 

instructor certificate issued prior to 
October 20, 2009, may apply for rein-
statement of that certificate by pre-
senting the following: 

(1) A record showing that, since the 

date the flight instructor certificate 
was issued, the person passed a U.S. 
Armed Forces instructor pilot or pilot 
examiner proficiency check for an ad-
ditional military rating; and 

(2) A knowledge test report that 

shows the person passed a knowledge 
test on the aeronautical knowledge 
areas listed under § 61.185(a) appro-
priate to the flight instructor rating 
sought and the knowledge test was 
passed within the preceding 24 calendar 
months prior to the month of applica-
tion. 

(d) 

Expiration date. 

The requirements 

of paragraph (c) of this section will ex-
pire on August 26, 2019. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 
23, 1998; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42562, Aug. 21, 
2009; Amdt. 61–142, 83 FR 30279, June 27, 2018] 

§ 61.201

[Reserved] 

Subpart I—Ground Instructors 

§ 61.211

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the require-

ments for the issuance of ground in-
structor certificates and ratings, the 
conditions under which those certifi-
cates and ratings are necessary, and 
the limitations upon those certificates 
and ratings. 

§ 61.213

Eligibility requirements. 

(a) To be eligible for a ground in-

structor certificate or rating a person 
must: 

(1) Be at least 18 years of age; 
(2) Be able to read, write, speak, and 

understand the English language. If the 
applicant is unable to meet one of 
these requirements due to medical rea-
sons, then the Administrator may 
place such operating limitations on 
that applicant’s ground instructor cer-
tificate as are necessary; 

(3) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, pass a knowledge 
test on the fundamentals of instructing 
to include— 

(i) The learning process; 
(ii) Elements of effective teaching; 
(iii) Student evaluation and testing; 
(iv) Course development; 
(v) Lesson planning; and 
(vi) Classroom training techniques. 
(4) Pass a knowledge test on the aero-

nautical knowledge areas in— 

(i) For a basic ground instructor rat-

ing §§ 61.97, 61.105, and 61.309; 

(ii) For an advanced ground instruc-

tor rating §§ 61.97, 61.105, 61.125, 61.155, 
and 61.309; and 

(iii) For an instrument ground in-

structor rating, § 61.65. 

(b) The knowledge test specified in 

paragraph (a)(3) of this section is not 
required if the applicant: 

(1) Holds a ground instructor certifi-

cate or flight instructor certificate 
issued under this part; 

(2) Holds a teacher’s certificate 

issued by a State, county, city, or mu-
nicipality that authorizes the person to 
teach at an educational level of the 7th 
grade or higher; or 

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