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Section 61.213

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(3) For military instructor pilots,
provide a record showing that, within
the preceding 6 calendar months from
the date of application for reinstatement, the person - 
(i) Passed a U.S. Armed Forces instructor pilot or pilot examiner proficiency check; or
(ii) Completed a U.S. Armed Forces-
instructor pilot or pilot examiner
training course and received an additional aircraft rating qualification as a
military instructor pilot or pilot examiner 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flight instructor rating on a pilot certificate is no longer valid and may not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 knowledge and practical test prescribed in
this subpart for the issuance of the current flight instructor certificate and
rating.
(c) Certain military instructors and examiners. The holder of an expired flight
instructor certificate issued prior to
October 20, 2009, may apply for reinstatement of that certificate by presenting 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 additional military rating; and
(2) A knowledge test report that
shows the person passed a knowledge
test on the aeronautical knowledge
areas listed under Section 61.185(a) appropriate to the flight instructor rating
sought and the knowledge test was
passed within the preceding 24 calendar
months prior to the month of application.
(d) Expiration date. The requirements
of paragraph (c) of this section will expire 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]

Section 61.201

[Reserved]

Subpart I - Ground Instructors
Section 61.211

Applicability.

This subpart prescribes the requirements for the issuance of ground instructor certificates and ratings, the
conditions under which those certificates and ratings are necessary, and
the limitations upon those certificates
and ratings.
Section 61.213

Eligibility requirements.

(a) To be eligible for a ground instructor 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 reasons, then the Administrator may
place such operating limitations on
that applicant-s ground instructor certificate 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 aeronautical knowledge areas in - 
(i) For a basic ground instructor rating SectionSection 61.97, 61.105, and 61.309;
(ii) For an advanced ground instructor rating SectionSection 61.97, 61.105, 61.125, 61.155,
and 61.309; and
(iii) For an instrument ground instructor rating, Section 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 certificate or flight instructor certificate
issued under this part;
(2) Holds a teacher-s certificate
issued by a State, county, city, or municipality that authorizes the person to
teach at an educational level of the 7th
grade or higher; or

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