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§ 91.1055
representative of the fractional owner
or fractional ownership program man-
ager in any matter before the Federal
Aviation Administration if the indi-
vidual was employed by the fractional
owner or fractional ownership program
manager before October 21, 2011.
[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52235, Aug. 22,
2011]
§ 91.1051
Pilot safety background
check.
Within 90 days of an individual begin-
ning service as a pilot, the program
manager must request the following in-
formation:
(a) FAA records pertaining to—
(1) Current pilot certificates and as-
sociated type ratings.
(2) Current medical certificates.
(3) Summaries of legal enforcement
actions resulting in a finding by the
Administrator of a violation.
(b) Records from all previous employ-
ers during the five years preceding the
date of the employment application
where the applicant worked as a pilot.
If any of these firms are in bankruptcy,
the records must be requested from the
trustees in bankruptcy for those em-
ployees. If the previous employer is no
longer in business, a documented good
faith effort must be made to obtain the
records. Records from previous employ-
ers must include, as applicable—
(1) Crew member records.
(2) Drug testing—collection, testing,
and rehabilitation records pertaining
to the individual.
(3) Alcohol misuse prevention pro-
gram records pertaining to the indi-
vidual.
(4) The applicant’s individual record
that includes certifications, ratings,
aeronautical experience, effective date
and class of the medical certificate.
§ 91.1053
Crewmember experience.
(a) No program manager or owner
may use any person, nor may any per-
son serve, as a pilot in command or
second in command of a program air-
craft, or as a flight attendant on a pro-
gram aircraft, in program operations
under this subpart unless that person
has met the applicable requirements of
part 61 of this chapter and has the fol-
lowing experience and ratings:
(1) Total flight time for all pilots:
(i) Pilot in command—A minimum of
1,500 hours.
(ii) Second in command—A minimum
of 500 hours.
(2) For multi-engine turbine-powered
fixed-wing and powered-lift aircraft,
the following FAA certification and
ratings requirements:
(i) Pilot in command—Airline trans-
port pilot and applicable type ratings.
(ii) Second in command—Commercial
pilot and instrument ratings.
(iii) Flight attendant (if required or
used)—Appropriately trained per-
sonnel.
(3) For all other aircraft, the fol-
lowing FAA certification and rating re-
quirements:
(i) Pilot in command—Commercial
pilot and instrument ratings.
(ii) Second in command—Commercial
pilot and instrument ratings.
(iii) Flight attendant (if required or
used)—Appropriately trained per-
sonnel.
(b) The Administrator may authorize
deviations from paragraph (a)(1) of this
section if the Flight Standards office
that issued the program manager’s
management specifications finds that
the crewmember has comparable expe-
rience, and can effectively perform the
functions associated with the position
in accordance with the requirements of
this chapter. Grants of deviation under
this paragraph may be granted after
consideration of the size and scope of
the operation, the qualifications of the
intended personnel and the cir-
cumstances set forth in § 91.1055(b)(1)
through (3). The Administrator may, at
any time, terminate any grant of devi-
ation authority issued under this para-
graph.
[Docket No. FAA–2001–10047, 68 FR 54561,
Sept. 17, 2003, as amended by Docket FAA–
2018–0119, Amdt. 91–350, 83 FR 9171, Mar. 5,
2018]
§ 91.1055
Pilot operating limitations
and pairing requirement.
(a) If the second in command of a
fixed-wing program aircraft has fewer
than 100 hours of flight time as second
in command flying in the aircraft
make and model and, if a type rating is
required, in the type aircraft being
flown, and the pilot in command is not
an appropriately qualified check pilot,
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