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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 91.1095 

§ 91.1093

Initial and transition train-

ing and checking: Check pilots (air-
craft), check pilots (simulator). 

(a) No program manager may use a 

person nor may any person serve as a 
check pilot unless— 

(1) That person has satisfactorily 

completed initial or transition check 
pilot training; and 

(2) Within the preceding 24 months, 

that person satisfactorily conducts a 
proficiency or competency check under 
the observation of an FAA inspector or 
an aircrew designated examiner em-
ployed by the program manager. The 
observation check may be accom-
plished in part or in full in an aircraft, 
in a flight simulator, or in a flight 
training device. 

(b) The observation check required 

by paragraph (a)(2) of this section is 
considered to have been completed in 
the month required if completed in the 
month before or the month after the 
month in which it is due. 

(c) The initial ground training for 

check pilots must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) Check pilot duties, functions, and 

responsibilities. 

(2) The applicable provisions of the 

Code of Federal Regulations and the 
program manager’s policies and proce-
dures. 

(3) The applicable methods, proce-

dures, and techniques for conducting 
the required checks. 

(4) Proper evaluation of student per-

formance including the detection of— 

(i) Improper and insufficient train-

ing; and 

(ii) Personal characteristics of an ap-

plicant that could adversely affect 
safety. 

(5) The corrective action in the case 

of unsatisfactory checks. 

(6) The approved methods, proce-

dures, and limitations for performing 
the required normal, abnormal, and 
emergency procedures in the aircraft. 

(d) The transition ground training for 

a check pilot must include the ap-
proved methods, procedures, and limi-
tations for performing the required 
normal, abnormal, and emergency pro-
cedures applicable to the aircraft to 
which the check pilot is in transition. 

(e) The initial and transition flight 

training for a check pilot (aircraft) 
must include the following— 

(1) The safety measures for emer-

gency situations that are likely to de-
velop during a check; 

(2) The potential results of improper, 

untimely, or nonexecution of safety 
measures during a check; 

(3) Training and practice in con-

ducting flight checks from the left and 
right pilot seats in the required nor-
mal, abnormal, and emergency proce-
dures to ensure competence to conduct 
the pilot flight checks required by this 
subpart; and 

(4) The safety measures to be taken 

from either pilot seat for emergency 
situations that are likely to develop 
during checking. 

(f) The requirements of paragraph (e) 

of this section may be accomplished in 
full or in part in flight, in a flight sim-
ulator, or in a flight training device, as 
appropriate. 

(g) The initial and transition flight 

training for a check pilot (simulator) 
must include the following: 

(1) Training and practice in con-

ducting flight checks in the required 
normal, abnormal, and emergency pro-
cedures to ensure competence to con-
duct the flight checks required by this 
subpart. This training and practice 
must be accomplished in a flight simu-
lator or in a flight training device. 

(2) Training in the operation of flight 

simulators, flight training devices, or 
both, to ensure competence to conduct 
the flight checks required by this sub-
part. 

§ 91.1095

Initial and transition train-

ing and checking: Flight instructors 
(aircraft), flight instructors (simu-
lator). 

(a) No program manager may use a 

person nor may any person serve as a 
flight instructor unless— 

(1) That person has satisfactorily 

completed initial or transition flight 
instructor training; and 

(2) Within the preceding 24 months, 

that person satisfactorily conducts in-
struction under the observation of an 
FAA inspector, a program manager 
check pilot, or an aircrew designated 
examiner employed by the program 
manager. The observation check may 
be accomplished in part or in full in an 

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