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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 121.410 

(

3

) Includes scenario-based or maneu-

ver-based stall prevention training be-
fore, during or after the LOFT scenario 
for each pilot; 

(

4

) Is representative of two flight seg-

ments appropriate to the operations 
being conducted by the certificate 
holder; and 

(

5

) Provides an opportunity to dem-

onstrate workload management and 
pilot monitoring skills. 

(3) Is given by an instructor who 

meets the applicable requirements of 
§ 121.412. 

The satisfactory completion of the 
course of training must be certified by 
either the Administrator or a qualified 
check airman. 

(c) The programmed hours of flight 

training set forth in this subpart do 
not apply if the training program for 
the airplane type includes— 

(1) A course of pilot training in an 

airplane simulator as provided in 
§ 121.424(d); or 

(2) A course of flight engineer train-

ing in an airplane simulator or other 
training device as provided in 
§ 121.425(c). 

(d) Each certificate holder required 

to comply with § 121.358 of this part 
must use an approved simulator for 
each airplane type in each of its pilot 
training courses that provides training 
in at least the procedures and maneu-
vers set forth in the certificate holder’s 
approved low-altitude windshear flight 
training program. The approved low-al-
titude windshear flight training, if ap-
plicable, must be included in each of 
the pilot flight training courses pre-
scribed in §§ 121.409(b), 121.418, 121.424, 
and 121.427 of this part. 

[Doc. No. 9509, 35 FR 90, Jan. 3, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–130, 41 FR 47229, Oct. 
28, 1976; Amdt. 121–144, 43 FR 22646, May 25, 
1978; Amdt. 121–199, 53 FR 37696, Sept. 27, 1988; 
Amdt. 121–264, 62 FR 23120, Apr. 28, 1997; 
Amdt. 121–365, 78 FR 42377, July 15, 2013; 
Amdt. 121–366, 78 FR 67837, Nov. 12, 2013] 

§ 121.410

Airline transport pilot certifi-

cation training program. 

(a) A certificate holder may obtain 

approval to establish and implement a 
training program to satisfy the re-
quirements of § 61.156 of this chapter. 
The training program must be separate 

from the air carrier training program 
required by this part. 

(b) No certificate holder may use a 

person nor may any person serve as an 
instructor in a training program ap-
proved to meet the requirements of 
§ 61.156 of this chapter unless the in-
structor: 

(1) Holds an airline transport pilot 

certificate with an airplane category 
multiengine class rating; 

(2) Has at least 2 years of experience 

as a pilot in command in operations 
conducted under § 91.1053(a)(2)(i) or 
§ 135.243(a)(1) of this chapter, or as a 
pilot in command or second in com-
mand in any operation conducted 
under this part; 

(3) Except for the holder of a flight 

instructor certificate, receives initial 
training on the following topics: 

(i) The fundamental principles of the 

learning process; 

(ii) Elements of effective teaching, 

instruction methods, and techniques; 

(iii) Instructor duties, privileges, re-

sponsibilities, and limitations; 

(iv) Training policies and procedures; 

and 

(v) Evaluation. 
(4) If providing training in a flight 

simulation training device, hold an air-
craft type rating for the aircraft rep-
resented by the flight simulation train-
ing device utilized in the training pro-
gram and have received training within 
the preceding 12 months from the cer-
tificate holder on: 

(i) Proper operation of flight simu-

lator and flight training device con-
trols and systems; 

(ii) Proper operation of environ-

mental and fault panels; 

(iii) Data and motion limitations of 

simulation; 

(iv) Minimum equipment require-

ments for each curriculum; and 

(v) The maneuvers that will be dem-

onstrated in the flight simulation 
training device. 

(c) A certificate holder may not issue 

a graduation certificate to a student 
unless that student has completed all 
the curriculum requirements of the 
course. 

(d) A certificate holder must conduct 

evaluations to ensure that training 

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