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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 121.413 

preceding the performance of any 
flight instructor duty in a flight simu-
lator (and must hold a Class I or Class 
II medical certificate as appropriate); 
or 

(2) Satisfactorily complete an ap-

proved line-observation program with-
in the period prescribed by that pro-
gram preceding the performance of any 
flight instructor duty in a flight simu-
lator. 

(g) The flight segments or line-obser-

vation program required in paragraph 
(f) of this section is considered com-
pleted in the month required if com-
pleted in the calendar month before, or 
the calendar month after the month in 
which it is due. 

[Doc. No. 28471, 61 FR 30742, June 17, 1996; 61 
FR 34927, July 3, 1996; 62 FR 3739, Jan. 24, 
1997; Amdt. 121–264, 62 FR 23120, Apr. 28, 1997; 
Amdt. 121–344, 74 FR 34235, July 15, 2009; 
Amdt. 121–355, 76 FR 35104, June 16, 2011; 
Amdt. 121–366, 78 FR 67837, Nov. 12, 2013] 

§ 121.413

Initial, transition and recur-

rent training and checking require-
ments: Check airmen (airplane), 
check airmen (simulator). 

(a) No certificate holder may use a 

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

(1) That person has satisfactorily 

completed initial or transition check 
airman training; and 

(2) Within the preceding 24 calendar 

months that person satisfactorily con-
ducts a check or supervises operating 
experience under the observation of an 
FAA inspector or an aircrew des-
ignated examiner employed by the op-
erator. The observation check may be 
accomplished in part or in full in an 
airplane, 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 
calendar month before, or the calendar 
month after, the month in which it is 
due. 

(c) The initial ground training for 

check airmen must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) Check airman duties, functions, 

and responsibilities. 

(2) The applicable Code of Federal 

Regulations and the certificate hold-
er’s policies and procedures. 

(3) The appropriate 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 appropriate 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 airplane. 

(7) For check airmen who conduct 

training or checking in a flight simu-
lator or a flight training device, the 
following subjects specific to the de-
vice(s) for the airplane type: 

(i) Proper operation of the controls 

and systems; 

(ii) Proper operation of environ-

mental and fault panels; 

(iii) Data and motion limitations of 

simulation; and 

(iv) The minimum airplane simulator 

equipment required by this part or part 
60 of this chapter, for each maneuver 
and procedure completed in a flight 
simulator or a flight training device. 

(d) The transition ground training for 

check airmen must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) The approved methods, proce-

dures, and limitations for performing 
the required normal, abnormal, and 
emergency procedures applicable to the 
airplane to which the check airman is 
transitioning. 

(2) For check airmen who conduct 

training or checking in a flight simu-
lator or a flight training device, the 
following subjects specific to the de-
vice(s) for the airplane type to which 
the check airman is transitioning: 

(i) Proper operation of the controls 

and systems; 

(ii) Proper operation of environ-

mental and fault panels; 

(iii) Data and motion limitations of 

simulation; and 

(iv) The minimum airplane simulator 

equipment required by this part or part 
60 of this chapter, for each maneuver 
and procedure completed in a flight 
simulator or a flight training device. 

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