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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 121.414 

(e) The initial and transition flight 

training for check airmen (airplane) 
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 non-execution of safety 
measures during a check. 

(3) For pilot check airman (air-

plane)— 

(i) 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 
part; and 

(ii) The safety measures to be taken 

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

(4) For flight engineer check airmen 

(airplane), training to ensure com-
petence to perform assigned duties. 

(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 check airmen who conduct 
training or checking in a flight simu-
lator or a flight training device 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 
part. This training and practice must 
be accomplished in a flight simulator 
or in a flight training device. 

(2) Training in the operation of flight 

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

(h) Recurrent ground training for 

check airmen who conduct training or 
checking in a flight simulator or a 
flight training device must be com-
pleted every 12 calendar months and 
must include the subjects required in 
paragraph (c)(7) of this section. 

(i) Compliance with paragraphs (c)(7), 

(d)(2), and (h) of this section is required 
no later than March 12, 2019. 

[Doc. No. 28471, 61 FR 30743, June 17, 1996; 62 
FR 3739, Jan. 24, 1997; Amdt. 121–264, 62 FR 
23120, Apr. 28, 1997; Amdt. 121–366, 78 FR 67838, 
Nov. 12, 2013] 

§ 121.414

Initial, transition and recur-

rent training and checking require-
ments: flight instructors (airplane), 
flight instructors (simulator). 

(a) No certificate holder 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 calendar 

months, that person satisfactorily con-
ducts instruction under the observa-
tion of an FAA inspector, an operator 
check airman, or an aircrew designated 
examiner employed by the operator. 
The observation check may be accom-
plished 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 

flight instructors must include the fol-
lowing: 

(1) Flight instructor duties, func-

tions, 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 
flight instruction. 

(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 training progress. 

(6) The approved methods, proce-

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

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