Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 121.434

Flight attendants receiving operating
experience may not be assigned as a required crewmember. Flight attendants
who have satisfactorily completed
training time acquired in an approved
training program conducted in a fullscale (except for length) cabin training
device of the type airplane in which
they are to serve may substitute this
time for 50 percent of the hours required by this paragraph.
(f) Flight crewmembers may substitute one additional takeoff and landing for each hour of flight to meet the
operating experience requirements of
this section, up to a maximum reduction of 50% of flight hours, except
those in Group II initial training, and
second in command pilots in Group II
transition training.
(g) Except as provided in paragraph
(h) of this section, pilot in command
and second in command crewmembers
must each acquire at least 100 hours of
line operating flight time for consolidation of knowledge and skills (including operating experience required
under paragraph (c) of this section)
within 120 days after the satisfactory
completion of:
(1) Any part of the flight maneuvers
and procedures portion of either an airline transport pilot certificate with
type rating practical test or an additional type rating practical test, or
(2) A Section 121.441 proficiency check.
(h) The following exceptions apply to
the consolidation requirement of paragraph (g) of this section:
(1) Pilots who have qualified and
served as pilot in command or second
in command on a particular type airplane in operations under this part before August 25, 1995 are not required to
complete line operating flight time for
consolidation of knowledge and skills.
(2) Pilots who have completed the
line operating flight time requirement
for consolidation of knowledge and
skills while serving as second in command on a particular type airplane in
operations under this part after August
25, 1995 are not required to repeat the
line operating flight time before serving as pilot in command on the same
type airplane.
(3) If, before completing the required
100 hours of line operating flight time,
a pilot serves as a pilot in another air-

plane type operated by the certificate
holder, the pilot may not serve as a
pilot in the airplane for which the pilot
has newly qualified unless the pilot
satifactorily completes refresher training as provided in the certificate holder-s approved training program and
that training is conducted by an appropriately qualified instructor or check
pilot.
(4) If the required 100 hours of line
operating flight time are not completed within 120 days, the certificate
holder may extend the 120-day period
to no more than 150 days if - 
(i) The pilot continues to meet all
other applicable requirements of subpart O of this part; and
(ii) On or before the 120th day the
pilot satisfactorily completes refresher
training conducted by an appropriately
qualified instructor or check pilot as
provided in the certificate holder-s approved training program, or a check
pilot determines that the pilot has retained an adequate level of proficiency
after observing that pilot in a supervised line operating flight.
(5) The Administrator, upon application by the certificate holder, may authorize deviations from the requirements of paragraph (g) of this section,
by an appropriate amendment to the
operations specifications, to the extent
warranted by any of the following circumstances:
(i) A newly certificated certificate
holder does not employ any pilots who
meet the minimum requirements of
paragraph (g) of this section.
(ii) An existing certificate holder
adds to its fleet an airplane type not
before proven for use in its operations.
(iii) A certificate holder establishes a
new domicile to which it assigns pilots
who will be required to become qualified on the airplanes operated from
that domicile.
(i) Notwithstanding the reductions in
programmed hours permitted under
SectionSection 121.405 and 121.409 of subpart N of this
part, the hours of operating experience
for crewmembers are not subject to reduction other than as provided in accordance with a deviation authorized
under paragraph (a) of this section or

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