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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 141, App. A 

Subpart F—Records 

§ 141.101

Training records. 

(a) Each holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or provisional pilot school cer-
tificate must establish and maintain a 
current and accurate record of the par-
ticipation of each student enrolled in 
an approved course of training con-
ducted by the school that includes the 
following information: 

(1) The date the student was enrolled 

in the approved course; 

(2) A chronological log of the stu-

dent’s course attendance, subjects, and 
flight operations covered in the stu-
dent’s training, and the names and 
grades of any tests taken by the stu-
dent; and 

(3) The date the student graduated, 

terminated training, or transferred to 
another school. In the case of gradua-
tion from a course based on internet 
media, the school must maintain the 
identifying graduation certificate code 
required by § 141.95(b)(8). 

(b) The records required to be main-

tained in a student’s logbook will not 
suffice for the record required by para-
graph (a) of this section. 

(c) Whenever a student graduates, 

terminates training, or transfers to an-
other school, the student’s record must 
be certified to that effect by the chief 
instructor. 

(d) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate must retain each student 
record required by this section for at 
least 1 year from the date that the stu-
dent: 

(1) Graduates from the course to 

which the record pertains; 

(2) Terminates enrollment in the 

course to which the record pertains; or 

(3) Transfers to another school. 
(e) The holder of a pilot school cer-

tificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate must make a copy of the 
student’s training record available 
upon request by the student. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 141–15, 76 FR 54108, Aug. 
31, 2011] 

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1. 

Applicability. 

This appendix prescribes 

the minimum curriculum required for a rec-
reational pilot certification course under 
this part, for the following ratings: 

(a) Airplane single-engine. 
(b) Rotorcraft helicopter. 
(c) Rotorcraft gyroplane. 
2. 

Eligibility for enrollment. 

A person must 

hold a student pilot certificate prior to en-
rolling in the flight portion of the rec-
reational pilot certification course. 

3. 

Aeronautical knowledge training. 

Each ap-

proved course must include at least 20 hours 
of ground training on the following aero-
nautical knowledge areas, appropriate to the 
aircraft category and class for which the 
course applies: 

(a) Applicable Federal Aviation Regula-

tions for recreational pilot privileges, limi-
tations, and flight operations; 

(b) Accident reporting requirements of the 

National Transportation Safety Board; 

(c) Applicable subjects in the ‘‘Aero-

nautical Information Manual’’ and the ap-
propriate FAA advisory circulars; 

(d) Use of aeronautical charts for VFR 

navigation using pilotage with the aid of a 
magnetic compass; 

(e) Recognition of critical weather situa-

tions from the ground and in flight, 
windshear avoidance, and the procurement 
and use of aeronautical weather reports and 
forecasts; 

(f) Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, 

including collision avoidance, and recogni-
tion and avoidance of wake turbulence; 

(g) Effects of density altitude on takeoff 

and climb performance; 

(h) Weight and balance computations; 
(i) Principles of aerodynamics, power-

plants, and aircraft systems; 

(j) Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and 

spin recovery techniques, if applying for an 
airplane single-engine rating; 

(k) Aeronautical decision making and 

judgment; and 

(l) Preflight action that includes— 
(1) How to obtain information on runway 

lengths at airports of intended use, data on 
takeoff and landing distances, weather re-
ports and forecasts, and fuel requirements; 
and 

(2) How to plan for alternatives if the 

planned flight cannot be completed or delays 
are encountered. 

4. 

Flight training. 

(a) Each approved course 

must include at least 30 hours of flight train-
ing (of which 15 hours must be with a certifi-
cated flight instructor and 3 hours must be 
solo flight training as provided in section 
No. 5 of this appendix) on the approved areas 
of operation listed in paragraph (c) of this 
section that are appropriate to the aircraft 

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