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Pt. 141, App. B 

category and class rating for which the 
course applies, including: 

(1) Except as provided in § 61.100 of this 

chapter, 2 hours of dual flight training to 
and at an airport that is located more than 
25 nautical miles from the airport where the 
applicant normally trains, with at least 
three takeoffs and three landings; and 

(2) 3 hours of dual flight training in an air-

craft that is appropriate to the aircraft cat-
egory and class for which the course applies, 
in preparation for the practical test within 
60 days preceding the date of the test. 

(b) Each training flight must include a pre-

flight briefing and a postflight critique of 
the student by the flight instructor assigned 
to that flight. 

(c) Flight training must include the fol-

lowing approved areas of operation appro-
priate to the aircraft category and class rat-
ing— 

(1) 

For an airplane single-engine course: 

(i) 

Preflight preparation; 

(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport operations; 
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds; 
(v) Performance maneuvers; 
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Slow flight and stalls; 
(ix) Emergency operations; and 
(x) Postflight procedures. 
(2) 

For a rotorcraft helicopter course: 

(i) Pre-

flight preparation; 

(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport and heliport operations; 
(iv) Hovering maneuvers; 
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds; 
(vi) Performance maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Emergency operations; and 
(ix) Postflight procedures. 
(3) 

For a rotorcraft gyroplane course: 

(i) Pre-

flight preparation; 

(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport operations; 
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds; 
(v) Performance maneuvers; 
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Flight at slow airspeeds; 
(ix) Emergency operations; and 
(x) Postflight procedures. 
5. 

Solo flight training. 

Each approved course 

must include at least 3 hours of solo flight 
training on the approved areas of operation 
listed in paragraph (c) of section No. 4 of this 
appendix that are appropriate to the aircraft 
category and class rating for which the 
course applies. 

6. 

Stage checks and end-of-course tests. 

(a) 

Each student enrolled in a recreational pilot 
course must satisfactorily accomplish the 
stage checks and end-of-course tests, in ac-
cordance with the school’s approved training 
course, consisting of the approved areas of 
operation listed in paragraph (c) of section 

No. 4 of this appendix that are appropriate to 
the aircraft category and class rating for 
which the course applies. 

(b) Each student must demonstrate satis-

factory proficiency prior to receiving an en-
dorsement to operate an aircraft in solo 
flight. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40908, July 30, 1997] 

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1. 

Applicability. 

This appendix prescribes 

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

(a) Airplane single-engine. 
(b) Airplane multiengine. 
(c) Rotorcraft helicopter. 
(d) Rotorcraft gyroplane. 
(e) Powered-lift. 
(f) Glider. 
(g) Lighter-than-air airship. 
(h) Lighter-than-air balloon. 
2. 

Eligibility for enrollment. 

A person must 

hold either a recreational pilot certificate, 
sport pilot certificate, or student pilot cer-
tificate before enrolling in the solo flight 
phase of the private pilot certification 
course. 

3. 

Aeronautical knowledge training. 

(a) Each approved course must include at 

least the following ground training on the 
aeronautical knowledge areas listed in para-
graph (b) of this section, appropriate to the 
aircraft category and class rating: 

(1) 35 hours of training if the course is for 

an airplane, rotorcraft, or powered-lift cat-
egory rating. 

(2) 15 hours of training if the course is for 

a glider category rating. 

(3) 10 hours of training if the course is for 

a lighter-than-air category with a balloon 
class rating. 

(4) 35 hours of training if the course is for 

a lighter-than-air category with an airship 
class rating. 

(b) Ground training must include the fol-

lowing aeronautical knowledge areas: 

(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regula-

tions for private pilot privileges, limitations, 
and flight operations; 

(2) Accident reporting requirements of the 

National Transportation Safety Board; 

(3) Applicable subjects of the ‘‘Aero-

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

(4) Aeronautical charts for VFR navigation 

using pilotage, dead reckoning, and naviga-
tion systems; 

(5) Radio communication procedures; 
(6) 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; 

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