Pt. 141, App. B

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

category and class rating for which the
course applies, including:
(1) Except as provided in Section 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 aircraft that is appropriate to the aircraft category 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 preflight briefing and a postflight critique of
the student by the flight instructor assigned
to that flight.
(c) Flight training must include the following approved areas of operation appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating - 
(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) Preflight 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) Preflight 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 accordance 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 satisfactory proficiency prior to receiving an endorsement 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]

APPENDIX B TO PART 141 - PRIVATE
PILOT CERTIFICATION COURSE
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 certificate 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 paragraph (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 category 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 following aeronautical knowledge areas:
(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations for private pilot privileges, limitations,
and flight operations;
(2) Accident reporting requirements of the
National Transportation Safety Board;
(3) Applicable subjects of the  - Aeronautical Information Manual -  and the appropriate FAA advisory circulars;
(4) Aeronautical charts for VFR navigation
using pilotage, dead reckoning, and navigation systems;
(5) Radio communication procedures;
(6) Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight,
windshear avoidance, and the procurement
and use of aeronautical weather reports and
forecasts;

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