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Pt. 141, App. E

authorized instructor on board. The training
must consist of the approved areas of oper-
ation under paragraph (d)(5) of section No. 4
of this appendix, and include—

(1) One cross-country flight, if the training

is being performed in the State of Hawaii,
with landings at a minimum of three points,
and one segment of the flight consisting of a
straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical
miles;

(2) One cross-country flight, if the training

is being performed in a State other than Ha-
waii, with landings at a minimum of three
points, and one segment of the flight con-
sisting of a straight-line distance of at least
250 nautical miles; and

(3) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10

takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing
involving a flight with a traffic pattern) at
an airport with an operating control tower.

(f)

For a glider course:

5 solo flights in a

glider on the approved areas of operation in
paragraph (d)(6) of section No. 4 of this ap-
pendix.

(g)

For a lighter-than-air airship course:

hours of flight training in an airship per-
forming the duties of pilot in command
while under the supervision of a commercial
pilot with an airship rating. The training
must consist of the approved areas of oper-
ation in paragraph (d)(7) of section No. 4 of
this appendix and include at least—

(1) One cross-country flight with landings

at a minimum of three points, and one seg-
ment of the flight consisting of a straight-
line distance of at least 25 nautical miles
from the original point of departure; and

(2) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10

takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing
involving a flight with a traffic pattern).

(h)

For a lighter-than-air balloon course:

Two

solo flights if the course is for a hot air bal-
loon rating, or, if the course is for a gas bal-
loon rating, at least two flights in a gas bal-
loon, while performing the duties of pilot in
command under the supervision of a com-
mercial pilot with a balloon rating. The
training shall consist of the approved areas
of operation in paragraph (d)(8) of section
No. 4 of this appendix, in the kind of balloon
for which the course applies.

Stage checks and end-of-course tests.

(a)

Each student enrolled in a commercial 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 (d) of section
No. 4 of this appendix that are appropriate to
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 40909, July 30, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 141–10, 63 FR 20290, Apr.
23, 1998; Amdt. 141–12, 74 FR 42565, Aug. 21,
2009; Docket FAA–2015–1846, Amdt. 141–18, 81
FR 21461, Apr. 12, 2016; 83 FR 30283, June 27,
2018]

PPENDIX

ART

141—A

IRLINE

RANSPORT

ILOT

ERTIFICATION

OURSE

Applicability.

This appendix prescribes

the minimum curriculum for an airline
transport pilot certification course under
this part, for the following ratings:

(a) Airplane single-engine.
(b) Airplane multiengine.
(c) Rotorcraft helicopter.
(d) Powered-lift.
2.

Eligibility for enrollment.

Before com-

pleting the flight portion of the airline
transport pilot certification course, a person
must meet the aeronautical experience re-
quirements for an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate under part 61, subpart G of this chap-
ter that is appropriate to the aircraft cat-
egory and class rating for which the course
applies, and:

(a) Hold a commercial pilot certificate and

an instrument rating, or an airline transport
pilot certificate with instrument privileges;

(b) Meet the military experience require-

ments under § 61.73 of this chapter to qualify
for a commercial pilot certificate and an in-
strument rating, if the person is a rated
military pilot or former rated military pilot
of an Armed Force of the United States; or

pilot license or foreign commercial pilot li-
cense and an instrument rating, if the person
holds a pilot license issued by a contracting
State to the Convention on International
Civil Aviation.

Aeronautical knowledge areas.

(a) Each

approved course must include at least 40
hours of ground training on the aeronautical
knowledge areas listed in paragraph (b) of
this section, appropriate to the aircraft cat-
egory and class rating for which the course
applies.

(b) Ground training must include the fol-

lowing aeronautical knowledge areas:

(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regula-

tions of this chapter that relate to airline
transport pilot privileges, limitations, and
flight operations;

(2) Meteorology, including knowledge of

and effects of fronts, frontal characteristics,
cloud formations, icing, and upper-air data;

(3) General system of weather and NOTAM

collection, dissemination, interpretation,
and use;

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