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Pt. 141, App. K

PPENDIX

ART

141—S

PECIAL

REPARATION

OURSES

Applicability.

This appendix prescribes

the minimum curriculum for the special
preparation courses that are listed in § 141.11
of this part.

Eligibility for enrollment.

Prior to enroll-

ing in the flight portion of a special prepara-
tion course, a person must hold a pilot cer-
tificate, flight instructor certificate, or
ground instructor certificate that is appro-
priate for the exercise of the operating privi-
leges or authorizations sought.

General requirements.

(a) To be approved,

a special preparation course must:

(1) Meet the appropriate requirements of

this appendix; and

(2) Prepare the graduate with the nec-

essary skills, competency, and proficiency to
exercise safely the privileges of the certifi-
cate, rating, or authorization for which the
course is established.

(b) An approved special preparation course

must include ground and flight training on
the operating privileges or authorization
sought, for developing competency, pro-
ficiency, resourcefulness, self-confidence,
and self-reliance in the student.

Use of full flight simulators or flight train-

ing devices.

(a) The approved special prepara-

tion course may include training in a full
flight simulator or flight training device,
provided it is representative of the aircraft
for which the course is approved, meets re-
quirements of this paragraph, and the train-
ing is given by an authorized instructor.

(b) Except for the airline transport pilot

certification program in section 13 of this ap-
pendix, training in a full flight simulator
that meets the requirements of § 141.41(a),
may be credited for a maximum of 10 percent
of the total flight training hour require-
ments of the approved course, or of this sec-
tion, whichever is less.

certification program in section 13 of this ap-
pendix, training in a flight training device
that meets the requirements of § 141.41(a),
may be credited for a maximum of 5 percent
of the total flight training hour require-
ments of the approved course, or of this sec-
tion, whichever is less.

(d) Training in the full flight simulators or

flight training devices described in para-
graphs (b) and (c) of this section, if used in
combination, may be credited for a max-
imum of 10 percent of the total flight train-
ing hour requirements of the approved
course, or of this section, whichever is less.
However, credit for training in a flight train-
ing device that meets the requirements of
§ 141.41(a) cannot exceed the limitation pro-
vided for in paragraph (c) of this section.

Stage check and end-of-course tests.

Each

person enrolled in a special preparation
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 that are appropriate to the oper-
ating privileges or authorization sought, and
for which the course applies.

Agricultural aircraft operations course.

approved special preparation course for pi-
lots in agricultural aircraft operations must
include at least the following—

(a) 25 hours of training on:
(1) Agricultural aircraft operations;
(2) Safe piloting and operating practices

and procedures for handling, dispensing, and
disposing agricultural and industrial chemi-
cals, including operating in and around con-
gested areas; and

(3) Applicable provisions of part 137 of this

chapter.

(b) 15 hours of flight training on agricul-

tural aircraft operations.

Rotorcraft external-load operations course.

An approved special preparation course for
pilots of external-load operations must in-
clude at least the following—

(a) 10 hours of training on:
(1) Rotorcraft external-load operations;
(2) Safe piloting and operating practices

and procedures for external-load operations,
including operating in and around congested
areas; and

(3) Applicable provisions of part 133 of this

chapter.

(b) 15 hours of flight training on external-

load operations.

Test pilot course.

An approved special

preparation course for pilots in test pilot du-
ties must include at least the following—

(a) Aeronautical knowledge training on:
(1) Performing aircraft maintenance, qual-

ity assurance, and certification test flight
operations;

(2) Safe piloting and operating practices

and procedures for performing aircraft main-
tenance, quality assurance, and certification
test flight operations;

(3) Applicable parts of this chapter that

pertain to aircraft maintenance, quality as-
surance, and certification tests; and

(4) Test pilot duties and responsibilities.
(b) 15 hours of flight training on test pilot

duties and responsibilities.

Special operations course.

An approved

special preparation course for pilots in spe-
cial operations that are mission-specific for
certain aircraft must include at least the fol-
lowing—

(a) Aeronautical knowledge training on:
(1) Performing that special flight oper-

ation;

(2) Safe piloting operating practices and

procedures for performing that special flight
operation;

(3) Applicable parts of this chapter that

pertain to that special flight operation; and

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