Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Pt. 141, App. K

APPENDIX K TO PART 141 - SPECIAL
PREPARATION COURSES
1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes
the minimum curriculum for the special
preparation courses that are listed in Section 141.11
of this part.
2. Eligibility for enrollment. Prior to enrolling in the flight portion of a special preparation course, a person must hold a pilot certificate, flight instructor certificate, or
ground instructor certificate that is appropriate for the exercise of the operating privileges or authorizations sought.
3. 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 necessary skills, competency, and proficiency to
exercise safely the privileges of the certificate, 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, proficiency, resourcefulness, self-confidence,
and self-reliance in the student.
4. Use of full flight simulators or flight training devices. (a) The approved special preparation 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 requirements of this paragraph, and the training is given by an authorized instructor.
(b) Except for the airline transport pilot
certification program in section 13 of this appendix, training in a full flight simulator
that meets the requirements of Section 141.41(a),
may be credited for a maximum of 10 percent
of the total flight training hour requirements of the approved course, or of this section, whichever is less.
(c) Except for the airline transport pilot
certification program in section 13 of this appendix, training in a flight training device
that meets the requirements of Section 141.41(a),
may be credited for a maximum of 5 percent
of the total flight training hour requirements of the approved course, or of this section, whichever is less.
(d) Training in the full flight simulators or
flight training devices described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, if used in
combination, may be credited for a maximum of 10 percent of the total flight training hour requirements of the approved
course, or of this section, whichever is less.
However, credit for training in a flight training device that meets the requirements of
Section 141.41(a) cannot exceed the limitation provided for in paragraph (c) of this section.
5. 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 accordance with the school-s approved training
course, consisting of the approved areas of
operation that are appropriate to the operating privileges or authorization sought, and
for which the course applies.
6. Agricultural aircraft operations course. An
approved special preparation course for pilots 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 chemicals, including operating in and around congested areas; and
(3) Applicable provisions of part 137 of this
chapter.
(b) 15 hours of flight training on agricultural aircraft operations.
7. Rotorcraft external-load operations course.
An approved special preparation course for
pilots of external-load operations must include 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 externalload operations.
8. Test pilot course. An approved special
preparation course for pilots in test pilot duties must include at least the following - 
(a) Aeronautical knowledge training on:
(1) Performing aircraft maintenance, quality assurance, and certification test flight
operations;
(2) Safe piloting and operating practices
and procedures for performing aircraft maintenance, quality assurance, and certification
test flight operations;
(3) Applicable parts of this chapter that
pertain to aircraft maintenance, quality assurance, and certification tests; and
(4) Test pilot duties and responsibilities.
(b) 15 hours of flight training on test pilot
duties and responsibilities.
9. Special operations course. An approved
special preparation course for pilots in special operations that are mission-specific for
certain aircraft must include at least the following - 
(a) Aeronautical knowledge training on:
(1) Performing that special flight operation;
(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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