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Pt. 141, App. M

PPENDIX

ART

141—C

OMBINED

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Applicability.

This appendix prescribes

the minimum curriculum for a combined pri-
vate pilot certification and instrument rat-
ing course required under this part, for the
following ratings:

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

Eligibility for enrollment.

A person must

hold a sport pilot, recreational, or student
pilot certificate prior to enrolling in the
flight portion of a combined private pilot
certification and instrument rating course.

Aeronautical knowledge training.

(a) Each approved course must include at

least 65 hours of ground training on the aero-
nautical knowledge areas listed in paragraph
(b) of this section that are appropriate to the
aircraft category and class rating of the
course:

(b) Ground training must include the fol-

lowing aeronautical knowledge areas:

(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regula-

tions for private pilot privileges, limitations,
flight operations, and instrument flight rules
(IFR) 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 visual flight

rules (VFR) navigation using pilotage, dead
reckoning, and navigation 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.

(7) Safe and efficient operation of aircraft

under instrument flight rules and conditions.

(8) Collision avoidance and recognition and

avoidance of wake turbulence.

(9) Effects of density altitude on takeoff

and climb performance.

(10) Weight and balance computations.
(11) Principles of aerodynamics, power-

plants, and aircraft systems.

(12) If the course of training is for an air-

plane category, stall awareness, spin entry,
spins, and spin recovery techniques.

(13) Air traffic control system and proce-

dures for instrument flight operations.

(14) IFR navigation and approaches by use

of navigation systems.

(15) Use of IFR en route and instrument ap-

proach procedure charts.

(16) Aeronautical decision making and

judgment.

(17) Preflight action that includes—

(i) How to obtain information on runway

lengths at airports of intended use, data on
takeoff and landing distances, weather re-
ports and forecasts, and fuel requirements.

(ii) How to plan for alternatives if the

planned flight cannot be completed or delays
are encountered.

(iii) Procurement and use of aviation

weather reports and forecasts, and the ele-
ments of forecasting weather trends on the
basis of that information and personal obser-
vation of weather conditions.

Flight training.

(a) Each approved course must include at

least 70 hours of training, as described in sec-
tion 4 and section 5 of this appendix, on the
approved areas of operation listed in para-
graph (d) of section 4 of this appendix that
are appropriate to the aircraft category and
class rating of the course:

(b) Each approved course must include at

least the following flight training:

(1)

For an airplane single engine course:

hours of flight training from an authorized
instructor on the approved areas of oper-
ation in paragraph (d)(1) of this section that
includes at least—

(i) Except as provided in § 61.111 of this

chapter, 3 hours of cross-country flight
training in a single engine airplane.

(ii) 3 hours of night flight training in a sin-

gle-engine airplane that includes—

(A) One cross-country flight of more than

100 nautical miles total distance.

(B) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full

stop (with each landing involving a flight in
the traffic pattern) at an airport.

(iii) 35 hours of instrument flight training

in a single-engine airplane that includes at
least one cross-country flight that is per-
formed under IFR and—

(A) Is a distance of at least 250 nautical

miles along airways or air traffic control-di-
rected (ATC-directed) routing with one seg-
ment of the flight consisting of at least a
straight-line distance of 100 nautical miles
between airports.

(B) Involves an instrument approach at

each airport.

proaches with the use of navigation systems.

(iv) 3 hours of flight training in a single-

engine airplane in preparation for the prac-
tical test within 60 days preceding the date
of the test.

(2)

For an airplane multiengine course:

hours of training from an authorized instruc-
tor on the approved areas of operation in
paragraph (d)(2) of this section that includes
at least—

(i) Except as provided in § 61.111 of this

chapter, 3 hours of cross-country flight
training in a multiengine airplane.

(ii) 3 hours of night flight training in a

multiengine airplane that includes—

(A) One cross-country flight of more than

100 nautical miles total distance.

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