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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 141.34 

(c) When necessary, an applicant for 

a pilot school certificate or for a provi-
sional pilot school certificate may des-
ignate a person to be an assistant chief 
instructor for an approved training 
course, provided that person meets the 
requirements of § 141.36 of this part. 

(d) A pilot school and a provisional 

pilot school may designate a person to 
be a check instructor for conducting 
student stage checks, end-of-course 
tests, and instructor proficiency 
checks, provided: 

(1) That person meets the require-

ments of § 141.37 of this part; and 

(2) The school has an enrollment of 

at least 10 students at the time des-
ignation is sought. 

(e) A person, as listed in this section, 

may serve in more than one position 
for a school, provided that person is 
qualified for each position. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 
141–12, 74 FR 42563, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 141– 
17, 78 FR 42379, July 15, 2013; Amdt. 141–17A, 
78 FR 53026, Aug. 28, 2013] 

§ 141.34

Employment of former FAA 

employees. 

(a) Except as specified in paragraph 

(c) of this section, no holder of a pilot 
school certificate or a provisional pilot 
school certificate may knowingly em-
ploy or make a contractual arrange-
ment which permits an individual to 
act as an agent or representative of the 
certificate holder in any matter before 
the Federal Aviation Administration if 
the individual, in the preceding 2 
years— 

(1) Served as, or was directly respon-

sible for the oversight of, a Flight 
Standards Service aviation safety in-
spector; and 

(2) Had direct responsibility to in-

spect, or oversee the inspection of, the 
operations of the certificate holder. 

(b) For the purpose of this section, an 

individual shall be considered to be 
acting as an agent or representative of 
a certificate holder in a matter before 
the agency if the individual makes any 
written or oral communication on be-
half of the certificate holder to the 
agency (or any of its officers or em-
ployees) in connection with a par-
ticular matter, whether or not involv-
ing a specific party and without regard 

to whether the individual has partici-
pated in, or had responsibility for, the 
particular matter while serving as a 
Flight Standards Service aviation safe-
ty inspector. 

(c) The provisions of this section do 

not prohibit a holder of a pilot school 
certificate or a provisional pilot school 
certificate from knowingly employing 
or making a contractual arrangement 
which permits an individual to act as 
an agent or representative of the cer-
tificate holder in any matter before the 
Federal Aviation Administration if the 
individual was employed by the certifi-
cate holder before October 21, 2011. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52236, Aug. 22, 
2011] 

§ 141.35

Chief instructor qualifica-

tions. 

(a) To be eligible for designation as a 

chief instructor for a course of train-
ing, a person must meet the following 
requirements: 

(1) Hold a commercial pilot certifi-

cate or an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate, and, except for a chief instruc-
tor for a course of training solely for a 
lighter-than-air rating, a current flight 
instructor certificate. The certificates 
must contain the appropriate aircraft 
category and class ratings for the cat-
egory and class of aircraft used in the 
course and an instrument rating, if an 
instrument rating is required for en-
rollment in the course of training; 

(2) Meet the pilot-in-command recent 

flight experience requirements of § 61.57 
of this chapter; 

(3) Pass a knowledge test on— 
(i) Teaching methods; 
(ii) Applicable provisions of the 

‘‘Aeronautical Information Manual’’; 

(iii) Applicable provisions of parts 61, 

91, and 141 of this chapter; and 

(iv) The objectives and approved 

course completion standards of the 
course for which the person seeks to 
obtain designation. 

(4) Pass a proficiency test on instruc-

tional skills and ability to train stu-
dents on the flight procedures and ma-
neuvers appropriate to the course; 

(5) Except for a course of training for 

gliders, balloons, or airships, the chief 
instructor must meet the applicable re-
quirements in paragraphs (b), (c), and 
(d) of this section; and 

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