Section 141.34

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

(c) When necessary, an applicant for
a pilot school certificate or for a provisional pilot school certificate may designate a person to be an assistant chief
instructor for an approved training
course, provided that person meets the
requirements of Section 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 requirements of Section 141.37 of this part; and
(2) The school has an enrollment of
at least 10 students at the time designation 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]

Section 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 employ or make a contractual arrangement 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 responsible for the oversight of, a Flight
Standards Service aviation safety inspector; and
(2) Had direct responsibility to inspect, 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 behalf of the certificate holder to the
agency (or any of its officers or employees) in connection with a particular matter, whether or not involving a specific party and without regard

to whether the individual has participated in, or had responsibility for, the
particular matter while serving as a
Flight Standards Service aviation safety 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 certificate holder in any matter before the
Federal Aviation Administration if the
individual was employed by the certificate holder before October 21, 2011.
[Doc. No. FAA-2008-1154, 76 FR 52236, Aug. 22,
2011]

Section 141.35 Chief
instructor
qualifications.
(a) To be eligible for designation as a
chief instructor for a course of training, a person must meet the following
requirements:
(1) Hold a commercial pilot certificate or an airline transport pilot certificate, and, except for a chief instructor 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 category and class of aircraft used in the
course and an instrument rating, if an
instrument rating is required for enrollment in the course of training;
(2) Meet the pilot-in-command recent
flight experience requirements of Section 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 instructional skills and ability to train students on the flight procedures and maneuvers appropriate to the course;
(5) Except for a course of training for
gliders, balloons, or airships, the chief
instructor must meet the applicable requirements in paragraphs (b), (c), and
(d) of this section; and

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