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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 141.37 

pilot flight training program, or a com-
bination thereof, consisting of at 
least— 

(i) 1 year and a total of 250 flight 

hours; or 

(ii) 500 flight hours. 
(c) For a course of training leading to 

the issuance of an instrument rating or 
a rating with instrument privileges, an 
assistant chief flight instructor must 
have: 

(1) At least 50 hours of flight time 

under actual or simulated instrument 
conditions; 

(2) At least 500 hours as pilot in com-

mand; and 

(3) Instrument flight instructor expe-

rience, acquired as either a certificated 
flight instructor-instrument or an in-
structor in a military pilot flight 
training program, or a combination 
thereof, consisting of at least— 

(i) 1 year and a total of 125 flight 

hours; or 

(ii) 200 flight hours. 
(d) For a course of training other 

than one leading to the issuance of a 
recreational or private pilot certificate 
or rating, or an instrument rating or a 
rating with instrument privileges, an 
assistant chief instructor must have: 

(1) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in 

command; and 

(2) Flight training experience, ac-

quired as either a certificated flight in-
structor or an instructor in a military 
pilot flight training program, or a com-
bination thereof, consisting of at 
least— 

(i) 1

1

⁄

2

years and a total of 500 flight 

hours; or 

(ii) 750 flight hours. 
(e) To be eligible for designation as 

an assistant chief instructor for a 
ground school course, a person must 
have 6 months of experience as a 
ground school instructor at a certifi-
cated pilot school. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40907, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 141–10, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 
23, 1998] 

§ 141.37

Check instructor qualifica-

tions. 

(a) To be designated as a check in-

structor for conducting student stage 
checks, end-of-course tests, and in-
structor proficiency checks under this 

part, a person must meet the eligibility 
requirements of this section: 

(1) For checks and tests that relate 

to either flight or ground training, the 
person must pass a test, given by the 
chief instructor, 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 course com-

pletion standards of the approved 
training course for the designation 
sought. 

(2) For checks and tests that relate 

to a flight training course, the person 
must— 

(i) Meet the requirements in para-

graph (a)(1) of this section; 

(ii) Hold a commercial pilot certifi-

cate or an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate and, except for a check instruc-
tor for a course of training for a light-
er-than-air rating, a current flight in-
structor certificate. The certificates 
must contain the appropriate aircraft 
category, class, and instrument ratings 
for the category and class of aircraft 
used in the course; 

(iii) Meet the pilot-in-command re-

cent flight experience requirements of 
§ 61.57 of this chapter; and 

(iv) Pass a proficiency test, given by 

the chief instructor or assistant chief 
instructor, on the flight procedures and 
maneuvers of the approved training 
course for the designation sought. 

(3) For checks and tests that relate 

to ground training, the person must— 

(i) Meet the requirements in para-

graph (a)(1) of this section; 

(ii) Except for a course of training for 

a lighter-than-air rating, hold a cur-
rent flight instructor certificate or 
ground instructor certificate with rat-
ings appropriate to the category and 
class of aircraft used in the course; and 

(iii) For a course of training for a 

lighter-than-air rating, hold a commer-
cial pilot certificate with a lighter- 
than-air category rating and the appro-
priate class rating. 

(b) A person who meets the eligibility 

requirements in paragraph (a) of this 
section must: 

(1) Be designated, in writing, by the 

chief instructor to conduct student 

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