Section 141.37

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

pilot flight training program, or a combination 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 command; and
(3) Instrument flight instructor experience, acquired as either a certificated
flight instructor-instrument or an instructor 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, acquired as either a certificated flight instructor or an instructor in a military
pilot flight training program, or a combination thereof, consisting of at
least - 
(i) 11-2 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 certificated 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]

Section 141.37 Check instructor qualifications.
(a) To be designated as a check instructor for conducting student stage
checks, end-of-course tests, and instructor 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 completion 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 paragraph (a)(1) of this section;
(ii) Hold a commercial pilot certificate or an airline transport pilot certificate and, except for a check instructor for a course of training for a lighter-than-air rating, a current flight instructor 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 recent flight experience requirements of
Section 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 paragraph (a)(1) of this section;
(ii) Except for a course of training for
a lighter-than-air rating, hold a current flight instructor certificate or
ground instructor certificate with ratings 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 commercial pilot certificate with a lighterthan-air category rating and the appropriate 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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