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§ 61.195 

(ii) For single-place aircraft, the pre- 

solo flight training must have been 
provided in an aircraft that has two 
pilot stations and is of the same cat-
egory, class, and type, if appropriate. 

(h) 

Qualifications of the flight instruc-

tor for training first-time flight instructor 
applicants. (1) The ground training pro-
vided to an initial applicant for a flight 
instructor certificate must be given by 
an authorized instructor who— 

(i) Holds a ground or flight instructor 

certificate with the appropriate rating, 
has held that certificate for at least 24 
calendar months, and has given at 
least 40 hours of ground training; or 

(ii) Holds a ground or flight instruc-

tor certificate with the appropriate 
rating, and has given at least 100 hours 
of ground training in an FAA-approved 
course. 

(2) Except for an instructor who 

meets the requirements of paragraph 
(h)(3)(ii) of this section, a flight in-
structor who provides training to an 
initial applicant for a flight instructor 
certificate must— 

(i) Meet the eligibility requirements 

prescribed in § 61.183 of this part; 

(ii) Hold the appropriate flight in-

structor certificate and rating; 

(iii) Have held a flight instructor cer-

tificate for at least 24 months; 

(iv) For training in preparation for 

an airplane, rotorcraft, or powered-lift 
rating, have given at least 200 hours of 
flight training as a flight instructor; 
and 

(v) For training in preparation for a 

glider rating, have given at least 80 
hours of flight training as a flight in-
structor. 

(3) A flight instructor who serves as a 

flight instructor in an FAA-approved 
course for the issuance of a flight in-
structor rating must hold a flight in-
structor certificate with the appro-
priate rating and pass the required ini-
tial and recurrent flight instructor pro-
ficiency tests, in accordance with the 
requirements of the part under which 
the FAA-approved course is conducted, 
and must— 

(i) Meet the requirements of para-

graph (h)(2) of this section; or 

(ii) Have trained and endorsed at 

least five applicants for a practical test 
for a pilot certificate, flight instructor 
certificate, ground instructor certifi-

cate, or an additional rating, and at 
least 80 percent of those applicants 
passed that test on their first attempt; 
and 

(A) Given at least 400 hours of flight 

training as a flight instructor for 
training in an airplane, a rotorcraft, or 
for a powered-lift rating; or 

(B) Given at least 100 hours of flight 

training as a flight instructor, for 
training in a glider rating. 

(i) 

Prohibition against self-endorse-

ments.  A flight instructor shall not 
make any self-endorsement for a cer-
tificate, rating, flight review, author-
ization, operating privilege, practical 
test, or knowledge test that is required 
by this part. 

(j) 

Additional qualifications required to 

give training in Category II or Category 
III operations. A flight instructor may 
not give training in Category II or Cat-
egory III operations unless the flight 
instructor has been trained and tested 
in Category II or Category III oper-
ations, pursuant to § 61.67 or § 61.68 of 
this part, as applicable. 

(k) 

Training for night vision goggle op-

erations.  A flight instructor may not 
conduct training for night vision gog-
gle operations unless the flight instruc-
tor: 

(1) Has a pilot and flight instructor 

certificate with the applicable cat-
egory and class rating for the training; 

(2) If appropriate, has a type rating 

on his or her pilot certificate for the 
aircraft; 

(3) Is pilot in command qualified for 

night vision goggle operations, in ac-
cordance with § 61.31(k); 

(4) Has logged 100 night vision goggle 

operations as the sole manipulator of 
the controls; 

(5) Has logged 20 night vision goggle 

operations as the sole manipulator of 
the controls in the category and class, 
and type of aircraft, if aircraft class 
and type is appropriate, that the train-
ing will be given in; 

(6) Is qualified to act as pilot in com-

mand in night vision goggle operations 
under § 61.57(f) or (g); and 

(7) Has a logbook endorsement from 

an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector or a 
person who is authorized by the FAA to 
provide that logbook endorsement that 
states the flight instructor is author-
ized to perform the night vision goggle 

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