516 

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

Pt. 63, App. B 

Subject 

Classroom 

hours 

To include: 

Principles of radio transmission and re-

ception. 

Radio aids to navigation. 
Government publications. 
Airborne D/F equipment. 
Errors of radio bearings. 
Quadrantal correction. 
Plotting radio bearings. 
ICAO Q code for direction finding. 
Loran. 
Consol. 

Celestial navigation .............................................

150 

To include: 

The solar system. 
The celestial sphere. 
The astronomical triangle. 
Theory of lines of position. 
Use of the Air Almanac. 
Time and its applications. 
Navigation tables. 
Precomputation. 
Celestial line of position approach. 
Star identification. 
Corrections to celestial observations. 

Flight planning and cruise control .......................

25 

To include: 

The flight plan. 
Fuel consumption charts. 
Methods of cruise control. 
Flight progress chart. 
Point-of-no-return. 
Equitime point. 

Long-range flight problems ..................................

15 

Total (exclusive of final examinations) ..

350 

(3) 

Flight course outline. (i) A minimum of 

150 hours of supervised flight training shall 
be given, of which at least 50 hours of flight 
training must be given at night, and celes-
tial navigation must be used during flights 
which total at least 125 hours. 

(ii) A maximum of 50 hours of the required 

flight training may be obtained in accept-
able types of synthetic flight navigator 
training devices. 

(iii) Flights should be at least four hours in 

length and should be conducted off civil air-
ways. Some training on long-range flights is 
desirable, but is not required. There is no 
limit to the number of students that may be 
trained on one flight, but at least one 
astrodrome or one periscopic sextant mount-
ing must be provided for each group of four 
students. 

(iv) Training must be given in dead reck-

oning, pilotage, radio navigation, celestial 
navigation, and the use of the absolute al-
timeter. 

(b) 

Equipment.  (1) Classroom equipment 

shall include one table at least 24

″ × 

32

″ 

in di-

mensions for each student. 

(2) Aircraft suitable for the flight training 

must be available to the approved course op-
erator to insure that the flight training may 
be completed without undue delay. 

The approved course operator may contract 
or obtain written agreements with aircraft 

operators for the use of suitable aircraft. A 
copy of the contract or written agreement 
with an aircraft operator shall be attached 
to each of the three copies of the course out-
line submitted for approval. In all cases, the 
approved course operator is responsible for 
the nature and quality of instruction given 
during flight. 

(c) 

Instructors.  (1) Sufficient classroom in-

structors must be available to prevent an ex-
cessive ratio of students to instructors. Any 
ratio in excess of 20 to 1 will be considered 
unsatisfactory. 

(2) At least one ground instructor must 

hold a valid flight navigator certificate, and 
be utilized to coordinate instruction of 
ground school subjects. 

(3) Each instructor who conducts flight 

training must hold a valid flight navigator 
certificate. 

(d) 

Revision of training course. (1) Requests 

for revisions to course outlines, facilities, 
and equipment shall follow procedures for 
original approval of the course. Revisions 
should be submitted in such form that an en-
tire page or pages of the approved outline 
can be removed and replaced by the revi-
sions. 

(2) The list of instructors may be revised at 

any time without request for approval, pro-
vided the minimum requirement of para-
graph (e) of this section is maintained. 

(e) 

Credit for previous training and experi-

ence.  (1) Credit may be granted by an oper-
ator to students for previous training and ex-
perience which is provable and comparable 
to portions of the approved curriculum. 
When granting such credit, the approved 
course operator should be fully cognizant of 
the fact that he is responsible for the pro-
ficiency of his graduates in accordance with 
subdivision (i) of paragraph (3) of this sec-
tion. 

(2) Where advanced credit is allowed, the 

operator shall evaluate the student’s pre-
vious training and experience in accordance 
with the normal practices of accredited tech-
nical schools. Before credit is given for any 
ground school subject or portion thereof, the 
student must pass an appropriate examina-
tion given by the operator. The results of the 
examination, the basis for credit allowance, 
and the hours credited shall be incorporated 
as a part of the student’s records. 

(3) Credit up to a maximum of 50 hours to-

ward the flight training requirement may be 
given to pilots who have logged at least 500 
hours while a member of a flight crew which 
required a certificated flight navigator or 
the Armed Forces equivalent. A similar cred-
it may also be given to a licensed deck offi-
cer of the Maritime Service who has served 
as such for at least one year on ocean-going 
vessels. One-half of the flight time credited 
under the terms of this paragraph may be ap-
plied toward the 50 hours of flight training 
required at night. 

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