141 Chief Instructor

141 Chief Instructor

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141.93 Enrollment.
(a) The holder of a pilot school certificate or a provisional pilot school certificate must, at the time a student is enrolled in an approved training course, furnish that student with a copy of the following:
(1) A certificate of enrollment containing -
(i) The name of the course in which the student is enrolled; and
(ii) The date of that enrollment.
(2) A copy of the student's training syllabus.
(3) A copy of the safety procedures and practices developed by the school that describe the use of the school's facilities and the operation of its aircraft.
(b) The holder of a pilot school certificate or provisional pilot school certificate must maintain a monthly listing of persons enrolled in each training course offered by the school.


141.95 Graduation certificate.
(a) The holder of a pilot school certificate or provisional pilot school certificate must issue a graduation certificate to each student who completes its approved course of training.
(b) The graduation certificate must be issued to the student upon completion of the course of training and contain at least the following information:
(1) The name of the school and the certificate number of the school;
(2) The name of the graduate to whom it was issued;
(3) The course of training for which it was issued;
(4) The date of graduation;
(5) A statement that the student has satisfactorily completed each required stage of the approved course of training including the tests for those stages;
(6) A certification of the information contained on the graduation certificate by the chief instructor for that course of training; and
(7) A statement showing the cross-country training that the student received in the course of training.

141.101 Training records.
(a) Each holder of a pilot school certificate or provisional pilot school certificate must establish and maintain a current and accurate record of the participation of each student enrolled in an approved course of training conducted by the school that includes the following information:
(1) The date the student was enrolled in the approved course;
(2) A chronological log of the student's course attendance, subjects, and flight operations covered in the student's training, and the names and grades of any tests taken by the student; and
(3) The date the student graduated, terminated training, or transferred to another school.
(b) The records required to be maintained in a student's logbook will not suffice for the record required by paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Whenever a student graduates, terminates training, or transfers to another school, the student's record must be certified to that effect by the chief instructor.
(d) The holder of a pilot school certificate or a provisional pilot school certificate must retain each student record required by this section for at least 1 year from the date that the student:
(1) Graduates from the course to which the record pertains;
(2) Terminates enrollment in the course to which the record pertains; or
(3) Transfers to another school.
(e) The holder of a pilot school certificate or a provisional pilot school certificate must make a copy of the student's training record available upon request by the student.

CFILP, CFIILP, MiscLP, 141LP
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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 ยง 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 (6) A chief instructor for a course of training for gliders, balloons or airships is only required to have 40 percent of the hours required in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this section. (b) For a course of training leading to the issuance of a recreational or private pilot certificate or rating, a chief instructor must have: (1) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in command; and (2) Primary 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) 2 years and a total of 500 flight hours; or (ii) 1,000 flight hours.
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