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CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.129(e))
ALTERNATE PROVISIONS FOR
PERSONS RECEIVING TRAINING UNDER A PART 135, 141, OR 142 APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM* (herein referred to as applicants) Solo Flight Time or Flight Time Performing the Duties of PIC 10 hours of solo flight time in a powered-lift or 10 hours of flight time performing the duties of PIC in a powered-lift with an authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited toward the flight time requirement under § 61.129(e)(2), on the areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(5)) that includes:
No alternative.
(1) One cross-country flight of not less than 300 NM total distance with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 NM from the original departure point.
However, if this requirement is being met in Hawaii, the longest segment need only have a straight-line distance of at least 150 NM.
An applicant may complete two cross-country flights with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 NM from the original point of departure. The second cross-country flight must include landings at different points than the first cross-country flight.
Refer to § 194.233(b).
(2) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.
No alternative.
8-1 CHAPTER 8. ALTERNATE AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE AND LOGGING
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INSTRUMENT-POWERED-LIFT RATING
8.1 Alternate Provisions for Test Pilots, FAA Test Pilots, Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI), and Instructor Pilots.
8.1.1 Initial Experience During Aircraft Certification. Title 14 CFR part 194, §§ 194.225 and 194.227 provide certain alternate experience requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating for test pilots, FAA test pilots, ASIs, and instructor pilots.
To utilize these alternate experience requirements, the flights must be conducted at an experimental powered-lift at the manufacturer, and the applicant (i.e., the test pilot, FAA test pilot, ASI, or instructor pilot) must be authorized by the Administrator to act as pilot in command (PIC) of the experimental powered-lift. The alternate experience requirements include cross-country time as PIC, and instrument time on the areas of operation listed in 14 CFR part 61, § 61.65(c).
8.1.2 Alternate Logging Requirements. Pursuant to §§ 194.225(c) and 194.227(c), a test pilot, an FAA test pilot, an ASI, or an instructor pilot may log PIC flight time for the purpose of satisfying the aeronautical experience requirements in § 61.65(f)(1) when the following conditions are met:
1. The instructor pilot, FAA test pilot, ASI, or test pilot is the sole manipulator of the controls of an experimental powered-lift for which the pilot is not rated;
2. The instructor pilot, FAA test pilot, ASI, or test pilot is acting as PIC of the experimental powered-lift in accordance with a Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued by the Administrator;
3. In the case of a test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI, the flight is conducted for the purposes of (a) research and development (R&D), or (b) showing compliance with the regulations in accordance with the experimental certificate issued to the powered-lift; and
4. In the case of an instructor pilot, the flight is conducted for the purposes of crew training in accordance with the experimental certificate issued for the powered-lift.
8.1.3 Instrument Training on the Areas of Operation Listed in § 61.65(c).
8.1.3.1 An applicant for an instrument-powered-lift rating who has not received the 15 hours of instrument training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c) from an authorized instructor may be considered eligible under the following two circumstances. In the case of a test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI, and in accordance with § 194.225(b)(1), test pilots, FAA test pilots, and ASIs may receive the instrument training from an instructor pilot in an experimental powered-lift in accordance with the manufacturer’s proposed training curriculum if the test pilot, FAA test pilot, or ASI is authorized to act as PIC of the powered-lift and the curriculum includes 15 hours of instrument training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c). In the case of an instructor pilot, the person must have provided the manufacturer’s proposed
8-2 training curriculum in the experimental powered-lift. In either case, the applicant must receive a logbook or training record endorsement. In the case of a test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI applicant, this endorsement must be from an instructor pilot documenting completion of the manufacturer’s training curriculum. In the case of an instructor pilot, the endorsement must be from a management official within the manufacturer’s organization certifying the instructor pilot provided the training in accordance with the manufacturer’s proposed training curriculum. An example of the training record endorsement can be found in Appendix A, Example Endorsements.
8.1.3.2 Sections 194.225(b)(2) and 194.227(b)(2) authorize an applicant for an instrument rating in a powered-lift to receive 3 hours of instrument training from an instructor pilot in the experimental powered-lift in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
8.1.3.3 Sections 194.225(b)(4) and 194.227(b)(4) permit test pilots, FAA test pilots, ASIs, and instructor pilots who do not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) to be eligible for an instrument rating if they complete the cross-country requirements set forth by § 194.235. These requirements are detailed in Chapter 3, Alternate Cross-Country Requirements.
8.1.3.4 A ll flights recorded in the applicant’s logbook will include the requirements listed in § 194.213(b). This experience will be presented to an evaluator or inspector as part of the applicant’s verification of records for a practical test.
8-3 Table 8-1. Alternate Provisions for an Instrument-Powered-Lift Rating: Test Pilots and Instructor Pilots
CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME
REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.65(f))
ALTERNATE
PROVISIONS FOR
TEST PILOTS,
FAA TEST PILOTS, OR ASIs*
ALTERNATE
PROVISIONS FOR INSTRUCTOR PILOTS* *To use the alternate provisions below, the flights must be conducted in an experimental powered-lift at the manufacturer, and the test pilots, FAA test pilots, ASIs, and instructor pilots must be authorized by the Administrator to act as PIC of the experimental powered-lift. Refer to §§ 194.225(a) and 194.227(a).
Cross-Country Time as PIC 50 hours of cross-country time as PIC, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift.
A test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI who is not rated in the powered-lift may log PIC flight time in the experimental powered-lift toward the 10-hour cross-country time requirement if:
(1) The test pilot, FAA test pilot, or ASI is the sole manipulator of the controls;
(2) The test pilot, FAA test pilot, or ASI is acting as PIC of the powered-lift; and
(3) The flight is conducted for the purpose of R&D or showing compliance.
Refer to § 194.225(c).
An instructor pilot who is not rated in the powered-lift may log PIC flight time in the experimental powered-lift toward the 10-hour cross-country time requirement if:
(1) The instructor pilot is acting as PIC of the powered-lift, and
(2) The flight is conducted for the purpose of crew training.
Refer to § 194.227(c).
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CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME
REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.65(f))
ALTERNATE
PROVISIONS FOR
TEST PILOTS,
FAA TEST PILOTS, OR ASIs*
ALTERNATE
PROVISIONS FOR INSTRUCTOR PILOTS* Instrument Time on the Areas of Operation Listed in § 61.65(c) 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c), of which 15 hours must have been received from an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-powered-lift rating, and the instrument time includes:
A test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI may receive 15 hours of instrument training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c) from an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor) if:
(1) The training is conducted in accordance with the manufacturer’s proposed training curriculum, and
(2) The test pilot, FAA test pilot, or ASI receives an endorsement from an instructor pilot certifying satisfactory completion of the curriculum.
Refer to § 194.225(b)(1).
In lieu of receiving the 15 hours of instrument training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c), an instructor pilot may provide this instrument training to the test pilot in accordance with the manufacturer’s proposed training curriculum. The instructor pilot must receive endorsement from a management official certifying that the instructor pilot provided the training.
Refer to § 194.227(b)(1).
(1) 3 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in a powered-lift that is appropriate to the instrument-powered-lift rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test.
A test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI may accomplish the practical test preparation with an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor).
Refer to § 194.225(b)(2).
An instructor pilot may accomplish the practical test preparation with another instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor).
Refer to § 194.227(b)(2).
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CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME
REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.65(f))
ALTERNATE
PROVISIONS FOR
TEST PILOTS,
FAA TEST PILOTS, OR ASIs*
ALTERNATE
PROVISIONS FOR INSTRUCTOR PILOTS*
(2) Instrument flight training on cross-country flight procedures, including one cross-country flight in a powered-lift with an authorized instructor that is performed under instrument flight rules (IFR), when a flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control (ATC) facility, that involves:
• A flight of 250 nautical miles (NM) along airways or by directed routing from an ATC facility;
• An instrument approach at each airport; and
• Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.
A test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI may complete the cross-country flight with an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor).
Instead of completing one cross-country flight of 250 NM, a test pilot, an FAA test pilot, or an ASI may complete two cross-country flights, each of which must involve a flight of 100 NM along airways or by directed routing from an ATC facility.
Refer to §§ 194.225(b)(4) and 194.235(a).
An instructor pilot may complete the cross-country flight with another instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor).
An instructor pilot may complete the same alternate cross-country flights as a test pilot.
Refer to §§ 194.227(b)(4) and 194.235(a).
8.2 A lternate Provisions for Initial Cadre of Instructors.
8.2.1 F acilitation of Training . Once the manufacturer has completed type certification of their powered-lift, SFAR 120 facilitates manufacturers providing training for an initial cadre of instructors employed at specific certificate holders (CH). The manufacturer’s approved training curriculum will cover all the required areas of operation, and the manufacturer’s instructor pilots may deliver this training. This approach of facilitating the use of instructor pilots at the manufacturer to deliver initial certification training to the first powered-lift applicants enables those most familiar with the aircraft (i.e., the manufacturers) to provide safe and effective training and provides the manufacturer the means to ensure that there are a sufficient number of qualified pilots to operate their aircraft and train other pilots to operate their aircraft.
8.2.2 Authorization. In accordance with § 194.229(a), the initial cadre instructor applicant must be authorized by the Administrator to serve as an initial check pilot, a chief instructor, an assistant chief instructor, or a Training Center Evaluator (TCE) for the purpose of
8-6 initiating training in a powered-lift under an approved training program under 14 CFR part 135, 141, or 142, as appropriate. The CH should submit a request to the responsible Flight Standards office. Upon authorization, these applicants will receive a temporary LOA from the Administrator to receive this training. As set forth by § 194.229 and subsequently explained in the paragraphs below, the applicant must satisfactorily complete that training curriculum, and the training must be provided by the manufacturer in a type-certificated powered-lift with a pilot who serves as an instructor pilot for that manufacturer.
8.2.2.1 In itial Experience for Initial Cadre Instructors. Section 194.229 provides alternate experience requirements for the initial cadre instructors. These specific alternate requirements are:
• Cross-country time as PIC, and
• Instrument training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c).
8.2.2.2 Alternate Logging Requirement. Section 194.229(c) authorizes an initial cadre instructor applicant who is not rated in the powered-lift to log PIC flight time in the powered-lift toward the 10-hour cross-country time requirement for flights that are conducted in accordance with a manufacturer’s training curriculum if the applicant is:
• The sole manipulator of the controls with an instructor pilot on board, and
• Performing the duties of PIC.
8.2.2.3 Instrument Training on the Areas of Operation Listed in § 61.65(c).
8.2.2.3.1 Section 194.229(b)(1) authorizes an initial cadre instructor applicant to receive instrument training from an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor) in a type-certificated powered-lift at a manufacturer in accordance with the manufacturer’s training curriculum, if the curriculum covers the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c).
8.2.2.3.2 Initial cadre instructor applicants may be eligible for an instrument-powered-lift rating once they complete the manufacturer’s proposed training curriculum for that aircraft and records documenting that completion are made available to an evaluator.
8.2.2.3.3 Section 194.229(b)(2) permits the initial cadre instructor applicant to receive 3 hours of instrument training in a type-certificated powered-lift at a manufacturer in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test, if it is received from an instructor pilot employed by the manufacturer.
8.2.2.3.4 Pursuant to § 194.229(b)(4), an initial cadre instructor applicant who does not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) may be considered eligible for an instrument rating if they
8-7 complete the cross-country requirements listed in § 194.235. These requirements are detailed in Chapter 3.
8.2.2.3.5 The initial cadre instructor applicant must obtain a logbook or training record endorsement from the instructor pilot certifying that the person completed the cross-country flight, as specified in § 194.213.
8.2.2.3.6 Once the initial cadre instructor satisfactorily completes the manufacturer’s training curriculum, they will receive a logbook or training record endorsement from the instructor pilot certifying that they satisfactorily completed the training in accordance with § 194.229(b)(1)(ii).
8-8 Table 8-2. Alternate Provisions for an Instrument-Powered-Lift Rating: Initial Cadre of Check Pilots, Chief Instructors, Assistant Chief Instructors, and Training Center Evaluators (Initial Cadre Instructors)
CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.65(f))
ALTERNATE PROVISIONS FOR
INITIAL CADRE OF CHECK PILOTS,
CHIEF INSTRUCTORS,
ASSISTANT CHIEF INSTRUCTORS, AND TCEs* (initial cadre instructors, herein referred to as applicants) *To use the alternate provisions below, the flights must be conducted by an instructor pilot in a type-certificated powered-lift at the manufacturer, and the applicant must be authorized by the Administrator to serve as an initial check pilot, a chief instructor, an assistant chief instructor, or a TCE for the purpose of initiating training in a powered-lift under an approved training program under part 135, 141, or 142, as appropriate. Refer to § 194.229(a).
Cross-Country Time as PIC 50 hours of cross-country time as PIC, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift.
An applicant who is not rated in the powered-lift may log PIC flight time in the powered-lift toward the 10-hour cross-country time requirement for flights that are conducted in accordance with a manufacturer’s training curriculum if the applicant is:
(1) The sole manipulator of the controls,
(2) Manipulating the controls of the powered-lift with an instructor pilot on board, and
(3) Performing the duties of PIC.
Refer to § 194.229(c).
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CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.65(f))
ALTERNATE PROVISIONS FOR
INITIAL CADRE OF CHECK PILOTS,
CHIEF INSTRUCTORS,
ASSISTANT CHIEF INSTRUCTORS, AND TCEs* (initial cadre instructors, herein referred to as applicants) Instrument Time on the Areas of Operation Listed in § 61.65(c) 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c), of which 15 hours must have been received from an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-powered-lift rating, and the instrument time includes:
An applicant may receive 15 hours of instrument training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c) from an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor) if:
(1) The training is conducted in accordance with the manufacturer’s training curriculum, and
(2) The applicant receives an endorsement from an instructor pilot certifying satisfactory completion of the curriculum.
Refer to § 194.229(b)(1).
(1) 3 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in a powered-lift that is appropriate to the instrument-powered-lift rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test.
An applicant may accomplish the practical test preparation from an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor).
Refer to § 194.229(b)(2).
(2) Instrument flight training on cross-country flight procedures, including one cross-country flight in a powered-lift with an authorized instructor that is performed under IFR, when a flight plan has been filed with an ATC facility, that involves:
• A flight of 250 NM along airways or by directed routing from an ATC facility;
• An instrument approach at each airport;
and
• Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.
An applicant may complete the cross-country flight with an instructor pilot (rather than an authorized instructor).
Instead of completing one cross-country flight of 250 NM, an applicant may complete two cross-country flights, each of which must involve a flight of 100 NM along airways or by directed routing from an ATC facility.
Refer to §§ 194.229(b)(4) and 194.235(a).
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8.3 Alternate Provisions for Pilots Trained in an Approved Training Program at the CH. Newly rated initial cadre instructors for an operator, a pilot school, or a training center (i.e., part 135 check pilots, part 141 chief instructors or assistant chief instructors, or part 142 TCEs who have been trained and certified at the manufacturer) will be proficient in the proposed training curriculum under their respective part because of their involvement in developing the proposed training program. This involvement will enable them to be in the best position to provide training to pilots enrolled in their respective CH’s training program under part 135, 141, or 142. The initial cadre of flight instructors will become fully qualified to serve in their designated function and receive a permanent LOA from the Administrator to subsequently conduct the training. Because these pilots will now be authorized instructors (i.e., meet the requirements for instructors under their respective part), the pilots who will receive training under an approved training program do not require the same breadth of relief that instructor pilots, test pilots, and the initial cadre instructors need. Rather, the only relief necessary for pilots at an approved training program is that of flight simulation training device (FSTD) credit, and the cross-country relief in § 194.235 extended to all applicants. Also, § 194.243 allows for initial training toward part 61 pilot certificates not normally accomplished at a part 135 CH, which would require the trainer to hold a flight instructor certificate. See Chapter 11, Part 91K Requirements to Serve as a Powered-Lift Pilot in a Fractional Ownership Program, and Chapter 12, Requirements to Serve as a Powered-Lift Pilot Under Part 135, for additional information.
8.3.1 U se of Full Flight Simulator (FFS) . As specified in § 194.231(c), an applicant may credit up to 4 hours obtained in a Level C or higher FFS toward the requirement to obtain 10 hours of cross-country time as PIC in a powered-lift if:
• The FFS represents the powered-lift category,
• The applicant was performing the duties of PIC, and
• The flight simulates a cross-country flight and includes the performance of instrument procedures under simulated instrument conditions.
8.3.2 Instrument Training on the Areas of Operation Listed in § 61.65(c). Pursuant to § 194.231(b), applicants who do not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) may be considered eligible for an instrument rating if they complete the cross-country requirements listed in § 194.235, which may be completed with an authorized instructor. These requirements are detailed in Chapter 3.
8-11 Table 8-3. Alternate Provisions for an Instrument-Powered-Lift Rating: Persons Receiving Training Under a Part 135, 141, or 142 Approved Training Program
CURRENT
FLIGHT TIME REQUIREMENTS (§ 61.65(f))
ALTERNATE PROVISIONS FOR
PERSONS RECEIVING TRAINING UNDER A PART 135, 141, OR 142 APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM* (herein referred to as applicants) *To use the alternate provisions below, the applicant must receive training at an approved training program under part 135, 141, or 142 for the purpose of obtaining a powered-lift category rating.
Cross-Country Time as PIC 50 hours of cross-country time as PIC, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift.
An applicant may credit up to 4 hours obtained in a Level C or higher FFS toward the requirement to obtain 10 hours of cross-country time as PIC in a powered-lift if:
(1) The FFS represents the powered-lift category,
(2) The applicant was performing the duties of PIC,
(3) The flight simulates a cross-country flight and includes the performance of instrument procedures under simulated instrument conditions, and
(4) The flights are conducted in accordance with an approved training program under part 135, 141, or 142.
Refer to § 194.231(c).
Instrument Time on the Areas of Operation Listed in § 61.65(c) 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed in § 61.65(c), of which 15 hours must have been received from an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-powered-lift rating, and the instrument time includes:
No alternative.
(1) 3 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in a powered-lift that is appropriate to the instrument-powered-lift rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test.
No alternative.