• Conducted at least 20 certification practical tests as an examiner or conducted 20 certification graduation tests as a chief flight instructor for an approved pilot school course; or
• A combination of the above requirements. Two certification practical tests/certification graduation tests equate to one trained and recommended applicant.
30 RENEWAL OF A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. The renewal requirements for a flight instructor certificate are located in § 61.197. Renewal of a flight instructor certificate may be accomplished at any time.
30.1 Methods for Renewal. A flight instructor certificate that has not expired may be renewed in accordance with § 61.197(a) by:
1. Passing a practical test for one of the ratings listed on the person’s current flight instructor certificate (§ 61.197(a)(1)(i)) or passing a practical test for an additional flight instructor rating (§ 61.197(a)(1)(ii)).
2. Presenting to an ASI, AST, or appropriate designee the appropriate records that verify that the requirements of § 61.197(a)(2)(i) were accomplished.
3. Presenting to an ASI, AST, or appropriate designee evidence of having graduated from an FAA-approved flight instructor refresher course (FIRC) within the preceding 3 calendar months (§ 61.197(a)(2)(iii)). The instructor should present their FIRC graduation certificate to an ASI or AST at the time of application for renewal.
4. Presenting to an ASI, AST, or appropriate designee a record showing that, within the preceding 24 months from the month of application, the flight instructor passed an official U.S. Armed Forces military instructor pilot proficiency check. Refer to § 61.197(a)(2)(iv).
5. Presenting to an ASI, AST, or appropriate designee a record showing that, within the preceding 24 calendar months, the flight instructor served as a company check pilot, chief flight instructor, or flight instructor in a 14 CFR part 121 or 135 operation or in a position involving the regular evaluation of pilots (§ 61.197(a)(2)(ii)).
Order 8900.1, Volume 5, Chapter 2, Section 11, Conduct a Title 14 CFR Part 61 Flight Instructor Initial/Reinstatement/Renewal Certification and Additional Category/Class Ratings, subparagraph 5-504C, Section 61.197(a)(2)(ii), provides the following examples of “a position involving the regular evaluation of pilots:”
• A PIC of a multiple pilot flightcrew aircraft under part 121 or 135,
• Corporate PICs of a multiple pilot flightcrew aircraft under 14 CFR part 125 or 133,
• U.S. military pilots who are PICs of a multiple pilot flightcrew aircraft,
• U.S. military instructor pilots and examiners who regularly evaluate pilots, and
• Flight instructors who actively instruct in part 61 schools.
23 Note: FAA ASIs should review evidence of the applicant’s employment, which should clearly show that the applicant is in a position involving the regular evaluation of pilots. ASIs also should have personal knowledge of the applicant’s flight instructing capabilities and qualities before renewing that applicant’s flight instructor certificate.
6. Submitting an application for renewal by mail. The procedure is described in Order 8900.1, Volume 5, Chapter 2, Section 11, Subparagraph 5-504D, Procedures for Processing a Flight Instructor Certification Renewal Via U.S. Mail. Information on the notary service required when applying by mail may be found at the U.S.
Department of State (DOS) website at https://travel.state.gov.
30.2 Length of Renewal. Provided that the certificate is renewed within 3 calendar months before the expiration month of a current flight instructor certificate, the renewed certificate will be valid for an additional 24 calendar months beyond the expiration date shown on the current certificate.
Example 1: If a flight instructor renewal applicant’s current flight instructor certificate expires in August, then that applicant must accomplish one of the flight instructor renewal actions in the months of May, June, July, or August or make application to retain the month of August as the expiration month per § 61.197(b)(2)(i).
Example 2: Assume a flight instructor renewal applicant has August 31, 20xx, showing on the applicant’s current flight instructor certificate. The applicant completes a FIRC on June 1, 20xx, and presents their current flight instructor certificate, FIRC graduation certificate, and completed FAA Form 8710-1 to a FSDO on June 1, 20xx. The flight instructor certificate is renewed with a new expiration date of August 31, 20xx+2 (per § 61.197(b)(2)(ii)). The month in which the flight instructor certificate expires is unchanged if the renewal applicant completes the requirement(s) for renewal within the 3 calendar months prior to the month of expiration.
30.2.1 Renewal Outside of the 3-Calendar-Month Period. If the flight instructor certification renewal action occurs outside the 3-calendar-month period of the expiration month on the flight instructor certificate, the renewed flight instructor certificate will be valid for 24 calendar months from the month the renewal requirements of § 61.197 were accomplished. The applicant must present a FIRC graduation certificate to a FSDO within 3 calendar months of completion of the FIRC. The renewal action of § 61.197(a) must be accomplished before the expiration date shown on the applicant’s flight instructor certificate. If the applicant completes a FIRC more than 3 calendar months prior to the expiration month of the current flight instructor certificate, the expiration date will be 24 calendar months after the month the FAA Form 8710-1 application is submitted to the FAA, provided the application is submitted within 3 calendar months of completion of the FIRC.
30.2.2 Determining the Expiration Date. The following examples help explain how to determine the date from which the 24 calendar month renewal flight instructor certificate should be dated.
Example 1: The flight instructor completes the FIRC within the 3 calendar months preceding the expiration date of the current certificate and files an FAA Form 8710-1 application to renew the certificate within 3 calendar months of the date of graduation from the FIRC. In this example, the CFI would get a new certificate with a new expiration date of 24 calendar months from the date of expiration of his current certificate, as prescribed in § 61.197(b)(2)(ii).
Example 2: The flight instructor has a certificate with an expiration date of August 31, 20xx. The FIRC is completed on January 5, 20xx, 7 calendar months before the expiration date of the current certificate. The flight instructor applies for renewal of the certificate on April 13, 20xx, within 3 calendar months of the date of the FIRC graduation. The flight instructor would receive a new certificate with an expiration date of 24 calendar months from April 30, 20xx, or in other words, April 30, 20xx+2.
Example 3: The flight instructor has a certificate with an expiration date of August 31, 20xx. The flight instructor completes the FIRC on March 7, 20xx, and applies for renewal of the certificate on June 2, 20xx. This is within 3 calendar months of the date of the FIRC graduation and within 3 calendar months of the expiration date of the current certificate. In this case, the flight instructor would receive a new certificate with an expiration date of 24 calendar months from the date of application, or in other words, an expiration date of June 30, 20xx+2. This is because, even though the application is dated within 3 calendar months preceding the date of expiration of their current certificate, the FIRC was not completed within the 3 calendar months preceding the date of expiration of their certificate, as required by § 61.197(b)(2)(ii).
Note: If you wish to retain the month of expiration of your flight instructor certificate, it is recommended that you complete the renewal requirements and submit your renewal application within the 3 calendar months prior to the month of expiration of your certificate.
30.3 Acceptable Documentation. There have been several inquiries asking about the intent of the phrase, “or other documentation acceptable to the Administrator,” in § 61.3(d).
During the flight instructor certification renewal process, when a FIRC graduation certificate is used for renewal and the applicant’s flight instructor certificate is being processed for renewal, a copy of the FIRC graduation certificate is considered “documentation acceptable to the Administrator” until the applicant receives their permanent flight instructor certificate. Another example of other “documentation acceptable to the Administrator” is a copy of the flight instructor renewal application, FAA Form 8710-1, that the applicant completed and signed.
30.4 Requiring a Practical Test. Regardless of what has been explained in the paragraphs above, it should be understood that the FAA has the prerogative to require any applicant to complete a part or the entire applicable flight instructor practical test. A practical test may be required if there is reason to believe that it will correct some deficiency in the applicant’s instructing abilities or it has been determined necessary to introduce new training procedures or certification requirements.
31 EXPIRED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. The requirements for holders of an expired flight instructor certificate to obtain a new certificate are located in § 61.199.
A practical test is required to reinstate an expired flight instructor certificate. A DPE or an ASI will not reinstate expired flight instructor certificates unless the applicant passes a practical test or the applicant meets the requirements of SFAR 100-2 or § 61.199(a)(3).
1. The holder of an expired flight instructor certificate (i.e., a flight instructor certificate that conforms to § 61.5(c)) may exchange that certificate for a new certificate (except for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating) by passing one practical test, per § 61.183(h), for one of the aircraft ratings held on that person’s expired flight instructor certificate or by passing a flight instructor practical test for an additional rating. If the practical test is for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, the examiner may only issue that rating and provide endorsements for the category and class privileges tested.
2. Flight instructor ratings or limited flight instructor ratings on a pilot certificate are no longer valid. To reinstate instructor privileges, the applicant must meet all requirements for initial issuance of a flight instructor certificate.
3. Relief is available for persons supporting U.S. Armed Forces operations (refer to SFAR 100-2). FSDOs are authorized to accept an expired flight instructor certificate to show eligibility under § 61.197 for renewal of a flight instructor certificate from an eligible person who meets the requirements of SFAR 100-2. The eligible person must present the FSDO with the required documents along with FAA Form 8710-1.
4. Military instructors can reinstate an expired flight instructor certificate if, at the time of application, they can provide a record showing that, within the preceding 6 calendar months from the date of application for reinstatement, the person has passed a U.S. Armed Forces instructor pilot or pilot examiner proficiency check or completed a U.S. Armed Forces instructor pilot or pilot examiner training course and received an additional aircraft rating qualification as a military instructor pilot or pilot examiner that is appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought (§ 61.199(a)(3)).
32 INSTRUMENT RATING. Section 61.65 contains specific aeronautical knowledge, flight proficiency, aeronautical experience, and endorsement requirements for the instrument rating.
33 ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT RATINGS (OTHER THAN ATP). Specific aeronautical knowledge, flight proficiency, and endorsement requirements for additional category, class, or type rating (for ratings other than at the ATP level) are located in § 61.63.
33.1 Category and Class Ratings. Applicants adding a category and/or class rating to a recreational pilot certificate or higher, other than ATP, must have instructor recommendations and appropriate endorsements. An applicant for other than an ATP Certificate with airplane category multiengine class rating need not take an additional knowledge test, provided the person holds an airplane, powered-lift, rotorcraft, PPC, weight-shift-control aircraft, or airship rating at or above the pilot certificate level sought.
An applicant must pass the required practical test appropriate to the pilot certificate for the aircraft category and, if applicable, class rating sought. Additionally, applicants must comply with the requirements of § 61.63, as noted below:
33.1.1 Category Ratings. Applicants must receive the training and have the aeronautical experience required by part 61 that applies to the pilot certificate level for the category, and if applicable, class rating sought.
33.1.2 C lass Ratings. Applicants must be found competent in the knowledge areas and proficient in the Areas of Operation for the class rating sought.
33.1.3 T ype Ra tings. Applicants must have the required training, logbook, or training record endorsements, and pass the required practical test in accordance with the ATP/type rating ACS or PTS, as appropriate. Refer to § 61.63(d).
33.2 Experimental Category and Class Rating—§ 61.31(l)(2)(iii)(B) for the Carriage of Passengers. An applicant holding at least a recreational pilot certificate may apply for the issuance of a category and class rating limited to a specific make and model of experimental aircraft in accordance with the provisions of § 61.63(h), with the limitation “Authorized Experimental Aircraft: [Category] and [Class] rating [Make] and [Model].”
The applicant is required to receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized flight instructor who has determined that the applicant is proficient to act as PIC of the same category, class, and make and model of experimental aircraft for which the application was made. The 5 hours of flight experience must have been logged between September 1, 2004, and August 31, 2005. Once the pilot complies with the provisions of § 61.63(h), that pilot may be issued the appropriate category and class rating limited to a specific make and model of experimental aircraft.
33.3 Tailwheel Endorsement. Section 61.31(i) prescribes additional training required for operating tailwheel airplanes. Some tailwheel airplanes have different configurations such as wheels, floats, or skis. If a pilot is going to act as a PIC of an aircraft configured (equipped) with main wheels and a tailwheel, the pilot must have the training and endorsement. If the aircraft has skis or floats in place of the wheeled landing gear, the training cannot be accomplished and thus the endorsement is not required. The training and endorsement required by the regulation must be done when the aircraft has a tailwheel in the wheeled landing gear configuration. Refer to § 61.31(i)(2) for an exception to the training and endorsement requirement.
27 34 ADDITIONAL CATEGORY/CLASS RATINGS AT THE ATP CERTIFICATION LEVEL.
34.1 Specific requirements for additional category, class, or type rating (at the ATP certification level) are located in § 61.165.
34.2 An instructor recommendation is not required, unless the applicant has failed the practical test and this is a retest (per § 61.49). Applicants for retest must comply with the appropriate retest requirements of § 61.49. In addition, the instructor must sign the applicant’s FAA Form 8710-1 application for the retest. If seeking to add an airplane category and multiengine class rating to an ATP Certificate, the applicant must complete an approved ATP CTP in accordance with § 61.156 prior to taking the required knowledge test.
34.3 An applicant holding an ATP Certificate may apply for the issuance of an appropriate type rating, if one has been established, and experimental aircraft authorization, by make and model, on the applicant’s pilot certificate or a temporary Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued by the Flight Standards Operations inspector, as appropriate. The applicant may complete the appropriate aircraft type rating practical test in the subject aircraft. An applicant may also qualify for an additional aircraft category and class rating on their pilot certificate for an aircraft issued an experimental certificate in accordance with the provisions of § 61.165(g). If the applicant is unable to meet the requirements of § 61.165(g), the applicant may apply in accordance with § 61.165(a)–(f), as applicable.
35 OTHER INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENTS. Specific requirements for knowledge, aeronautical experience, and, as appropriate, testing for the complex airplane, high performance airplane, tailwheel airplane, pressurized aircraft capable of operating at high altitudes, and type specific training are found in § 61.31.
36 GROUND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION. The applicability, eligibility, privileges, and recency requirements for the ground instructor certificate are located in part 61 subpart I.
37 AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTORS. Section 61.1 defines an “authorized instructor” as:
1. A person who holds a ground instructor certificate issued under part 61 and is in compliance with § 61.217 when conducting ground training in accordance with the privileges and limitations of their ground instructor certificate;
2. A person who holds a flight instructor certificate issued under part 61 and is in compliance with § 61.197 when conducting ground training or flight training in accordance with the privileges and limitations of their flight instructor certificate; or
3. A person authorized by the Administrator to provide ground training or flight training under 14 CFR part 61, 121, 135, or 142 when conducting ground training or flight training in accordance with that authority.
28 38 ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR GLIDERS. Specific training and authorization requirements for ground-tow, aerotow, and self-launch procedures for gliders are located in § 61.31(j).
38.1 Ground-Tow Procedures. Pilots who desire to act as PIC of a glider using ground-tow procedures must have satisfactorily accomplished ground and flight training on ground-tow procedures and operations. The pilot must have received an endorsement from an authorized instructor who certifies in that pilot’s logbook that the pilot has been found proficient in ground-tow procedures and operations. Refer to § 61.31(j)(1)(i).
38.2 Aerotow Procedures. Pilots who desire to act as PIC of a glider using aerotow procedures must have satisfactorily accomplished ground and flight training on aerotow procedures and operations. The pilot must have received an endorsement from an authorized instructor who certifies in that pilot’s logbook that the pilot has been found proficient in aerotow procedures and operations. Refer to § 61.31(j)(1)(ii).
38.3 Self-Launch Procedures. Pilots who desire to act as PIC of a glider using self-launch procedures must have satisfactorily accomplished ground and flight training on self-launch procedures and operations. The pilot must have received an endorsement from an authorized instructor who certifies in that pilot’s logbook that the pilot has been found proficient in self-launch procedures and operations. Refer to § 61.31(j)(1)(iii).
38.4 Glider Ratings Issued Prior to August 4, 1997. In accordance with § 61.31(j)(2), the holder of a glider rating issued prior to August 4, 1997, is considered to be in compliance with the training and logbook endorsement requirements of § 61.31(j) for the specific operating privilege for which the holder is already qualified.
38.5 Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft Certification Prior to September 1, 2004. Prior to September 1, 2004, some weight-shift-control aircraft had been issued an experimental certificate in the glider category. In these cases only, initial pilot certification for the issuance of at least a private pilot certificate with a glider rating limited to weight-shift-control or glider-trike privileges was authorized. After September 1, 2004, issuance of at least a private pilot certificate with a glider rating limited to weight-shift-control or glider-trike privileges is no longer authorized, nor necessary, now that there are established training and certification requirements for weight-shift-control category aircraft under part 61.
38.6 Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft Certification After January 15, 2005. Effective January 15, 2005, airmen who conducted their initial pilot certification in a weight-shift-control aircraft that was certificated as an experimental aircraft in the glider category and received a private pilot certificate or higher with a glider rating limited to weight-shift-control or glider-trike privileges can apply using FAA Form 8710-11 at a FSDO for a weight-shift-control category and/or class rating to be added to their airman certificate with no further showing of competency.
39 ENH ANCED FLIGHT VISION SYSTEM (EFVS). There are two types of EFVS operations: EFVS operations to 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation (TDZE)
29 a nd EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout. An EFVS is an installed aircraft system which uses an electronic means to provide a display of the forward external scene topography (the natural or manmade features of a place or region, especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevation) through the use of imaging sensors, including, but not limited to, forward-looking infrared, millimeter wave radiometry, millimeter wave radar, or low-light level image intensification. An EFVS includes the display element, sensors, computers and power supplies, indications, and controls. EFVS operations to 100 feet above the TDZE were enabled through 69 FR 1620, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems, published in 2004. In 2016, the FAA amended the EFVS regulations to also permit EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout. Additionally, 81 FR 90126, Revisions to Operational Requirements for the Use of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) and to Pilot Compartment View Requirements for Vision Systems, published in 2016, established minimum ground and flight training requirements for pilots conducting EFVS operations. The operating requirements for EFVS operations can be found in 14 CFR part 91, § 91.176, and the minimum ground and flight training requirements for EFVS operations can be found in § 61.66.
Operational and training guidance for EFVS operations can be found in AC 90-106, Enhanced Flight Vision System Operations. Recommended endorsements for the training are contained in Appendix A, Sample Endorsements.
40 AC FEEDBACK FORM. For your convenience, the AC Feedback Form is the last page of this AC. Note any deficiencies found, clarifications needed, or suggested improvements regarding the contents of this AC on the Feedback Form.
Appendix A A-1 APPENDIX A. SAMPLE ENDORSEMENTS
CONTENTS
No. Endorsement DescriptionPage
Prerequisites for the Practical Test Endorsement A.1 Prerequisites for practical test: Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 61, § 61.39(a)(6)(i) and (ii)A-7
A.2 Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test: § 61.39(a)(6)(iii), as
requiredA-7
Student Pilot Endorsements
A.3 Pre-solo aeronautical knowledge: § 61.87(b)A-7
A.4 Pre-solo flight training: § 61.87(c)(1) and (2)A-7
A.5 Pre-solo flight training at night: § 61.87(o)A-8
A.6 Solo flight (first 90-calendar-day period): § 61.87(n)A-8
A.7 Solo flight (each additional 90- calendar-day period): § 61.87(p)A-8
A.8 Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 nautical miles (NM):
§ 61.93(b)(1)A-8
A.9 Solo cross-country flight: § 61.93(c)(1) and (2)A-8
A.10 Solo cross-country flight: § 61.93(c)(3)A-8
A.11 Repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 NM from the point of
departure: § 61.93(b)(2)A-8
A.12 Solo flight in Class B airspace: § 61.95(a)A-9
A.13 Solo flight to, from, or at an airport located in Class B airspace: § 61.95(b) and
14 CFR part 91, § 91.131(b)(1)A-9
A.14 Endorsement of U.S. citizenship recommended by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR)
§ 1552.3(h)A-9
Additional Student Pilot Endorsements for Students Seeking Sport or Recreational Pilot Certificates
A.15 Solo flight in Class B, C, and D airspace: § 61.94(a)A-9
Appendix A A-2 A.16 Solo flight to, from, or at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace or at an
airport having an operational control tower: §§ 61.94(a) and 91.131(b)(1)A-9
Sport Pilot Endorsements
A.17 Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1) and 61.309A-10
A.18 Taking flight proficiency check for different category or class of aircraft:
§§ 61.309 and 61.311A-10
A.19 Passing flight proficiency check for different category or class of aircraft:
§§ 61.309 and 61.311A-10
A.20 Taking sport pilot practical test: §§ 61.309, 61.311, and 61.313A-10
A.21 Passing a sport pilot practical test: §§ 61.309, 61.311, and 61.313A-10
A.22 Class B, C, or D airspace; at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace; or to,
from, through, or at an airport having an operational control tower: § 61.325A-10
A.23 Light- sport aircraft that has a maximum speed in level flight with maximum continuous power (VH) less than or equal to 87 Knots Calibrated Airspeed
(KCAS): § 61.327A-11
A.24 Light- sport aircraft that has a VH greater than 87 KCAS: § 61.327A-11
Recreational Pilot Endorsements
A.25 Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1), 61.96(b)(3), and 61.97(b)A-11
A.26 Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.96(b)(5), 61.98(a) and (b), and 61.99A-11
A.27 Recreational pilot to operate within 50 NM of the airport where training was
received: § 61.101(b)A-11
A.28 Recreational pilot to act as pilot in command on a flight that exceeds 50 NM of the
departure airport: § 61.101(c)A-11
A.29 Recreational pilot with less than 400 flight hours and no logged pilot in command
time within the preceding 180 calendar days: § 61.101(g)A-12
A.30 Recreational pilot to conduct solo flights for the purpose of obtaining an additional certificate or rating while under the supervision of an authorized flight instructor:
§ 61.101(j)A-12
A.31 Class B, C, or D airspace; at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace; or to,
from, through, or at an airport having an operational control tower: § 61.101(d)A-12
Appendix A A-3 Private Pilot Endorsements
A.32 Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1), 61.103(d), and 61.105A-12
A.33 Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.103(f), 61.107(b), and 61.109A-12
Commercial Pilot Endorsements
A.34 Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1), 61.123(c), and 61.125A-12
A.35 Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.123(e), 61.127, and 61.129A-13
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Endorsements A.36 Restricted privileges ATP Certificate, Airplane Multiengine Land (AMEL) rating:
§ 61.160A-13
A.37 ATP Certification Training Program (CTP): § 61.153(e)A-13
Instrument Rating Endorsements
A.38 Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1) and 61.65(a) and (b)A-13
A.39 Flight proficiency/practical test: § 61.65(a)(6)A-13
A.40 Prerequisites for instrument practical tests: § 61.39(a)A-14
Flight Instructor (Other Than Flight Instructors with a Sport Pilot Rating) Endorsements
A.41 Fundamentals of instructing knowledge test: § 61.183(d)A-14
A.42 Flight instructor aeronautical knowledge test: § 61.183(f)A-14
A.43 Flight instructor ground and flight proficiency/practical test: § 61.183(g)A-14
A.44 Flight instructor certificate with instrument—(category/class) rating/practical test:
§§ 61.183(g) and 61.187(a) and (b)(7)A-14
A.45 Spin training: § 61.183(i)(1)A-15
A.46 Helicopter Touchdown Autorotation: FAA-S-8081- 7, Flight Instructor Practical
Test Standards for Rotorcraft (Helicopter & Gyroplane)A-15
Flight Instructor with a Sport Pilot Rating Endorsement
A.47 Fundamentals of instructing knowledge test: § 61.405(a)(1)A-15
Appendix A A-4 A.48 Sport pilot flight instructor aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1)
and 61.405(a)A-15
A.49 Flight instructor flight proficiency check to provide training if a different category
or class of aircraft–(additional category/class): §§ 61.409 and 61.419A-15
A.50 Passing the flight instructor flight proficiency check to provide training in a different category or class of aircraft (additional category/class): §§ 61.409
and 61.419A-15
A.51 Flight instructor practical test: §§ 61.409 and 61.411A-16
A.52 Passing the flight instructor practical test: §§ 61.409 and 61.411A-16
A.53 Sport pilot instructor to train sport pilots on flight by reference to instruments:
§ 61.412A-16
A.54 Spin training: § 61.405(b)(1)(ii)A-16
Ground Instructor Endorsement A.55 Ground instructor who does not meet the recent experience requirements:
§ 61.217(d)A-17
Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 73, Robinson R-22/R-44 Special Training and Experience Requirements, Endorsements
A.56 R-22/R-44 awareness training: SFAR 73, section 2(a)(1) or (2)A-17
A.57 R-22 solo endorsement: SFAR 73, section 2(b)(3)A-17
A.58 R-22 pilot- in-command endorsement: SFAR 73, section 2(b)(1)(ii)A-17
A.59 R- 22 flight instructor endorsement: SFAR 73, section 2(b)(5)(iv)A-17
A.60 Flight review in an R-22 helicopter: SFAR 73, section 2(c)(1) and (3)A-18
A.61 R-44 solo endorsement: SFAR 73, section 2(b)(4)A-18
A.62 R-44 pilot- in-command endorsement: SFAR 73, section 2(b)(2)(ii)A-18
A.63 R- 44 flight instructor endorsement: SFAR 73, section 2(b)(5)(iv)A-18
A.64 Flight review in an R-44 helicopter: SFAR 73, section 2(c)(2) and (3)A-18
Additional Endorsements
A.65 Completion of a flight review: § 61.56(a) and (c)A-19