Appendix A to Part 141 - Recreational Pilot Certification Course
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Appendix A to Part 141 - Recreational Pilot Certification Course
1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes the minimum
curriculum required for a recreational pilot certification course
under this part, for the following ratings:
(a) Airplane single-engine.
(b) Rotorcraft helicopter.
(c) Rotorcraft gyroplane.
2. Eligibility for enrollment. A person must hold a
student pilot certificate prior to enrolling in the flight portion
of the recreational pilot certification course.
3. Aeronautical knowledge training. Each approved course
must include at least 20 hours of ground training on the following
aeronautical knowledge areas, appropriate to the aircraft category
and class for which the course applies:
(a) Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations for recreational
pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations;
(b) Accident reporting requirements of the National
Transportation Safety Board;
(c) Applicable subjects in the “Aeronautical Information Manual”
and the appropriate FAA advisory circulars;
(d) Use of aeronautical charts for VFR navigation using pilotage
with the aid of a magnetic compass;
(e) Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground
and in flight, windshear avoidance, and the procurement and use of
aeronautical weather reports and forecasts;
(f) Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including
collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake
turbulence;
(g) Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb
performance;
(h) Weight and balance computations;
(i) Principles of aerodynamics, powerplants, and aircraft
systems;
(j) Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery
techniques, if applying for an airplane single-engine rating;
(k) Aeronautical decision making and judgment; and
(l) Preflight action that includes -
(1) How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of
intended use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather
reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements; and
(2) How to plan for alternatives if the planned flight cannot be
completed or delays are encountered.
4. Flight training. (a) Each approved course must include
at least 30 hours of flight training (of which 15 hours must be
with a certificated flight instructor and 3 hours must be solo
flight training as provided in section No. 5 of this appendix) on
the approved areas of operation listed in paragraph (c) of this
section that are appropriate to the aircraft category and class
rating for which the course applies, including:
(1) Except as provided in § 61.100 of this chapter, 2 hours of
dual flight training to and at an airport that is located more than
25 nautical miles from the airport where the applicant normally
trains, with at least three takeoffs and three landings; and
(2) 3 hours of dual flight training in an aircraft that is
appropriate to the aircraft category and class for which the course
applies, in preparation for the practical test within 60 days
preceding the date of the test.
(b) Each training flight must include a preflight briefing and a
postflight critique of the student by the flight instructor
assigned to that flight.
(c) Flight training must include the following approved areas of
operation appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating
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(1) For an airplane single-engine course: (i) Preflight
preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport operations;
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(v) Performance maneuvers;
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Slow flight and stalls;
(ix) Emergency operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures.
(2) For a rotorcraft helicopter course: (i) Preflight
preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and heliport operations;
(iv) Hovering maneuvers;
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(vi) Performance maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Emergency operations; and
(ix) Postflight procedures.
(3) For a rotorcraft gyroplane course: (i) Preflight
preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport operations;
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(v) Performance maneuvers;
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Flight at slow airspeeds;
(ix) Emergency operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures.
5. Solo flight training. Each approved course must
include at least 3 hours of solo flight training on the approved
areas of operation listed in paragraph (c) of section No. 4 of this
appendix that are appropriate to the aircraft category and class
rating for which the course applies.
6. Stage checks and end-of-course tests. (a) Each student
enrolled in a recreational pilot course must satisfactorily
accomplish the stage checks and end-of-course tests, in accordance
with the school's approved training course, consisting of the
approved areas of operation listed in paragraph (c) of section No.
4 of this appendix that are appropriate to the aircraft category
and class rating for which the course applies.
(b) Each student must demonstrate satisfactory proficiency prior
to receiving an endorsement to operate an aircraft in solo
flight.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; Amdt. 141-9, 62 FR
40908, July 30, 1997]