Appendix J to Part 141 - Aircraft Type Rating Course, For Other Than an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
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Appendix J to Part 141 - Aircraft Type Rating Course, For Other
Than an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes the minimum
curriculum for an aircraft type rating course other than an airline
transport pilot certificate, for:
(a) A type rating in an airplane category - single-engine
class.
(b) A type rating in an airplane category - multiengine
class.
(c) A type rating in a rotorcraft category - helicopter
class.
(d) A type rating in a powered-lift category.
(e) Other aircraft type ratings specified by the Administrator
through the aircraft type certificate procedures.
2. Eligibility for enrollment. Prior to enrolling in the
flight portion of an aircraft type rating course, a person must
hold at least a private pilot certificate and:
(a) An instrument rating in the category and class of aircraft
that is appropriate to the aircraft type rating for which the
course applies, provided the aircraft's type certificate does not
have a VFR limitation; or
(b) Be concurrently enrolled in an instrument rating course in
the category and class of aircraft that is appropriate to the
aircraft type rating for which the course applies, and pass the
required instrument rating practical test concurrently with the
aircraft type rating practical test.
3. Aeronautical knowledge training. (a) Each approved
course must include at least 10 hours of ground training on the
aeronautical knowledge areas listed in paragraph (b) of this
section, appropriate to the aircraft type rating for which the
course applies.
(b) Ground training must include the following aeronautical
areas:
(1) Proper control of airspeed, configuration, direction,
altitude, and attitude in accordance with procedures and
limitations contained in the aircraft's flight manual, checklists,
or other approved material appropriate to the aircraft type;
(2) Compliance with approved en route, instrument approach,
missed approach, ATC, or other applicable procedures that apply to
the aircraft type;
(3) Subjects requiring a practical knowledge of the aircraft
type and its powerplant, systems, components, operational, and
performance factors;
(4) The aircraft's normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures,
and the operations and limitations relating thereto;
(5) Appropriate provisions of the approved aircraft's flight
manual;
(6) Location of and purpose for inspecting each item on the
aircraft's checklist that relates to the exterior and interior
preflight; and
(7) Use of the aircraft's prestart checklist, appropriate
control system checks, starting procedures, radio and electronic
equipment checks, and the selection of proper navigation and
communication radio facilities and frequencies.
4. Flight training. (a) Each approved course must include
at least:
(1) Flight training on the approved areas of operation of
paragraph (c) of this section in the aircraft type for which the
course applies; and
(2) 10 hours of training of which at least 5 hours must be
instrument training in the aircraft for which the course
applies.
(b) For the use of full flight simulators or flight training
devices:
(1) The course may include training in a full flight simulator
or flight training device, provided it is representative of the
aircraft for which the course is approved, meets requirements of
this paragraph, and the training is given by an authorized
instructor.
(2) Training in a full flight simulator that meets the
requirements of § 141.41(a), may be credited for a maximum of 50
percent of the total flight training hour requirements of the
approved course, or of this section, whichever is less.
(3) Training in a flight training device that meets the
requirements of § 141.41(a), may be credited for a maximum of 25
percent of the total flight training hour requirements of the
approved course, or of this section, whichever is less.
(4) Training in the full flight simulators or flight training
devices described in paragraphs (b)(2) and (3) of this section, if
used in combination, may be credited for a maximum of 50 percent of
the total flight training hour requirements of the approved course,
or of this section, whichever is less. However, credit training in
a flight training device that meets the requirements of § 141.41(a)
cannot exceed the limitation provided for in paragraph (b)(3) of
this section.
(c) Each approved course must include the flight training on the
areas of operation listed in this paragraph, that are appropriate
to the aircraft category and class rating for which the course
applies:
(1) A type rating for an airplane - single-engine course:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
(iv) In-flight maneuvers;
(v) Instrument procedures;
(vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
(vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
(viii) Emergency procedures; and
(ix) Postflight procedures.
(2) A type rating for an airplane - multiengine course:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
(iv) In-flight maneuvers;
(v) Instrument procedures;
(vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
(vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
(viii) Emergency procedures; and
(ix) Postflight procedures.
(3) A type rating for a powered-lift course: (i)
Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
(iv) In-flight maneuvers;
(v) Instrument procedures;
(vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
(vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
(viii) Emergency procedures; and
(ix) Postflight procedures.
(4) A type rating for a rotorcraft - helicopter course:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
(iv) In-flight maneuvers;
(v) Instrument procedures;
(vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
(vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
(viii) Emergency procedures; and
(ix) Postflight procedures.
(5) Other aircraft type ratings specified by the
Administrator through aircraft type certificate procedures: (i)
Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
(iv) In-flight maneuvers;
(v) Instrument procedures;
(vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
(vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
(viii) Emergency procedures; and
(ix) Postflight procedures.
5. Stage checks and end-of-course tests. (a) Each student
enrolled in an aircraft type rating 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 that are appropriate to the aircraft
type rating for which the course applies at the airline transport
pilot certificate level; and
(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
40910, July 30, 1997, as amended by Docket FAA-2015-1846, Amdt.
141-18, 81 FR 21461, Apr. 12, 2016]