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  • Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements › Flight Instructor Endorsements › Sport Pilot

    delay in the issuance of an FAA certificate. Instructor Records 14 CFR part 61, section 61.189 requires the flight instructor to maintain a record that includes information on the type of endorsement, the name of the person receiving the endorsement ... test endorsement, the record must include the kind of test, the date, and the results. Records of endorsements must be maintained for at least 3 years. Knowledge Tests 14 CFR part 61, section 61.39(a)(1) requires that the applicant…

  • 14 CFR § 61.189 Flight instructor records.

    record shall also indicate the kind of test, the date, and the results. (c) Each flight instructor must retain the records required by this section for at least 3 years…

  • 27 FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH A SPORT PILOT RATING › 27.5 Evidence of Endorsement

    record that includes the endorsements. Refer to 14 CFR § 61.51(i)(5). 28 GOLD SEAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH A SPORT PILOT RATING. Order 8900.1, Volume 5, Chapter 2, Section 13, Issue a Gold Seal Flight ... Instructor Certificate, contains the specific requirements for the Gold Seal Flight Instructor Certificate other than flight instructors with a sport pilot rating. Flight instructor certificates bearing distinctive gold seals are issued to flight instructors who have maintained a high level…

  • Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements › Flight Instructor Endorsements

    flight instructor to understand and use AC 61-65 in the certification process. Instructors should note that evaluations include an English language component. If the instructor doubts that a learner meets the FAA English Language Standard (AELS), the instructor should ... sign the logbook of each person to whom that instructor has given flight training or ground training. That section also contains instructor requirements for maintaining a record of endorsements given to the applicant. ⦁ 14 CFR part 61, section 61.193 authorizes…

  • 14 CFR § 61.195 Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.

    flight instructor— (i) Holds a flight instructor certificate with the appropriate aircraft category and class, (if a class is required); (ii) Has received and logged model-specific training in that aircraft from an instructor pilot for the manufacturer ... logbook or training record endorsement from the instructor pilot certifying that the flight instructor is proficient in the safe operation of that model-specific aircraft and the associated simplified flight controls. (3) Notwithstanding the requirements…

  • 14 CFR § 61.51 Pilot logbooks.

    student pilot must carry the following items in the aircraft on all solo cross-country flights as evidence of the required authorized instructor clearances and endorsements— (i) Pilot logbook ... Student pilot certificate; and (iii) Any other record required by this section. (3) A sport pilot must carry his or her logbook or other evidence of required authorized instructor endorsements on all flights. (4) A recreational pilot must carry…