Relevant - Part 135 Check Pilot Flashcards
Where can you find Flightcrew Member Training and Qualification Program?
8900.1
Vol 3
Ch 19
Where are the Check Airmen, Instructor and Supervisor Programs?
8900.1
Vol 3
Ch 20
What is contained in Vol 3, Ch 20, Sections 5-7?
Contains guidance concerning check pilots
Part 135 regulations for training instructors and check pilots and
Ground - Instructor 135.340(c)(d), (d) only for transition
Ground - Check Pilot 135.339(c)(d), (d) only for transition
Aircraft - 135.339(e) or 135.340(e)
Sim - 135.339(g) or 135.340(g)
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
Are Air Transport Ground Instructors (training captain) required to hold a CFI?
No - not when instructing in part 135 training programs
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What is the role of the Check Pilot?
“To ensure that the flightcrew member has met competency standards before the check pilot releases the flightcrew member from training and to ensure that the flightcrew member maintains those standards while remaining in line service”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What are the characteristics of a Check Pilot?
- “must be knowledgeable in the application requirements of Parts 61, 91, 110, 119, 135, 142, other applicable FAA policies; safe operating practices; and the certificate holder’s policies and procedures.”
- “Once approved, the check pilot’s manner and professional reputation should always reflect positively upon the employer and the FAA.”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What does POI stand for?
Principal Operations Inspector
What is the normal term of expiration for approvals of check pilots?
“Under current regulations, there is no specified normal term of expiration for approvals of check pilots. At his or her discretion, the POI may grant, limit, or withdraw a check pilots approval.”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What are the two categories that check pilots are organized into?
Check Pilot - Aircraft (135.337)
Check Pilot - Simulator (135.339)
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
Why aren’t specific functions for which check pilots may be authorized defined by Part 135?
“to allow for flexibility during the issuance of check pilot approvals”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What is the Part 135 reg for the competency check?
135.293(a)(1) and (4) through (9)
What is the Part 135 reg for the line check?
Part 135.299
What is the role of the Air Transportation Instructor?
“An air transportation instructor is a person employed by the cert. holder for the purpose of training crewmembers in a Part 135 cert. holder’s approved training program.”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What are the characteristics of a Air Transportation Instructor?
- “must be knowledgeable in the application requirements of Parts 61, 91, 110, 119, 135, 142, other applicable FAA policies; safe operating practices; and the certificate holder’s policies and procedures.”
- “An air transportation instructor should possess effective communication skills and a manner that always reflects professionalism and a positive attitude toward safety.”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What are the Authorized Activities of an Air Transportation Instructor?
“Instructors may provide:
- Fight instruction in the cert holder’s approved training program
- Certification of the satisfactory proficiency and knowledge of flightcrew members after completion of a flight training curriculum segment or flight training module.”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
What are the Authorized Activities of an Air Transportation Ground Instructor?
“May conduct the following:
- Ground instruction in the cert holder’s approved training program
- Certification of the satisfactory proficiency and knowledge of crewmembers and aircraft dispatchers after completion of a ground training curriculum segment or module.”
Vol3, Ch20, Sec5
Where in the 8900.1 are the procedures for the approval and surveillance of check pilots?
Vol3, Ch20, Sec6
What is check pilot approval based on?
- Satisfying the qualifications and training requirements in Part 135
- Having the proper certificated and ratings
- Being qualified in accordance with the cert. holder’s approved initial, transition, or upgrade training program
- Having completed the cert. holder’s approved check pilot training program for the appropriate check functions
- Having demonstrated the ability to conduct a check and to evaluate the performance of flightcrew members to the satisfaction of an FAA inspector
Vol3, Ch20, Sec6
How many phases in the check pilot approval process?
5
Vol3, Ch20, Sec6
What are the 5 phases in check pilot approval process?
- Cert. holder familiarization with requirements and letter of request
- Submission of documentation
- Review of documentation
- Check pilot evaluation general
- Check pilot approval
Vol3, Ch20, Sec6