RC_Moonpie wrote:
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:15:18 -0700 (PDT), Robert M. Gary wrote:

On Apr 28, 12:53 pm, RC_Moonpie wrote:
Many of you may not know these places by the phrase "141 school" so I
will give you some great ways to spot them. If the school is a
university flight department, if the name includes the word Academy, or
if their ad says anything that refers to training pilots for an airline
position it is a 141 school and you should carefully consider sending
anyone there.
No. A 141 school is a flight school that holds an FAA part 141
certificate. Universities may or may not hold 141 certificates. The
main benefit of part 141 is the ability to finance through VA loans.
You can also get an instrument rating without the 50 hours cross
country time. Otherwise, its about the same for students. You cannot
tell if an operation is part 141 without asking or looking them up at
your FSDO.

-Robert, CFII

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You do realize that those same freshly certificated CFIs can train under
Part 61 as well don't you? At least at a Part 141 school they are
supervised by a chief instructor who...

(b) For a course of training leading to
the issuance of a recreational or private
pilot certificate or rating, a chief
instructor must have:
(1) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in
command; and
(2) Primary flight training experience,
acquired as either a certificated
flight instructor or an instructor in a
military pilot flight training program,
or a combination thereof, consisting of
at least—
(i) 2 years and a total of 500 flight
hours; or
(ii) 1,000 flight hours.
(c) For a course of training leading to
the issuance of an instrument rating or
a rating with instrument privileges, a
chief instructor must have:
(1) At least 100 hours of flight time
under actual or simulated instrument
conditions;
(2) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in
command; and
(3) Instrument flight instructor experience,
acquired as either a certificated
flight instructor-instrument or an instructor
in a military pilot flight
training program, or a combination
thereof, consisting of at least—
(i) 2 years and a total of 250 flight
hours; or
(ii) 400 flight hours.
(d) For a course of training other
than one leading to the issuance of a
recreational or private pilot certificate
or rating, or an instrument rating or a
rating with instrument privileges, a
chief instructor must have:
(1) At least 2,000 hours as pilot in
command; and
(2) Flight training experience, acquired
as either a certificated flight instructor
or an instructor in a military
pilot flight training program, or a combination
thereof, consisting of at
least—
(i) 3 years and a total of 1,000 flight
hours; or
(ii) 1,500 flight hours.
(e) To be eligible for designation as
chief instructor for a ground school
course, a person must have 1 year of
experience as a ground school instructor
at a certificated pilot school.


An even the assistant chief instructor at a part 141 school must...

(b) For a course of training leading to
the issuance of a recreational or private
pilot certificate or rating, an assistant
chief instructor must have:
(1) At least 500 hours as pilot in command;
and
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(2) Flight training experience, acquired
as either a certificated flight instructor
or an instructor in a military
pilot flight training program, or a combination
thereof, consisting of at
least—
(i) 1 year and a total of 250 flight
hours; or
(ii) 500 flight hours.
(c) For a course of training leading to
the issuance of an instrument rating or
a rating with instrument privileges, an
assistant chief flight instructor must
have:
(1) At least 50 hours of flight time
under actual or simulated instrument
conditions;
(2) At least 500 hours as pilot in command;
and
(3) Instrument flight instructor experience,
acquired as either a certificated
flight instructor-instrument or an instructor
in a military pilot flight
training program, or a combination
thereof, consisting of at least—
(i) 1 year and a total of 125 flight
hours; or
(ii) 200 flight hours.
(d) For a course of training other
than one leading to the issuance of a
recreational or private pilot certificate
or rating, or an instrument rating or a
rating with instrument privileges, an
assistant chief instructor must have:
(1) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in
command; and
(2) Flight training experience, acquired
as either a certificated flight instructor
or an instructor in a military
pilot flight training program, or a combination
thereof, consisting of at
least—
(i) 11?2 years and a total of 500 flight
hours; or
(ii) 750 flight hours.
(e) To be eligible for designation as
an assistant chief instructor for a
ground school course, a person must
have 6 months of experience as a
ground school instructor at a certificated
pilot school.