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Certified Flight Instructor 61 vs Flight Instructor Authorization 135

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An owner of a Charter company under 135 is requiring a flight instructor to give training in a PA34-200T, to a pilot (CPL ME) of his company who is flying a Single Engine C206.


He asked a Flight Instructor which currently holds a CFII AMEL under 61 to perform the flight training to his pilot under his company certificate 135.


But the CAA Principal Operation Inspector -POI- have denied the authorization, by allegations that a Certificate Flight Instructor under 61 have less privilege than a pilot with Flight Instructor Authorization given under 135. (this is happening in Peru which have similar regulations)


Please I like to have your opinion or if any FARs or AC with some information about this situation.
Thanks for your help

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    Kris Kortokrax on Mar 24, 2018

    The owner is wrong. The POI is correct.

    See 135.324(a) which states that a Part 135 operator may either train its own pilots or may contract with another Part 135 operator or a Part 142 training center (i.e. FlightSafety, Simuflite, etc.).

    Next see 135.338(b) which lists the qualifications for an instructor in Part 135 operations. Among those are a requirement to have been trained and checked under Part 135 and be currently qualified for the 135 operator conducting the training. Even the Part 142 instructors must meet these qualifications. There is no requirement to have a Part 61 flight instructor certificate to give training under Part 135. This does not mean that the Part 135 instructor is any less qualified or experienced than a Part 61 CFI.

    You can also refer to Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 20 and Chapter 54 for more information.

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