---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 141.5"
title: "14"
number: "141.5"
heading: "Requirements for a pilot school certificate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/141.5"
---

# §141.5. Requirements for a pilot school certificate.


The FAA may issue a pilot school certificate with the appropriate ratings if, within the 24 calendar months before the date application is made, the applicant—

- (a) Completes the application for a pilot school certificate on the form and in the manner prescribed by the FAA;
- (b) Has held a provisional pilot school certificate;
- (c) Meets the applicable requirements under subparts A through C of this part for the school certificate and associated ratings sought;
- (d) **Has established a pass rate of 80 percent or higher on the first attempt for all—**
  - (1) Knowledge tests leading to a certificate or rating;
  - (2) Practical tests leading to a certificate or rating;
  - (3) End-of-course tests for an approved training course specified in appendix K of this part; and
  - (4) End-of-course tests for special curricula courses approved under [§ 141.57](/cfr/14/141.57.md).
- (e) **Has graduated at least 10 different people from the school's approved training courses.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2006-26661, 74 FR 42563, Aug. 21, 2009, as amended by Amdt. 141-14, 75 FR 56858, Sept. 17, 2010; Docket FAA-2016-6142, Amdt. 141ndash;20, 83 FR 30283, June 27, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709, 44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2006-26661, 74 FR 42563, Aug. 21, 2009, as amended by Amdt. 141-14, 75 FR 56858, Sept. 17, 2010; Docket FAA-2016-6142, Amdt. 141ndash;20, 83 FR 30283, June 27, 2018]