---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 194.227"
title: "14"
number: "194.227"
heading: "Instructor pilots: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/194.227"
---

# §194.227. Instructor pilots: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.

- (a) **General applicability.** An applicant for an instrument-powered-lift rating who is an instructor pilot for the manufacturer of an experimental powered-lift may satisfy the alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements set forth in paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section, provided—
  - (1) The flights are conducted in an experimental powered-lift at the manufacturer; and
  - (2) The applicant is authorized by the Administrator to act as pilot-in-command of the experimental powered-lift.
- (b) **Alternate aeronautical experience requirements.** An instructor pilot may meet the aeronautical experience requirements of [paragraphs (b)(1) through (4)](#b-1..b-4) of this section in lieu of the aeronautical experience requirements of [§ 61.65(f)(2)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-2) of this chapter.
  - (1) Notwithstanding the eligibility requirement in [§ 61.65(a)(5)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=a-5) of this chapter, an instructor pilot may meet the requirements of paragraphs [(b)(1)(i)](#b-1-i) and [(ii)](#b-1-ii) of this section in lieu of the 15 hours of training with an authorized instructor required by [§ 61.65(f)(2)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-2) of this chapter.
    - (i) The instructor pilot provided the manufacturer's proposed training curriculum to a test pilot, FAA test pilot, or aviation safety inspector in the experimental powered-lift, which includes 15 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in [§ 61.65(c)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=c) of this chapter; and
    - (ii) The instructor pilot receives a logbook or training record endorsement from a management official within the manufacturer's organization certifying that the instructor pilot provided the training specified in [paragraph (b)(1)(i)](#b-1-i) of this section.
  - (2) An instructor pilot may accomplish the practical test preparation requirements in [§ 61.65(f)(2)(i)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-2-i) of this chapter with another pilot who serves as an instructor pilot for the manufacturer of the experimental powered-lift.
  - (3) An instructor pilot may accomplish the cross-country flight specified in [§ 61.65(f)(2)(ii)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-2-ii) of this chapter for an instrument-powered-lift rating without an authorized instructor, provided the instructor pilot—
    - (i) Completes the cross-country flight specified in [§ 61.65(f)(2)(ii)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-2-ii) of this chapter with another pilot who serves as an instructor pilot for the manufacturer of the experimental powered-lift; and
    - (ii) Obtains a logbook or training record endorsement from the instructor pilot certifying that the person completed the cross-country flight.
  - (4) An instructor pilot may satisfy the alternate requirements in [§ 194.235](/cfr/14/194.235.md) in lieu of the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in [§ 61.65(f)(2)(ii)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-2-ii) of this chapter.
- (c) **Alternate logging requirement.** Notwithstanding the logging requirements in [§ 61.51(e)(3)](/cfr/14/61.51.md?p=e-3) of this chapter, an instructor pilot may log pilot-in-command flight time for the purpose of satisfying the 10-hour cross-country requirement in [§ 61.65(f)(1)](/cfr/14/61.65.md?p=f-1) of this chapter for flights when the pilot is serving as an instructor pilot for the manufacturer of an experimental powered-lift for which the pilot is not rated, provided the pilot—
  - (1) Is acting as pilot-in-command of the experimental powered-lift in accordance with a letter of authorization issued by the Administrator; and
  - (2) The flight is conducted for the purpose of crew training in accordance with the experimental certificate issued to the powered-lift pursuant to [§ 21.191](/cfr/14/21.191.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44705, 44707, 44712, 44713, 44715, 44716, and 44722; Sec. 955 of Pub. L. 118-63.

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 194-1, 89 FR 92489, Nov. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.