§61.156. Training requirements: Airplane category—multiengine class or multiengine airplane type rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate.
14 C.F.R. § 61.156
A person who applies for the knowledge test for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category multiengine class rating must present a graduation certificate from an authorized training provider under part 121, 135, 141, or 142 of this chapter certifying the applicant has completed the following training in a course approved by the Administrator.
Academic training. The applicant for the knowledge test must receive at least 30 hours of classroom instruction that includes the following:
At least 8 hours of instruction on aerodynamics including high altitude operations;
At least 2 hours of instruction on meteorology, including adverse weather phenomena and weather detection systems; and
At least 14 hours of instruction on air carrier operations, including the following areas—
Physiology;
Communications;
Checklist philosophy;
Operational control;
Minimum equipment list/configuration deviation list;
Ground operations;
Turbine engines;
Transport category aircraft performance;
Automation, navigation, and flight path warning systems.
At least 6 hours of instruction on leadership, professional development, crew resource management, and safety culture.
FSTD training. The applicant for the knowledge test must receive at least 10 hours of training in a flight simulation training device qualified under part 60 of this chapter that represents a multiengine turbine airplane. The training must include the following:
At least 6 hours of training in a Level C or higher full flight simulator qualified under part 60 of this chapter that represents a multiengine turbine airplane with a maximum takeoff weight of 40,000 pounds or greater. The training must include the following areas:
Low energy states/stalls;
Upset recovery techniques; and
Adverse weather conditions, including icing, thunderstorms, and crosswinds with gusts.
The remaining FSTD training may be completed in a Level 4 or higher flight simulation training device. The training must include the following areas:
Navigation including flight management systems; and
Automation including autoflight.
Deviation authority. The Administrator may issue deviation authority from the weight requirement in paragraph (b)(1) of this section upon a determination that the objectives of the training can be met in an alternative device.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[Docket FAA-2010-0100, 78 FR 42375, July 15, 2013, as amended by Amdt. 61-149, 86 FR 62087, Nov. 9, 2021]
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.
Source
Source: Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[Docket FAA-2010-0100, 78 FR 42375, July 15, 2013, as amended by Amdt. 61-149, 86 FR 62087, Nov. 9, 2021]