---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 61.215"
title: "14"
number: "61.215"
heading: "Ground instructor privileges."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/61.215"
---

# §61.215. Ground instructor privileges.

- (a) **A person who holds a basic ground instructor rating is authorized to provide—**
  - (1) Ground training in the aeronautical knowledge areas required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, private pilot certificate, or associated ratings under this part;
  - (2) Ground training required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, and private pilot flight review; and
  - (3) A recommendation for a knowledge test required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, or private pilot certificate under this part.
- (b) **A person who holds an advanced ground instructor rating is authorized to provide—**
  - (1) Ground training on the aeronautical knowledge areas required for the issuance of any certificate or rating under this part except for the aeronautical knowledge areas required for an instrument rating.
  - (2) The ground training required for any flight review except for the training required for an instrument rating.
  - (3) A recommendation for a knowledge test required for the issuance of any certificate or rating under this part except for an instrument rating.
- (c) **A person who holds an instrument ground instructor rating is authorized to provide—**
  - (1) Ground training in the aeronautical knowledge areas required for the issuance of an instrument rating under this part;
  - (2) Ground training required for an instrument proficiency check; and
  - (3) A recommendation for a knowledge test required for the issuance of an instrument rating under this part.
- (d) A person who holds a ground instructor certificate is authorized, within the limitations of the ratings on the ground instructor certificate, to endorse the logbook or other training record of a person to whom the holder has provided the training or recommendation specified in [paragraphs (a) through (c)](#a..c) of this section.
- (e) Ground training provided to an initial applicant for a flight instructor certificate may only be provided by an authorized instructor in accordance with [§ 61.195(h)(1)](/cfr/14/61.195.md?p=h-1).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-110, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61-124, 74 FR 42562, Aug. 21, 2009; Docket FAA-2023-0825, Amdt. 61-155, 89 FR 80052, Oct. 1, 2024]

### 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 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-110, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61-124, 74 FR 42562, Aug. 21, 2009; Docket FAA-2023-0825, Amdt. 61-155, 89 FR 80052, Oct. 1, 2024]