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14 CFR §141.87

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
Whenever a pilot school or provisional pilot school makes a change of designation of its chief instructor, that school:
  1. (a)Must immediately provide the FAA responsible Flight Standards office in which the school is located with written notification of the change;
  2. (b)May conduct training without a chief instructor for that training course for a period not to exceed 60 days while awaiting the designation and approval of another chief instructor;
  3. (c)May, for a period not to exceed 60 days, have the stage checks and end-of-course tests administered by:
    1. (1)The training course's assistant chief instructor, if one has been designated;
    2. (2)The training course's check instructor, if one has been designated;
    3. (3)An FAA inspector; or
    4. (4)An examiner.
  4. (d)Must, after 60 days without a chief instructor, cease operations and surrender its certificate to the Administrator; and
  5. (e)May have its certificate reinstated, upon:
    1. (1)Designating and approving another chief instructor;
    2. (2)Showing it meets the requirements of § 141.27(a)(2) of this part; and
    3. (3)Applying for reinstatement on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator.