14 CFR §61.49
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- (a)An applicant for a knowledge or practical test who fails that test may reapply for the test only after the applicant has received:
- (b)An applicant for a flight instructor certificate with an airplane category rating or, for a flight instructor certificate with a glider category rating, who has failed the practical test due to deficiencies in instructional proficiency on stall awareness, spin entry, spins, or spin recovery must:
- (1)Comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section before being retested;
- (2)Bring an aircraft to the retest that is of the appropriate aircraft category for the rating sought and is certificated for spins; and
- (3)Demonstrate satisfactory instructional proficiency on stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery to an examiner during the retest.