FAR 91.1063 — Fractional Ownership Training
FAR 91.1063 sets the scope and definitions for pilot and crew testing, checking, and training programs under Part 91 Subpart K fractional ownership operations.
In Plain English
FAR 91.1063 is the gateway section for the training, testing, and checking rules that apply to fractional ownership program operations under Part 91 Subpart K. It tells you what §§ 91.1065 through 91.1107 actually do and defines the terms used throughout those sections.
Specifically, §§ 91.1065–91.1107:
- Prescribe the tests and checks required for pilots, flight attendants, and check pilots.
- Set requirements for an approved training program for crewmembers, check pilots, instructors, and other operations personnel.
- Govern the qualification and use of aircraft simulators and flight training devices.
- Allow Part 142 training centers (meeting § 91.1075) to perform training, testing, and checking by contract.
If the Administrator authorizes it, a program manager may instead comply with the training and testing rules of Part 121 Subparts N and O, or Part 135 Subparts G and H, with limited exceptions (for example, the operating experience rule in § 135.244 still applies).
The section also defines key training categories every Subpart K pilot should know: initial, transition, upgrade, differences, recurrent, and requalification training, plus what a training center is. Operationally, this matters because it tells you which training framework your operation follows and what your status is when currency lapses.
Regulation Text
14 CFR § 91.1063§ 91.1063 Testing and training: Applicability and terms used.
(a) Sections 91.1065 through 91.1107:
(1) Prescribe the tests and checks required for pilots and flight attendant crewmembers and for the approval of check pilots in operations under this subpart;
(2) Prescribe the requirements for establishing and maintaining an approved training program for crewmembers, check pilots and instructors, and other operations personnel employed or used by the program manager in program operations;
(3) Prescribe the requirements for the qualification, approval and use of aircraft simulators and flight training devices in the conduct of an approved training program; and
(4) Permits training center personnel authorized under part 142 of this chapter who meet the requirements of § 91.1075 to conduct training, testing and checking under contract or other arrangements to those persons subject to the requirements of this subpart.
(b) If authorized by the Administrator, a program manager may comply with the applicable training and testing sections of part 121, subparts N and O of this chapter instead of §§ 91.1065 through 91.1107, provided that the following additional limitations and allowances apply to program managers so authorized:
(1)Program managers are not required to comply with the operating experience requirements of § 121.434 or the operations familiarization requirements of § 121.435 of this chapter.
(2)(i) Each program manager must include in upgrade ground training for pilots, instruction in at least the subjects identified in § 121.419(a) of this chapter, as applicable to their assigned duties; and, for pilots serving in crews of two or more pilots, instruction and facilitated discussion in the subjects identified in § 121.419(c) of this chapter.
(ii) Each program manager must include in upgrade flight training for pilots, flight training for the maneuvers and procedures required in § 121.424(a), (c), (e), and (f) of this chapter; and, for pilots serving in crews of two or more pilots, the flight training required in § 121.424(b) of this chapter.
(3)Program managers are not required to include leadership and command training in §§ 121.409(b)(2)(ii)(B)(), 121.419(c)(1), 121.424(b) and 121.427(d)(1) of this chapter, and mentoring training in §§ 121.419(c)(2) and 121.427(d)(1) of this chapter in initial and recurrent training for pilots in command who serve in operations that use only one pilot.
(4)Section 121.429 of this chapter does not apply to program managers conducting operations under this subpart when those operations use only one pilot.
(c) If authorized by the Administrator, a program manager may comply with the applicable training and testing sections of subparts G and H of part 135 of this chapter instead of §§ 91.1065 through 91.1107, except for the operating experience requirements of § 135.244 of this chapter.
(d) For the purposes of this subpart, the following terms and definitions apply:
(1)The training required for crewmembers who have not qualified and served in the same capacity on an aircraft.
(2)The training required for crewmembers who have qualified and served in the same capacity on another aircraft.
(3)The training required for crewmembers who have qualified and served as second in command on a particular aircraft type, before they serve as pilot in command on that aircraft.
(4)The training required for crewmembers who have qualified and served on a particular type aircraft, when the Administrator finds differences training is necessary before a crewmember serves in the same capacity on a particular variation of that aircraft.
(5)The training required for crewmembers to remain adequately trained and currently proficient for each aircraft crewmember position, and type of operation in which the crewmember serves.
(6)The maneuvers, procedures, or functions that will be conducted in the aircraft.
(7)An organization governed by the applicable requirements of part 142 of this chapter that conducts training, testing, and checking under contract or other arrangement to program managers subject to the requirements of this subpart.
(8)The training required for crewmembers previously trained and qualified, but who have become unqualified because of not having met within the required period any of the following:
(i) Recurrent crewmember training requirements of § 91.1107.
(ii) Instrument proficiency check requirements of § 91.1069.
(iii) Testing requirements of § 91.1065.
(iv) Recurrent flight attendant testing requirements of § 91.1067.
[Docket FAA-2001-10047, 68 FR 54561, Sept. 17, 2003, as amended by Amdt. 61-144, 85 FR 10920, Feb. 25, 2020; Docket FAA-2019-0360, Amdt. 91-375, 89 FR 51424, June 18, 2024]
Oral Exam Questions a DPE Might Ask
Q1What is the purpose of FAR 91.1063 within Subpart K operations?
Per FAR 91.1063, it establishes the applicability and definitions for §§ 91.1065 through 91.1107, which prescribe pilot and flight attendant testing, checking, and approved training program requirements for fractional ownership program operations.
Q2Under FAR 91.1063, can a fractional program manager use Part 121 or Part 135 training rules instead?
Yes. FAR 91.1063(b) and (c) allow a program manager, if authorized by the Administrator, to comply with Part 121 Subparts N and O, or Part 135 Subparts G and H, in lieu of §§ 91.1065–91.1107, subject to specific limitations such as still meeting § 135.244 operating experience.
Q3How does FAR 91.1063 distinguish recurrent training from requalification training?
FAR 91.1063(d) defines recurrent training as what's required to keep a crewmember adequately trained and currently proficient, while requalification training is required for crewmembers who became unqualified by missing recurrent training, instrument proficiency checks, or required testing within the prescribed period.
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