FAR 91.1079 — Training Program Curriculum
FAR 91.1079 requires fractional ownership program managers to maintain a written training curriculum covering ground and flight training for each aircraft type.
In Plain English
FAR 91.1079 applies to fractional ownership program managers operating under Subpart K. It requires each manager to develop and keep current a written training curriculum for every type of aircraft and every required crewmember position. The curriculum must cover both ground and flight training.
At minimum, each curriculum must include:
- A list of principal ground training subjects, including emergency training topics.
- A list of all training devices, mock-ups, systems trainers, procedures trainers, or other training aids the program manager will use.
- Detailed descriptions or pictorial displays of the approved normal, abnormal, and emergency maneuvers, procedures, and functions to be performed in each flight training phase or check — clearly indicating which items must be done inflight.
Why it matters operationally: this section ensures crewmembers receive standardized, documented training tied to the specific aircraft they fly, so emergency response and routine procedures are consistent and verifiable across the fractional fleet.
Regulation Text
14 CFR § 91.1079§ 91.1079 Training program: Curriculum.
(a) Each program manager must prepare and keep current a written training program curriculum for each type of aircraft for each crewmember required for that type aircraft. The curriculum must include ground and flight training required by this subpart.
(b) Each training program curriculum must include the following:
(1) A list of principal ground training subjects, including emergency training subjects, that are provided.
(2) A list of all the training devices, mock-ups, systems trainers, procedures trainers, or other training aids that the program manager will use.
(3) Detailed descriptions or pictorial displays of the approved normal, abnormal, and emergency maneuvers, procedures and functions that will be performed during each flight training phase or flight check, indicating those maneuvers, procedures and functions that are to be performed during the inflight portions of flight training and flight checks.
Oral Exam Questions a DPE Might Ask
Q1Under Subpart K, what must a program manager's training curriculum cover?
Per FAR 91.1079, the program manager must keep a current written curriculum for each type of aircraft and each required crewmember, covering both the ground and flight training required by the subpart.
Q2What three elements must every training program curriculum include?
FAR 91.1079(b) requires a list of principal ground training subjects (including emergency topics), a list of training devices and aids used, and detailed descriptions or pictorial displays of normal, abnormal, and emergency maneuvers — noting which are performed inflight.
Q3Does the curriculum have to specify which maneuvers are flown in the airplane versus a simulator?
Yes. FAR 91.1079(b)(3) requires the curriculum to indicate which maneuvers, procedures, and functions are to be performed during the inflight portions of flight training and flight checks.
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