FAR 91.1713 — MU-2B Instructor Requirements
FAR 91.1713 sets instructor, examiner, and check airman requirements for the Mitsubishi MU-2B — hours, currency, and training prerequisites explained.
In Plain English
FAR 91.1713 lays out who is qualified to instruct, check, or evaluate pilots in the Mitsubishi MU-2B — a turboprop with a special FAA training rule because of its unique handling characteristics.
To give flight instruction or a flight review in the MU-2B, a CFI must:
- Complete the MU-2B pilot training and documentation under § 91.1705
- Meet currency under § 91.1715(a) and (c)
- Hold at least 2,000 hours PIC total and 800 hours PIC multiengine
- Have either 300 PIC hours in the MU-2B (50 in the past 12 months), or 100 PIC hours in the MU-2B (25 in the past 12 months) plus 300 hours instructing in an approved MU-2B simulator or FTD (25 in the past 12 months)
Instructors providing ground or simulator training must also meet § 91.1705, currency under § 91.1715(c), the same 2,000/800 hour totals, and 50 hours of MU-2B PIC or sim/FTD instruction in the last 12 months.
For checking and evaluation, DPEs, training center evaluators, and check airmen must complete § 91.1705 training. When checking in the actual airplane, they need 100 hours PIC in the MU-2B and must maintain currency under § 91.1715. This rule matters because it ensures only highly experienced, current instructors and evaluators sign off MU-2B pilots.
Regulation Text
14 CFR § 91.1713§ 91.1713 Instruction, checking, and evaluation.
(a)No flight instructor may provide instruction or conduct a flight review in a Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane unless that flight instructor
(1) Meets the pilot training and documentation requirements of § 91.1705 before giving flight instruction in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane;
(2) Meets the currency requirements of §§ 91.1715(a) and 91.1715(c)
(3) Has a minimum total pilot time of 2,000 pilot-in-command hours and 800 pilot-in-command hours in multiengine airplanes; and
(4) Has:
(i) 300 pilot-in-command hours in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane, 50 hours of which must have been within the preceding 12 months; or
(ii) 100 pilot-in-command hours in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane, 25 hours of which must have been within the preceding 12 months, and 300 hours providing instruction in a FAA-approved Mitsubishi MU-2B simulator or FAA-approved Mitsubishi MU-2B flight training device, 25 hours of which must have been within the preceding 12 months.
(b)No flight instructor may provide instruction for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane unless that instructor meets the requirements of this paragraph—
(1) Each flight instructor who provides flight training for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane must meet the pilot training and documentation requirements of § 91.1705 before giving flight instruction for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane;
(2) Each flight instructor who provides flight training for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane must meet the currency requirements of § 91.1715(c) before giving flight instruction for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane;
(3) Each flight instructor who provides flight training for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane must have:
(i) A minimum total pilot time of 2000 pilot-in-command hours and 800 pilot-in-command hours in multiengine airplanes; and
(ii) Within the preceding 12 months, either 50 hours of Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane pilot-in-command experience or 50 hours providing simulator or flight training device instruction for the Mitsubishi MU-2B.
(c)No person may provide checking or evaluation for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane unless that person meets the requirements of this paragraph—
(1) For the purpose of checking, designated pilot examiners, training center evaluators, and check airmen must have completed the appropriate training in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane in accordance with § 91.1705;
(2) For checking conducted in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane, each designated pilot examiner and check airman must have 100 hours pilot-in-command flight time in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane and maintain currency in accordance with § 91.1715.
Oral Exam Questions a DPE Might Ask
Q1What total flight time does a CFI need before giving instruction in the MU-2B?
Per FAR 91.1713(a)(3), a flight instructor must have at least 2,000 hours pilot-in-command total and 800 hours PIC in multiengine airplanes before instructing in the Mitsubishi MU-2B.
Q2What MU-2B-specific experience must a CFI have to give in-aircraft instruction?
Under FAR 91.1713(a)(4), the instructor needs either 300 PIC hours in the MU-2B with 50 in the past 12 months, or 100 PIC hours in the MU-2B with 25 in the past 12 months plus 300 hours of approved MU-2B simulator/FTD instruction with 25 in the last year.
Q3What are the requirements for a DPE or check airman to conduct a checkride in the MU-2B?
FAR 91.1713(c) requires completion of the MU-2B training under § 91.1705, and for checks done in the airplane, 100 hours PIC in the MU-2B with currency maintained under § 91.1715.
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