§ 141.87 Change of chief instructor.

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