SFAR: Limited Extension of Relief for Certain Persons and Operations during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

In order to utilize the relief provided by this SFAR, the certificate holder or A125 LODA holder must provide an acceptable plan to its assigned principal operations inspector for acceptance that contains the following information-- (i) A safety analysis and corresponding risk mitigations to be implemented by the certificate holder or A125 LODA holder; and (ii) The method the certificate holder or A125 LODA holder will use to ensure that each crewmember remains adequately tested and currently proficient for each aircraft, duty position, and type of operation in which the person serves. For part 141 provisional pilot schools: This revision of the ICR does not contain any changes to burden hours for part 141 provisional pilot schools. The inability for pilot schools and provisional pilot schools to graduate students from their program jeopardizes their ability within the 24 calendar month timeframe to meet the 80 percent pass rate of their applicants for practical tests and rating, and graduate at least ten different people from the school’s approved training courses. Therefore, , under the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak, the FAA is providing provisional pilot schools whose 24 calendar-month window expires in April through June 2020, until December 31, 2020 to meet §141.5(d) and (e), subject to the following conditions for provisional pilot schools taking advantage of this relief: (1) Each part 141 provisional pilot school must notify its responsible Flight Standards office that it is applying for a pilot school certificate in accordance with this SFAR. (2) In this notification, the part 141 provisional pilot school must submit an acceptable plan that explains the method to meet the requirements of §141.5(d) and (e), which includes ensuring each instructor used for ground or flight training is current and proficient and evaluating students to determine if they are assigned to the proper stage of the training course and if additional training is necessary. For part 141 pilot schools: This revision of the ICR does not contain any changes to burden hours for part 141 pilot schools. During the COVID-19 outbreak, many part 141 schools have ceased flight operations for their students. Some schools are utilizing online classroom instruction for the ground content of a course. However, not all part 141 schools may be capable of providing ground instruction online. The FAA has determined, under the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak, that it is appropriate to allow pilot schools additional time to meet the requirements of §141.5. Pilot school certificates with an expiration date of April 2020 through June 2020, are extended to December 31, 2020, subject to the following conditions for pilot schools taking advantage of this relief: (1) Each part 141 pilot school must notify its responsible Flight Standards office that it will renew its pilot school certificate in accordance with this SFAR. (2) In this notification, the part 141 pilot school must submit an acceptable plan that explains the method to regain currency that includes ensuring each instructor used for ground or flight training is current and proficient and evaluating students to determine if they are assigned to the proper stage of the training course and if additional training is necessary. The FAA will analyze these submissions to determine whether or not they provide adequate mitigations to balance out the time extensions. FAA Flight Standards Service will retain control over the information and safeguard it from improper access, modification, and destruction, consistent with FAA standards for confidentiality, privacy, and electronic information.

The latest form for SFAR: Limited Extension of Relief for Certain Persons and Operations during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak expires 2021-03-31 and can be found here.

Part 141 Mitigation Plans

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