14 CFR § 142.39 - Training program curriculum requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s142.39"
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title: "14 CFR § 142.39 - Training program curriculum requirements."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "142.39"
section_name: "Training program curriculum requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "SCHOOLS AND OTHER CERTIFICATED AGENCIES"
part_number: "142"
part_name: "TRAINING CENTERS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "Docket 26933, 61 FR 34562, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 142.39 Training program curriculum requirements.

Each training program curriculum submitted to the Administrator for approval must meet the applicable requirements of this part and must contain—

(a) A syllabus for each proposed curriculum;

(b) Minimum aircraft and flight training equipment requirements for each proposed curriculum;

(c) Minimum instructor and evaluator qualifications for each proposed curriculum;

(d) A curriculum for initial training and continuing training of each instructor or evaluator employed to instruct in a proposed curriculum; and

(e) For each curriculum that provides for the issuance of a certificate or rating in fewer than the minimum hours prescribed by part 61 of this chapter—

(1) A means of demonstrating the ability to accomplish such training in the reduced number of hours; and

(2) A means of tracking student performance.