Regulation Text
(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.
The short answer
14 CFR § 91.1079 requires each fractional program manager to prepare and keep current a written training curriculum for each type of aircraft and each required crewmember, covering ground and flight training, with lists of ground subjects, training devices, and detailed descriptions of normal, abnormal, and emergency maneuvers.
Research Notes
Common Questions
What must the Subpart K training curriculum cover?
A written, current curriculum must be kept for each aircraft type and each required crewmember, and must include both the ground and flight training required by the subpart.
"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." — 14 CFR § 91.1079(a)
What specific items must the curriculum list?
It must list principal ground training subjects including emergency subjects, and list all training devices, mock-ups, systems trainers, procedures trainers, or other training aids the program manager will use.
"A list of all the training devices, mock-ups, systems trainers, procedures trainers, or other training aids that the program manager will use." — 14 CFR § 91.1079(b)(2)
How must maneuvers and procedures be documented?
The curriculum needs detailed descriptions or pictorial displays of approved normal, abnormal, and emergency maneuvers, procedures, and functions for each flight training phase or check, indicating which are performed during the inflight portions.
"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..." — 14 CFR § 91.1079(b)(3)
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