# Part 141 chief instructor — ground school course — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Part 141 chief instructor, certificate or rating is Part 141 chief instructor — ground school course; part 141 minimum is 1 year of experience as a ground school instructor at a certificated pilot school; part 141 appendix is 14 CFR 141.35(e), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Part 141 chief instructor — ground school course _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 1 year of experience as a ground school instructor at a certificated pilot school _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** 14 CFR 141.35(e) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> ( e ) To be eligible for designation as chief instructor for a ground school course, a person must have 1 year of experience as a ground school instructor at a certificated pilot school.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating](https://referencesource.org/flight-training-hour-minimums-61-vs-141/).