Sec. 142.57 - Aircraft requirements.
(a) An applicant for, or holder of, a
training center certificate must ensure that each aircraft used for flight
instruction and solo flights meets the following requirements:
(1) Except for flight instruction and
solo flights in a curriculum for agricultural aircraft operations,
external load operations, and similar aerial work operations, the aircraft
must have an FAA standard airworthiness certificate or a foreign
equivalent of an FAA standard airworthiness certificate, acceptable to the
Administrator.
(2) The aircraft must be maintained and
inspected in accordance with --
(i) The requirements of part 91, subpart
E, of this chapter; and
(ii) An approved program for maintenance
and inspection.
(3) The aircraft must be equipped as
provided in the training specifications for the approved course for which
it is used.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c)
of this section, an applicant for, or holder of, a training center
certificate must ensure that each aircraft used for flight instruction is
at least a two-place aircraft with engine power controls and flight
controls that are easily reached and that operate in a conventional manner
from both pilot stations.
(c) Airplanes with controls such as
nose-wheel steering, switches, fuel selectors, and engine air flow
controls that are not easily reached and operated in a conventional manner
by both pilots may be used for flight instruction if the certificate
holder determines that the flight instruction can be conducted in a safe
manner considering the location of controls and their nonconventional
operation, or both.