§ 121.440. Line checks.

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(a)No certificate holder may use any person nor may any person serve as pilot in command of an airplane unless, within the preceding 12 calendar months, that person has passed a line check in which he satisfactorily performs the duties and responsibilities of a pilot in command in one of the types of airplanes he is to fly.

(b)A pilot in command line check for domestic and flag operations must—

(1)Be given by a check pilot who is currently qualified on both the route and the airplane; and

(2)Consist of at least one flight over a typical part of the certificate holder's route, or over a foreign or Federal airway, or over a direct route.

(c)A pilot in command line check for supplemental operations must—

(1)Be given by a check pilot who is currently qualified on the airplane; and

(2)Consist of at least one flight over a part of a Federal airway, foreign airway, or advisory route over which the pilot may be assigned. [Docket 9509, 35 FR 96, Jan. 3, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 121-143, 43 FR 22642, May 25, 1978; Amdt. 121-253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996; Amdt. 121-344, 74 FR 34235, July 15, 2009; Amdt. 121-359, 77 FR 34785, June 12, 2012; Docket FAA-2019-0360, Amdt. 121-392, 89 FR 51428, June 18, 2024]

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