{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.217","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.217","heading":"Recent experience requirements.","body":"The holder of a ground instructor certificate may not perform the duties of a ground instructor unless the person can show that one of the following occurred during the preceding 12 calendar months:\n(a) Employment or activity as a ground instructor giving pilot, flight instructor, or ground instructor training;\n(b) Employment or activity as a flight instructor giving pilot, flight instructor, or ground instructor ground or flight training;\n(c) Completion of an approved flight instructor refresher course and receipt of a graduation certificate for that course; or\n(d) An endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying that the person has demonstrated knowledge in the subject areas prescribed under § 61.213(a)(3) and (a)(4), as appropriate.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN","PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS","Subpart I—Ground Instructors"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"82794cf67cab0eddfd7880becf2d1150837acefe5fae76e7a32c3e00a73b30f6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.215","next":"us/14-cfr-61.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}