{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.49","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.49","heading":"Retesting after failure.","body":"(a) An applicant for a knowledge or practical test who fails that test may reapply for the test only after the applicant has received:\n(1) The necessary training from an authorized instructor who has determined that the applicant is proficient to pass the test; and\n(2) An endorsement from an authorized instructor who gave the applicant the additional training.\n(b) An applicant for a flight instructor certificate with an airplane category rating or, for a flight instructor certificate with a glider category rating, who has failed the practical test due to deficiencies in instructional proficiency on stall awareness, spin entry, spins, or spin recovery must:\n(1) Comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section before being retested;\n(2) Bring an aircraft to the retest that is of the appropriate aircraft category for the rating sought and is certificated for spins; and\n(3) Demonstrate satisfactory instructional proficiency on stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery to an examiner during the retest.","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 A—General"],"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":"f56f55b35d3a036b4a9efa1eb07f3c5d7ca5a02e1a7e36515e58cc0b54035428","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.47","next":"us/14-cfr-61.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}