49 U.S.C. § 44743 — Pilot training requirements

(a) In General. (1) When setting pilot training requirements for a new transport airplane, the Administrator must independently review anything the manufacturer proposes about how much training, and in what format, pilots need to fly it. (2) Before the Administrator sets those requirements, an applicant for a new or amended type certificate cannot, about the scope, format, or amount of pilot training, (A) make any promise or contract commitment — spoken or written — to a potential buyer unless it comes with a clear, conspicuous disclaimer (defined by the Administrator) about the training's uncertain status, or (B) offer the buyer financial incentives, like rebates, tied to the scope, format, or amount of training.

(b) Pilot Response Time. Starting the day after regulations are issued under section 119(c)(6) of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, the Administrator cannot issue a new or amended type certificate for a covered airplane unless the applicant has shown that its system and instrument design used realistic assumptions about how fast a pilot can respond to abnormal conditions. These assumptions must (1) be based on test data, analysis, or another validated method, and (2) reflect the generally accepted scientific consensus among human-factors experts on realistic pilot response times.

(c) Definition. "Transport airplane" means a transport-category airplane type-certificated for an air carrier or foreign air carrier with a passenger capacity of 30 or more, or an all-cargo or combined version of one.