Whenever a pilot school or provisional pilot school makes a change of designation of its chief instructor, that school:
Must immediately provide the FAA responsible Flight Standards office in which the school is located with written notification of the change;
May conduct training without a chief instructor for that training course for a period not to exceed 60 days while awaiting the designation and approval of another chief instructor;
May, for a period not to exceed 60 days, have the stage checks and end-of-course tests administered by:
The training course's assistant chief instructor, if one has been designated;
The training course's check instructor, if one has been designated;
An FAA inspector; or
An examiner.
Must, after 60 days without a chief instructor, cease operations and surrender its certificate to the Administrator; and
May have its certificate reinstated, upon:
Designating and approving another chief instructor;
Showing it meets the requirements of § 141.27(a)(2) of this part; and
Applying for reinstatement on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator.