Link to an amendment published at 81 FR 42214, June 28, 2016.
Any pilot examiner, instrument rating examiner, or airline transport pilot examiner may -
(a) As authorized in his designation, accept applications for flight tests necessary for issuing pilot certificates and ratings under this chapter;
(b) Under the general supervision of the appropriate local Flight Standards Inspector, conduct those tests; and
(c) In the discretion of the appropriate local Flight Standards Inspector, issue temporary pilot certificates and ratings to qualified applicants.