Originally Posted by
Yoda2
Can anyone cite where it gives an FAA inspector authority to insert themselves into a private, and customer paid for, training session? Not an exam, a training session.
What do you mean by "private"? Is this part 61, or is it 135/121/141/142/91K?
Here's one place:
FSIMS Document Viewer
There are more, with the approval of training programs/courses, surveillance is mandated by those orders and the training program approval, and there is another order that outlines the work program requirements, which translates to the yearly surveillance for an operator, including training.