6E XC Planning - Part 91 Flashcards
- No person may act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft with a blood alcohol level of what value? (14 CFR 91.17)
No person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft while having .04% by weight or more alcohol in the blood.
- Can a commercial pilot allow a passenger to carry alcohol on board an aircraft for the purpose of consumption? (14 CFR 91.17)
No, the regulations do not specifically address this issue but do indicate that a person who is intoxicated (or becomes intoxicated) not be allowed on board an aircraft. Except in an emergency, no pilot of a civil aircraft may allow a person who appears to be intoxicated or who demonstrates by manner or physical indications that the individual is under the influence of drugs (except a medical patient under proper care) to be carried in that aircraft.
- When are the operation of portable electronic devices not allowed on board an aircraft? (14 CFR 91.21)
No person may operate, nor may any operator or pilot-in-command of an aircraft allow the operation of any portable electronic device on any of the following U.S.-registered aircraft:
a. Aircraft operated by a holder of an air carrier operator certificate or an operating certificate, or
b. Any other aircraft while it is operated under IFR.
- Are there any exceptions allowed concerning portable electronic equipment on board aircraft? (14 CFR 91.21)
a. Portable voice recorders
b. Hearing aids
c. Heart pacemakers
d. Electric shavers
e. Any other portable electronic device that the operator of the aircraft has determined will not cause interference with the navigation or communication system of the aircraft on which it is to be used.
- Preflight action as required by regulation for all flights away from the vicinity of the departure airport shall include a review of what specific information? (14 CFR 91.103)
For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport:
a. Weather reports and forecasts
b. Fuel requirements
c. Alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed
d. Any known traffic delays of which the pilot-in-command has been advised by ATC
e. Runway lengths of intended use
f. Takeoff and landing distance data
- When are flight crewmembers required to wear their seatbelts? (14 CFR 91.105)
During takeoff and landing, and while en route, each required flight crew member shall keep the safety belt fastened while at the crewmember station (also, during takeoff and landing only, the shoulder harness, if installed).
- Is the use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses required when operating an aircraft on the ground? (14 CFR 91.107)
Yes; each person on board a U.S.-registered civil aircraft must occupy an approved seat or berth with a safety belt, and if installed, shoulder harness, properly secured about him or her during movement on the surface, takeoff and landing.
- If a formation flight has been arranged in advance, can passengers be carried for hire? (14 CFR 91.111)
No; no person may operate an aircraft, carrying passengers for hire, in formation flight.
- What is the maximum speed allowed when operating inside Class B airspace, under 10,000 feet and within a Class D surface area? (14 CFR 91.117)
Unless otherwise authorized or required by ATC, no person may operate an aircraft at or below 2,500 feet above the surface within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport of a Class C or Class D airspace area at an indicated airspeed of more than 200 knots. This restriction does not apply to operations conducted within a Class B airspace area. Such operations shall comply with the “below 10,000 feet MSL” restriction:
“No person shall operate an aircraft below 10,000 feet MSL, at an indicated airspeed of more than 250 knots.
- What regulations pertain to altimeter setting procedures? (14 CFR 91.121)
Below 18,000 feet MSL:
a. The current reported altimeter setting of a station along the route and within 100 nautical miles of the aircraft.
b. If there is no station within the area described above, the current reported altimeter of an appropriate available station.
c. In the case of an aircraft not equipped with a radio, the elevation of the departure airport or an appropriate altimeter setting available before departure.
Note: If barometric pressure exceeds 31.00” Hg, set 31.00” (see AIM).
At or above 18,000 feet MSL set to 29.92” Hg.
- What are the regulatory fuel requirements for both VFR and IFR flight (day and night)? (14 CFR 91.151, 91.167)
a. VFR conditions:
No person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and, assuming normal cruising speed:
• During the day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes; or
• At night, to fly after that for at least 45 minutes.
b. IFR conditions:
No person may operate a civil aircraft in IFR conditions unless it carries enough fuel (considering weather reports and forecasts) to:
• Complete the flight to the first airport of intended landing;
• Fly from that airport to the alternate airport; and
• Fly after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
If an alternate is not required, complete the flight to the destination airport with a 45-minute reserve remaining.
- What minimum flight visibility and clearance from clouds are required for VFR flight in the following situations? (14 CFR 91.155)
Class C, D, or E Airspace (controlled airspace)
Less than 10,000 feet MSL:
Visibility: 3 statute miles
Cloud clearance: 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 2,000 feet horizontal
At or above 10,000 feet MSL:
Visibility: 5 statute miles
Cloud clearance: 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 1 statute mile horizontal
Class G Airspace (uncontrolled airspace)
1,200 feet or less above the surface (regardless of MSL altitude):
Day
Visibility: 1 statute mile
Cloud clearance: clear of clouds
Night
Visibility: 3 statute miles
Cloud clearance: 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 2,000 feet horizontal
More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than 10,000 feet MSL:
Day
Visibility: 1 statute mile
Cloud clearance: 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 2,000 feet horizontal
Night
Visibility: 3 statute miles
Cloud clearance: 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 2,000 feet horizontal
More than 1,200 feet above the surface and at or above 10,000 feet MSL:
Visibility: 5 statute miles
Cloud clearance: 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 1 statute mile horizontal
- When conducting IFR flight operations, what minimum altitudes are required over surrounding terrain? (14 CFR 91.177)
If no applicable minimum altitudes apply:
a. Operations over an area designated as a mountainous area, an altitude of 2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 4 nautical miles from the course to be flown; or
b. In any other case, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 4 nautical miles from the course to be flown.
- What are several examples of situations in which an ELT is not required equipment on board the aircraft? (14 CFR 91.207)
Examples of operations where an ELT is not required are:
a. Ferrying aircraft for installation of an ELT
b. Ferrying aircraft for repair of an ELT
c. Aircraft engaged in training flights within a 50-nautical mile radius of an airport.
