Acronyms (Safety, Requirements, Legality) Flashcards
Required Documents on Board
ARROW PDC
91.205
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration Certificate
Radio Station license (if operating internationally)
Operating Limitations (found in POH)
Weight and balance sheet (located in the AFM)
Placards
Data Plate
Compass deviation card
Is the plane legal to fly?
Minimum inspections with corresponding times
AV1ATES
Annual inspection
VOR (30 days)
100 hour inspection (only needed if plane is for hire)
Airworthiness directives
Transponder check (24 months)
ELT (12 months/Half the lifespan/1 hour of use)
Static system check (24 months)
Equipment requirements for VFR day flight
A TOMATO FLAMES
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil temperature
Manifold pressure
Airspeed indicator
Temperature gauge for engine
Oil pressure gauge
Fuel gauge
Landing gear position indicator (if you have landing gear)
Anti collision lights
Magnetic compass
ELT (emergency locator transmitter)
Safety gear (flotation device, seat belts, etc…)
Headset is also required on the Piper Archer!
VFR Night Flight Requirements
FLANS (FLAPS)
Fuses (spare set or three of each type if they’re used)
Landing light (if for hire)
Anticollision lights
Nav lights (position lights)
Source of electrical power
Risk Management
PAVE
Pilot
Aircraft
Environment
External Pressures
Preflight Actions required by 91.103
All available information concerning the flight
NW KRAFT
NOTAMS
Weather
Known traffic delays
Runway lengths
Alternates
Fuel requirements
Takeoff and Landing distances
Compass Errors
ANDS + UNOS
Acceleration/deceleration errors occur on EAST/WEST headings
Accelerate North
Decelerate South
Errors during turns occur on NORTH/SOUTH headings
Undershoot North
Overshoot South
Spin Recovery
TARE
Throttle idle
Ailerons neutral
Rudder opposite spin
Elevator forward
Mental Health Checklist
IMSAFE
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Emotional Health
Responding to sudden events
DECIDE
Detect a change
Estimate the need
Choose an outcome
Identify actions necessary to achieve the outcome
Do the action
Evaluate the results
Passenger Briefing
SAFETY
Seat belts
Air ventilation
Fire extinguisher
Emergency procedure
Talking
Your questions
Pitot Static Instruments
AVA
Airspeed indicator
Vertical speed indicator
Altimeter
Gyroscopic Instruments
HAT
Heading indicator
Attitude indicator
Turn coordinator
Preflight action concerning the airport and airplane performance in specified in the regulations for a local flight
FATWORK
Fuel requirements
Alternatives if flight can’t be completed
Takeoff/landing distance
Weather
Other pertinent info
Runway length
Known ATC traffic delays
Special use airspace
MCPRAWN
MOA
Control fire
Prohibited (never allowed to fly through, consult chart supplement)
Restricted (need permission to fly through)
Alert
Warning
National security
