Aircraft Equipment Requirements

Question 1

define Day VFR

Answer 1

-half hour before sunrise to half hour after sunset
- when sun disc is less than 6° below horizon
-period between beginning of morning civil twilight and end of evening civil twilight

Question 2

Day VFR equipment requirements

Answer 2

• altimeter
• airspace indicator
• magnetic compass
  -tachometer for each engine/propeller w/ limiting speed
• oil pressure indicator
• coolant temp for liquid cooled engines
• oil temp indicator for air cooled engines
• fuel quantity for main fuel tanks
• radio equipment when in class B, C, D an MF area or the ADIZ
• when is class B radio nav
• time piece

Question 3

define Night VFR

Answer 3

• half hour after sunset to half houre before sunrise
• when the suns disc is 6° below the horizon
• between the end of evening civil twilight and the start of morning civil twilight

Question 4

night VFR requirements

Answer 4

• all day vfr requirments
• adequate source of electrical energy
• a spare amount of fuses equal to 50% of the amount of fuses of that rating
• gyroscopic heading indicator
• when in Northern domestic airspace a means of establishing direction other that magnetic compass
• illumination for all instruments used to fly aircraft
• landing light (when you have passengers)
• position and anti collision lights
• a turn and slip indicator or turn coordinator

Question 5

position and ant- collision light requirements

Answer 5

left - red - 110°
right - green - 110°
rear - white - 140°
flashing beacon - red or white - 360° and 30° above and below horizon

Question 6

flights above 13000ft asl require ______ for all persons onboard

Answer 6

oxygen

Question 7

altitudes between _____ and _____ require oxygen for all crew members and 10% of passengers but no less than 1

Answer 7

10000ft asl and 13000ft asl

Question 8

unless operating a balloon or glider, in a transponder airspace what is required ?

Answer 8

a transponder with automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment

Question 9

you can fly without a transponder when?

Answer 9

given permission with a minimum equipment list by minister OR
permission from ATC

Question 10

what is an ELT? what frequency do they use? how often do they need inspection?

Answer 10

emergency locator transmitter, 406MHz and 121.5MHz, they need inspection every 12 months

Question 11

types of ELTS
A or AD
F or AF
AP
P
W or S

Answer 11

auto or automatic deployed
fixed or automatic fixed
automatic portable
personel
water activated or survival

Question 12

how do you test an ELT?

Answer 12

by activating it for less than 5 seconds in the forst 5 minutes of an hour

Question 13

what aircrafts do not require ELTs?

Answer 13

when aircraft is operated within 25 NM of home base. OR
when baloon, glider, ultralight, airship, gyroplane