Airworthiness Considerations Flashcards
Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire?
No, as long as the aircraft is maintained
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition?
(91.403)
The owner/operator
What are the required inspections?
Annual – every 12 calendar months
VOR – every 30 days for IFR
100 Hour- if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static – 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight
Transponder – 24 calendar months
ELT – 12 calendar months or after 1 hour cumulative use or half of battery life
AAV1ATE
What is an Airworthiness Directive? What different kinds of AD’s are there?
FAA way to communicate important information to pilots.
Emergency – These require immediate compliance before flight
One Time – After the AD is complied with once, there is no further need to address the specified
issue
Recurring – This AD must be complied with at the specified interval.
Can you overfly an annual? 100 hour? (91.409)
The only way to overfly an annual is to obtain a special flight permit from the FSDO.
A 100 hour inspection may be overflown by no more than 10 hours and only if enroute to the place where the inspection will be done.
An annual inspection can be substituted for the 100 hour
however, a 100 hour cannot substitute an annual inspection.
What ways can a special flight permit be used for
-Test flights
-Delivering products
-Overfly annual
What equipment and instruments do you need to have in the airplane for today’s flight? (91.205b)
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil temperature gauge
Magnetic compass
Airspeed Indicator
Temperature gauge (for liquid cooled engines)
Oil pressure
Fuel quantity gauge
Landing gear position indicator (for retractable landing gear)
Anti-collision lights – Aviation red or white (e.g. red rotating beacon or white strobes)
Manifold pressure gauge (for airplanes with a constant speed propeller)
ELT
Seatbelts
How about if you were to fly tonight? (91.205c)
Fuses 3 of each kind or 1 complete set
Landing light if airplane is being flown for hire (including flight training)
Anti-collision lights
Position lights – Also called navigation lights – red on the left side, green on the right and white
on the tail
Source of electricity – Battery or alternator
What would you do if you found that the landing light was inoperative?
Cannot fly at night per the FARs – During the day you would deactivate or remove the component
and placard it inoperative (deactivating could be as simple as pulling the circuit breaker out)
Can you fly an airplane with known inoperative equipment?
Yes, if it is not included in 91.205 and is listed as ok in the MEL or KOEL and it has been deactivated/removed and placarded inoperative
What is a Minimum Equipment List?
An FAA-approved list of equipment that can be inoperative.
We do not have one
Location of Airworthiness Certificate (91.203)
-Visible to crew or passengers
