Class Four - Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) Flashcards
What are the 7 categories of airborne vehicles?
Airplane, glider, rotorcraft, lighter-than-air, powered-lift, powered-parachute, and weight-shift-control
What are the four classed of aircraft?
-Single engine Land (SEL)
-Single engine Sea (SES)
-Multi engine Land (MEL)
-Multi Engine Sea (MES)
FAA Test question: With respect to the certification of airman, which is a class of aircraft?
Single engine land and sea, and multi engine land and sea
Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
-to see and avoid other aircraft
-stipulate a minimum in-flight visibility as well as a minimum distance from any cloud formation to ensure that a pilot can control the plane by visual reference to the horizon or surface
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
-allows pilots to fly while in the clouds and land under low visibility conditions
-ATC, using radar, provides separation between all planes operating under IFR (ATC acts as your eyes)
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
-allows pilots to fly while in the clouds and land under low visibility conditions
-ATC, using radar, provides separation between all planes operating under IFR (ATC acts as your eyes)
Pilot In Command (PIC)
person with final authority and responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight; has been designated before or during the flight; hold appropriate category, class and type rating
Pilot In Command (PIC)
person with final authority and responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight; has been designated before or during the flight; hold appropriate category, class and type rating
FAR 61.3 Requirements for certificates, rating and authorizations
to be PIC or required crewmember (copilot), you must have a pilot certificate, photo ID and current/valid medical certificate in physical possession or readily accessible (logbook as student pilot)
FAR 61.15 Alcohol and drugs
regulations require you to avoid acting as PIC or required crewmember for 8 hours after consuming alcohol (8 hours from bottle to throttle). Blood alcohol content of 0.04% or more (half of legal driving req.)
FAR 61.23 Duration of Medical Certificates
the greater the passenger carrying responsibility, the more stringent the medical exam, the shorter the duration of the medical certificate, and more expensive
FAR 61.31 Type and Additional training
61.31 general limitations: training and endorsements necessary to fly four different varieties of airplanes:
- High Performance
-Complex
-Pressurized capable of operating at high altitudes
-Tailwheel
61.31 type rating:PIC of following aircraft:
-large aircraft (12,500 lbs)
-turbojet powered
-and other specified by FAA
High Performance aircraft
having more than 200 horsepower
Complex Aircraft
having retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable propeller (or an electronic engine control system “FADEC” that controls the engine and propeller).
Pressurized aircraft
capable of operating at high altitudes (above 25,000’ MSL)
Tailwheel aircraft
proficient in operating including at least normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings, wheel landings (unless prohibited by manufacturer) and go around procedures.
FAR 61.56 Flight Review
to act as PIC, must have a flight review within the preceding 24 calendar months, starting the month following the month the review took place. Review consist of 1 hour of ground and 1 hour of flight with an instructor. Can avoid with FAA wings program or obtaining a new certificate or rating.
FAR 61.56 Flight Review
to act as PIC, must have a flight review within the preceding 24 calendar months, starting the month following the month the review took place. Review consist of 1 hour of ground and 1 hour of flight with an instructor. Can avoid with FAA wings program or obtaining a new certificate or rating.
FAR 61.57 Recent Flight Experience: PIC currency
While carrying passengers, you must have made (within preceding 90 days) at least 3 takeoffs and 3 landings as sole manipulator of the controls in the same category and class of the aircraft you intend to fly. Landings may be full stop or touch and goes, unless in a tailwheel, which all landings must be full stops.
FAR 61.57 PIC night currency
While carrying passengers during this time, you must have made, within preceding 90 days, 3 night takeoffs and 3 night landings as sole manipulator of the controls to a full stop. Night time, for the purpose of passenger currency, begins one hour after sunset and ends one hour before sunrise.
FAA Test Question: If recency of experience requirements for the night flight are not met an official sunset is at 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is?
1929
FAR 61.87 Student Solo Requirements
-CFI must give all instructions required by FAR 61.87
-Must take pre-solo written test. Unlike FAA knowledge exam, this is informal exam, about 20 questions, designed by CFI to test understanding of airplanes and pertinent regulations
FAR 61.89 General Limitations
Student pilots:
-cannot carry passengers
-cannot fly for compensation or hire, or flying in furtherance of a business
-cannot fly when flight or surface visibility are less than 3 miles during the day or less than 5 miles at night
-cannot fly without visual reference to the surface
-required by regulations to adhere to any limitations their instructors place in their logbook
FAR 61.93 Student X-Country flight
The farthest a student pilot can go without obtaining an endorsement for cross country flight is 25 miles. There is a provision in regulations that allows students to practice solo takeoffs and landings at another airport without having a cross country endorsement. If the airport is within 25 nm of the departure airport at which instruction is received, the instructor can endorse your logbook for these solo landings.
FAR 61.113 Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations
-A private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with the passengers, providing the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures or rental fees.
-Only time passengers can pay for the entire flight is if a donation is made a charity which sponsors the flight.
-Private pilots have unlimited solo privileges, and may carry passengers or cargo for pleasure or personal business and not for hire.
FAA Test Question: What exception permits a private pilot to act as PIC carrying passengers who pay for the flight?
If a donation is made to a charitable organization for the fight
FAR 91.3 Responsibility and Authority of PIC
-PIC directly responsible for and has final authority of operation of plane
-PIC may deviate from any rue of this point to the extent required in an inflight emergency (may be requested of administrator to provide written reports of deviation)
FAR 91.3 Responsibility and Authority of PIC
-PIC directly responsible for and has final authority of operation of plane
-PIC may deviate from any rue of this point to the extent required in an inflight emergency (may be requested of administrator to provide written reports of deviation)
FAR 91.7 Civil Aircraft Airworthiness
Cannot operate an aircraft unless it’s in airworthy condition and makes you responsible for termination a flight any time you believe the airplane is not airworthy due to failure of a mechanical, electrical or structural component.
