Commercial Pilot Operations Flashcards
Management of flight crew/passengers
IMSAFE
- Flight crew:
- evaluate mental and physical ability/alertness
I- illness
M- medication
S- stress
A- alcohol
F- fatigue
E- emotions
- complacency, currency, and flight experience
Passenger boarding:
- stay away from tail rotor
- crouch low when going under the main rotor
- never approach helicopter from out of pilots line of sight
- hold onto loose articles
- protect eyes
- crouch or sit down if becoming blinded and wait for help
- wait until pilot gives signal to board aircraft
Passenger briefing
- use seat belts and shoulder harnesses (demonstrate use)
- location of exits and egress procedures
- location and use of emergency equipment
- smoking restrictions
Passenger emergency procedures
- brace for impact position
- emergency water landing
- follow instructions of flight crew
Approved commercial operations
Part 119.1 applicability
All persons operating civil aircraft as an air carrier or for commercial
Approved commercial operations
Part 119.1 applicability
Operations include:
- Student instruction
- Non-stop commercial air tours beginning and ending at the same airport within 25NM
- Ferry or training flights
- Aerial work operations including:
- crop dusting, seeding, spraying, and/or bird chasing
- banner towing
- aerial photography or survey
- fire fighting
- helicopter operations in construction or repair (not applicable to the transportation to and from the site of operation)
- power line or pipeline patrol - Non- stop flights for parachute jumping conducted within 25SM of airport
- Helicopter flights within 25SM if:
- no more then 2 passengers carried in addition to crew
- each flight is made under VFR conditions
- aircraft is certified as standard category and complies with 100hr inspection
- operator notifies flight standards district (FSDO) at least 72hrs before the flight
- the # of flights does not exceed a total of 6 per calendar year
- approved by the administrator
- cargo is not carried in or on the helicopter
* Commercial air tour*: means a flight conducted for compensation or for hire in an airplane or helicopter for the purpose of flight is for sightseeing
FAA part 135
Operating requirements for commuter and on-demand operations
Commuter:
- scheduled operations
- published
- 9 seats or less
- max payload 7500lbs or less
- 5 round trips per week
On-demand:
- pax operation in which departure customer negotiate time, location, and arrival location.
- common carriage in airplane: 30 seats or less, payload max 7500lbs
- private carriage or non-common carriage: 20 seats or less, payload max 6000lbs
- any rotorcraft operation
FAA part 121: operating requirements; domestic, flag and supplemental operations
Domestic
Flag
Supplemental
Domestic: - scheduled operations - between the 48 continuous US Flag: - scheduled operation - between the 48 continuous US and any point outside the U.S. Supplemental: - 30 or more seats - domestic or or flag - negotiated with the customer
FAA part 133
External load operations
FAA part 137
Agricultural aircraft operations
Part 91.203 civil aircraft: certificates required
AROW
A- airworthiness certificate (has to be visible)
R- registration (both federal and civil)
O- operators handbook (S/N specific) POH
W- weight and balance data (S/N specific found in POH)
Photo flight safety considerations
Safety notice in POH
- Inexperienced pilots attempting to get the best angle for the picture inadvertently enter into settling with power or low RPM
- Lose track of airspeed and wind conditions and lose translational lift
- Survey and photo flights should be conducted by well trained experienced pilots
- 500hrs PIC in helicopter and 100hrs in model flown
- extensive training in both low RPM and settling with power recovery techniques
- are willing to say no to the photographer and fly the aircraft at speeds, altitudes, and wind angles that are safe and allow good escape routes
Off airport landing
Obtain permission:
- from state and local agencies
- owner or manager of property
- contact emergency services to be on standby
- security to prevent people walking into rotors
- make sure area is clear and large enough for aircraft
Pilot in command responsibilities
- FAR 91.3
- the pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft
- in an in flight emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot in command may deviate from any rule of this part to the extent required to meet that emergency
- each pilot in command who deviates from a rule shall, upon request of the administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the administrator.
Lost communication FAR 91.125
- Verify lost comms
- check volume on transceiver
- headset is plugged in
- frequency is correct (try a different freq if available) - Squawk 7600
- Continue making radio calls
- Uncontrolled airport:
- monitor traffic
- enter pattern
- land ASAP - Controlled airport:
- circle somewhere outside pattern
- wait for light gun signals
