Currency Flashcards
When is the only time you need a 100hr inspection on a SCAN test?
When it specifically states that it is a training flight with a rented aircraft
When is a pitot-static inspection required?
IFR
NEVER need it for a SCAN test
When is a trasponder inspection needed?
every 24 calendar months
Only if you are required to have it (Mode C veil, in and above C,
at or above 10000’ MSL and greater than 2500’ agl, ADIZ)
What are the reporting requirments for missing/inop. transponder?
1 hour before if it’s broken on the ground or not installed
Any time in the air
Any time when it works, but mode c inop.
When is an ELT inspection required?
every 12 calendar months
When is an ELT battery required
to be replaced(or recharged if rechargable)?
50% of useful life has expired
used for more than 1 cummulative hour
How long can the ELT be removed from an aircraft?
90 days
must be placarded “ELT not installed” in view of pilot
weight and balance must be corrected
When is an annual inspection required?
every 12 calendar months
Does an airworthiness certificate expire?
No. As long as it is maintained in an airworthy condition.
Within how long does the airworthiness certificate need to
reflect the current tail number?
10 days
How long is a temporary aircraft registration certificate(pink) valid for?
90 days
When does an aircraft registration certificate expire?
30 days after owner’s death (turn it into FAA 30 days after that)
Plane becomes registered in different country
Ownership changes
Every 3 years
When are leap years?
*29 days in February*
1980,84,88,92,96,2000,04,08,12,16 (presidential election years)
When does landing currency apply?
Only if you are carrying passengers.
When do you need to be night current?
When carrying passengers between 1 hour after sunset to
1 hour before sunrise
*You can log night time with passengers and not be night current*
When can you log night time?
You can log night time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.
Published in the Air Almanac
What do you need to get night current?
3 takeoffs AND landings to a full stop between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise within the preceeding 90 days
What do you need for day currency?
3 takeoffs AND landings within the preceeding 90 days
*do not have to be full stop*
Do night landings count as day landings?
Yes, but not vise-versa
Can tailwheel landings count for tricycle landings?
Yes
What is special about tailwheel landings for currency?
They must be full stop.
*day or night*
Takeoffs and landings must be in the same_______ and _______ of the aircraft being flown in the SCAN test.
Category and Class
ASEL
ASES
AMEL
AMES
When is a high performance endorsement needed?
PIC of aircraft with MORE THAN 200hp
When is a complex endorsement needed?
PIC of aircraft with
Retractable gear AND
Flaps AND
Controllable pitch propeller (not necessarily constant speed i.e cirrus)
Seaplane complex is flaps and controllable pitch prop only
When is a high altitude endorsement required?
PIC of pressurized aircraft with a service ceiling or max operating altitude ABOVE 25000.
Can you fly a pressurized aircraft that has a service ceiling of 24000’ without a high altitude endorsement?
Yes. Service ceiling must be above 25,000’
Can you fly a non-pressurized aircraft with a service ceiling of 28000’ without a high altitude endorsement?
Yes. It is not pressurized.
When is a tailwheel endorsement required?
PIC of tailwheel aircraft
Do high perf., high alt., complex, tailwheel endorsements expire?
No
First class medical duration
12 calendar months (less than 40 years old)
6 calendar months (40 or older)
2nd class medical duration
12 calendar months
3rd class medical duration
60 calendar months (less than 40 years old)
24 calendar months (40 or older)
When is a BFR required?
every 24 calendar months
What can count as a BFR other than 1 hour ground 1 hour flight?
Phase of wings program within 24 calendar months
New certificate (private, commercial, flight instructor)
New rating (instrument, multi-engine)
How long is a temporary pilot certificate valid for?
120 days or until permanent arrives or notice of denial
How long is a fax copy of a certificate valid for?
60 days
After what date do paper certificates become invalid?
March 31, 2010
What are the normal required inspections for a SCAN test?
ATE or ETA
Annual, Transponder, ELT
