Endorsements Flashcards
Where can information on endorsements be found?
- FAR Part 61
- Advisory Circular (AC) 61-65F
What are the three types of categories for endorsement?
- Knowledge endorsements
- Flight proficiency endorsements
- Recency endorsements
How are Medical Certificates obtained?
Through an authorized Aviation Medical Examiner (AME)
- The student will have to pay for the examination whether they pass or not
- A medical exam is not REQUIRED until the student wishes to solo
- Getting the medical exam done before flight training begins is very benificial for the student and the instructor
- Getting the highest class medical certificate possible gives the student more options and costs the same
- After obtaining a certificate the student can use the new FAA BasicMed program if they desire
What is required to obtain a Student Pilot Certificate?
- Medical Certificate
- Citizenship documents or a TSA clearance
- IACRA account registration
What endorsements are required for a student to fly solo?
- Pre-solo knowledge written exam endorsement [ 61.87(b) ]
- Pre-solo flight training endorsement [ 61.87(c) ]
- Initial 90 day or less solo flight endorsement [ 61.87(n) ]
- (OPTIONAL) Pre-solo night flight endorsement [ 61.87(c) ]
What endorsements are required for a student to fly solo cross country?
- Solo cross country flight endorsement [ 61.93(c)1, 61.93(c)2 ]
- Day of flight solo cross country flight plan endorsement [ 61.93(c)3 ]
What endorsements are required for a student to take the Private Pilot Certificate FAA practical test?
- Aeronautical knowledge test endorsement [ 61.35(a)1, 61.103(d) and 61.105 ]
- Flight proficiency test endorsement [ 61.103(f), 61.107(b) and 61.109 ]
- Recency of experience endorsement [ 61.39(a)6(i), 61.39(a)6(ii) ]
- IACRA form 8710
- (AS NEEDED) Less than 100% written test endorsement [ 61.39(a)6(iii) ]
- (OPTIONAL) “Meta endorsement” recency and written test review endorsements can be combined if given the same lesson [ 61.39(a)6(i), 61.39(a)6(ii), 61.39(a)6(iii) ]
What are the requirements of a Flight Review?
- Every 24 calendar months after last approved training
- Minimum 1 hour of ground training
- Minimum 1 hour of flight training
- Should be tailored to student’s certificates/endorsements and type/area of flying
- A Flight Review CAN be accomplished in an appropriately certified simulator
What are the prerequisites for a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Certificate?
- 18 years of age
- Read, write and speak english
- Hold a Commercial Certificate with Instrument privileges or an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate
- 3rd Class Medical Certificate or higher to act as Pilot in Command (PIC) during the practical test
- Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) endorsement
- Passed the appropriate knowledge test within the last 24 calendar months
- Flight training endorsement
- Recency endorsement of training within the last 2 calendar months
What are the five specific endorsements required for the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) practical test?
- Complex aircraft endorsement [ 61.45 ]
- Spin endorsement [ 61.183(i)1 ]
- Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) endorsement [ 61.183(d) ]
- Aeronautical knowledge endorsement [ 61.185 ]
- Practical test endorsement [ 61.187(b) ]
What are the sixteen Special Emphasis Areas for the FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS)? [FAA-S-8081-6DS]
- Positive aircraft control
- Positive exchange of the flight controls procedure
- Stall/spin awareness
- Collision avoidance
- Wake turbulence avoidance
- Land and hold short operations (LAHSO)
- Runway incursion avoidance
- Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) avoidance
- Aeronautical decision making (ADM) and risk management
- Wire-strike avoidance
- Checklist usage
- Temporary flight restrictions (TFRs)
- Special use airspace (SUA)
- Aviation security
- Single pilot resource management (SRM)
- Other areas deemed appropriate to any phase of the practical test
