Endorsements & Flight Certificates Flashcards
What does the CFI need to do in order to sign off the student pilot to solo?
- The students authorized instructor must administer the knowledge test AND review all incorrect answers with the student
- Go over maneuvers listed in 61.87(d)
- The students authorized instructor who gave the training must endorse the student’s logbook within 90 days preceding the flight
Can a student pilot solo at night?
Yes. Under 61.87(o) the student must have:
- Received training at night, including T/O and landings at the airports where the solo flight will be conducted.
- Navigation training at night in the vicinity of the airport where the solo flight will be conducted and
- Received an endorsement in the student’s logbook from an authorized instructor who gave the training within a 90 day period
Can you sign off a student pilot to solo in an aircraft you’ve never flown with, and given them training, in?
No. 61.87(p)(1) states:
- No instructor my authorize a student pilot to solo unless that instructor has given that student pilot training in the make and model of aircraft in which the solo flight is to be flown
What are the limitations of flight visibility for a student pilot?
61.89(a)(6-8):
Student Pilot may not act as PIC of an aircraft (solo):
- With flight visibility of less than 3 SM during daylight hours, and 5 SM at night
- When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface
- In a manner to any limitations placed in the pilot’s logbook by an authorized instructor
Who can give a student pilot an endorsement for a solo cross-country flight?
61.93(b)(1)(ii):
- The authorized instructor who gave the training must endorse the student pilot’s logbook authorizing the flight
- The solo endorsement from 61.87 must have been completed as well
How far away can a CFI endorse a student pilot to solo?
- 25 or 50 NM from the origin of the flight, provided the student has been given instruction from an authorized instructor to and along the route between the airports to be flown.
Where can I find the required maneuvers and training a student pilot must receive for cross-country flight training?
61.93(e): Solo Cross-Country Flight Requirements
Where can I find the prerequisites for taking a practical test?
61.39
What are the 3 pre-solo requirements as stated in AC 61-65H?
- Knowledge Test
- Satisfactory aeronautical test
- Flight Training
- Maneuvers
- In the make and model to be flown
- Demonstrate proficiency and safety and procedures, as judged by an authorized instructor
- Proficiency and Safety
- Demonstrate safety with procedures and maneuvers
- Meet FAA english language standards
What is required in the training for a tailwheel endorsement?
61.31(i)
- Normal & x-wind takeoff & landing
- Go Around Procedures
- Wheel landings
What is required to send a student pilot for a solo flight?
- Take a knowledge test
- Administered by the students’ authorized instructor
- And go over the incorrect answers from the test
- Received flight training in the appropriate make and model of the a/c to be flown
- And maneuvers listed in 61.87(d)(1-15)
- Demonstrate satisfactory proficiency and safety, as judged by an authorized instructor
How many hours must be logged for a commercial license under 61.129?
i. 250 hours
- 100 in a powered aircraft 50 in airplanes
ii. 100 PIC
- 50 hrs in airplanes
- 50 hours in XC flight of which 10 hours in airplanes
iii. 20 hours of training
- 10 hours using a view-limiting device and partial panel skills
- 5 out of 10 hours of instrument conducted in SE airplane
- 10 hours in a complex, turbine, or TAA airplane
- 2-hour day XC in a SE airplane +100 NM
- 2 hour night XC in a SE airplane +100 NM
iv. 3 hours in SE airplane with an instructor in preparation for the practical test within the 2 calendar months preceding the month of the test
v. 10 hours of PIC/PDPIC
vi. One XC flight of not less 300 NM TTL distance
- Landings at 3 points
- 1 point with straight line distance of at least 250 NM
vii. 5 hours night VFR conditions
- 10 t/o & 10 landings (each landing involving a flight in the TP) at an airport with an operating control tower
What are the five ways a student pilot can receive ground training?
- CoG from a pilot training course conducted by an FAA-certified pilot school appropriate to the rating sought
- An endorsement from an authorized instructor who has certified that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the ground for the appropriate certificate sought
- A CoG or statement of accomplishment from a ground school course appropriate to the rating sought from an agency such as HS, college, civil air patrol, ROTC
- A CoG from an industry provided aviation home study course.
- Student can present an individually developed home study course to an appropriately certified flight school or AGI. The instructor will review the material and question the applicant to determine the course was adquate
What is a level C simulator?
- 1 of the 4 types of FFS
- Has 6 axis of motion
- Level D FFS is the highest standard
How long are student pilot solo endorsements good for?
- 90 days
