Flight Insights Oral - Legal questions Flashcards
What documents do you need to carry on an IFR flight in the US?
- Airman certificate
- Medical certificate
- Govt photo ID
What are the requirements to stay current for an IFR flight - 0-6 months.
Within the past 6 months, you must have performed:
* At least six instrument approaches (simulated or actual instrument conditions).
* Holding procedures (and tasks)
*Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronic systems.
§ 61.57 (PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS)
What can you do to regain currency if you’ve lost currency but by less than 12 months?
Do 6HITS via a flight in VMC (under a hood) and with a safety pilot or under instruction of a CFI.
The safety pilot must be at least a private pilot, acts as PiC
How do you get current if you’re not current by 12 months or more?
Undergo an Instrument proficiency check with a CFII or Examiner.
What are the currency requirements if you’re taking passengers?
3 take offs and landings in the previous 90 days
* Same category, class, and type of aircraft
For night and tail dragger currency the landings must be to a full stop.
What preflight info should you obtain for a flight? (there are 7 pieces)
- NOTAMS
- Weather
- Known traffic delays
- Runways lengths of intended use ***
- Alternates ***
- Fuel requirements
- Takeoff and landing performance data.
What documents must be onboard the aircraft?
A - airworthiness certificate
R - Registration certificate
R - Radio station license (international only)
O - Operating limitations
W - Weight and Balance
P - Placards
C - Compass card
What are the maintenance inspections that you need to check?
- A - annual inspection - every 12 months.
- A - airworthiness directives must be complied with. (These are specific to the aircraft and released in an FAA bulletin).
- V - VOR check - every 30 days
- 1 - 100 hr inspection (if for hire)
- A - Altimeter check (static and transponder systems) - every 24 months
- T - Transponder - every 24 months
- E - ELT - every 12 months, batteries must be replaced when 50% used or in use for 1 hr
What equipment must be onboard any aircraft even a glider?
💡 there are 6 items.
- Airspeed indicator
- Altimeter
- Anti collision lights (for aircraft built after Mar 1996)
- Magnetic compass
- ELT
- Safety belts
What equipment is needed for night flights?
💡 FLAPS
- Fuses
- Landing light
- Anti-collision lights
- Position lights
- Source of electricity
What equipment must be onboard the aircraft for VFR flight if it has an engine?
1. - Tachometer (RPM gauge)
2. Pressure gauge:
* Oil pressure gauge (for each aircooled engine)
* Manifold pressure gauge (for each engine)
3. Temperature gauge
* Liquid cooled engine
* Oil Temperature gauge (for each air cooled engine)
4. Fuel gauge (for each tank)
5. Landing gear position indicator
What equipment is needed for IFR flights?
💡 GRABCARD
Generator or Alternator
Radios and navigation equipment suitable for the route
Attitude indicator
Ball
Clock
Altimeter
Rate of Turn indicator
Directional gyro
When is an Instrument rating required for a flight?
💡 there are 4 times.
- PiC in IFR conditions
- When carrying passengers commercially on x-country flights > 50 nm or at night.
- In Class A airspace
- SVFR from sunset to sunrise
What are the VFR weather minimums, below which IFR is required in Class B?
💡 it’s neither a F1-11, nor a 152
3sm, clear of clouds
(3cc)
What are the VFR weather minimums, below which IFR is required in Class C & D?
3 152s
