General Flashcards
High Performance Airplane
More than 200 horsepower
Complex Airplane
Retractable landing gear.
Flaps
Controllable propeller
To tow glider as private pilot
Need 100 hrs in same category, class and type.
Also need to make 3 glider tows within last 12 months w/qualified pilot
To carry passengers
Need 3 takeoffs and landings.
Same category, class and type (if rating required) within 90 days
To carry passengers in tailwheel
3 takeoff and landings to full stop
Night currency to carry passengers
3 takeoff and landings in the last 90 days. At night. To full stop. In the same category and class.
Definition of Nighttime is
The time b/t the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight
Writing report not required unless..
Requested (for emergency)
Fuel requirements Day VFR
Enough fuel to fly to destination PLUS 30 minutes at normal cruise
Fuel requirements Night VFR
45 minutes beyond destination. Normal cruise speed.
Mode C Transponder (Mode 3/A)
1200
7700
7600
7500
1200- VFR
7700- Emergency Squawk
7600- Lost Communications Squawk
7500- Highjack Squawk
International Emergency
121.50
LIGHT GUN SIGNALS- IN FLIGHT
Steady Green
Cleared to land
LIGHT GUN SIGNALS- IN FLIGHT
Steady Red
DO NOT LAND, stay clear
LIGHT GUN SIGNALS- IN FLIGHT
Flashing Green
Return to landing