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
LIGHT GUN SIGNALS- IN FLIGHT
Alternating Red & Green
Extreme caution
LIGHT GUN SIGNALS- IN FLIGHT
Flashing Red
Abandon approach
Hypoxia
Lack of adequate oxygen to the brain
Oxygen for pilots
12,500’ to 14,000’ MSL
After 30 min.
Oxygen above 14,000’ MSL
Have to use oxygen for whatever time you’re up there.
Supplemental Oxygen for Passengers
Available above 15,000’ MSL cabin pressure altitude
Percent blood alcohol
Less than .04%
Conviction for alcohol or drug offenses, while driving requires a report to..
FAA Civil Aviation Security Division
No later than 60 days after conviction
Certificate may be suspended or revoked, if convicted of any violations related to..
Process, manufacture, transport, distribution, or sales of narcotics
One alcoholic drink can be detected in breath or blood for at least
3 hours
Minimum Safe Altitudes
Sparsely Populated
500 ft AGL
Minimum Safe Altitudes
Congested Area
1000 feet above highest obstacle within 2000 feet horizontal radius 
ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter)
Analog ELTs
121.5 MHz (Civilian)
243.9 MHz (Military)
ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter)
Digital ELTs
121.5 MHz and 406 MHz
Digital ELT’s can transmit info about aircraft..
Owner
Tail number and type
Location
ELT inspection 
Within 12 months of last inspection
ELT battery replaced or recharged when..
50% of useful life expires.
Transmitter in use more than 1 consecutive hour
To check for accidental ELT activation
Monitor 121.5 before engine shut down. 
Testing analog ELTs
Only in the first five minutes after the hour 
4 rules for using the flight computer
- How fast goes first
- Miles are always on the outer scale
- Minutes are on the inner scale
- Does it make sense?
