Is the Airplane Legal?

Question 1

What basic paperwork is required to be onboard the aircraft?

Answer 1

A.R.R.O.W.

Airworthiness Certificate

Registration of Aircraft

Radio License (if operating outside the U.S.)

Operating Limitation (POH/AFM)

Weight & Balance (POH/AFM)

Extras:

AFM must be current and available

CFM can substitute AFM

Are your charts inside the aircraft and current?

Question 2

Does a MEL contain the equipment that can be missing or the equipment that cannot be missing?

Answer 2

Minimum Equipment List (MEL) contains all the equipment that CAN be missing/inoperative and how to properly placard, deactivate, or remove the equipment

Question 3

How often must a VOR check be performed for IFR flight?

Answer 3

Every 30 days

Question 4

What information has to be logged when a VOR check is performed?

Answer 4

Date

Bearing Error

Location

Signature

Question 5

Can an Annual inspection take the place of a 100 Hour inspection? How about 100 Hour as Annual?

Answer 5

An Annual may take the place of a 100 Hour inspection

A 100 Hour inspection is not as in-depth as an Annual inspection and cannot be performed in place of one

Question 6

When is a 100 Hour inspection required?

Answer 6

Only when the aircraft is used to carry passengers for hire or flight instruction (also for hire)

Question 7

What the limitations regarding the 100 Hour inspection? Can you go over the 100 Hour?

Answer 7

A 100 Hour inspection may be exceeded by up to 10 hours while en route to have such an inspection performed

A 100 Hour inspection can be exceeded by a commercial operator if due to inadvertent weather/delay

A 100 Hour inspection may not be exceeded by a commercial operator KNOWING that the flight will exceed the 100 Hour limitation beforehand

Question 8

Does Time Between Overhaul (TBO) apply to Part 91 operations? Part 135? Turbines?

Answer 8

TBO has an hour limitation as well as a calendar limitation

TBO is only a recommended time for Part 91 operators

Part 135 operators are required to follow the TBO set by the manufacturer, they can get extensions however

TBO is mandatory for turbine engines, regardless of Part 91, 121, 135, etc.

Question 9

How often must a Transponder and Mode C be tested and recertified for VFR and IFR flight?

Answer 9

Every 24 Calendar Months

Question 10

How often must the Altimeter and Static System be tested and recertified for IFR flight in controlled airspace?

Answer 10

Every 24 Calendar Months

Question 11

How often is an ELT required to be inspected for flight?

Answer 11

Every 12 Calendar Months

Question 12

When must an ELT’s battery be replaced to meet the requirements set forth in 91.207(c)?

Answer 12

After 1 CUMULATIVE HOUR of use

OR

50% of useful life has expired

Question 13

With respect to Airworthiness Directives (ADs), which ADs must be complied with for legal flight can occur?

Answer 13

All previous ADs must be complied with

For most recent, the next AD based on Date and the next AD based on Time must have also been complied with

Question 14

What are the requirements regarding oxygen on board the aircraft? (not altitudes where Oxygen is required, before even taking off)

Answer 14

The aircraft must have an oxygen supply adequate for the mission and the bottles must be within the dated limits

Question 15

For a commercial operator, what additional paperwork is required for the airplane and the trip?

Answer 15

Load Manifest for every leg with passengers and cargo (multiengine aircraft only)

Flight/Dispatch Release

Checklists (normal and emergency)

Question 16

What other types of inspections or inspection programs dismiss the need for an Annual or 100 Hour inspection?

Answer 16

Annual & 100 Hour Inspections do not apply to aircraft inspected in accordance with:

an Approved Aircraft Inspection Program (AAIP)

a Progressive Inspection Program

a Continuous Airworthiness Inspection Program (CAMP)

Question 17

Under what circumstances is a flotation device and pyrotechnic device required for flight?

Answer 17

Required when operated for hire over water & beyond power-off gliding distance from shore

Question 18

What must be checked regarding the flotation device before a flight?

Answer 18

As marked on the unit for overhaul or inspection (usually on the label)

Question 19

What must be checked regarding the pyrotechnic device before a flight where it is required?

Answer 19

The date marked on the unit is not expired

or

42 months from the date of manufacture