Logbook Entries, Endorsements, CFI Currency Flashcards
When are you required to log something in a Learners Logbook?
ANYTIME you give Ground or Flight instruction
FAR 61.189
What records must a CFI Keep?
- TSA Documents for Student Pilots: Birth Cert/Passport (5 years)
- Sign logbook of all learners who recieve Ground or Flight Instruction
- Name & Date of Learners who you have endorsed for..
- Solos
- Written + pass/fail
- Checkride + pass fail
All of these records must be kept for 3 years (accept for #1)
How long is an IACRA application good for?
60 Days
How long is an endorsement for a checkride good for?
60 days
2 months
How long is an endorsement for a solo flight good for?
90 days
When the 90 days expire, there is a separate endorsement needed for an additional rating.
Does the endorsement to take the Written Test need to be given by the same instructor that is signing them off for the checkride?
No
Does an Instructor giving a Student Pilot an Endorsement need to be the same instructor who gave them their Solo Endorsements?
No, unless you are giving them Solo endorsement to get to the checkride.
How do you determine what is required on the Checkride for someone wanting to add an Airplane Single Engine Category & Class to their Cert?
- Check FAR 61.36 (Addition of Rating)
- Check Appendix of appropriate ACS
What are the exceptions to the required Flight Review?
- Student Pilots
- Wings program - complete a phase
- Passing a Checkride (including CFI/CFII)
- A CFi who has retained Currency under 61.197 does NOT need to do the 1hr Ground Portion
FAR 61.56
Does a CFI need to be acting as PIC in order to provide instruction?
No, UNLESS it is for a learner who is not yet rated for the Category, Class, or Type if required. (Like Student Pilots)
What minimum Medical requirement must a CFI meet?
3rd Class medical (to take the CFI Checkride)
* Can use BasicMed afterwards if the aircraft meets requirements
* Doesn not need a medical AT ALL if NOT acting as PIC. (Learner is qualified PIC)
Student Pilots are NOT qualified to act as PIC
What does a Flight Review need to consist of?
- Minimum of: One hour of Ground training & 1 of Flight training
- Review of Part 91
- Manuevers & Procedures training that are necessary for safety (at discretion of CFI)
FAR 61.56
Can the Flight Review be completed in any airplane?
No, must be accomplished in an aircraft for which that pilot is rated
FAR 61.56
What must be done upon completion of a Flight Review?
Recipiants logbook must be Endorsed with A.65
FAR 61.56
Does the CFI conducting a Flight Review need to actually be rated for the Cat & Class of aircraft used?
Yes
What happens if a Learners Flight Review reveals a deficiency?
- The CFI may offer training on deficiencies durring the Flight Review
- If the CFI deems that more training is needed, they can withold the Flight Review Endorsement pending more training.
Does the same CFI need to provide both the Ground and Flight portions of a Flight Review?
NO. They can be completed by separate CFIs
* The completion of the Flight Portion of the Review is considered the new Currency date.
What is the role of the CFI durring a Flight Review?
- Primary role is Evaluation
- Secondary role is instruction, if needed
What are some considerations that the CFI should make prior to performing a Flight Review?
- Organize a Plan of Action
- Determin the pilots level of experience (are they a rusty pilot?)
- Consider how the recipient intends to use their Privledges
Who can use BasicMed?
- Pilots exercising Private pilot privileges as Pilot in Command (PIC) or as a required flightcrew member (such as a safety pilot)
- Flight Instructors
- Pilot Examiners
What are the operating limitations of BasicMed?
- 18,000ft MSL max operating altitude
- 12,500 max MTOW
- 250kts max
- 7 max occupant aircraft
- 6 pax, no more than
- Must carry CMEC & Course Completions Certificate in logbook
- No flight for Compensation or Hire
What two things must a pilot using BasicMed carry in their logbook?
- The CMEC
- Course Completion Certificate
FAR 68.7 & 61.23(c)(3)
What Endorsments does a Student Pilot need for the initial Solo?
TIM PFN (Tim Puffin)
T - TSA (A.14), Birth Cert or Passport, Keep log for 5 years.
I - IACRA (Student Pilot Cert)
M - Medical, 3rd Class
P - Pre Solo Knowledge Test (A.3)
F - Flight Training (A.4)
N - Ninty Day Solo (A.6/7)
Additional Endorsement for Solo along a specific route or in class B airspace.
What Endorsements are required for a Student Pilot Cross Country Solo?
- Requirements & Proficiency (A.9)
- Planning & Prep (A.10)
ONLY the instructor who provided the training can sign the student off for these!!!!!!!!!!
What Endorsement are required to take the PPL Checkride?
- 3hrs Checkride Prep in previous 60 days (A.1)
- Written Test Deficiency review (A.2)
- Written Test Endorsement (A.33)
- Practical Test Ready (A.34)
The endorsement to take the written test does not need to be given by the same CFI signing off for the checkride
What weather requirements are a Student Pilot limited by when acting as PIC? (Solo)
- 3 SM visability durring the day
- 5 SM visibility at night
FAR 61.89
What records are required to be kept by a CFI?
- TSA citizenship record
- Solo Endorosement record (name & date)
- Knowledge Test Endorsment (name, date & Result)
- Practical Test Endorsement (name, date & result)
All must be kept for at least 3 years
FAR 61.189
Does a CFI Certificate expire?
No, the certificate itself does not expire, but if the CFI does not maintain the Recency requirements within the required time, they will fall out of Currency & be unable to excersize CFI priviledges.
FAR 61.197
How will you sign a students logbook after giving ground or flight instruction?
Not every item, just the signature.
(signature) (Cert #) CFI RE 12-31-2026
After completing the Recency of Experience requirement to maintain CFI Currency, how will you notify the FAA?
Submit Form 8710 via IACRA
After completing a FIRC (Flight Instructor Refresher Course) what are the next steps to maintaining your currency?
- Submit form 8710 via IACRA
- Show FSDO (Airmen Certification Representative) your FIRC grad cert, FTN, & photo ID
- Alternatively, pay the FIRC provider to do step 2 for you online (GLEIM, AOPA, etc)
What happens if you complete the FIRC prior to the 3 months before the 24 cal month?
You will have a new Recency of Experience date that begins from the month you submitted the IACRA form
You have 3 months to submit the IACRA form beginning from the date you received your FIRC graduation certificate
What are all of the CFI Currency Options?
- Practical test (for something on your CFI cert, or addition)
- Activity based - At least 5 applicants, 80% first attempt pass rate
- FIRC (3 month grace period)
- FAA Wings Proficiency Program
FAR 61.197
Addtionally
- Company Checkairmen or Cheif Pilot
- Military Instructor Training Course
What is required in order for a current CFI to provide training for Initial CFI Candidates?
- Activity Based - 5 applicants with an 80% first try pass rate in the previous 24 cal mon
OR - Complete a Flight Instructor Enhanced Qualification Training Program (FIEQTP)
AND - Have held a CFI rating for at least 24 cal mon.
Say that a Commercially rated Helicopter Pilot wants to get his Commercial ASEL Cert, what will be required in order for him to meet the Solo requirements?
The normal Student Pilot Solo Endorsments do not apply since he is already a rated pilot.
* He will need A.72 - To act as PIC of an aircraft in solo operations when the pilot does not hold an
appropriate category/class rating: § 61.31(d)(2).
* He cannot log any PIC time unless it is solo time
FAR 61.31(d)(2)
Who is considered a Student Pilot?
Only those learners who are in pursuit of their INITIAL pilots certificate.
* After that, in regards to the FARs, you are never again considered a Student Pilot.
Does A CFI need to be Night Current in order to conduct a night training flight?
No, as long as the student is otherwise qualified to be PIC and is Night Current.
* The exception is when the learner is a STUDENT PILOT, then it is not legal to do this. As a Student Pilot is not a rated pilot.
