Part 61

Question 1

Recent flight experience for day and night 61.37

Answer 1

Commercial pilot - within last 90 days carried out 3 T/O and landings.

Or demo competency to cat A or B FI in T/O and landing manoeuvres during day.

Completed a pilot license in aircraft of same type.

Night is just the first two.

Question 2

61.39 when is BFR used and who doesnt need it and why?

Answer 2

Can’t exercise privileges of license for longer then 24 months from date of issue flight test unless holder has completed a BFR within previous 24 months.

Meets flight crew competency check requirements for part 115, 119, 121, 125, 135

Agricultural currency requirements.

Current flight instructor rating

Question 3

BFR who does it, what’s in it and what’s required 61.39

Answer 3

Conducted by qualified FI (a or b cat). Consists of a flight instruction to review those manoeuvres and procedures applicable to pilot license the holder wishes to exercise.

Is in accordance with standards acceptable to director.

FI whose doing BFR must enter a record in the logbook that they’re satisfied with the following info:

Pilot license type, date done, next due date, and name flight instructor category and FI CAA client number

Question 4

60 day BFR rule? 61.39

Answer 4

Pilot who successfully completes BFR within 60 days before date on which is required is deemed to have completed BFR on required date.

Question 5

Manipulation of controls for student pilot 61.101

Answer 5

If you don’t have a current pilot license you can’t manipulate the controls of the AC unless receiving dual flight instruction from an appropriate qualified FI who occupies a pilot seat or is acting as PIC.

May log these hours as dual flight time.

Question 6

Before first solo what lessons must have a student completed? (11) 61.105

Answer 6

• prep for flight
• start and run ups
• taxi
• S & L
• climbing and descending
• level turns and climbing and descending turns
• take off circuit and landing
• FRTO
• go around
• stall
• EFATO and aborted T/O

Question 7

First of type authorisation? 61.57

Answer 7

Director may authorise a holder of a FI rating to act as PIC or as a pilot of an AC for which the instructor does not hold an aircraft type rating.

May impose conditions on the authorisation as the director considers necessary in the interest of aviation safety

Question 8

Flight training general requirements 61.25 in terms of controls

Answer 8

Any flight test or dual instruction must be carried out in an AC with:

• Fully functioning dual controls
• instruments essential to manoeuvres planned to be demonstrated during flight is visible for both pilots without excessive parallax error
• shoulder harness or a lap and single diagonal shoulder belt for each flight crew seat
• inter communication equipment of any approved type