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Part 91 Regulations Flashcards

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91.3 - Pilot In Command

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  • The PIC has the final authority over the operation of the aircraft
  • In an emergency requiring immediate action, the PIC may deviate from any rule
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91.7 - Aircraft Airworthiness

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  • No person may operate an aircraft that is not in an airworthy condition
  • The PIC is responsible for determining if the aircraft is airworthy
  • The PIC will discontinue the flight if any unairworthy condition occurs
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Who ultimately is in charge of making sure an aircraft is/stays in an airworthy condition?

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  • The owner/operator of the aircraft
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91.9 - Required Aircraft Documents

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AROW

  • Airworthiness Certificate
  • Registration
  • Operating Limitiations
  • Weight and Balance
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Airworthiness Certificate

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  • Good for the life of the aircraft as long as it is maintained in an airworthy condition
  • Must be easily displayed so that passengers can look at it
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Registration

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  • Good for 7 years
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Weight and Balance

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  • Good for the life of the aircraft
  • Found in the POH
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Operating Limitations

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  • Good for the life of the aircraft
  • Found in the POH
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Registration Transfer/Expiration

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  • If the owner sells the plane
  • If the plane is sold to someone in another country
  • If the owner cancels the registration
  • If the registration expires after 7 years
  • If the plane is destroyed
  • If the owner’s citizenship is revoked
  • If the owner dies (30 days after)
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91.13 - Careless Operation

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  • No person may operate an aircraft which may endanger the life or property of another
  • No person may operate an aircraft other than the purpose of air navigation
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91.15 - Dropping Objects

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  • No PIC may allow any object to be dropped from an aircraft that creates a hazard to persons or property
  • The dropping of any object is allowed if precautions are taken to avoid injury to persons or damage to property
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91.17 - Alcohol/Drugs

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  • Pilots cannot fly if they had a drink within 8 hours of their flight time
  • Pilots must have a BAC less than 0.04%
  • Pilots cannot consume drugs
  • Pilots cannot carry drunk passengers
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91.25 - Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)

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  • Prohibits reports filed with NASA from being used for FAA enforcement purposes
  • Basically a self reporting “get-out-of-jail-free card”
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91.103 - Preflight Action

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NWKRAFT

  • NOTAMs
  • Weather
  • Known ATC Delays
  • Runway Lengths and Widths
  • Alternates Available
  • Fuel Requirements
  • Takeoff/Landing Performance Calculations
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91.107 - Safety Belts

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  • Pilots must wear their shoulder harness during critical phases of flight and their lap belt for the entire flight
  • Passengers must wear their lap belts during taxi, takeoff, and landing
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91.113 - Aircraft Right-of-Way Rules

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  • An aircraft in an emergency has the right-of-way over all aircraft
  • Slower aircraft have right-of-way over faster aircraft
  • When aircraft are approaching head-on, each pilot will alter their course to the right
  • Aircraft that are being overtaken have right-of way (the overtkaing aircraft must alter their course to the right)
  • Aircraft that are landing have right-of-way
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91.113 - Different Category Aircraft Right-of-Way Rules When Converging at Similar Altitude…

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  • A balloon has the right-of-way over any other category of aircraft
  • A glider has the right-of-way over an airship, powered parachute, weight-shift-control aircraft, airplane, or rotorcraft
  • An airship has the right-of-way over a powered parachute, weight-shift-control aircraft, airplane, or rotorcraft
  • However, an aircraft towing or refueling other aircraft has the right-of-way over all other engine-driven aircraft
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91.113 - Same Category Aircraft Right-of-Way Rules When Converging at Similar Altitude…

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  • The one on the right has right-of-way
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91.119 - Minimum Safe Altitudes

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  • Aircraft must be 1,000ft above the highest obstacle within a 2,000ft horizontal radius of the aircraft if it is flying over any congested area or open air assembly of people
  • Aircraft may not be operated within 500ft of any person, vehicle, or structure if the aircraft is flying over a sparsely populated area or water
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91.151 - Fuel Requirements

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FAA

  • Day: enough to overfly the destination by 30 minutes
  • Night: enough to overfly the destination by 45 minutes

CAA

  • Day: enough to overfly the destination by 45 minutes
  • Night: enough to overfly the destination by 60 minutes
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91.159 - VFR Altitude Requirements

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  • On a magnetic course of 0 through 179 degrees, fly at any odd thousand feet MSL + 500ft
  • On a magnetic course of 180 through 359 degrees, fly at any even thousand feet MSL + 500ft
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91.205 - Required Equitment (Day+Night)

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ATOMATOFLAMES

  • Airspeed Indicator
  • Tachometer
  • Oil Temperature Gauge
  • Magnetic Heading Indicator
  • Altimeter
  • Temperature Gauge
  • Oil Pressure Gauge
  • Fuel Quantity Gauge
  • Landing Gear Position Lights (if equipped)
  • Anti-Collison Lights (if aircraft was built after 1996)
  • Manifold Pressure Gauge (if equipped)
  • ELT
  • Safety Belts
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91.205 - Required Equitment (Night Only)

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ATOMATOFLAMES+FLAPS

  • Fuses (spare set)
  • Landing Lights (if aircraft is for hire)
  • Anti-Collison Lights
  • Position Lights
  • Source of Power
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What if something on the required equitment list is not working?

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  • You can get a ferry permit which allows you to fly the aircraft even when it is not in an airworthy condition. This permit is typically granted to allow pilots to fly their aircraft to maintenance. You can get the Ferry Permit from the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
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What if something not on the required equitment list is inoperative?

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  • Disable the instrument/equitment in question and label it inoperative
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91.211 - Oxygen Requirements

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  • 12,500-14,000ft: Pilots are required to use oxygen if flying for 30+ minutes between these altitudes
  • 14,000ft+: Pilots must use oxygen at all times
  • 15,000ft+: Oxygen must be offered to passengers
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91.303 - Aerobatic Flight

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No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight…

  • Over any congested area or open air assembly of people
  • Within the lateral boundaries of the surface of Class B, C, D, or E airspace for an airport
  • Within 4NM of the center line of any Federal Airway
  • Below an altitude of 1,500ft AGL
  • When visibilty is less than 3SM
  • On a “V” airway
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VOR

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  • Due every 30 days
  • Can be done by pilot (taxi out to a certain point on the airport and tune into a specific radial)
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91.409 - Required Maintenance Inspections

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AV1ATED

  • Annual Inspection
  • VOR
  • 100 Hour
  • Altimeter/Pitot-Static
  • Transponder
  • ELT
  • Directives
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Annual Inspection

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  • Due every 12 calendar months
  • Must be done by an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic (A&P) with Inspector Authorization (IA)
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100 Hour

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  • Due every 100 hours tach time
  • Done by a A&P
  • You can overfly the inspection by 10 hours to get it back to its place of maintenance
  • Inspection is required for commercial use aircraft
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Altimeter/Pitot-Static

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  • Due every 24 calendar months
  • Done by Avionics Technician
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Transponder

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  • Due every 24 calendar months
  • Done by an Avionics Technician
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ELT

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  • Due every 12 calendar months
  • Must be tested within the first 5 minutes of the hour
  • The battery must be replaced after 1 hour of cummulative use or at its half-life
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Directives

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  • Ignition Switch
  • Control/Stabilator Cables
  • Wing Spar
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Ignition Switch

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  • Due every 100 hours tach time
  • Can be done by the pilot (check to see if the engine cuts off when you turn it off)
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Control/Stabilator Cables

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  • Due every 2,000 hours tach time or 7 years
  • Done by a A&P
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Wing Spar

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  • Due every 5 years
  • Done by a A&P
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91.147 - Compensation

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  • Private/Student pilots cannot be paid
  • Pro Rata Share: you can split the cost of fuel/rental evenly among all passengers
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91.125 - Light Gun Signals

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  • Ground: cleared for takeoff
  • Air: cleared to land
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91.125 - Light Gun Signals

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  • Ground: cleared for taxi
  • Air: return for landing (to be followed by a steady green)
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91.125 - Light Gun Signals

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  • Ground: STOP!
  • Air: give way to other aircraft and continue circling
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91.125 - Light Gun Signals

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  • Ground: taxi clear of runway in use
  • Air: airport unsafe; do not land
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91.125 - Light Gun Signals

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  • Ground: return to starting point on airport
  • Air: N/A
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91.125 - Light Gun Signals

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  • Ground: exercise extreme caution
  • Air: exercise extreme caution

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