Pilot Qualifications Flashcards
What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate?
a. Be at least 17 years of age
b. Be able to read, speak, write, understand the English language
c. Hold at least a current third class medical certificate
d. Received the required ground and flight training endorsements
e. Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements
f. Passed the required knowledge and practical tests
What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot?
No person who holds a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of an aircraft that is carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire; nor may that person, for compensation or hire, act as pilot in command of an aircraft. A private pilot -
a. May act as PIC of an aircraft in connection with any business or employment if it is only incidental to that business or employment and does not carry passengers or property for compensation or hire
b. May not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with passengers, provided the expense involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditure, or rental fees
c. May act as PIC of a charitable, non profit, or community event flight described in 14 CFR 91.146, if the sponsor and pilot comply with the requirements of that regulation
d. May be reimbursed for aircraft operating expenses that are directly related to search and location operations, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditure, or rental fees, and the operation sanctioned and under the direction and control of local, state, or federal agencies or organizations that conduct search and location operations
e. May demonstrate an aircraft in flight to a prospective buyer if the private pilot ia an aircraft salesman and has at least 200 hours of logged flight time
f. May act as PIC of an aircraft towing a glider or unpowered ultralight vehicle, provided the meet the requirements of 14 CFR 61.69
g. May act as PIC for the purpose of conducting a production flight test in a light sport aircraft intended for certification in the light sport category, provided they meet the requirement of 14 CFR 21.190
Explain the statement “may not pay less than pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight”
Pro rata means proportional. The pilot may not pay less than his or her proportional share of the flights operating expenses with the passengers, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures or rental fees.
The annual inspection for your aircraft is now due and you ask several friends that fly with you regularly to contribute money to help you pay for the inspection. do the regulations allow for these contributions?
No. A private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata (proportional) share of the operating expenses of a flight with passengers, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures or rental fees.
To act as a required pilot flight crewmember of a civil aircraft, what must a pilot have in his/her physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft?
a. A pilot certificate (or special purpose pilot authorization)
b. A photo identification
c. A medical certificate (with certain exceptions as provided in 14 CFR 61.3)
While you are performing a preflight inspection on you aircraft, an inspector from the FAA introduces herself and says she wants to conduct a ramp inspection. What documents are you required to show the inspector?
Each person who holds an airman certificate, medical certificate, authorization, or license required by 14 CFR part 61 must present it and their photo identification for inspection upon a request from the administrator, an authorized NTSB representative, any federal, state, or local law enforcement officer, or an authorized representative of the TSA.
What is the definition of a high performance airplane, and what must you do to act as pilot in command of such an airplane?
A high performance is an airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower. To act as PIC of a high performance you must have:
a. Received and logged ground and flight training from an authorized instructor in a high performance airplane, or in a flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of a high performance airplane, and have been found proficient in the operation and systems of that airplane
b. Received and logged a one time endorsement in your logbook from an authorized instructor who certifies you are aproficent to operate and high performance airplane
Other than high performance and complex aircraft, what other types of aircraft require specific training and logbook endorsements from an appropriately rated flight instructor?
high altitude plane - no person may act as PIC of a pressurized airplane that has a service ceiling of maximum operating latitude (whichever is lower), above 25,000 feet MSL unless that person has completed the ground and flight training specified and has received a logbook or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying satisfactory completion of the training
tailwheel airplane - no person may act as PIC of a tailwheel plane unless that person has received and logged flight training from an authorized instructor in a tailwheel airplane and received an endorsement in the person’s logbook from an authorized instructor who found the person proficient in the operation of tailwheel airplane. THe training and endorsement is not required if the person logged PIC time in a tailwheel airplane before April 15, 1991
What is the definition of a complex airplane, and what must you do to act as PIC of such an airplane?
a complex airplane is defined as an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and controllable pitch propeller; including airplanes equipped with a full authority digital engine control (FADEC). To act as PIC of such an airplane, you must have:
a. Received and logged ground and flight training from an authorized instructor in a complex airplane, or in a flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of a complex airplane and have been found proficient in the operation and systems of the airplane
b. Received a one time endorsement in your logbook form an authorized instructor who certifies you are proficient to operate a complex airplane
With respect to certification, privileges and limitations of airmen, define the term category, class, and type.
Category - a broad classification of aircraft; i.e, airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter than air
Class - a classification of aircraft within a category having similar operation characteristics; i.e, single engine land, multi engine land, single engine sea, multi engine sea
Type - a specific make and basic model of aircraft including modifications that do not change its handling or flight characteristics; i.e, DC-9, B-737, C-150, etc
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot?
a. Within the preceding 24 months, accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft for which that pilot is rated by an authorized instructor and received a logbook endorsement certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the review
b. To carry passengers, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days -
- three takeoffs and landings in aircraft of same category and class if required type
- if the aircraft is a tailwheel airplane, the landings must have been made to a full stop in an airplane with a tailwheel
- if operations are to be conducted during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, with passengers on board, the PIC must have, within the preceding 90 days, made at least three takeoffs and landings to a full stop during the period in an aircraft of the same category, class, and type (if required), of aircraft to be used
You have not kept up with logging each of your recent flights. Are you in violation of any regulation?
No. You’re only required to document and record the training and aeronautical experience used to meet the requirements for a certificate, rating, or flight review, and the aeronautical experience required for meeting the recent flight experience requirements
You’re flying in a single engine , high performance, complex airplane. You hold a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating, but don’t have a high performance or complex airplane endorsement. Your friend, who has those endorsements, is acting as PIC for the flight. Can you log PIC time for the time you act as sole manipulator of the controls? Explain.
Yes, 14 CFR 61.51 governs the logging of PIC time and states that a sport, recreational, private, commercial, or airline transport pilot may log PIC time for the time during which that pilot is sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which the pilot is rated or has privileges
Explain the difference between being current and being proficient.
Being current means that a pilot has accomplished the minimum FAA regulator requirements within a specific time period so he or she can exercise the privileges of their certificate. It means that you’re legal to make a flight, but does not necessarily mean that you’re proficient or competent to make the flight. Being proficient means that a pilot is capable of conducting a flight with a high degree of competence; it requires that the pilot must have a wide range of knowledge and skills. Being proficient is not about just being legal in terms of the regulations, but is about being smart and safe in terms of pilot experience and proficiency.
How will establishing a personal minimums checklist reduce risk?
Professional pilots live by the numbers, and so should you. Pre Established numbers can make it a lot easier to come to a smart go/no go or diversion decision, than would the vague sense that you can probably deal with the conditions you face at any given time. A written set of personal minimums also make it easier to explain a tough calculation or diversion decisions to passengers who are, after all, trusting their lives to your aeronautical skill and judgment
