Pilot Qualifications Flashcards
What is a Kinds of Operations Equipment List (KOEL)
a list of equipment installed in an aircraft that specifies for which kinds of operations a specific piece of equipment is required.
used for determining if an aircraft with inoperative equipment is airworthy.
check Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) or Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH).
What are Minimum Equipment Lists?
The Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is a precise listing of instruments, equipment and procedures that allows an aircraft to be operated under specific conditions with inoperative equipment.
The MEL is the specific inoperative equipment document for a particular make and model aircraft by serial and registration numbers (e.g., BE-200, Nl2345).
For an aircraft with an approved MEL, explain the
decision sequence a pilot would use after discovering
the position lights are inoperative.
With an approved MEL, if the position lights were discovered inoperative prior to a daytime flight, the pilot would make an entryvin the maintenance record or discrepancy record provided for that purpose.
The item is then either repaired or deferred in accordance with the MEL. Upon confirming that daytime flight with inoperative position lights is acceptable in accordance with the provisions of the MEL, the pilot would leave the position lights switch OFF, open the circuit breaker (or whatever action is called for in the procedures document), and placard the position light switch as INOPERATIVE
Explain the limitations that apply to aircraft operations
being conducted using an MEL.
The use of an MEL for a small, non-turbine-powered airplane operated under Part 91 allows for the deferral of inoperative items or equipment.
The FAA considers an approved MEL to be a supplemental type certificate (STC) issued to an aircraft by serial number and registration number.
Once an operator requests an MEL, and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) is issued by the FAA, then the MEL becomes mandatory for that aircraft.
All maintenance deferrals must be done in accordance with the terms and conditions of the MEL and the operator-generated procedures document.
What instruments and equipment are required for VFR
day flight?
A nticollision light system-aviation red or white for small
airplanes certificated after March 11, 1996
T achometer for each engine
0 il pressure gauge for each engine
M anifold pressure gauge (for each altitude engine, i.e.,
turbocharged)
Altimeter
T emperature gauge for each liquid-cooled engine
0 il temperature gauge for each air-cooled engine
F uel gauge indicating the quantity in each tank
F .lotation gear-if operated for hire over water beyond power-off gliding distance from shore
L anding gear position indicator, if the airplane has
retractable gear
A irspeed indicator
M agnetic direction indicator
E mergency locator transmitter (if required by 14 CFR §91.207)
S afety belts (and shoulder harnesses for each front seat in aircraft manufactured after 1978)
What instruments and equipment are required for VFR
night flight? (
F uses-one spare set or three fuses of each kind required accessible to the pilot in flight
L anding light-if the aircraft is operated for hire
A nticollision light system-approved aviation red or white
P osition lights-(navigation lights)
S ource of electrical energy-adequate for all installed electrical and radio equipment
