Pilot Qualifications- Currency Requirements Flashcards
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot?
1) Every 24 months or 2 years, you must have a flight review of 1 hour ground and 1 hour flight time with a CFI
2) Every 90 days, you must have
3 take offs and landings during the day
3 take offs and landings with FULL stops at night.
What must a pilot have made and within what time period to carry passengers?
within the preceding 90 days
1) 3 TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS as the sole manipulator of controls in the same category, class and type of plane
2) Tailwheel planes, landings must be full stop
3) If PIC is flying 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, then this must be done 90 days preceding
Can you obtain currency by doing takeoffs and landings in a flight simulator?
Yes at certified training center
Do you have to keep up with logging each of your recent flights?
No, you are only required to document and record for training purposes, ratings, currency, certificate, flight review, and 90 day take-offs and landings
Can you log PIC time for the time you act as sole manipulator of a plane if you don’t have an endorsement in that type of plane?
Yes, when you have controls, but you must have someone who is endorsed with you acting as PIC and you are NOT allowed to ACT as PIC
What is the difference between being current and being proficient?
Being CURRENT means you accomplished the minimum FAA regulatory requirements in a specified time
Being PROFICIENT means you a have a high degree of competence
How will establishing a personal minimums checklist reduce risk?
This is a list to know what you as PIC are comfortable with. For example, you may only be comfortable with a runway that is a minimum of 2000 feet.
If you change your address, how long do you have to notify the FAA?
30 days after the date of the move
What flight time can a pilot log as second-in-command time?
1) Must be a 2 pilot plane type certificate
2) The pilot must hold the appropriate category, class and instrument rating for that type certificate
To obtain your rating for night flight, when does it have to be done?
After civil twilight
For currency night flight, when does it have to be done?
1 hour before sunrise
or 1 hour sunset
