Pilot qualifications- Privileges and Limitations

Question 1

What are the 6 eligibility requirements for a private pilot airplane certificate?

Answer 1

1. 17 yo
2. read, speak, write and understand English
3. Third class medical certificate
4. Ground and flight training endorsements
5. aeronautical experience requirements
6. Passed required knowledge and practical tests

Question 2

What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot?

Answer 2

1) Private pilot license cannot carry passengers for hire or property for money
2) You can act as PIC of charity or nonprofit only if you have a minimum of 500 flight hours recorded
3. PIC can only split expenses PROPORTIONATELY with passengers, but can never take less than passengers for expenses like fuel, oil, airport expenditures or rental fees

Question 3

Can a PIC be reimbursed for aircraft operating expenses directly related to search?

Answer 3

Only for expenses that involve fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees

Question 4

Explain the statement may not pay less than pro-rata?

Answer 4

Proportional expenses

Question 5

What must a pilot have in his possession to fly?

Answer 5

1) Pilot certificate
2) Photo ID
3) A medical certificate

Question 6

What documents are required for ramp inspection?

Answer 6

1) Airman certificate
2) Medical certificate
3) Photo ID

Question 7

What is the definition of high performance airplane?

Answer 7

200 horsepower or more

Question 8

What must a PIC have for a high performance aircraft?

Answer 8

1) Ground training and flight training endorsed by flight instructor in high performance plane or simulator
2) One time endorsement in log book from authorized instructor

Question 9

Besides high performance and complex aircraft, what other types of aircraft require specific training and logbook endorsements?

Answer 9

1) Tailwheel

2) High altitude airplane (25K MSL)

Question 10

What is the definition of a complex airplane and what must you do to act as PIC?

Answer 10

Complex airplane has
1) retractable landing gear, flaps, and constant speed prop and FADEC
You must
have received ground and flight training from authorized instructor or simulator
have a one time endorsement

Question 11

What is Category?

Answer 11

glider, seaplane, airplane

Question 12

What is Class?

Answer 12

single-engine, multi-engine

Question 13

What is type?

Answer 13

Make and model Columbia 400, Cessna 150

Question 14

What are the minimum hours needed to do your checkride?

Answer 14

40 hours

10 hours must consist or solo hours

Question 15

What must the 10 solo hours consist of before your checkride?

Answer 15

• 5 hours consisting of cross country, which is 50 nautical miles (i.e. Bracket to Camarillo)
• 5 hours consisting of patterns

Question 16

How many hours of night flight must you have before your checkride and how many take offs and landings?

Answer 16

3 hours with a total of 10 takeoffs and landings with instructor and one of those has to include one cross country

Question 17

Can you fly for charity?

Answer 17

Only if you have a minimum of 500 hours recorded flying

Question 18

Can you be hired to fly?

Answer 18

No, you can’t be paid, but an example of a time you may fly as PIC is if you’re already working for the company and you are on the job flying. For example, as an SLP if part of my job I have a client who communicates and has interest in flying and hires me to fly as part as my speech therapy job he has hired me to do, then it is okay

Question 19

Can you fly a plane as a sales person?

Answer 19

Only if you have at least 200 hours flight time to demo the plane for the purpose of selling it

Question 20

Can you act as PIC for a glider?

Answer 20

Yes if you have at least 100 hours flight time recorded