Preflight - Pilot Qualifications Flashcards
An applicant for an instrument rating must have at least how much and what type of flight time as pilot?
61.65
50 hours XC PIC
-10 hours must be in an Airplane
40 hours actual or simulated
-15 hours with an authorized instructor
3 hours of instrument flight training within 2 calendar months of check ride
1 XC of 250 nm with 3 different instrument approaches with an authorized instructor
When is an instrument rating required?
61.3, 61.133, 91.135, 91.157 Operations under: IFR flight rules (IFR flight plan) Flight in Wx below VFR minimums Class A airspace SVFR within Class B, C, D, or A between sunset and sunrise
What are the recency-of-experience requirements to be PIC of a flight under IFR?
61.57 (66HIT)
Flight review
3T.O./L within preceding 90 days
Preceding 6 Calendar Months:
-6 instrument approaches
-Holding procedures
-Intercepting and tracking coursesIf a pilot allows his/her instrument currency to expire, what can be done to become current again?
61.57/91.109
6 month grace period to complete 66HIT
After 6 months IPC (Instrument Proficiency Check) must be conducted by:
-Examiner
-Authorized Instructor
-FAA approved personnelExplain the difference between being “current” and “proficient”?
Current is accomplishing the minimum FAA requeirments to legally exercise a certificate
Proficient is exercising a certificate with a high degree of competency and safety
What are the qualifications for a person to act as a “Safety pilot”?
61.3/61.23/91.109
PPL with appropriate category/class rating
Valid and appropriate medical
If under IFR flight plan: PIC must have instrument rating and be current
As an instrument rated pilot, can you fly IFR under BasicMed?
Under BasicMed:
No prohibition from flying in IMC
Does not change requirements of rating and currency to act as PIC under IFR
Aircraft must be IFR approved
What conditions are necessary for a pilot to log instrument time?
61.51
May log instrument time when operates aircraft solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated conditions
When logging instrument time, what should be included in each logbook entry?
61.51
Must include location and type of approach
Name of safety pilot, if required
What conditions must exist in order to log “actual” instrument flight time?
No FAA definition
Guideline is flight in accumulated IMC conditions
IMC is defined as Wx below VFR minimums prescribed in 91.155
What is the definition of the term “flight time”?
When an aircraft moves under its own power for purpose of flight and when the aircraft comes to a rest after landing.
What requirements must be met before a pilot can log IAP currency or training?
When conducting in an aircraft, flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device:
-Pilot must operate by solely reference to instruments (61.51)
-Must be established on each required segment to MDA or DA/DH
-Actual or simulated IMC must continue to MDA or DA/DH
When conducting in an aircraft in IMC:
-Transition to visual must occur prior to or upon reaching MDA or DA/DH
What are the four methods a pilot may use to conduct and then log IAPs?
Flown in IMC
Simulated IMC with view limiting device and a safety pilot
Simulated IMC in FAA approved FFS/FTD/ATD
or any combination of these per 61.57
Is a pilot required to fly the entire approach procedure in order to log it for currency?
Must execute entire IAP from IAF, including initial/intermediate/final segments or receive vectors to final
When flying an IAP in IMC, does the FAA require the ceiling to be at MDA or DA/DH before the approach may be logged?
No, the two outcomes are:
Transition from IMC to VMC to landing per 91.175
Remain in IMC and execute missed approach at MAP or DA/DH
