Regulations Flashcards
When is the PIC required to be instrument rated?
- On an IFR flight plan under instrument weather conditions, including a “VFR on Top” clearance
- In weather conditions less than minimum prescribed for legal VFR flight
- In Class A airspace
- Under Special VFR clearance at night
- When, as a commercial pilot, carrying passengers for hire on cross country flights of more than 50 NM, or at night regardless of distance
To act as PIC w/ an instrument rating, what type of medical must you possess?
- Class 3 Medical
or - BasicMed
What are BasicMed requirements?
- Hold a valid DL
- Must get a basic physical from a licensed physician, then again every 4 years (48 months)
- Must take the online Medical Education Course (MEC) then again every 2 years (24 months)
What are limitations while flying IFR under BasicMed?
- Flights in US & Bahamas only
- Max alt. 18,000’ MSL
- Max speed 250 KIAS
- Max occupants 6 (including pilot)
- Max a/c weight 6,000 MTOW (max takeoff weight)
If recency has lapsed, how long do you have to meet recency, and what happens if you do not meet recency within that time frame?
- You need to complete recency requirements before 6 mos
if not
- You must pass an instrument proficiency check before acting as PIC under IFR
When can you log instrument flight time?
- Only the flight time you are controlling the airplane solely by reference to flight instruments.
- A CFII may log instrument time all the time during which he acts as instructor in actual instrument weather conditions
What qualifications must a safety pilot hold in order to act as a instrument safety pilot?
- Pilot must be appropriately rated (have a category and class rating for the aircraft being flown)
What should the logbook entry have when flying in simulated instrument conditions?
The logbook entry for “simulated instrument conditions” must include:
1. Place
2. Type of inst. approach completed
3. Name of the safety pilot
What are IFR fuel requirements?
- Fuel to first airport of intended landing plus
- Fuel to an alternate (if required) plus
- Additional 45 min of fuel
What are requirements when deciding if alternate airport is required?
1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA:
2,000’ ceiling (broken, overcast)
or
visibility less than 3 miles
When a alternate airport is required, what is the minimums for that airport (no less than)?
- w/ a precision approach: 600’ ceiling & 2 miles visibility
- w/ non-precision approach, 800’ ceiling and 2 miles visibility
- w/ no instrument approach available, adequate ceiling & visibility to allow descent from the MEA, and landing under basic VFR
- if nonstandard minimus are listed, adhere to those minimums. Standard minimums apply except for the specific situation listed (“T” symbol on chart IAP)
What is the recency experience, and how long does a pilot have to keep up currency?
- A flight review
- To carry passengers 3 takeoffs and landings within preceding 90 days in an aircraft of same category, class and type, if type rating is required (landings must be to full-stop if tailwheel, or at night)
- Within the preceding 6 mos completed (66HIT):
- 6 Instrument approaches
- Holding procedures & tasks
- Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronics systems
Who can conduct an instrument proficiency check?
- An examiner
- A person authorized by U.S. armed forces (for military personnel)
- A company check pilot authorized to conduct inst. flight tests under part 121
- Authorized instructor
- A person approved by the Administrator
What are requirements for someone to act as safety pilot?
- Possess at least a PPL w/ category & class ratings (doesn’t have to be current)
- Possess an appropriate medical
- If flight is to be conducted on IFR flight plan, the person acting as PIC of the flight must hold an IR and be instrument current
Can a pilot who only possesses a BasicMed authorization act as a safety pilot?
- Only if pilot is acting as PIC while performing the duties of a safety pilot. The statutory language prescribing the BasicMed says it only applies to people acting as PIC. BasicMed cannot be exercised by safety pilots who are not acting as PIC yet are required crewmembers
Can an IR pilot fly IFR under BasicMed?
Pilot can fly as BasicMed (in covered a/c) in VFR and IFR
What conditions are necessary for pilot to log instrument time?
When the pilot operates the a/c solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated instrument flight conditions
What should be included when logging instrument time?
- Location
- Type of each instrument approach
- Name of the safety pilot (if required)
What is defined as actual conditions for logging instrument flight time?
- Clouds
- Over open water
- On a dark moonless light
- If you can’t see the horizon and could not operate w/out your instruments, you’re in actual and can log it
What is needed to be logged when logging currency for IFR?
- Location and type of each instrument approach accomplished
- The name of the safety pilot, if required
What can replace a Flight Review?
- Proficiency check
- Practical test for a new rating or certificate
- Completion of one or more phases of FAA sponsored pilot proficiency award program (WINGS)
- Flight Instructor Renewal (substitutes ground portion only) 61.197
What is the rule regarding altitude and course to be maintained during an off airways IFR flight over both, mountainous and non-mountainous terrain?
For mountainous terrain:
2,000’ above highest obstacle within 4 NM of course
For non-mountainous terrain:
1,000’ above highest obstacle within 4 NM of course
If an alternate airport does NOT have either an precision or non-precision approach procedure, what are the weather minima required to land at that airport?
Weather must allow for descent from the MEA, approach, and landing under basic VFR