Regulatory Flashcards by Brian Arends

A person providing air transportation for compensation or hire must become certified under what part of the FAR?

Part 119

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***Generally, with few exceptions, if a person provides air transportation of persons or property for compensation or hire, that person must become certificated as a operator under Part ___________ of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

119

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***Your company’s drug and alcohol program is found in what section of the Ops Specs?

Section A

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***Where would you look to determine if you are authorized to operate in RVSM airspace?

Ops Specs

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Principal Operations Inspectors have to check on Part 135 operators how often?

Once a year

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_____________________ is a term to describe the FAA’s non-enforcement methods for correcting unintentional deviations or non-compliance that arise from factors such as flawed systems and procedures, simple mistakes, lack of understanding, or diminished skills.

Compliance Action

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FAR 135.21

Sets the requirements for an operating manual

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FAR 135.23

Specifies the manual contents

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As a pilot, we report directly to who?

The Chief Pilot

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In the event of a disagreement between company policies and the FARs, which policy do you use?

The more restrictive policy

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Where are authorizations found?

In the Ops Specs

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***Aircraft refueling procedures are found in which section of the operations manual?

Chapter 3

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_________ is responsible for ensuring that your personal copy of the GOM is up-to-date.

Each person

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What is the Pilot Records Database (PRD)?

It is a policy that is used to facilitate the sharing of pilot records among air carriers in a clearinghouse managed by the FAA.

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Who can access Pilot Record Database?

All part 119 certificate holders

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PRIA has now evolved and is now called the ____________________.

Pilot Records Database

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FAR 135.243

Sets the requirements for being a PIC for a 135 operator.

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What do you need in order to be a PIC in a turbojet, part 135, with 10 or more passenger seats?

An ATP with the proper category, class, and type rating.

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FAR 135.245

Sets the requirements for being a SIC for a 135 operator.

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FAR 135.345

Talks about initial, transition, and upgrade training for pilots

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FAR 135.347

Talks about the initial, transition, and upgrade differences training for pilots

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FAR 135.293

Sets the requirements for initial and recurrent pilot testing.

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How often must a PIC pass an instrument proficiency check?

Every six months

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How often are pilot in command FAR 135.297 instrument proficiency checks required to be conducted?

6 months

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FAR 135.299

A PIC must take a route check every 12 months, with a check pilot.

FAR 135.301

If a crewmember who is required to take a tet or a flight check completes the test or flight check in the calendar month before or after the calendar month in which it is require, that crewmember is considered to have completed the test or check in the calendar month in which it is required.

FAR 135.247

Sets the recent experience requirements for passenger carrying operations.

How often are FAR 135.299 line route checks required to be conducted for PICs?

Every 12 months

FAR 61.23

A pilot acting as an ATP must hold a first-class medical certificate.

ICAO regulations specify that an SIC must hold what type of medical for international flights?

1st class medical

Operational control

The exercise of authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating a flight.

Who always retains ultimate responsibility of operational control?

The Director of Operations

***The ________________ always retains the final authority for safe operation of the aircraft and compliance with the provisions of the FARs.

Pilot-In-Command

***Which Ops Spec would you look in to find if a specific aircraft is authorized to use in Part 135 operations?

Part D

Who must maintain contact with the company if a flight is canceled, delayed, rerouted, or diverted?

The PIC

***Regarding Operational Control, the PIC has the authority to do all of these except ________.

Initiate

Where are duty and rest time limits detailed?

FAR 135, Subpart F

FAR 135.267

Limits total flight time in a quarter and year. - 500 hours in any calendar quarter - 800 hours in two consecutive quarters - 1400 hours in any calendar year

FAR 135.267

Details the minimum number hours of rest in a 24-hour period.

***All commercial flying may not exceed _____ hours in any calendar quarter.

500

Describe PTOF

Crewmembers must be given 13 (24-hour) rest periods per quarter.

FAR 135.263

Transportation local in character may be included as rest.

Describe extended rest periods

11 hours when flight time exceeded 30 minutes or less 12 hours when flight time exceeded 31 to 60 minutes 16 hours when flight time exceeded 61 minutes or greater

FAR 135.269

No certificate holder may assign any pilot to a crew of three or four pilots, unless.

Flight time limitations in a 24 hour period Duty time limitations in a 24 hour period

10 hours of flight time 14 hours of duty time

What is the maximum number of hours aloft a three-pilot crew can have in maximum duty period when conducting operations under FAR Part 135?

12 hours

________ is removable or permanently installed weight in an aircraft used to bring the center of gravity into the allowable range.

Ballast

For actual weights, we may use solicited (asked) passenger weight plus _____ pounds.

When must a load manifest be completed?

For all flight conducted in a multi-engine aircraft under FAR 135

FAR 135.217 and FAR 135.223 and OPs Spec C055

Dictate when an alternate must be selected.

FAR 135.223

IFR Alternate airport requirements

If you file to an airport without an IAP...

The forecast ceiling and visibility must allow descent from the MEA, and allow you to conduct an approach and landing under basic VFR.

When must you select a takeoff alternate?

When the weather is below landing minimums and above takeoff minimums.

To be considered a NAVAID for alternate requirements...

It must have a different frequency and/or ID. For example, if the ILS 13 and 31 have the same frequency and four-letter identifier, they are not different NAVAIDs.

***To plan for and conduct GPS-based approaches at both your destination and alternate airports, we must have______.

WAAS and Ops Spec authorization

While conducting IFR operations under FAR 135, in what circumstance would you need to file an alternate no matter what the destination forecast weather was?

No Instrument Approach Procedure

***Smoking is not permitted within ________ of an aircraft during fueling operations..

Within the immediate vicinity

In the event that you need to use a fire extinguisher, remember the acronym ____.

PASS: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

____________ fueling will not be conducted with passengers on board.

Overwing

****_________________ do not provide a satisfactory method of bonding.

Conductive-type fuel hose

FAR 91.205

Covers the instrument and equipment requirements for powered civil aircraft with standard category US airworthiness certificates

FAR 91.409

Governs aircraft airworthiness inspections that are required prior to operation.

FAR 91.417

Covers maintenance records

FAR 135.65

Maintenance log onboard each aircraft

FAR 135.71

Airworthiness Check

Ops Spec D095

Minimum Equipment List

***For many Part 135 maintenance purposes, "Flight Time" is ___________________.

from takeoff until landing

***Ops Spec _________ lists the aircraft authorized to use a Minimum Equipment List.

D095

MEL repair interval categories

Category A- A specific time interval Category B- 3 consecutive calendar days Category C- 10 consecutive calendar days Category D- 120 consecutive calendar days

FAR 91.213

Dictates that all installed instruments and equipment must be operative for takeoff.

FAR 135.179

Sets out the requirements and conditions for use of an MEL

What does an (O) indication in the MEL mean?

It means that the Flight Crew can take care of the issue.

What does an (M) indication in the MEL mean?

It means that the Maintenance Crew must take care of the issue.

All components listed in the approved MEL require that the inoperative piece of equipment be __________.

Placarded

_____ are those items installed on the aircraft as part of the original type certification, supplemental type certificate, or other form of alteration that have no effect on the safe operation of flight and would not be required by the applicable certification rules or operational rules.

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