Task B

Question 1

How long is a registration good for?

Answer 1

3 years

Question 2

How long is an airworthiness certificate valid for

Answer 2

An airworthiness certificate does not expire as long is it’s kept in an airworthy condition

Question 3

Which documents are required to be displayed within the plane?

Answer 3

The airworthiness certificate must be displayed

Question 4

What are the required documents to have in the plane?

Answer 4

ARROW

A - Airworthiness
R - Radio Station License (if international)
R - Registration
O - Operating Handbook (POH)
W - Weight & Balance

Question 5

What inspections are required for the airplane

Answer 5

AAV1ATE

A - Annual (12 months)
A - Airworthiness Directives
V - VOR
1 - 100 hour
A - Altimeter
T - Transponder (24 months)
E - ELT Functionality Test (12 months)/ Battery (1 hr continuous use or 50% of battery)

Question 6

What is an airworthiness certificate

Answer 6

An airworthiness certificate is issued by the FAA to an aircraft that has been proven to meet the minimum design and manufacturing requirements and is capable of safe operation. Under any circumstance the aircraft must meet these requirements or it is no longer airworthy

Question 7

What is the difference between standard and special airworthiness?

Answer 7

Standard airworthiness certificates are issued for normal, aerobatic, commuter or transport category aircraft. Special airworthiness certificates are issued for primary, restricted, or limited category aircraft and light sport aircraft.

Question 8

What are the 2 kinds of airworthiness directives

Answer 8

Emergency
- no flight until fixed

Less urgent
- must be fixed within a timeframe

Question 9

What is a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB)

Answer 9

These are non regulatory but they are there to make your life easier. Usually from a manufacturer of tires or equipment

Question 10

Who can issue a Special Flight Permit

Answer 10

FAR/AIM 21.97

• FSDO (Flight Standard District Office) can give them out
• Can also be issued by a DAR ( Designated Airworthiness Representative)

Question 11

What are some needs for a Special Flight Permit

Answer 11

• Get a plane to Maintenance
• Testing a new aircraft
• Delivery flight before it’s registered to a new owner
• Ferrying a plane (operating in excess of take off weight)
• Customer Demo flight in a new aircraft
• Evacuating aircraft out of impending danger

Question 12

Where can you find the list of allowable pilot performed maintenance?

Answer 12

• Part 43 Appendix A

Question 13

Required instruments for day VFR flight

Answer 13

FAR/ARM 91.205

ATOMATOFLAMES

A - Airspeed
T- Tachometer (for each engine)
O - Oil pressure (for each engine using a pressure system)
M - Manifold pressure
A - Altimeter
T - Temperature gauge (liquid cooled engines)
O - Oil temperature
F - Fuel gauge
L - Landing gear position indicator (if applicable)
A - Ant-collision lights (after march 11 1996)
M - Magnetic compass
E - ELT
S - Safety belts

Question 14

What are the required instruments and equipment for night VFR

Answer 14

FAR/AIM 91.205

ATOMATOFLAMES and FLAPS

F - Fuses
L - Landing light (if plane is for hire)
A - Anti collision lights (after August 11 1971)
P - Position light
S - Source of power (battery/alternator)

Question 15

What is a minimum equipment list?

Answer 15

This is the list of equipment that can be inoperable and the flight can still be conducted

FAR/AIM 91.213

Question 16

How are minimum equipment lists created

Answer 16

These are created between the manufacture and the FAA

Question 17

What are the steps to determine if a plane can fly with inoperative equipment?

Answer 17

If there is a MEL for the plane that must be followed. If not follow these steps

1. TCDS (Type Cert Data Sheet)
2. KOEL/ CEL (not existent for P100i but can be found for most aircraft)
3. See FAR/AIM 91.205
4. Verify airworthiness directives
5. Make sure equipment is removed or deactivated/ place carded in the cockpit and logged in the maintenance books.
6. Pilot in Command has the final decision of the airworthiness of the plane and if they are comfortable flying with this equipment inoperative.