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As a pilot, what documents must you have on you?
- Pilot's Certificate
- Medical Certificate
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How long does each medical class last and who can use it?
- 1st class: Valid until the end of the 6th calendar month after issued. Then it becomes a 2nd class.
- 2nd class: Required by commercial pilots. Valid until the 12th calendar month after issue. Then it becomes a 3rd class.
- 3rd class: Needed for private pilot operations. Good for 24 calendar month after issuence. If you are under 40, it's the end of the 36th calendar month.
- ^^ this has recently changed and I believe it's good for 5 years now
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List the aircraft categories:
- Airplane:
- Rotorcraft: helicopters and gyroplanes
- Glider:
- Lighter than Air: balloons, blimps...
- Powered Lift: Harrier jump-jet, V-22 Osprey...
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List the classes for the Airplane category:
- Single Engine Land
- Single Engine Sea
- Multi Engine Land
- Multi Engine Sea
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List Standard Airworthiness Certificate categories based on maneuvers:
- Normal:
- Utility: limited aerobatic maneuvers
- Aerobatic: aeurobatic maneuvers
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Can you drop things from an airplane?
Yes, if you take precautions not to injure anyone.
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What do you need to be legally current? (in order to carry passengers)
- A logbook endorsements saying you completed a BFR in the last 24 calendar months. This can be in any category or class for which you are rated.
- 3 takeoffs and landings in the same category and class within the preceding 90 days. (and at night if you want to carry passengers at night)
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Define 'high performance' and 'complex airplanes':
- high performace: one with more than 200 HP
- complex: one with retractable landing gear, wing flaps and a controllable propeller
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If you change your address, you must notify the FAA Airman Certification Branch within how many days?
30
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Preflight planning. You should know about:
- You
- Your Airplane
- The airports you're going to use
- The environment
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List the VFR fuel flight requirements minimums:
- In daytime, 30 minutes extra.
- At night, 45 minutes extra.
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Passengers must use seatbelts when?
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You cannot fly after having a drink within? Or a blood alcohol content of?
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You can't carry a passenger who is under the influence of?
Drugs or alcohol- unless it's an emergency or medical patient.
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Right of way information: 10-15
see chapter 10-15
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VFR cruising altitudes when more than 3000 feet? These are based on magnetic course, not what your compass indicates.
- West: even + 500 feet
- East: odd + 500 feet
- (We Eat Everybody's Oranges)
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You must use oxygen when?
- No Oxygen: At and below 12,500 feet MSL
- 12,500-14,000 MSL: more than 30 min, the crew must use oxygen
- 14,000+: crew must use oxygen entire time
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If you are over open water, over a sparesly populate area- how far away do you have to be from any person, vehicle or structure?
500 feet
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Over an uncongested area, how high to you have to be above ground level?
500 ft
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Over a congested area, how high do you have to be?
1000 ft, and 1000 feet above the highest obstacle within a 2000 foot horizontal radius
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If ATC gives you a clearance, you must follow it, unless?
You have an emergency.
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The National Transportation Safety Board requires immediate notification when?
- An accident - a death or serious injury to a person, or substantial damage to an aircraft
- Overdue aircraft involved in an accident
- Any inflight crew member is unable to perform normal flight duties.
- A flight control system malfunction or failure
- An in-flight fire (but not on the ground)
- An in-flight collision
- More than $25,000 in damage to property other than your aircraft
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After an incident or accident, you must submit a written report within how many days?
10 - but only if the NTSB requests the report after you notify them.
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Accident reports- 10-23
see chapter 10-23
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