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78 Cards in this Set
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Airworthiness Certificate – Requirements and Duration |
aircraft conforms to type and is in condition for safe flight |
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Registration Certificate – Both State and Federal Requirements and Duration |
x |
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Operating Manual – Required Manuals, Placards, and Markings |
x |
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Weight and Balance – Where to find the official W&B |
x |
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Equipment List – Where to find the current list, including any revisions |
in weight and balance |
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MEL – Where to find |
red book |
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Private Pilot Certificate – Duration, Privileges, and Limitations (61.113) |
1. may act as PIC for compensation or hire in connection with a buisness if flight is incidental to that buisness and aircraft does not carry passengers and cargo for hire 2. must pay pro rata share of expenses 3. may be reimbursed for cost of a charity flight 4. may be compensated for cost of search and rescue 5. may demonstrate an airplane in flight to a prospective buyer if PIC has 200 hours of logged flight time 6. may tow a glider if certified |
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Requirements for a Solo XC |
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Medical Certificate – Requirements and Duration (61.23) |
1st class: renew every 12 clander months if under 40, 6 if over 40 3rd class and recreational: 24 clander months over 40, 60 calander months under 40 |
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Logbook – Requirements (During a XC) and basic XC Endorsements |
x |
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Calculating Takeoff, Climb, Cruise, Approach, and Landing performance elements |
Know how to do it |
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Density Altitude |
pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature |
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Pressure altitude |
altitude above or bellow the standard datum plane (29.92" hg) |
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Runway Conditions |
dry,wet,paved,grass, gravel, uphill, downhill |
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Calculating the actual W&B and determining the CG fits within the limits. |
Know how to do it |
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Gross Weight |
total weight of airplane |
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Ramp/Takeoff/Landing Weights |
wight of airplane on the ramp, during takeoff, and upon landing |
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Arm |
distance from reference datum |
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Station |
A location along the airplane fuselageusually given in terms of distance from the referencedatum. |
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Moment |
weight X arm |
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Basic Empty Weight |
Standard empty weightplus optional equipment. |
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Standard Empty Weight |
Weight of astandard airplane including unusable fuel, full operatingfluids, and full oil. |
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Empty Weight |
The weight of the airframe, engines,all permanently installed equipment, and unusable fuel.Depending upon the part of the federal regulations underwhich the aircraft was certificated, either the undrainableoil or full reservoir of oil is included. |
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Useable/Unusable Fuel |
exactly what it sounds like. 3 gallons of unusable fuel in aircraft |
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Useful Load |
Difference between takeoffweight, or ramp weight if applicable, and basic emptyweight. |
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Payload |
Weight of occupants, cargo, andbaggage. |
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91.9 – Civil Aircraft Flight Manual, Marking, and Placard Requirements |
PIC may not fly a civil aircraft that not in Airworthy condition |
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91.17 – Alcohol or Drugs |
may not act as a crew member of a civil aircraft - 1- If you have consumed alcohol in the last 8 hours (12 for UND) 3- while on a drug that would prevent safe flight 4- with a BAC of 0.04 or greater may not let passengers come aboard who appear intoxicated or under the influence of drugs |
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91.103 – Preflight Action
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PIC must gather all relevant information to flight. For all flights -takeoff/landing lengths and runway distances |
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91.105 – Flight Crewmembers at Stations |
Crewmebers must be at stations during takeoff and landing, and while en route unless they need to do other things in connection with the aircraft or have "physioligcal" needs |
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91.107 – Use of Safety Belts
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Pilots must wear seatbelts during critical phases of flight |
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91.111 – Operating Near Other Aircraft |
Pilots may not operate so close to another airplane that they risk a colision |
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91.113 – Right of Way
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Indistress- have right of way over all other traffic |
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91.119 – Minimum Safe Altitudes
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anywhere- enough to make an emergency landing without undue hazard |
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91.121 – Altimeter Settings |
maintan an altimiter setting that is within 100NM of your aircraft |
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91.125 – ATC Light Signals |
on ground/in air steady ead - stop/ give way, keep circling flashing red - clear runway/airport unsafe flashing white- return to start (ground only) alternate green red- use caution (both) |
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91.126 - Class G airspace |
no entry requirement no Radio requirements VFR visibility requirements in class G airspace are 1 mile (1.6 km) by day, and 3 miles (5 km) by night, for altitudes below 10,000 feet (3,050 m) MSL but above 1,200 ft AGL. |
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91.127 – Class E Airspace |
class E airspace extends from 1,200 feet AGL up to but not including 18,000 feet MSL |
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91.129 – Class D Airspace |
surface to 2,500 feet agl, 4nm radius, Two-way communication with ATC must be established before entering class D airspace, but no transponder is required. |
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91.130 – Class C Airspace
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The vertical boundary is usually surface to 4,000 feet agl. The core surface area has a radius of five. "shelf" area has a radius of ten nautical miles, and extends from as low as 1,200 feet up to the ceiling of the airspace. |
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91.137 – Temporary Flight Restrictions |
must obtain permission to enter. generally around things that are posible targets like presidents and sports arenas |
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Fuel Requirements for Flight in VFR Conditions |
enough fuel to get your destination plus 30 minuets in reserve during the day and 45 at night. UND stards are 45 minuets reserve for both |
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91.153 – VFR Flight Plan (information required)
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tail number plane type Route, Altitude, and True Airspeed |
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91.155 – Basic VFR Weather Minimums (A-G) |
see Airspace |
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91.157 – Special VFR Weather Minimums
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1SM, Clear of clouds |
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91.159 – VFR Cruising Altitude or Flight Level |
FL begins at 180MSL |
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91.203 – Certifications Required
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M- MEL A- Airworthiness certificate |
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Instrument and Equipment Requirements (Day and Night VFR)
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Day Requirment |
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91.207 – Emergency Locator Transmitters
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Must replace after an hour of continuous use, after 12 calender months, or after 50% of the battery life is gone |
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91.209 – Aircraft Lights
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nav and beacon during day |
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91.213 – Inoperative Equipment |
If its not on the KIND, DAY/NIGHT VFR, ADs (or the 4th one) its up to the pilot to placard to Innop equipemt or cancle the flight |
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91.215 – ATC Transponder and Altitude Reporting Equipment and Use |
Must have a Mode C transponder In class A, B and Above 10,00 feet |
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91.403 – General [Maintenance] |
Owner operator is responsible for matinence |
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91.409 – Inspections |
A - Anual, every 12 calender months V - VOR evey 30 days I - 100 hour (for Comercial Only) A - Altimiter, every 24 calender months T - Transponders, every 24 calender months E - ELT, 50% of batter use, 12 months, or 1 hour of continuous use. |
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91.417 – Maintenance Records |
keep records on what gets fixed and operation hours for equipment. probably some other stuff too... |
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Components of a MEL |
Letter of authoruzation Procedures document |
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91.213 – Inoperative Equipment in Aircraft without a MEL |
Airworthiness directives (on FAA website) |
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VFR Cross Country Flight Planning |
Know how to do it |
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Restricted Areas |
Entry prohibited except with permission from controling agency |
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Prohibited Areas
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Prohibited to fly through at all times |
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Military Operations Areas
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areas where military activity are frequetly conductied. it is permitted to fly through although it is not recomended. times and demensions of the area are available in thhe sectional legend |
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Warning Areas |
areas 3 nm from the coast that may poes significat threat to non partisipating aircraft |
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Alert Areas |
Areas where high density training takes place. should not |
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Terminal Radar Service Areas |
Terminal radar service area, or TRSA, is general controlled airspace wherein ATC provides radar vectoring, sequencing, and separation on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft |
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Military Training Route (MTR) |
A Military Training Route is a specific route allowing high speed, low-level flight by military aircraft for training purposes. 4 digit code- above 1500 |
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Temporary Flight Restrictions. |
Temporary flight restrictions are designated by NOTAM and are used to clear the airspace in special circumstances that could be hazardous to aircraft not participating in the event for which the TFR was issued. get permission from controling agency to cross otherwise avoid |
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International Boarders |
If you don't know what these are you should not be a pilot. |
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Wildlife Refuges |
Recommended fly over at 2000agl |
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ADIZ (Basic Concept) |
airspace over land or water in which the identification, location, and control of civil aircraft is performed in the interest of national security |
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METARs (Aviation Routine Weather Reports) |
surface conditions at designated airport. issued hourly. |
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Radar reports (sd) |
issued by radar stations at 35 minutespast the hour, with special reports issued as needed. |
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UAs (Pilot Reports) |
Reports from pilots regarding in flight weather |
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TAFs (Terminal Area Forecasts) |
TAF is valid for a 30-hour time period, and isupdated four times a day at 0000Z, 0600Z, 1200Z, and 1800Z.The TAF utilizes the same descriptors and abbreviations asused in the METAR report |
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FAs (Area Forecasts) |
The FA gives a picture of clouds, general weather conditions,and visual meteorological conditions (VMC) expected overa large area encompassing several states. |
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FDs (Winds Aloft Forecasts) |
This forecast is now made four times a day based on 0000Z, 0600Z, 1200Z, and 1800Z Temperature is forecast for all wind levels, except the 3,000 foot level, that are 2,500 feet or more above the station. |
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WAs (Airmets) |
inflight weather advisoriesthat are issued every 6 hours with intermediate updatesissued as needed |
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surface weather analysis chart |
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Weather Depiction Charts |
x |