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1. certification re- at least 17, speak/write/understand english, hold US student pilot license,
quirements hold 3rd class medical, receive flight and ground training, pass exams
2. privileges and limi- as PIC you may not carry passengers for compensation or hire
tations
3. high performance 200+ horsepower
airplane
4. planes that need high-performance, complex, high-altitude, and tailwheel
specific training and
logbook endorse-
ments:
5. complex airplane retractible gear, flaps, variable prop
6. requirements to re- with 24 calendar months... flight review given in aircraft that pilot is rated in.
main current: To carry passengers.... 3 takeoffs and landings within 90 days
7. medical certificate 60th calendar month
expires (under age
40)
8. medical certificate 24th calendar month
expires (over the
age of 40)
9. if pilot changes 30 days
his/her email they
have _____ days to
notify FAA.
10. documents re- Airworthiness certificate, Registration, Owners manual or operating limita-
quired on board tions, Weight and Balance data
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of aircraft prior to
flight:
11. How does pilot by referencing the current weight and balance equipment list
determine if air-
craft has Mode C
transponder on air-
craft?
12. Does aircrafts regis- YES. 3 years + end of month
tration expire?
13. Who is respon- The owner and operator
sible for making
sure plane is main-
tained/airworthy?
14. What records/docu- All maintenance records and logs
ments should be
checked to deter-
mine aircraft is good
for inspections and
airworthy?
15. Airworthiness cer- Issued by FAA after aircraft has been inspected & meets requirements, does
tificate: NOT expire, must be displayed
16. The use of MELS: allows for the deferral of inoperative items or equipment
17. required mainte- Annual every 12 months, or every 100 hours
nance inspections:
18. preventative main-
tenance:
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simple or minor preservation operations and the replacement of small stan-
dard parts not involving complex assembly operations... ex) oil changes,
hydraulic fluid refill
19. special flight per- may be issued for aircraft that doesn't currently meet airworthiness require-
mits: ments but is still capable of safe flight
20. airworthiness direc- AD's; medium the FAA uses to notify aircraft owners and other potentially
tives: interested persons of unsafe conditions that may exist because of deign
defects, maintenance, or other causes under which the the product may
continue to be operated.
21. Low pressure at- inward, upward, and counterclockwise
mosphere:
22. High pressure at- outward, downward, and clockwise
mosphere:
23. trough: tough line; elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure. Low pres-
sure and bad weather
24. ridge: ridge line; elongated area of high atmospheric pressure. High pressure and
good weather
25. isobars line on a weather chart which connects areas of equal or constant barometric
pressure
26. winds aloft a forecast of specific atmospheric conditions in terms of wind and tempera-
ture at certain altitudes, typically measured in feet (ft) above mean sea level
(MSL)
27. what causes winds The coriolis force
aloft to flow parallel
to the isobars?
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1. certification re- at least 17, speak/write/understand english, hold US student pilot license,
quirements hold 3rd class medical, receive flight and ground training, pass exams
2. privileges and limi- as PIC you may not carry passengers for compensation or hire
tations
3. high performance 200+ horsepower
airplane
4. planes that need high-performance, complex, high-altitude, and tailwheel
specific training and
logbook endorse-
ments:
5. complex airplane retractible gear, flaps, variable prop
6. requirements to re- with 24 calendar months... flight review given in aircraft that pilot is rated in.
main current: To carry passengers.... 3 takeoffs and landings within 90 days
7. medical certificate 60th calendar month
expires (under age
40)
8. medical certificate 24th calendar month
expires (over the
age of 40)
9. if pilot changes 30 days
his/her email they
have _____ days to
notify FAA.
10. documents re- Airworthiness certificate, Registration, Owners manual or operating limita-
quired on board tions, Weight and Balance data
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of aircraft prior to
flight:
11. How does pilot by referencing the current weight and balance equipment list
determine if air-
craft has Mode C
transponder on air-
craft?
12. Does aircrafts regis- YES. 3 years + end of month
tration expire?
13. Who is respon- The owner and operator
sible for making
sure plane is main-
tained/airworthy?
14. What records/docu- All maintenance records and logs
ments should be
checked to deter-
mine aircraft is good
for inspections and
airworthy?
15. Airworthiness cer- Issued by FAA after aircraft has been inspected & meets requirements, does
tificate: NOT expire, must be displayed
16. The use of MELS: allows for the deferral of inoperative items or equipment
17. required mainte- Annual every 12 months, or every 100 hours
nance inspections:
18. preventative main-
tenance:
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simple or minor preservation operations and the replacement of small stan-
dard parts not involving complex assembly operations... ex) oil changes,
hydraulic fluid refill
19. special flight per- may be issued for aircraft that doesn't currently meet airworthiness require-
mits: ments but is still capable of safe flight
20. airworthiness direc- AD's; medium the FAA uses to notify aircraft owners and other potentially
tives: interested persons of unsafe conditions that may exist because of deign
defects, maintenance, or other causes under which the the product may
continue to be operated.
21. Low pressure at- inward, upward, and counterclockwise
mosphere:
22. High pressure at- outward, downward, and clockwise
mosphere:
23. trough: tough line; elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure. Low pres-
sure and bad weather
24. ridge: ridge line; elongated area of high atmospheric pressure. High pressure and
good weather
25. isobars line on a weather chart which connects areas of equal or constant barometric
pressure
26. winds aloft a forecast of specific atmospheric conditions in terms of wind and tempera-
ture at certain altitudes, typically measured in feet (ft) above mean sea level
(MSL)
27. what causes winds The coriolis force
aloft to flow parallel
to the isobars?
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