Pilot Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions

Pilot Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions What is the FAA? Federal aviation administration-which governs commercial and general aviation What are FAR's Federal aviation regulations which are issued by the FAA. What is CFR? Code of federal regulations. What is the FBO? Fixed base operator's, pilot training schools that are located at airport facilities First class medical For transport pilots last up to 12 months Second class medical For commercial pilot. Lasts 12 months Third class medical For private pilots, recreational use, student use. Lasts up to 60 months. Single engine land Single engine aircraft that lands on land Multi engine see Multiple engine aircraft that lands in water Multi engine land Multiple engine aircraft that lands on land Single engine Sea Single engine aircraft that lands and water What airplanes are considered lighter than air? Airship and balloons What is the 99's and Corporation It is a international organization of women pilots with members from 35 countries What is the experimental aircraft Association? They build home built aircraft What is CAP? Civil air patrol they have three primary missions aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services What is aircraft check out? Transition training from when a Nother make and model of an airplane is made and you need to receive training for it What is a high-performance airplane? Define by SARs, has an engine with more than 200 horse power What is a complex airplane Has read tractable landing gear flaps and a controllable pitch propeller What is VFR? Visual flight rules What is a multi engine rating? How to pass a practical test What is single engine C rating or multi engine C rating? Must pass a practical test To get a lighter than air balloon rating you have to Accumulate a total of 10 hours of flight training Glider rating Total of 40 hours of flight time as a pilot and heavier than air aircraft but at least three hours of flight training a glider And ten solo flights Commercial pilot certificate Big total of 192 to 50 hours of flight time. Includes minimum of 100 hours the pilot in command time 50 hours of cross country time Regional airline Flying advance turbo prop or small jet aircraft during scheduled passenger carrying flights Major airlines Commercial