Private Pilots License General (PPL)

91.103 Preflight NWKRAFT

NWKRAFT

Notams
Weather
Known ATC delay
Runway lengths
Alternates
Fuel
TOL Distances (weight)

What makes you capable of taking PPL test today?

3rd class medical

Endorsement from instructor

Logbook showing ..

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3 hours of night flight

Cross county flight over ….

10 solo TOL

40 hours total

20 hours dual given training

10 hours solo

5 hours solo cross country incld a 3 stop flight over 150nm with full stop taxi backs

3 hours instrument training

3 hours training for check ride

61.109 or part 141(B)

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Ground logs

What type of medical certificates are there and what are there expirations?

Class C

Class D

Class E

Basic Med

What to do in an emergency in flight?

ABCDE

Airspeed best glide 68 vg

Best place to land (nrst)

Checklist for situation

Declare

ELT

Before landing checklist

Abeam landing point OR 3 miles out

Fuel selector both
Flaps 10* below 110… 20/30 below 85
Mixture full rich
Landing light on

Your plane has inoperable equipment, how do you determine if you are able to fly that plane?

Your plane needs maintenance, how do you determine if you are capable of doing that maintenance?

What to do when you reach cruise altitude?

Cruise checklist

Power 75%
Engine gauges
Lean mixture as req

91.409 Inspections AV1ATE

AV1ATE

Annual (12 cal)
VOR ( IFR only 30 days)
100 HR
Altimeter (24 cal)
Transponder (24 cal)
ELT (12 cal, 1 hr use or 50% bat life)

Final approach checklist GCASH

GCASH

Glideslope
Configuration
Airspeed (+- 5 KIAS)
Stable (by 200 FT AGL)
Heels floor

Vso
Vs
Vne
Vno
Va

Vso stall landing cofg 40
Vs stall 48
Vne never exceed 163
Vno max cruise 129
Va 105 maneuver 105

Vfe
Vx
Vy
Vr
Vg

Vfe flaps 110 / 10*… 85 / 20*-30*
Vx angle climb 62
Vy rate climb 74
Vr rotate 55
Vg glide 68

91.203 Documents ARROWEC

ARROWEC

Airworthiness
Registration
Radio license
Operating handbook (POH)
Weight / balance
External data plate
Compass deviation card

Class A airspace

Speed: Mach 1
Pilot cert: IFR rated PPL
Equipment: ADS-B out, Mode C tpdr, two-way radio
Entry req: IFR flight plan, IFR clearance
Dimension: 18000, to FL600, 12nm off coast
Color: None

Class B airspace

Speed: 250 in bravo, 200 below bravo
Pilot cert: PPL, student w/endorsement
Equipment: Mode C tpdr, ADS-B out, two way radio
Entry req: “ *call sign* cleared to enter bravo”
Dimension: SFC-10,000 MSL
Color: Solid blue line

Class C

Speed: 200kts within 4 nm airport
Pilot cert: PPL, student
Equipment: Mode C tpdr, two way radio
Entry req: Two way coms, tail number acknowledged
Dimension: 5nm core, 10nm outer core. Inner sfc/4000AGL, outer 1200 AGL/4000AGL
Color: Solid magenta

Class D

Speed: 200
Pilot cert: Student pilot
Equipment: two way radio
Entry req: “call sign”
Dimension: 4nm radius, SFC/2500AGL
Color: Dashed cyan

Class E

Speed: below 10k 250, above 10k mach one
Pilot cert: Student
Equipment: ModeC above 10k MSL, @ or below 2500AGL ADS-B out
Entry req: None
Dimension: SFC/700/1200 to 17,999. Above FL600
Color: SFC dashed magenta

Compass effects VDMONA

Variation
Deviation
Magnetic dip
Oscillation
Northerly turning errors
Acceleration errors

Nothernly turning errors compass

Undershoot North
Overshoot South

Acceleration errors compass

Accelerate North
Decelerate South

How to find out what equipment you need to fly a plane VFR day?

What are your privileges as a private pilot?

You have the right to carry passengers

Act as pilot in command

How do you keep your currency as a private pilot to carry passengers? Day and night

Make 3 landings within 90 days

If at night it must be 3 landings made one hour after sunset or one hour before sunrise

What is the definition of night?

The sun is 6* below the horizon (sunset) and is when anti collision lights must be used.

~ 30 minutes after sunset is civil twilight, when you may begin logging night time hours.

One hour after sunset/sunrise, when you may log night landings.

Can you land at night but not be capable of logging a night landing?

Yes, log time for night starts at civil twilight ~30 min after sunset but to log landings, it must be 60 minutes after sunset

If carrying passengers and you are not currently current for night flying with passengers, when must you land by?

Civil twilight ~30 min after sunset.

What are you some common illusions at night?

False horizon.

Auto-kinesis, a light that appears to move after focusing on it too long.

Black hole, where due to large dark areas you lose awareness of altitude, motion and attitude.

PHAK ch.17

As a student pilot what privileges do you have?

The ability to solo and act as pilot in command.

No passengers, no compensation for hire