I.B Preflight preparation - Airwothiness Requirements

What documents must be in the aircraft beofre flight?

ARROW

Airworthiness Certicate

Radio License (international only)

Registration

Operation Handbook (POH)

Weight and Balance Data

Compass Deviation Card

External Data Placard (Serial Number)

When does an aircraft registration certificate expire?

7 years

Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the takeoff data card or the one in the airplane flight manual?

Most updated weight and balance equipment list in the POH

Which respoect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen, what do category, class, and type mean?

Category - Airplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Lighter-Than-Air

Class - Single engine Land/Sea

Type - specific to the aircraft

When are you supposed to let the FAA know of an address change?

30 daysCan

Can you act as PIC with an expired certificate?

NoDoes

Does the Airworthiness Certificate ever expire?

No. But must be kept up to date.

Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition?

Owner and operator

What are the required inspetiosn for an aircraft to remain airworthy?

AV1ATES

Annual - 12 cal months

VOR - 30 days (IFR only)

100 - 100 hours

Altimeter / Static Encoder - 24 cal months (IFR)

Transponder - 24 cal months

ELT - 12 cal months

Service Bulletins and ADsWhat

What is an Airworthiness Directive (AD)? Is it mandatory?

An order to fix known issues. Similar to a recall for a car. Points out safety concerns.

Yes

What are the different kinds of Airworthiness Directives?

Emergency - require immediate compliance

One Time - for the one time

Recurring - At specified intervals

What is a Special Airworthiness INformation Bulletin (SAIB)?

alerts/ recommendations to the aviation community

non-regulatory information

refer to order 8110.100

What is a special flight permit?

A ferry permit of an aircraft that does not meet airworthiness requirements but it safe. Normally used to bring aircraft to maintenance

When would you need a special flight permit?

Flying to a base for repairs or maintenance

Delivering or exporting the aircraft

Production Flight

Evacuating the aircraft

Customer demonstration flights

to allow an overweigth aircraft for flight beyond normal range

What is preventative maintenance?

Ch 43

perform specificed preventive maintenance on any aircraft that you own or operate

What are some examples of preventive maintenance?

Landing gear tires

landing gear wheel bearings (cleaning/ greasing)

gear shock struts

replace defective safety wire/ cotter keys

lubrication

replenish hydraulic fluid

safety belts

bulbs, reflectors, lenses

replace/ clean spark plugs

any hose connection, except hydraulic connections

replace and service batteries

simple patches

replace any cowlings

Can you overfly an annual? 100 hour?

Yes and Yes

Annual - requires a special flight permit from Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)

100 hour - only by 10 hours, and only to place of maintenance

An Annual can substitute for a 100 hour

Do you always need an ELT in the airplane?

Not needed when flying within 50 NM of home airport

WHen does the ELT battery have to be replaced or recharged?

121.5

12 cal months

1 hour of cumulative use

.5 hald of battery life

What equipment and instruments do you need to have in the airplane for VFR day flight?

ATOMATOFLAMES

Altimeter

Tachometer

Oil Pressure

Manifold Pressure Guage

ASI

Transponsder

Oil Temp Guage

Fuel Quanity Guage

Landing Lights

Anti-Collision Lights

Magnetic Compass

ELT

Seatbelts

What equipment and instruments do you need to have in the airplane for VFR night flight?

FLAPS

Fuses (3 extra or 1 complete set/circuit breaker)

Landing Lights (for hire)

Anti-collision Lights

Position Lights

Source of Electricity

What would you do if you found that the landing light was inop?

Cannot fly at night (for hire)

Day - deactiviate or remove, placard it inop. (pull the circuit breaker)

Can you fly an airplane with known inop equipment?

TAPER PDL

Type Certicate Data Sheet

Airworthiness Directives

Pilot Operating Handbook

Equipment List (MEL, MMEL, KOEL)

Regulations

Placard (Inop)

Deactive

Log in maintenance binder

What is a MEL

Minimum Equipment List

Can an aircraft owner change an MEL?

a letter and a proposed MEL that is based off the Master Minimum Equipment List sent to the FAA

What is a Kinds of Operation Equipment List (KOEL)?

specific equipment for which kinds of operations a specific piece of equipment is required.

Where is the airworthiness and registration information located in the plane

under the towbar within the baggage area

What pilot action is required if inop equipment is discovered prior to flight?

Repaired, removed, replaced/ inspected and properly deferred again at the next scheduled inspection