118 Study Guide

What documents must a pilot have to fly?

Pilot certificate, medical certificate, government photo ID.

What type of medical certificate do you have?

First Class

When does a medical certificate expire?

60 CM from given day (reduces in 12 CM)

Mine expires on

Reduces in July 2026 expires in July 2030

If over 40 years old

reduces in 6 CM and expires in 18 CM (6 2nd class 12 3rd class)

SODA

Statement of demonstrated ability for a non progressive disease, does not expire

SI

Special Issuance for a progressive disease, expires

What do you have to log in logbook

Flight currency and anything training related

What is currency

recent flight experience

What is required for passenger carry day

3 day t/gs within 90 days (tailwheel full stop)

What is required for passenger carry night

3 full stop night landings

Flight Review

Every 24 CM (check rides count 1 hour grounded 1 hour flight min)

Student Pilot Limitations

No Passengers, no for hire, no international flights

Does student pilot certification expire

no

How long do you have to tell the FAA your change of address

30 days

Category

Airplane, Rotor-craft, powered lift, glider, lighter than air

Class

SEL, SES, MEL, MES

What is required for type rating

Over 12,500 pounds, turbo jet, power lifted and other specified by FAA

What is responsibility of PIC

Final Authority (preflight go/no go)

What does airworthiness mean?

Aircraft is in safe condition and follows FAA standards for that specific aircraft model

What are the documents our airplane needs?

ARROWES

What is an Airworthiness Directive (AD)

Legally enforced mandate that require specific actions to address unsafe condition in an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance from the FAA

Types of ADs

Notice of proposed rule making, Final rule, and Emergency

How is a service bulletin different from an AD

A service bulletin is from the manufacturer and is a recommendation.

What are the required inspections?

AV1ATES

Can you get 100 hour instead of annual

No but annual can count as a 100 hour inspection

Can you overfly an annual

No, need a special flight permit

Can you overfly a 100 hour

Yes up 10 hour on way back.

Preflight actions need to be known

NWKRAFT

FAA fuel reserves

day 30 min, night 45 min, FIT 60 min day and night

Required equipment

ATOMATOFLAMES

Night VFR required instruments

FLAPS

Inoperative equipment

Refer to MEL if not TARK

Need to fly and you are passed your annual what do you do?

Contact for a special flight permit/ferry permit

Aircraft lights

Used while aircraft if operated. Turned of when they are unsafe

What is preventative maintenance

minor maintenance tasks (mtx) a pilot can perform under part 43

Who can conduct preventative maintenance

A private pilot

Examples of Preventative Maintenance

Changing tire, oil, nav light etc.

Drugs and Alcohol

Can not be under influence 8 hrs FAA turn in drug test when asked results within 4 hours. 12 hours for FIT

Know Flight Operations Manual

FOM study guide

Congestion looks like a _____. on a sectional chart

yellow areas

Min altitude at congested

1000 feet

Min altitude at non congested

500 feet

Min altitude over water or from structure/person

500 feet

Restricted area

hazardous, fly through with permission

Moa

Military Training airspace, fly through always (be cautious)

TFR

Temporary Flight Restriction, (VIP movement, events, wildfire, disasters etc), Can not fly through without permission

Lost radios

Idiot Check, use other radio, lost coms squawk 7600 procedure

Steady green (air)

cleared to land

Flashing green (air)

return for landing

Steady red (air)

continue circling

Flashing red (air)

Airport unsafe do not land

Flashing white (ground)

Return to starting point

Flashing red and green (ground)

exercise extreme caution

Pressure Altitude Definition

Pressure altitude is an aircraft's height above the standard datum plane

Density Definition

the pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature

What is the main source of electrical power

Alternator

Does airworthiness expire

no

How many endorsements are required to solo

3, pre solo knowledge and flight training, and solo endorsement (initial 90 days)

Which way do you pass people when flying?

pass aircraft to the right

Congested spacing?

1000 feet vertical 2000 feet horizontal

Spacing normally

500 feet vertically and 1000 feet horizontal

Types of ADs

One time or reoccurring

Definition of Airworthiness

Aircraft is safe to fly and complies with all required maintenance ADs and TCDS