Commercial ACS Task A & B

Privleges of a Commercial Pilot

Act as PIC of an aircraft 1. for compensation or hire, and 2. carry persons or property for compensation or hire.

Meaning of Operational Control

To have authority over initating conducting, or terminating a flight.

Holding Out

Advertising, the business has developed a reputation for being open to the public.

Limitations of a Commercial Certificate

If no instrument rating, can only fly passengers during the day, and within 50NM of the departure airport. (Can still fly cargo)

What is a common carrier?

A commercial flight operation that involves holding out.

1. A holding out or willingness to 2. transport persons or property 3. from place to place 4. for compensation.

What is a for-hire “private carrier”?

A commercial flight operation that does not involve holding out.

Do private carriers need AOCs?

Yes, they operate under part 121 or 135. (only a few contracts <3)

What does a 199.1(e) exeption mean?

Lists types of commercial operations that are excluded from Air Operator Certificate requirements.

What are some examples of 119.1(e) exceptions?

Flight Instruction

Non-Stop Air Tours (within 25sm of airport)

Ferry or training flights

Aerial work operations (crop dusting, banner towing, aerial photography)

Parachute jump flights within 25sm of airport

Is holding out permitted while conducting one of the 119.1(e) exceptions?

Yes, holding out is permitted.

What is Part 125?

Operations of large aircraft not engaged in common carriageW

When is Part 125 triggered?

Planes max payload exceeds 6000 pounds or has a passenger seating capacity of 20 or more.

When is a type rating required?

When acting as PIC and one of the following applies to the aircraft

1. Max takeoff weight of more than 12,500lbs

2. turbojet powered

3. the administrator requires a type rating for an aircraft

When is a high altitude endorsement required?

When acting as PIC of a pressurized aircraft, which has a service ceiling or max operating altitude above 25,000MSL

How often must a pilot complete a flight review?

Every 24 calendar months

Do checkrides count for a flight review?

Yes, they count for a flight review

Does an IPC count as a flight review?

No, they do not count as a flight review

What must a flight review consist of?

1hr ground, 1hr flight. (Can do WINGS)

1st Class Medical expiration dates, under 40.

1st Class 12 months

2nd Class 12 months

3rd Class 60 months

1st Class Medical expiration dates, over 40

1st Class 6 months

2nd Class 12 months

3rd Class 24 months

2nd Class Medical expiration dates, under 40

2nd Class, 12 months

3rd Class, 60 months

2nd Class Medical expiration dates, over 40

2nd Class, 12 months

3rd Class, 24 months

3rd Class Medical expiration dates, under 40

60 months

3rd Class Medical expiration dates, over 40

24 months

1st Class Medical Privleges

PIC for ATP operations

2nd Class Medical Privleges

SIC for ATP operations

PIC for Commercial Operations

3rd Class Medical Privleges

PIC for Private, Recreational, CFI, or Student Operations

What is BasicMed

Allows pilots with a driver’s license to bypass the medical certificate process to legally fly

Required of the pilot to fly under BasicMed?

Have held a medical certificate after July 14, 2006, hold a current U.S. Driver’s License, Physician filled Medical Exam Checklist every 48 month, take an online course every 24 calendar months.

Can a commercial pilot fly under BasicMed?

Not when flying for hire.

Limiations of BasicMed

Can’t fly for hire, above 18,000ft, faster than 250kts. Aircraft can’t have a takeoff weight of more than 12,500lbs, no more than seven occuments.

When can you log PIC?

Rated in the aircraft, and sole manipulator of the controls.

Solo students, instructors providing instruction, and safety pilots acting as PIC.

3 Definitions of Night

Sunset to Sunrise (nav lights)

End of civil twilight to beginning of civil twilight (logging)

1hr after sunset to 1hr before sunrise (passengers/currency)

Define airworthy

An aircraft is airworthy if it conforms to its original type design, and in a condition for safe flight.

What goes into keeping and airplane airworthy?

Documents, Inspections, and Equipment (DIE)

Who is responsible for maintaining an aircraft in airworthy condition, and maintaining proper maintenance records of the airplane?

Owner/Operator

What documents must be onboard the plane?

Airworthiness certificate, Registration Certificate, Radio station license (if flying outside US), Operating limitations (POH), Weight and balance. (ARROW)

Which document(s) must be visible to occupants?

Airworthiness Certificate

How long is an airworthiness certificate valid?

For as long as the aircraft is in airworthy condition

How long is a registration certificate valid?

84 calendar months

Other than expiring, what would cause the registration to no longer be valid?

1. Registered in a foreign country

2. registration canceled upon request

3. aircraft is destroyed

4. ownership transfer

5. certificate holder loses U.S. citizenship

6. 30 days after death of the holder

Where is the list of placards required for the plane?

Back of section 2 of the POH

What are the required Maintenance Inspections, and how often must each be completed?

Annual (12 calendar months)

VOR (30 days, IFR)

100hr (if for hire/instruction)

ADs (as specified)

Transponder (24 calendar months)

ELT (12 calendar months, battery recharged or replaced every 1hr of cumulative use, or when half of useful life has expired)

Static system (24 calendar months, IFR)

(AVIATES)

What is an Airworthiness Directive?

A legally enforable regulation by the FAA to correct an unsafe condition.

What are the categories of ADs?

1. Emergency, compliance prior to flight

2. Less-Than-Urgent, compliance within a specified timeframe

Types of ADs?

One Time, Recurring, and Conditional

What is a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin?

A non-compulsory AD, issued by the aircraft manufacturer.

Who can conduct an Annual Inspection?

An A&P with an Inspection Authorization.

How would you overfly the last annual?

Get a specifal flight permit from the local FSDO, but you can only fly to a point where maintenance will be done.

When can you overfly the 100hr inspection?

You can overfly by 10hrs if flying to a point where the inspection will commence, but it doesn’t reset the next due time.

Can an annual inspection count as an 100hr inspection?

Yes, it does count.

When can ELT’s be tested?

First 5 minutes of the hour, no more than 3 sweeps.

Where is the ELT located in the aircraft?

The tailcone.

When can pilots perform maintenance on the plane?

Preventative maintence, performed by a pilot with at least a private pilot certificate. Check Part 43 Appendix A for what is/isn’t allowed.

Do you have to log preventative maintenance?

Yes, according to 43.9

Describe the inop equipment procedure.

Per 91.213(d), check the regulations, check any ADs, check the KOEL, check the CEL, check the TCDS, then determine wether its safe to fly without it. If it is, then deactivate it and placard it “inoperative” (RAKETS)

What is a Master Minimum Equipment List?

A starting point developed by the manufacturer in conjunction with the FAA for which the owner develops the MEL.

What is a Minimum Equipment List?

A tail number-specific document listing procedures with inoperative equipment.

What is Supplemental Type Certificate?

A change in type design not great enough to require a new application for a type certificate. Typically major alterations to airframe or systems.