Certificates and Documents
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DETAILS
I.CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS
1. Private pilot privileges and limitations: 61.113
2. Recent flight experience requirements: 61.56 (flight review), 61.57
3. Medical certificate class and duration: 61.23
4. Pilot logbook and flight records: 61.51
5.Airworthiness certificate and registration certificate
a. Airworthiness certificate: is issued by the FAA only after the AC has been inspected and found to meet the requirement of 14 CFR and is in a condition for safe operation
b. Airworthiness certificate remain valid as long as the AC receives the require maintenance and is properly registered in the US
c. Aircraft registration certificate expire when:
- AC is registered under the laws of a foreign country
- Owner cancels by a written request
- AC is totally destroyed
- Ownership transfer
- 30 days after the death of the owner
- Owner loses US citizenship
6. Certificates and documents requirement for aircraft: 91.203 and 91.9
Airworthiness certificate
Registration certificate
Radio station license (international flight only)
Operating limitation
Weight and balance
Placards
Compass card
II. AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS
1. Required instruments and equipment for day VFR: 91.205 (TOMATO FLAMES)
Tachometer
Oil temperature gauge
Manifold pressure gauge
Altimeter
Temperature gauge for H20 cooled engines
Oil pressure gauge
Fuel gauge
Landing gear indication
Airspeed
Magnetic compass
Elt (Emergency locator transmitter: are tracking transmitter for location detection of AC in emergency)
Safety-seat belts, anti-collision light
2. Required instruments and equipment for night VFR: 91.205 (day+ FLAPS)
Fuses extra
Landing light
Anti-collision lights (rotating beacon)
Position lights
Source of power (battery)
3. Procedures and limitation for determining airworthiness of the airplane with INOPERATIVE instruments and equipment WITH and WITHOUT the MEL: 91.213(a, d)
MEL (Minimum equipment list) is a precise listing of instruments, equipment and
Procedures that allows an AC to be operated under specific conditions with
Inoperative equipment. It's specific for particular make and model AC
a. With MEL
- An approved MEL issued for that AC by serial No and registration No
- A letter of authorization for AC operation under MEL, issued by FAA FSDO
b. Without MEL
- The flight operation is conducted in a small or light aircraft
- The inoperative instruments and equipment are not a part of VFR-day
- The inoperative instruments and equipment are:
+ Removed or deactivated from the AC
+ Placed an INOPERATIVE placard
+ If deactivation or removal involves maintenance, it must be
accomplished by certificated maintenance personnel
4. Requirements and procedures for obtaining a special flight permit: 91.213, 21.197
a. When does the special flight permit need?
- Flying an AC to a base where repairs or maintenance are performed
- Delivering or export an AC
- Test new AC product
- Evacuating AC from danger area
- Demonstrate for customer a new production AC
b. How are "Special Flight Permit" obtained?
- A form is issued by FSDO (Flight Standard District Offices) or DAR (Designated
Airworthiness Representative)
Others:
1/Special
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