Pilot Qualifications : B - Currency Requirements Flashcards
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot?
a. Within the preceding 24 months, accomplished a flight review
b. To carry passengers, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days - 3 takeoffs and landings
(14 CFR 61.56, 61.57)
You have not kept up with logging each of your recent flights. Are you in violation of any regulation?
No. You’re only required to document and record the training and aeronautical experience used to meet the requirements for a certificate.
(14 CFR 61.51)
You’re flying in a single-engine, high performance, complex airplane. You hold a Private Pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating, but don’t have a high-performance or complex airplane endorsement. Your friend, who has those endorsements, is acting as PIC for the flight. Can you log PIC time for the time you act as sole manipulator of the controls?
Yes, 14 CFR §61.51 governs the logging of pilot-in-command (PIC) time and states that a sport, recreational, private, commercial, or airline transport pilot may log PIC time for the time during which that pilot is “sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which the pilot is rated or has privileges.”
(14 CFR 61.31, 61.51)
Explain the difference between being “current” and being “proficient.”
Being “current” means that a pilot has accomplished the minimum FAA regulatory requirements within a specific time period.
Being “proficient” means that a pilot is capable of conducting a flight with a high degree of competence
(FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-P-8740-36)
How will establishing a personal minimums checklist reduce risk?
Professional pilots live by the numbers, and so should you. Pre-established numbers can make it a lot easier to come to a smart go/no-go or diversion decision.
(FAA-H-8083-25)
The airplane you normally rent has been grounded due to an intermittent electrical problem. You ask to be scheduled in another airplane. During pre-flight of the new airplane, you discover that it has avionics you’re unfamiliar with. Should you go ahead and depart on your VFR flight?
Pilot familiarity with all equipment is critical in optimizing both safety and efficiency. If a pilot is unfamiliar with any aircraft system, this will add to workload and can contribute to a loss of situational awareness.
(FAA-H-8083-2)
If a pilot changes his/her permanent mailing address and fails to notify the FAA Airmen Certification branch of the new address, how long may the pilot continue to exercise the privileges of his/her pilot certificate?
30 days after the date of the move.
14 CFR 61.60
What flight time can a pilot log as second-in-command time?
a. Is qualified in accordance with the SIC requirements of 14 CFR §61.55, and occupies a crew member station in an aircraft that requires more than one pilot by the aircraft’s type certificate; or
b. Holds the appropriate category, class, and instrument rating (if an instrument rating is required for the flight) for the aircraft being flown, and more than one pilot is required under the type certification of the aircraft or the regulations under which the flight is being conducted.
(14 CFR 61.51)
