Training Aides
Equipment Requirements
Required equipment for VFR day flight. 91.205-91.207
Gas Gauges
Oil Pressure
Oil Temp
Safety Belts
ELT
Airspeed Indicator
Compass
Altimeter
Tachometer
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Tachometer
Oil Pressure
Manifold Pressure
Airspeed Indicator
Temp (Liquid cooled engines)
Oil Temp
Fuel Gages
Landing Gear Position Indicator
Altimeter
Magnetic Direction Indicator
ELT
Safety Harness
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Additional equipment required for VFR night flight. 91.205
Anti-collision Lights
Position Lights
Electrical Source (alternator)
Spare Fuses
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Fuses
Landing Light (if for hire)
Anti-collision lights
Position Lights
Source of electrical energy (alternator)
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Required Documents
The following documents must be in the aircraft at all times during flight.
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration
Operating Limitations
Weight and Balance
Required Maintenance
Annual - performed every 12 months
AD's - When applicable
VOR Check - Every 30 days for IFR use
100 Hour Inspection - for aircraft used for hire
Altimeter (Static System) Check - Every 24 months
Transponder Check - Every 24 months
ELT - Inspected every 12 months, replaced at the 1/2 life of the battery OR after one hour of cumulative use.
Airspace
Airspace Diagram based on 91.155
Recent Experience Requirements
- To carry passengers during the day, pilots must have made three take offs and landings within the
preceding 90 days. 61.57
- To carry passengers one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, the pilot must have made at
least three take offs and landings within the preceding 90 days. 61.57
- A pilot is required to have a flight review every 24 months. A flight review consists of a minimum
of one hour flight training and one hour of ground training. 61.56
Weather
Three ingredients needed for thunderstorms:
- Unstable Air
- Lifting Action
- Moisture
Characteristics of unstable air:
- Good Visibility
- Cumulus Clouds
- Turbulence
Characteristics of stable air:
- Poor Visibility (haze, mist, fog)
- Stratus Clouds
Misc
- Supplemental oxygen is required for crew members at cabin altitudes over 12,500' MSL for periods longer than 30 minutes. 91.211
- Supplemental oxygen is required at all times for crew members at cabin altitudes over 14,000' MSL. 91.211
- Supplemental oxygen is required at all times for crew members and passengers at cabin altitudes over 15,000' MSL. 91.211
- There are three types of NOTAMs - Local (taxiway closures, people on or near runways and taxiways), Distant (lack of fuel, runway closures), and Flight Data Center (regulatory, TFR's, nav-aides out of service).
- Night time flight is only logged for time during Civil Twilight.
- Position lights are required from sunset to sunrise.
- Passengers cannot be carried from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise unless the recency requirements have been met (see 61.57)
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