Certificates and Documents

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:

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