FAA Circulars: Airmen, Aircraft, Airspace, Air Traffic & General Ops, Accidents and Incidents
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FAA circulars related to AIRMEN
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60
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FAA circulars related to AIRCRAFT
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20
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FAA circulars related to AIRSPACE
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70
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FAA circulars related to AIR TRAFFIC & general ops
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90
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accident
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An occurrence in which any person suffers: -death -serious injury -a/c substantial damage
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incident
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occurrence other than an accident, which affects or could affect the safety of ops
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Immediate notification of NTSB required for:
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1. Inability of a flight crewmember to perform his/her duties due to illness or injury 2. In-flight fire 3. A/C overdue & believed to be in accident 4. Flight control system malfunction or failure
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Operator of an a/c involved in an accident required to file an accident report w/in:
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10 days
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Zulu time
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-UTC time at the 0 deg line of longitude which passes thru Greenwich, England -All 24 TZ's in world based on it -Convert local time to Zulu: add hours -Convert Zulu to local: subtract hours
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AIM
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Aeronautical Information Manual Official guide to basic flight info & ATC procedures. Revised several times per year
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NOTAM
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Notices to Airmen NOTAM (D) NOTAM (L) FDC NOTAM Issued every 14 days
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NOTAM (D)
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Info for all nav facilities that are part of US Nat Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in A/FD Won't be provided during briefing unless requested
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NOTAM (L)
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Info includes data such as taxiway closures, personnel & equipment near or crossing runways, airport/heliport rotating beacons, outages, airport/heliport lighting aids that don't affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI
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FDC NOTAM
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Issued by Flight Data Center Contain regulatory info such as temporary flight restrictions or amendments to instrument approach procedures & other current aeronautical charts
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AC's
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Advisory Circulars: nonregulatory info of interest Subject Areas: 00 General 10 Procedural Rules 20 Aircraft 60 Airmen 70 Airspace 90 ATC & General Operating Rules 150 Airports
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FAR part 61
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Certification: Pilots & Flight Instructors
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FAR part 91
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General Operating & Flight Rules
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Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
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-For FAA approved major alterations -Still airworthy -States the change and serial number effectivity
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Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCD)
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-Contains info relevant to certification of particular aircraft -An airworthiness certificate is only issued to an aircraft that is properly registered & found to conform to TCD
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Part 39
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-Covers AD's -An AD is an FAR -AD's updated every 2 weeks
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Can you fly with inoperative equipment?
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Yes, if that equipment is not listed in Day/Night VFR, IFR, etc, AD's, STC, or TCD -then you can disable it, placard it, and fly
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14 CFR
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Title 14 of the code of Federal Regs
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14 CFR Part 1
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Definitions and abbreviations common to aviation
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14 CFR Part 61
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Certification: Pilots, flight instructors, & ground instructors Pescribes the requirements for issuing pilot & flight instructor certs & ratings, the conditions of issue, the privileges & limitations of those certs and ratings
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14 CFR Part 61 regs
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Private Pilot: must pay pro-rata share of ops expenses. Only time PAX can pay for entire is for charity flight Commercial Pilot: can fly for hire and $$ Airline Transport Pilot: may act as PIC of airline & schedules commuter ops All Pilot Certs are valid indefinitely unless surrendered, superseded, or revoked
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14 CFR part 61 Certificate Priveleges & Limitations
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Student pilot limited to solo flights or with instructor Rec pilots : only 1 pax, have to pay pro rata share of expenses, only a/ with 4 seats or less, no high performance a/c, no night flight, no fly in ATC a/s Private Pilot: unlimited solo, pax with no pay, mot for work or hire
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14 CFR part 91
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General ops & flight rules Rules governing the operation of the a/c within the US
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NTSB
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National Transportation Safety Board Established rules and requirements for notification and reporting of a/c accidents and incidents
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PILOT RATINGS -- category
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Broad classification of a/c, such as plane, rtr, glider, lighter than air
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PILOT RATINGS -- class
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Classification or category having similar ops characteristics, such as: - single engine - multi engine - land - water - help - balloon
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PILOT RATINGS -- type
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Specific make & basic model of a/c
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Third class med cert
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Student, Rec Under 40 yrs old, expire last day of the month issued, 5 years from date of issue. Over 40, expire last day of the month issued, 2 years after date of issue
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Second Class Medical
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Holder may exercise commercial privileges during 1st 12 months BUT cert is only valid for pvt pilot privileges during following 12 or 24 months, depending on age of applicant
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First class medical
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May exercise Airline Transport pilot privileges during 1st 6 months, commercial privileges during following 6 calendar months, and private privileges during following 12 or 24 calendar months, depending on age of applicant
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Required certificates
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Current pilots license Gvt issued photo ID Current medical In possession!
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Flight review
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Given in the a/c for which pilot is rated, within previous 24 months Will be accompanied by logbook entries proving so
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Cannot act as PIC carrying PAX unless:
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Within preceding 90 days, he/she has made 3 takeoffs & landings as sole manipulator of controls in a/c of same type (& rating if necessary)
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To carry PAX from 1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise:
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PIC must have made at least 3 ldgs & to's during preceeding 90 days
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Change of address
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Will lose certificate if you move & don't notify the FAA in writing within 30 days
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Responsibility & authority of PIC
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PIC is directly responsible, and is final authority, for the safety and ops of that a/c If emergency requires immediate action, PIC may deviate from 14 CFR part 91 to extent necessary for safety Written report due upon request
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Seatbelts
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Required at all times unless absent in connection with duties or physiological needs If shoulder harnesses, must be used during TO & ldg
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Children
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Under 2 years can be held by an adult
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Alcohol & drugs
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No person may act as a crew member on an a/c under the following conditions: - within 8 hrs of alcohol consumption - while under influence of alcohol (0.4% by wt or more alcohol in blood) - while using any drug that affects her faculties in any way contrary to safety
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Alcohol & drugs (except in emergency)
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No pilot of an a/c may allow a person who appears to be intoxicated or under the influence of drugs (except med patient) to be carried in a/c
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Alcohol & drugs -- conviction for violation of any law relating to drugs / alcohol grounds for:
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1. Denial of application for any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under Part 61 for a period of up to 1 year after final conviction OR 2. Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under Part 61
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Alcohol & Drugs -- pilots shall provide written report of each alcohol / drug related motor vehicle action to:
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FAA civil aviation security division within 60 days of motor vehicle action
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AIRCRAFT -- category
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Normal Utility Aerobatic Commuter
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AIRCRAFT -- class
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Rotorcraft Airplane Glider Balloon Land plane Seaplane
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AIRCRAFT -- type
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Make & Model
