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Unless otherwise specifically authorized, no person may operate an
aircraft that has an experimental certificate
ANSWER: over a densely populated area or in a congested airway.
Unless otherwise specifically
authorized, no person may operate an aircraft that has an
experimental certificate over a densely populated area or
along a congested airway.
How long does the Airworthiness Certificate of an aircraft remain
valid?
ANSWER: As long as the aircraft is maintained and operated as
required by Federal Aviation Regulations.
The airworthiness certificate of an
airplane remains valid as long as the airplane is in an
airworthy condition, i.e., operated and maintained as
required by the FARs.
The responsibility for ensuring that an aircraft is maintained in an
airworthy condition is primarily that of the
ANSWER: owner or operator.
The owner or operator of an aircraft is
primarily responsible for maintaining that aircraft in an
airworthy condition. The term "operator" includes the pilot
in command.
Who is responsible for ensuring Airworthiness Directives (AD's)
are complied with?
ANSWER: Owner or operator.
Airworthiness Directives (ADs) are
regulatory and must be complied with, unless a specific
exemption is granted. It is the responsibility of the owner or
operator to assure compliance with all pertinent ADs,
including those ADs that require recurrent or continuing
action.
The responsibility for ensuring that maintenance personnel make
the appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records
indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to service lies
with the
ANSWER: owner or operator.
Each owner or operator of an aircraft
shall ensure that maintenance personnel make the
appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records
indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to
service.
Who is responsible for ensuring appropriate entries are made in
maintenance records indicating the aircraft has been approved for
return to service?
ANSWER: Owner or operator.
It is the responsibility of the owner or
operator of an aircraft to ensure that appropriate entries are
made in maintenance records by maintenance personnel
indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to
service.
If an alteration or repair substantially affects an aircraft's operation
in flight, that aircraft must be test flown by an appropriately-rated
pilot and approved for return to service prior to being operated
ANSWER: with passengers aboard.
If an alteration or repair has been
made that substantially affects the airplane's flight
characteristics, the airplane must be test flown and approved
for return to service by an appropriately rated pilot prior to
being operated with passengers aboard. The test pilot must
be at least a private pilot and appropriately rated for the
airplane being tested and must make an operational check of
the alteration or repair made, and log the flight in the aircraft
records.
Before passengers can be carried in an aircraft that has been
altered in a manner that may have appreciably changed its flight
characteristics, it must be flight tested by an appropriately-rated
pilot who holds at least a
ANSWER: Private Pilot Certificate.
If an alteration or repair has been
made that may have changed an airplane's flight
characteristics, the airplane must be test flown and approved
for return to service by an appropriately rated pilot prior to
being operated with passengers aboard. The test pilot must
be at least a private pilot and appropriately rated for the
airplane being tested.
A 100-hour inspection was due at 3302.5 hours. The 100-hour
inspection was actually done at 3309.5 hours. When is the next
100-hour inspection due?
ANSWER: 3402.5 hours.
Since the 100-hr. inspection was due
at 3302.5 hr., the next 100-hr. inspection is due at 3402.5
(3302.5 + 100). The excess time used before the 100-hr.
inspection was done must be included in computing the next
100 hr. of time in service.
An aircraft's annual inspection was performed on July 12, this year.
The next annual inspection will be due no later than
ANSWER: July 31, next year.
Annual inspections expire on the last
day of the 12th calendar month after the previous annual
inspection. If an annual inspection is performed on July 12
of this year, it will expire at midnight on July 31 next year.
What aircraft inspections are required for rental aircraft that are
also used for flight instruction?
ANSWER: Annual and 100-hour inspections.
All aircraft that are used for hire (e.g.,
rental) and flight instruction must be inspected on a 100-hr.
basis. Also an annual inspection must be completed.
An aircraft had a 100-hour inspection when the tachometer read
1259.6. When is the next 100-hour inspection due?
ANSWER: 1359.6 hours.
The next 100-hr. inspection is due
within 100 hr. of time in service. The 100-hr. may be exceeded
by 10 hr. in order to get to a place where the work can be
done. Add 100 hr. to 1259.6 to get the next inspection, due at
1359.6.
No person may use an ATC transponder unless it has been tested
and inspected within at least the preceding
ANSWER: 24 calendar months.
No person may use an ATC
transponder that is specified in the regulations unless within
the preceding 24 calendar months it has been tested and
found to comply with its operating specifications.
Maintenance records show the last transponder inspection was
performed on September 1, 1993. The next inspection will be due no
later than
ANSWER: September 30, 1995.
No person may use an ATC
transponder that is specified in the regulations unless within
the preceding 24 calendar months it has been tested and
found to comply with its operating specifications. Thus, if
the last inspection was performed on September 1, 1993, the
next inspection will be due no later than September 30, 1995.
Completion of an annual inspection and the return of the aircraft to
service should always be indicated by
ANSWER: an appropriate notation in the aircraft maintenance
records.
Completion of an annual inspection
and the return of the aircraft to service should always be
indicated by an appropriate notation in the aircraft's
maintenance records.
To determine the expiration date of the last annual aircraft
inspection, a person should refer to the
ANSWER: aircraft maintenance records.
After maintenance inspections have
been completed, maintenance personnel should make the
appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records or
logbooks. This is where the date of the last annual
inspection can be found.
Which records or documents shall the owner or operator of an
aircraft keep to show compliance with an applicable Airworthiness
Directive?
ANSWER: Aircraft maintenance records.
Aircraft maintenance records must
show the current status of applicable airworthiness
directives (ADs) including, for each, the method of
compliance, the AD number, and revision date. If the AD
involves recurring action, the time and date when the next
action is required.
The airworthiness of an aircraft can be determined by a preflight
inspection and a
ANSWER: review of the maintenance records.
As pilot in command, you are
responsible for determining whether your aircraft is in
condition for safe flight. Only by conducting a preflight
inspection and a review of the maintenance records can you
determine whether all required maintenance has been
performed and, thus, whether the aircraft is airworthy.
If an aircraft is involved in an accident which results in substantial
damage to the aircraft, the nearest NTSB field office should be
notified
ANSWER: immediately.
The NTSB must be notified
immediately and by the most expeditious means possible
when an aircraft accident or any of various listed incidents
occurs or when an aircraft is overdue and is believed to have
been in an accident.
Which incident would necessitate an immediate notification to the
nearest NTSB field office?
ANSWER: An in-flight fire.
The NTSB must be notified
immediately and by the most expeditious means possible
when an aircraft accident or any of various listed incidents
occurs or when an aircraft is overdue and believed to have
been in an accident. The following are considered incidents:
1. Flight control system malfunction or failure;
2. Inability of any required flight crewmember to perform
normal flight duties as a result of injury or illness;
3. Failure of structural components of a turbine engine,
excluding compressor and turbine blades and vanes;
4. In-flight fire; or
5. Aircraft collision in flight.
Which incident requires an immediate notification to the nearest
NTSB field office?
ANSWER: Flight control system malfunction or failure.
The NTSB must be notified
immediately and by the most expeditious means possible
when an aircraft accident or any of various listed incidents
occurs or when an aircraft is overdue and believed to have
been in an accident. The following are considered incidents:
1. Flight control system malfunction or failure;
2. Inability of any required flight crewmember to perform
normal flight duties as a result of injury or illness;
3. Failure of structural components of a turbine engine,
excluding compressor and turbine blades and vanes;
4. In-flight fire; or
5. Aircraft collision in flight.
Which incident requires an immediate notification be made to the
nearest NTSB field office?
ANSWER: An overdue aircraft that is believed to be involved in an
accident.
The NTSB must be notified
immediately and by the most expeditious means possible
when an aircraft is overdue and is believed to have been
involved in an accident.
May aircraft wreckage be moved prior to the time the NTSB takes
custody?
ANSWER: Yes, but only to protect the wreckage from further
damage.
Prior to the time the Board or its
authorized representative takes custody of aircraft wreckage,
mail, or cargo, such wreckage, mail, or cargo may not be
disturbed or moved except to the extent necessary:
1. To remove persons injured or trapped;
2. To protect the wreckage from further damage; or
3. To protect the public from injury.
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