AA.II.A.K4c
KnowledgeAircraft preflight inspection, including:
How to detect possible defects
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- 14 CFR Part 135 — Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraftOpen14 CFR § 135.173 Airborne thunderstorm detection equipment requirements.
Airborne thunderstorm detection equipment requirements. (a) No person may operate an aircraft that has a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 10 seats or more in passenger-carrying operations, except a helicopter operating under day VFR conditions, unless ... aircraft is equipped with either approved thunderstorm detection equipment or approved airborne weather radar equipment. (b) No person may operate a helicopter that has a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 10 seats or more in passenger-carrying…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-7. Low Level Wind Shear/Microburst Detection Systems
reduced as necessary to obtain the required lengths to the extent practicable. 4-3-7. Low Level Wind Shear/Microburst Detection Systems Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS), Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR), Weather Systems Processor (WSP), and Integrated Terminal ... provides wind shear alert and gust front information but does not provide microburst alerts. The LLWAS is designed to detect low level wind shear conditions around the periphery of an airport. It does not detect wind shear beyond that limitation…
- Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Soft/Rough-Field Takeoff and Climb
also useful on a rough field where the pilot should get the airplane off the ground as soon as possible to avoid damaging the landing gear. Taking off from a soft surface or through soft surfaces or long, wet grass ... from soft or rough fields, the pilot should transfer the support of the airplane’s weight as rapidly as possible from the wheels to the wings as the takeoff roll proceeds by establishing and maintaining a relatively high…
- 14 CFR § 91.1415 CAMP: Mechanical reliability reports.
aircraft. (2) The name of the program manager. (3) The date. (4) The nature of the failure, malfunction, or defect. (5) Identification of the part and system involved, including available information pertaining to type designation of the major component ... time since last overhaul, if known. (6) Apparent cause of the failure, malfunction or defect (for example, wear, crack, design deficiency, or personnel error). (7) Other pertinent information necessary for more complete identification, determination of seriousness, or corrective action…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation › 4-4-15. Use of Visual Clearing Procedures and Scanning Techniques
should not exceed ten degrees, and each area should be observed for at least one second to enable collision detection. Although many pilots seem to prefer the method of horizontal back-and-forth scanning every pilot should develop a scanning ... taxiing onto a runway or landing area in preparation for takeoff, pilots should scan the approach areas for possible landing traffic and execute the appropriate clearing maneuvers to provide them a clear view of the approach areas. b. Climbs…
- 14 CFR § 121.565 Engine inoperative: Landing; reporting.
paragraph (b) of this section, whenever an airplane engine fails or whenever an engine is shutdown to prevent possible damage, the pilot in command must land the airplane at the nearest suitable airport, in point of time, at which ... than one engine of an airplane that has three or more engines fails or is shut down to prevent possible damage, the pilot-in-command may proceed to an airport that the pilot selects if, after considering the following…