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  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School

    Figure 1-24. Type of aircraft flown by an airline transport pilot. Flight schools operating under 14 CFR part 141 are certificated by the FAA. Application for certification is voluntary and the school must meet stringent requirements for personnel, equipment ... course outline (TCO) approved by the FAA. The certificated schools may qualify for a ground school rating and a flight school rating. In addition, the school may be authorized to give its graduates practical (flight) tests and knowledge (computer administered…

  • Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Mitigating External Pressure Risks › Local Versus Transportation Flights

    Cancel the Flight Canceling a flight is necessary if the pilot cannot mitigate risk sufficiently by other means. The cancellation option is easier if another means of transportation is available or if long-term rescheduling is an option. Mitigating External ... others waiting for the arrival, it is best to inform them of the need for flexibility. Local Versus Transportation Flights A local pleasure flight can still be subject to external pressures, but it is easier to cancel than a scheduled…

  • Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Straight-and-Level Flight › Straight Flight

    that reason, the pilot should not form the habit of unnecessarily moving the flight controls. The pilot needs to learn to recognize when corrections are necessary and then to make a measured flight control response precisely, smoothly, and accurately. Pilots ... angle from which the pilot is to observe but also causes the pilot to exert unconscious pressure on the flight controls in that direction. It is also important that the pilot not fixate in any one direction and continually scan…

  • Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Integrated Flight Instruction

    When the pilot perceives that the attitude is other than desired, the pilot should make precise, smooth, and accurate flight control corrections to return the airplane to the desired attitude. Continuous visual checks of the outside references and immediate corrections ... airplane to deviate from the desired heading, altitude, and flightpath. ⦁ The airplane’s attitude is validated by referring to flight instruments and confirming performance. If the flight instruments display that the airplane’s performance is in need of correction…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-18. RNP AR (Authorization Required) Instrument Procedures

    identify a minimum authorized RNP approach value. This value may vary depending on aircraft configuration or operational procedures (e.g., use of flight director or autopilot). d. Radius-to-fix (RF) legs. Many RNP AR IFPs contain RF legs. Aircraft eligibility ... standard requirements and pilots must confirm they can meet those requirements before commencing the approach. g. RNP AR Departure Procedures (RNP AR DP). RNP AR approach authorization is a mandatory prerequisite for an operator to be eligible to perform…

  • 14 CFR § 61.415 What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?

    What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating? If you hold a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, you may only provide flight training in a light-sport aircraft and are subject ... following limits: (a) You may not provide ground or flight training in any aircraft for which you do not hold: (1) A sport pilot certificate with applicable category and class privileges or a pilot certificate with the applicable category…