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  • 14 CFR § 61.94 Student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate or a recreational pilot certificate: Operations at airports within, and in airspace located within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or at ai

    Student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate or a recreational pilot certificate: Operations at airports within, and in airspace located within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or at airports with an operational control tower in other airspace ... certificate or a recreational pilot certificate who wants to obtain privileges to operate in Class B, C, and D airspace, at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace, and to, from, through, or at an airport having…

  • 14 CFR § 61.95 Operations in Class B airspace and at airports located within Class B airspace.

    Operations in Class B airspace and at airports located within Class B airspace. (a) A student pilot may not operate an aircraft on a solo flight in Class B airspace unless: (1) The student pilot has received both ground ... flight training from an authorized instructor on that Class B airspace area, and the flight training was received in the specific Class B airspace area for which solo flight is authorized; (2) The logbook of that student pilot has been…

  • Chapter 3. Airspace › Section 2. Controlled Airspace › 3-2-3. Class B Airspace

    aircraft to operate in the area, and all aircraft that are so cleared receive separation services within the airspace. The cloud clearance requirement for VFR operations is “clear of clouds.” b. Operating Rules and Pilot/Equipment Requirements. Regardless of weather conditions ... clearance is required prior to operating within Class B airspace. Pilots should not request a clearance to operate within Class B airspace unless the requirements of 14 CFR sections 91.131, 91.215, and 91.225 are met. Included among these requirements…

  • Chapter 4: Assessing Risk › Risk Assessment Analysis › Environment

    This “occasional” likelihood and “critical” severity produces a serious (yellow) risk level from the risk assessment matrix. [Figure 4-3] 16113 Figure 4-3. FRAT excerpt for aircraft hazards and associated risks. Environment She identified three areas with environment-related ... risk. The weather hazards on the direct route to Santa Rosa include thunderstorms, icing, and low ceilings. There could be severe turbulence in the convective activity, which covers most of the route and poses at least an upset potential…

  • Appendix B: Risk Management Tools › Risk Assessment Tools Identifying, Assessing, & Mitigating Risk › Risk Identification Tools

    before being asked by the boss to fly to a meeting in a city 750 miles away. The reported weather was marginal and not expected to improve. After assessing fitness as a pilot, it was decided that it would ... good judgment was confirmed when the mechanic found that one of the oil cooler hose fittings was loose. The environment encompasses many elements that are not pilot or airplane related, including such factors as weather, air traffic control (ATC), navigational…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations

    These may be publicly or privatelyowned. • General Aviation Airports — the remaining airports are commonly described as General Aviation Airports. This airport type is the largest single group of airports in the U.S. system. The category also includes privately owned, public ... airports that enplane 2500 or more passengers annually and receive scheduled airline service. Types of Airports There are two types of airports—towered and nontowered. These types can be further subdivided to: • Civil Airports—airports that are open…