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General airworthiness requirements and compliance for airplanes, including:

Required inspections and airplane logbook documentation

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  • Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft

    that the airplane’s logbooks provide factual assurance that the airplane meets its airworthiness requirements, it is appropriate to inspect the airplane visually. The visual preflight inspection of the airplane should begin while approaching the airplane on the ramp ... pilot should make note of the general appearance of the airplane, looking for discrepancies such as misalignment of the landing gear and airplane structure. The pilot should also take note of any distortions of the wings, fuselage, and tail…

  • 14 CFR § 91.1427 CAMP: Manual requirements.

    CAMP: Manual requirements. (a) Each program manager who maintains program aircraft under a CAMP must put in the operating manual the chart or description of the program manager's organization required by § 91.1423 and a list of persons with whom ... arranged for the performance of any of its required inspections, and other maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, including a general description of that work. (b) Each program manager must put in the operating manual the programs required by § 91.1425 that…

  • 14 CFR § 91.1429 CAMP: Required inspection personnel.

    CAMP: Required inspection personnel. (a) No person who maintains an aircraft under a CAMP may use any person to perform required inspections unless the person performing the inspection is appropriately certificated, properly trained, qualified, and authorized ... person may allow any person to perform a required inspection unless, at the time the work was performed, the person performing that inspection is under the supervision and control of the chief inspector. (c) No person may perform a required…

  • 14 CFR § 91.531 Second in command requirements.

    Second in command requirements. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate the following airplanes without a pilot designated as second in command: (1) Any airplane that is type certificated for more than ... required pilot. (2) Any large airplane. (3) Any commuter category airplane. (b) A person may operate the following airplanes without a pilot designated as second in command: (1) Any airplane certificated for operation with one pilot. (2) A large airplane…

  • 14 CFR § 91.1717 Operating requirements.

    Operating requirements. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate a Mitsubishi MU-2B airplane in single pilot operations unless that airplane has a functional autopilot. (b) A person may operate a Mitsubishi ... airplane in single pilot operations without a functional autopilot when— (1) Operating under day visual flight rule requirements; or (2) Authorized under a FAA approved minimum equipment list for that airplane, operating under instrument flight rule requirements in daytime visual…

  • 14 CFR § 91.1713 Instruction, checking, and evaluation.

    Instruction, checking, and evaluation. (a) Flight Instructor (Airplane). No flight instructor may provide instruction or conduct a flight review in a Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane unless that flight instructor (1) Meets the pilot training and documentation requirements ... before giving flight instruction in the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane; (2) Meets the currency requirements of §§ 91.1715(a) and 91.1715(c) (3) Has a minimum total pilot time of 2,000 pilot-in-command hours and 800 pilot…