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

    application is completed electronically, the authorized person will submit the application to the FAA’s Airman Certification Branch (AFS-760) in Oklahoma City, OK, via the Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA). If the application is completed on paper ... sent to the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), who will forward it to AFS-760. Once the application is processed, the applicant will receive the Student Pilot Certificate by mail at the address provided on the application. The aforementioned…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-20. Standard Taxi Routes

    include an airport diagram. The airport diagram will be labeled “not for navigation” and is not an acceptable substitute for the most up-to-date airport diagrams. LTAs are available via the FAA NOTAM Search website: https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/. ... pilot’s responsibility to maintain familiarity and awareness of the most current versions of STRs, as well as airport diagrams and charts prior to accepting an STR assignment. 3. If a pilot is unsure about the assigned STR procedure…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Knowledge and Skill Tests › When To Take the Practical Test

    model aircraft to be used for the practical test (driver’s license or medical certificate for sport pilot applicants) • The pilot log book records • A graduation certificate from an FAA-approved school (if applicable) The applicant must provide an airworthy ... limitations or FAA-approved aircraft flight manual (if required) • Aircraft equipment list • Required weight and balance data • Maintenance records • Applicable airworthiness directives (ADs) For a detailed explanation of the required pilot maneuvers and performance standards, refer to the PTS pertaining…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › TEAM Checklist: Choose and Implement Risk Controls › The DECIDE Model

    engines. Because the left engine is the only engine delivering thrust, the yaw increases to the right, which necessitates application of additional left rudder application…

  • Chapter 7: Helicopter Performance › Performance Charts › The Effect of Weight Versus Density Altitude

    state autorotative descent, is dependent on the weight of the helicopter and the density altitude. For this reason, the H/V diagram is valid only when the helicopter is operated in accordance with the gross weight versus density altitude chart ... graph (point C), with the existing density altitude, the maximum gross weight under which the height/velocity diagram is applicable is 2,500 pounds…

  • CHAPTER 6. PART 107 SUBPART C, REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATION › 6.4 Application Process › 6.4.1 Remote Pilot Applicants Without Part 61 Certificates

    Once the applicant completes the online application in IACRA, the applicant signs the application electronically and submits it to the Airman Registry for processing. No FAA representative will be required to sign the application if the applicant was able ... self-certify. Note: When an applicant seeking a Remote Pilot Certificate uses this online option, the application transmits electronically from the applicant to the Airman Registry. The only electronic signature reflected on the IACRA application will be the applicant…