UA.II.B.K6
KnowledgeOperator equipment for night flight.
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- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-24. Use of Aircraft Lights
surface and in flight from sunset to sunrise. In addition, aircraft equipped with an anti-collision light system are required to operate that light system during all types of operations (day and night). However, during any adverse meteorological conditions ... lights should be turned off on the ground when they adversely affect ground personnel or other pilots, and in flight when there are adverse reflection from clouds. b. An aircraft anti-collision light system can use one or more rotating…
- Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 8. Other Information and Best Practices › 11-8-4. Accidents and Incidents: UAS Operator Responsibilities
Part 91 operators civil and PAO should refer to their specific COAs for any further instructions or limitations on night flight. 11-8-4. Accidents and Incidents: UAS Operator Responsibilities a. Reporting responsibility. A drone crash or malfunction, irrespective…
- Appendix E. SAMPLE PREFLIGHT ASSESSMENT AND INSPECTION CHECKLIST › 18. Check fuel for correct type and quantity
used, is functioning properly. 24. Check ground support equipment, including takeoff and landing systems, for proper operation. 25. Check for correct movement of control surfaces using the CS. 26. Check flight termination system, if installed (if applicable). 27. Check ... anti-collision light is functioning and can be seen for at least 3 sm (for operations that will occur at civil twilight or night). 28. Calibrate small UAS compass, if required, prior to any flight. 29. Verify controller operation…
- CHAPTER 7. SMALL UAS MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION › 7.3 Preflight Inspection › 7.3.4 Preflight Inspection Items
antenna(s); 13. Display panel, if used, is functioning properly; 14. Check ground support equipment, including takeoff and landing systems, for proper operation; 15. Verify adequate communication between CS and small unmanned aircraft exists; check to ensure the small ... movement of control surfaces using the CS; 17. Check flight termination system, if applicable; 18. Check that the anti-collision light is functioning (if operating during civil twilight and night); 19. Calibrate small UAS compass prior to any flight…
- CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.7 Civil Twilight and Operations at Night
Civil Twilight and Operations at Night. Night is defined in § 1.1 as the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in The Air Almanac, converted to local time ... Naval Observatory is https://www.usno.navy.mil/search?SearchableText=air+ almanac+. 5.7.1 Civil Twilight Operations. When small UAS operations occur during civil twilight, the small unmanned aircraft must be equipped with anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles (sm). However…
- Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Anti-Ice and Deice Systems
some aircraft to determine the extent of structural icing during night flights. Most light aircraft have only a heated pitot tube and are not certified for flight in icing. These light aircraft have limited cross-country capability in the cooler ... should fall off the leading edge of the wing. Deicing boots are controlled from the flight deck by a switch and can be operated in a single cycle or allowed to cycle at automatic, timed intervals. [Figure…