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Verify that you meet all the experience requirements in 61.109 (please cross reference the following summary with the most current regulations!)
40 hours of flight time, of which much consist of at least:
-20 hours dual
-3 hours cross country
-3 hours night
-100nm (total distance) night cross country
-10 take-offs and 10 full-stop landings with each involving a flight in the airport traffic pattern
-3 hours of instrument flight meeting the specified criteria of 61.109(a)(3)
-3 hours of dual within 2 months before the practical exam
-10 hours solo
-In the areas on operation from 61.107(b)(1)
-5 hours solo cross country
-One cross country of at least 150nm (total distance) with full-stop landings at each airport. One straight line leg on this cross country must be of at least 50nm.
-3 take-offs and 3 full-stop landings with each involving a flight in the airport traffic pattern at an airport with an operating control tower
40 hours of flight time, of which much consist of at least:
-20 hours dual
-3 hours cross country
-3 hours night
-100nm (total distance) night cross country
-10 take-offs and 10 full-stop landings with each involving a flight in the airport traffic pattern
-3 hours of instrument flight meeting the specified criteria of 61.109(a)(3)
-3 hours of dual within 2 months before the practical exam
-10 hours solo
-In the areas on operation from 61.107(b)(1)
-5 hours solo cross country
-One cross country of at least 150nm (total distance) with full-stop landings at each airport. One straight line leg on this cross country must be of at least 50nm.
-3 take-offs and 3 full-stop landings with each involving a flight in the airport traffic pattern at an airport with an operating control tower
Verify the presence of all required endorsements:
1. Presolo aeronautical knowledge: section 61.87(b)
2. Presolo flight training: section 61.87(c)
3. ***Presolo flight training at night: section 61.87(c) and (o)
4. Solo flight (each additional 90-day period): section 61.87(p)
5. Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 nm: section 61.93(b)(1)
6. Initial solo cross-country flight: section 61.93(c)(1)
7. Solo cross-country flight: section 61.93(c)(2)
8. Repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 nm from the point of departure: section 61.93(b)(2)
9. ***Solo flight in Class B airspace: section 61.95(a)
10. ***Solo flight to, from, or at an airport located in Class B airspace: section 61.95(a) and section 91.131(b)(1)
11. Aeronautical knowledge test: sections 61.35(a)(1), 61.103(d), and 61.105
12. Flight proficiency/practical test: sections 61.103(f), 61.107(b), and 61.109
13. 2-month "meta" endorsement
***Most students will not have these endorsements
1. Presolo aeronautical knowledge: section 61.87(b)
2. Presolo flight training: section 61.87(c)
3. ***Presolo flight training at night: section 61.87(c) and (o)
4. Solo flight (each additional 90-day period): section 61.87(p)
5. Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 nm: section 61.93(b)(1)
6. Initial solo cross-country flight: section 61.93(c)(1)
7. Solo cross-country flight: section 61.93(c)(2)
8. Repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 nm from the point of departure: section 61.93(b)(2)
9. ***Solo flight in Class B airspace: section 61.95(a)
10. ***Solo flight to, from, or at an airport located in Class B airspace: section 61.95(a) and section 91.131(b)(1)
11. Aeronautical knowledge test: sections 61.35(a)(1), 61.103(d), and 61.105
12. Flight proficiency/practical test: sections 61.103(f), 61.107(b), and 61.109
13. 2-month "meta" endorsement
***Most students will not have these endorsements
Verify that the aircraft is ready:
-Airworthiness Certificate (original) - Ref. FAR 91.203
-Registration Certificate (must be current and valid) - Ref. FAR 91.203
-Radio Operator Ship License (Int’l flights or 12,500 lbs. +) FCC rule (NOT REQUIRED FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS ON US REGISTERED AIRCRAFT)
-Current status listing of all applicable Airworthiness Directives including time or date of recurring action - Ref. FAR 91.417, FAR 39
-Inspection due date, Annual/100 hour/progressive event – Ref. FAR 91.409/417
-ELT - battery due date - Ref. FAR 91.207 (c) (50 NM radius)
-ELT – within last 12 months ops. inspection - Ref. FAR 91.207 (d)
-VOR Equipment Check for IFR operation - Ref. FAR 91.171 (IFR)
-Compass Deviation Card - Ref. FAR 23.1547
-Static System Inspection Certification - Ref. FAR 91.411 (IFR)
-Altimeter Inspection Certification - Ref. FAR 91.411 (IFR)
-Transponder Inspection Certification - Ref. FAR 91.413 (ATC)
-Current Status of Life-limited parts per T.C.D.S. – Ref. FAR 91.417
-FAA form 337's for alterations or repairs - Ref. FAR 91.417
-Inoperative Equipment Certifications - Ref. FAR 91.213
-External Data Plate / Serial Number – Ref. FAR 45.11
-Airworthiness Certificate (original) - Ref. FAR 91.203
-Registration Certificate (must be current and valid) - Ref. FAR 91.203
-Radio Operator Ship License (Int’l flights or 12,500 lbs. +) FCC rule (NOT REQUIRED FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS ON US REGISTERED AIRCRAFT)
-Current status listing of all applicable Airworthiness Directives including time or date of recurring action - Ref. FAR 91.417, FAR 39
-Inspection due date, Annual/100 hour/progressive event – Ref. FAR 91.409/417
-ELT - battery due date - Ref. FAR 91.207 (c) (50 NM radius)
-ELT – within last 12 months ops. inspection - Ref. FAR 91.207 (d)
-VOR Equipment Check for IFR operation - Ref. FAR 91.171 (IFR)
-Compass Deviation Card - Ref. FAR 23.1547
-Static System Inspection Certification - Ref. FAR 91.411 (IFR)
-Altimeter Inspection Certification - Ref. FAR 91.411 (IFR)
-Transponder Inspection Certification - Ref. FAR 91.413 (ATC)
-Current Status of Life-limited parts per T.C.D.S. – Ref. FAR 91.417
-FAA form 337's for alterations or repairs - Ref. FAR 91.417
-Inoperative Equipment Certifications - Ref. FAR 91.213
-External Data Plate / Serial Number – Ref. FAR 45.11
Register for and complete the IACRA form online
Check that all documentation as listed in the Applicants Practical Test Checklist (in the PTS) is complete
Check that all documentation as listed in the Applicants Practical Test Checklist (in the PTS) is complete
