Acronyms
Certifications
Careers
Medical
Human Factors
100
This acronym represents the governmental body that regulates all things Aviation
What is the FAA?
100
These minimum required training hours needed to earn a private pilot certification.
What is 40 hours?
100
A total of 1,500 logged flight hours are required to be eligible for this career...
What is Airline Transport Pilot?
100
A student pilot is required to pass this physical exam prior to their first solo flight
What is a class I, II or III medical?
100
This hazardous attitude occurs when a pilot doesn't feel anything bad will happen to them...
What is invulnerability?
200
This book outlines all the rules, laws, qualifications and regulations a pilot would need to know in order to fly safely
What are FAR(s)?
200
This logbook endorsement is required to act as PIC in an aircraft that has retractable landing gear, flaps and controllable-pitch prop
What is a Complex Aircraft endorsement
200
This career can include sight seeing trips, flying pipelines or powerlines, crop dusting or small charters. It requires only 250 flight hours
What is Commercial Pilot
200
This is the minimum medical requirement for a private pilot who has held a medical in the past, but would prefer to work with his/her family physician and use their driver's license as their medical certificate
What is a BasicMed?
200
This is the antidote for a Macho hazardous attitude...
What is "Taking chances is foolish"?
300
This acronym stands for a business located on airport property that rents aircraft, provides instruction, fuel or other services
What is an FBO?
300
In order to in weather that limits visibility to the point where pilotage & dead reckoning are no longer options, one must earn this certification
What is an Instrument Rating? (IFR)
300
This is often one of the first positions a pilot might have in order to build hours and gain experience. It often requires flexible hours but one can often schedule their own work times
What is a Certified Flight Instructor?
300
A commercial pilot (other than airline transport) is required to hold this level of Medical Certification
What is a Second Class Medical Certificate?
300
Along with SRM, this is also a part of the human factors and relates to the physical condition of the pilot
What is Aviation Physiology?
400
This abbreviation describes a pilot certified to teach flight and fly instruct a student in an aircraft
What is a CFI?
400
This type of rating would be required to be PIC for this type of aircraft...
What is a Multi-Engine Sea Rating
400
While carrying passengers, often in advanced turboprop or small jet aircraft, this does not require an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, though one does help. It is often a stepping stone to flying for 'legacy airlines'.
What is Regional Airline pilot?
400
A pilot holding a First Class Medical and over 40 years old, but renew it within this time frame
What is every 6 months?
400
This is one model of the ADM (aeronautical decision making process) developed by the FAA
What is DECIDE?
500
This refers to a pilot who is trained/certified to fly passengers and/or cargo in large planes (over 12,000 lbs)
What is an ATP?
500
You would need this rating to be PIC for this category of aircraft
What is Rotorcraft?
500
This is likely the most competitive and demanding aviation career, both academically and physically. While training is often 'free', it requires a significant commitment
What is Military Pilot?
500
A 50 year old private pilot holding a class three medical they earned August 10th, 2019 must have a new one completed by....
What is August 30th, 2021?
500
This model is meant for pilots to assess themselves to make sure they are safe to fly
What is I'm SAFE?