Privleges
You fly a photographer who directs where to maneuver the aircraft for better shots. This FAA concept determines whether the flight is legal for hire.
What is operational control?
Near max gross weight, this performance parameter is affected more than cruise speed.
What is rate of climb?
This maneuver demonstrates maximum performance and requires coordinated use of pitch, bank, and power.
What is a chandelle?
This explains why stall speed increases in a steep turn even at constant altitude.
What is increased load factor?
After engine failure, this must be addressed before checklist memory items.
What is maintaining aircraft control (pitch for best glide)?
Even with a commercial certificate, this additional FAA approval is required to conduct banner towing.
What is a Letter of Authorization (LOA)?
This condition causes both higher true airspeed and longer takeoff roll at the same indicated airspeed.
What is high density altitude?
This maneuver’s success depends on wind correction, pivotal altitude, and ground reference accuracy.
What is eights on pylons?
This phenomenon reduces induced drag but disappears abruptly after liftoff.
What is ground effect?
This determines whether an engine restart attempt is appropriate.
What are altitude, time, and aircraft performance?
This FAA rule prevents you from advertising “on-demand” air transportation without an operating certificate.
What is holding out?
A commercial pilot should reject a takeoff if actual performance does not match this pre-calculated expectation.
What is takeoff distance and acceleration performance?
This landing demonstrates judgment, energy management, and glidepath control without adding power.
What is a power-off 180° accuracy landing?
This left-turning tendency is strongest at high power and high angle of attack.
What is P-factor?
A rapid descent using this method minimizes airspeed buildup while maximizing descent rate.
What is a forward slip?
You fly a friend’s airplane for pay, but the friend also comes along. The legality depends primarily on this factor.
What is who has operational control of the flight?
If the vacuum system fails in flight, these two instruments become unreliable.
What are the attitude indicator and heading indicator?
This maneuver requires continuous changes in pitch and bank with no abrupt control inputs.
What is a lazy eight?
This law explains why more lift requires more drag at higher angles of attack.
What is Newton’s Third Law?
This ADM concept is critical when external pressure exists from paying passengers.
What is the 5P or DECIDE risk-management model?
What is common carriage and name the four elements.
the carriage of passengers or cargo as a result of advertising the availability of the carriage to the public.
Common carriage can be described as
(1) holding out or a willingness
(2) to transport people or property
(3) from place to place
(4) for compensation or hire
Can you fly an aircraft with inoperative equipment?
Yes, an aircraft can be flown with inoperative equipment so long as it is NOT required by:
(1) The Minimum Equipment List
(2) The aircraft's Kinds of Operations Equipment List (in the AFM)
(3) 91.205
(4) The aircraft's type certificate (Type Certificate Data Sheet)
(5) An Airworthiness Directive
The inoperative equipment must then be:
(1) Deactivated or removed
(2) Placarded INOPERATIVE
(3) The PIC must determine that the inop equipment does not pose a hazard to safe flight
This maneuver has ±100 ft tolerance and requires significantly increased load factor.
What are steep turns at 50° of bank?
This aerodynamic reality explains why adding power in a stall may worsen yaw without coordination.
What is asymmetric thrust combined with high angle of attack?
You experience an engine failure at 3,500 ft AGL over rural terrain. The engine restarts briefly, then fails again. Continuing restart attempts will reduce your glide range. Whats the safest course of action?
What is commit to a suitable landing area and stop troubleshooting once landing is assured?