ATP/Student
while a 1st class medical is required to act as pic, an ATP pilot only needs this class of medical to act as second in command.
What is a 2nd class medical?
a medical examiner that gives you your medical certificate.
What is an (AME)?
to be eligible for a private pilot certificate an applicant must be at least this age, unless they are seeking a rating for glider or balloon.
What is 17 years old?
Sport pilots are prohibited from flying in this type of airspace without specific training and endorsements.
What is Class B, C, or D airspace?
to act as a commercial pilot, you must hold at least this class of medical certificate.
what is a second class medical?
A student pilot is generally prohibited from acting as pilot-in-command of an aircraft carrying these, regardless of whether they are paying.
What are passengers?
this is the maximum blood alcohol concentration allowed to act as a crewmember.
what is 0.04 percent?
The minimum medical certificate to exercise Private Pilot License privileges
What is Third-class medical?
the age requirement to get a sport pilot certificate (not for gliders/balloons)
what is 17 years old?
to exercise commercial privileges, a pilot must have completed a flight review within this period.
what is 24 calendar months?
To qualify for an ATP certificate, a pilot must log this total number of flight hours.
What is 1,500 hours?
this is the minimum age required to obtain an instrument rating.
What is 17?
Certified that the person is prepared for the required knowledge test.
What is Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor?
A person applying for a recreational pilot certificate must log this minimum number of hours.
What is 30 hours?
the minimum age required to hold a commercial pilot certificate.
what is 18 years old?
This minimum age is required to hold a full, unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
What is 23 years old?
for pilots under 40, a third class medical certificate expires at the end of the last day of the month, this many months after the date of examination.
What is 60 months?
after passing the faa private pilot knowledge test, the results are valid for this duration of time
What is 24 calendar months?
This, required every 24 calendar months, is needed to keep a recreational pilot certificate current.
What is a flight review?
total flight time required for an applicant to obtain a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine rating.
what is 250 hours?
a student pilot has received and logged flight training for the maneuvers and procedures appropriate for the plane in use and demonstrated satisfactory proficiency and safety as judged by your instructor
what is pre-solo flight training?
an applicant for an instrument-airplane rating must log at least 50 hours of this type of flight time as pic.
What is cross-country flight time?
a private pilot may not pay less that this share of the operating expenses of a flight with passengers.
what is pro rata?
The maximum altitude a sport pilot is restricted to, unless higher is needed for terrain.
What is 10,000 feet MSL?
for a commercial certificate, this type of training is required, defined as a plane with flaps, retractable gear, and controllable pitch propeller
what is complex aircraft?