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Taking your checkride soon? Make sure you're ready for these questions. If you can easily answer them, chances are you'll breeze through your oral exam.
Your friends can pitch in, but you need to pay at least the 'pro rata' share of flight expenses. For example, if your flight cost $100, and there were 4 of you, you need to pay at least $25.
According to the FARs, you can't operate VFR within the lateral boundaries of controlled airspace designated to the surface when the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet. What you can do is pick up a Special VFR clearance and land.
You need to log at least 3 night takeoffs and landings to a full stop within the preceding 90 days. And, you need to log the landings between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise.
'9900' means the winds are light and variable. No headwind for you!
As weight goes up, Va goes up. That's because when your plane is heavier, it needs to fly at a higher AOA at a given airspeed to maintain altitude. And because it's at a higher AOA, it's closer to the critical AOA, which means a full control input will stall the plane before it exceeds the limit load factor.
You need to use position lights from sunset to sunrise.
You have until the end of the 24th calendar month to complete your flight review. In this example, you'll need to complete your flight review by August 31, 2023.
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Corey is an Airbus 320 First Officer for a U.S. Major Carrier. He graduated as an aviation major from the University of North Dakota, and he's been flying since he was 16. You can reach him at corey@boldmethod.com.