1. Pilot Certificates, Medical Fitness and Airworthiness

2. Purpose
Goal: Understand the certificates and medical/maintenance condition required to make a pilot/aircraft legal to fly.
Standard: I. A. TASK: CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS
The applicant shall explain:
Pilot certificate privileges and limitations.
Medical fitness.
pilot logbook or flight records.
Locate and explain:
Airworthiness and registration certificates.
Operating limitations, placards, and instrument markings.
weight and balance data and equipment list.
maintenance requirements, appropriate records,
airworthiness directives, and compliance records.

3. References
GFH p1-(5-6) Glider Certificate Eligibility Requirements , 14 CFR parts 43, 61, and 91; 14 CFR 23.3   Airplane categories, PHAK 1-(13-15) Pilot Certifications **** verify
61.39(a)& (l)

4. All Pilot Certificates
When exercising the privileges must carry your pilot’s certificate & photo ID
Except CFI, certificates last for life unless revoked or surrendered
Must present to FAA, NTSB, TSA, or law enforcement officer
Must notify change of address within 30 days.

5. Private Pilot Certificate
Limitations:
Without compensation
Passengers can pay a pro rata share of expenses (fuel/rental)
Privileges:
Permits command of any aircraft (with appropriate ratings) for any noncommercial purpose
Almost unlimited authority to fly under VFR
Passengers may be carried
Flight in furtherance of a business is permitted; however, a private pilot may not be compensated in any way for services as a pilot.

6. Medical Fitness
Private/Commercial glider pilots must sign statement attesting no medical defects that make them unfit to fly

7. IMSAFE Checklist Daily “Sanity” Check
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Emotion

8. Pilot Logbook & Flight Records
Student, recreational and sport pilots must carry endorsements required for their flight
All pilots must log flight required for currency
3 flights in 90 days for passengers ***ref
Bi-annual flight reviews
Night landings ***

9. Required a/c Documents and Conditions
A Airworthiness
R Registration
O Operating limits & manual
W Weight and Balance
Plus: Properly maintained, known issues addressed (Ads/Safety bulletins) and minimum required equipment working.

10. Airworthiness Certificate
Displayed and visible to passengers
Permanent, but conditional upon proper maintenance
Sport (special) are pink
White certificates:
Normal
Utility
Aerobatic

11. Airworthiness Certificate
Impose limitations:
Limits specified in POH
Experimental:
No training (except owner)
No commercial
LSA
No commercial (except training)
Normal: No spins
Utility: Spins
Aerobatic: Most anything, limited passengers

12. Registration
Requires periodic renewal
Every 3 years

13. Operating Limitations, Placards, and Instrument Markings
May be in a combination of:
Glider operating manual
Placards
Airspeed indicator markings
Examples
Max ground/aero tow speeds
Vne, maneuvering speed, rough air speed
Flap, Airbrake, Door operating speeds

14. Weight & Balance Data Some limits in standard placards
Minimum/maximum occupant weights
Maximum gross weight
Some numbers are aircraft specific
Basic Empty Weight (BEW) and CG
Useful load
BEW and CG change:
New equipment/repairs
Some gliders: Age

15. Maintenance Requirements
Record Keeping
All major repairs
Periodic inspections (annual, 100 hour)
Select preventive maintenance ***
Private / Commercial Pilots
Preventive maintenaince
Charging struts
Lube of non structural members/ wheel bearings
Seat belts, batteries
Minor repairs
Tires
Seats
Minor skin

16. Maintenance (cont) Aviation Maintenance Technician
Annual and 100 hour inspections
Major repairs
Weighing
New equipment
Airworthiness Directives
For LSA: Safety bulletins. From manufacturer not FAA but both are mandatory

17. Minimum Equipment FARs list for day/night VFR
FSDO can issue Minimum Equipment Lists
POH lists for specific aircraft
LSA link to POH equipment list ***
Grob ***, Sinus ***
Other items:
Post OTS or remove