Federal Aviation Regulations For Private or Higher Rated Pilots Acting as Sport Pilots

1. Federal Aviation RegulationsFor Private or Higher Rated Pilots Acting as Sport Pilots

2. Washington ADIZ/SFRA

3. Washington ADIZ/SFRA To fly in the Washington ADIZ (not the real ADIZ) 1. File a special ADIZ flight plan 866-225-7410 2. Obtain a discrete squawk code prior to entering or taking off 3. Obtain two way radio communication with ATC (unless doing pattern work) 4. Be observed on radar with a discrete code 5. Never, ever, ever, ever squawk 1200!

5. Washington ADIZ/FRZ When filing an ADIZ flight plan into the ADIZ, file from a “gate” to the destination airport. The person in charge of that gate will be waiting for you on the radio and have your squawk code. He/she will have your code ½ before the time to listed/filed up to 2 hours after the time on you listed. If you have to enter at a different gate than where you filed, let the gate operator know which gate operator has your flight plan.

6. Washington ADIZ/SFRA If your flight plan is lost, most of the time Potomac will “make-up” a new plan to you on the fly but be prepared to call Leesburg on the radio to file a new one if Potomac is busy. The gate frequencies listed are for busy times. When it is not busy, Paleo squawk codes can be obtained on 119.70 or 124.45. Before departing an airport in the ADIZ you must call Potomac on the phone to get your squawk code. The phone number for most airports in the North East ADIZ is: 866-429-5882

7. Washington FRZ A flight restriction area located within the Washington ADIZ pronounced “freeze.” Flight is permitted within the FRZ as long as the PIC: 1. Has gone through a special security “vetting” procedure to receive a special password 2. Files a special FRZ flight plan with Ashburn FSS. 3. Follows all ADIZ procedures ATC will not allow a transition of the FRZ, only coming and going from airports within.

8. Federal Aviation Regulations Regardless of the rating listed on his/her certificate, a pilot only exercises the privileges of the lowest rating required for that flight. Example: A commercial pilot taking a friend around the patch in an LSA day VFR is exercising sport pilot privileges

9. Federal Aviation Regulations No additional rating is required for a private pilot who wishes to exercise only sport pilot privileges A private pilot without a medical is limited to exercising sport pilot privileges But to do so he must meet the requirements of 61.303

10. Federal Aviation Regulations 61.303 Use of a drivers license in place of an FAA medical You may use a state issued drivers license in place of an FAA medical certificate as long as: • You have never applied for an FAA medical or if you have, your most recent application was not denied or revoked • You do not operate contrary to any limitation or restriction your drivers license • You do not know of any medical condition that would make you unsafe to operate a light sport aircraft

11. Federal Aviation Regulations No additional rating is required for a private pilot who wishes to exercise only sport pilot privileges A private pilot without a medical is limited to exercising sport pilot privileges But to do so he must meet the requirements of 61.303

12. Federal Aviation Regulations Sport pilots must earn endorsements to do such things as fly into a towered field. As a private pilot acting as a sport pilot, the FAA automatically grants you all sport pilot training endorsements that were included in the privileges of a private pilot.

13. Federal Aviation Regulations The sport pilot rule allows you to add on additional ratings, such as a seaplane rating, without having to take a knowledge test and without having to ride with a DPE. Fun! Fun! Fun!

14. Light Sport Aircraft Categories Glider Gyrocopter

15. Federal Aviation Regulations

16. Light Sport Also Has Sets • The term set means aircraft that share similar performance characteristic, such as similar airspeed and altitude operating envelopes, similar handling characteristics, and the same number and types of propulsion systems. • Airplanes, for example, are made up of eight sets including land, tricycle gear, Vh 87 KCAS or greater, tricycle gear. This is one set.

17. Federal Aviation Regulations As an airplane single engine land private pilot, you hold privileges for all sets of single engine land airplanes.

19. Federal Aviation Regulations • With training and an endorsement from a different flight instructor from that who did the training, you may earn privileges to fly an light sport aircraft within a different category or class. • With training and an endorsement from the same flight instructor who did the training, you may earn privileges to fly a light sport aircraft in a different set, but same category and class from that in which you did you initial training.

20. Federal Aviation Regulations • Night –Night time is officially defined as the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in the American Air Almanac, converted to local time. • I mention this because most regulations deal with the hours of darkness by referencing the time from sunset to sunrise. • If the term night or nighttime is specifically used, you should refer to this definition.

21. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 61.3 Requirements for Certificates, Ratings and Authorizations • To act as pilot in command or as a required flight crewmember (copilot or flight engineer for example) on an aircraft, you must have your pilot certificate and photo identification (a driver’s license for example) a current and valid medical certificate or drivers license, and log book in your physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft. It can't be home in your dresser drawer or left in your disco-dance van.

22. Federal Aviation Regulations 61.56 Flight Review • To act as PIC, you must have had a flight review within the preceding 24 calendar months. • A flight review in an LSA counts as a flight review in a larger plane and vice versa.

23. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 61.60 Change of Address • If you are getting back into flying after a break, you need to make sure the FAA has your current address before you can act as PIC.

24. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 61.315 Sport Pilot Privileges • A sport pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with the passengers, providing the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures or rental fees. You must pay at least half the operating expenses of a flight. • An operating expense is not the mortgage on your home or the alimony payments you must pay to keep your ex-spouse from strapping chains on your airplane. • When a passenger chips in for the flight, YOU must have been intending to go to this place. The passenger cannot offer to pay you anything to take him/her someplace.

25. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 61.315 Sport Pilot Privileges • What is an operating expense? The FAA is very specific on this point. In a May, 1978 letter of clarification which is still applicable, the FAA said: It remains our opinion that only the direct costs such as gas, oil, landing and parking fees and the like are operating expenses of a flight within the meaning of FAR section 61.118(b). (Page F18)

26. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 61.315 Sport Pilot Limitations A sport pilot may not: • Carry a passenger or property for compensation or hire • Fly for compensation or hire • Fly in furtherance of a business • Carry more than one passenger • Fly at night • Fly in class A airspace • Fly in towered airspace without an endorsement • Fly outside the USA without special paperwork • Demonstrate an aircraft for sale

27. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 61.315 Sport Pilot Limitations A sport pilot may not: • Fly in a charity air-lift • Fly above 10,00’ MSL • Fly when visibility is less than 3 sm • Fly and aircraft with a Vh greater than 87 KCAS with an endorsement for such • Fly contrary to the limitations of the aircraft • Fly contrary to the limits on his/her endorsements • Fly contrary to the limits on his/her drivers license • Tow an object • Fly as part of a crew on a plane that requires more than one crewman

28. Federal Aviation Regulations FAR 91.203 Civil Aircraft: Certifications Required • There are four items that must be on board any aircraft at the time when it’s being operated. Airworthiness certificate, registration, operating limitations, operating handbook, or operating placards, and weight and balance • If this aircraft is an SLSA, the operating limitation will be contained in several sheets of paper. • If this aircraft is an SLSA, it must also have on board an aircraft flight manual and flight training supplement.

29. Federal Aviation Regulations • § 91.327   Aircraft having a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations. • (a) No person may operate an aircraft that has a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category for compensation or hire except— • (1) To tow a glider or an unpowered ultralight vehicle in accordance with §91.309 of this chapter; or • (2) To conduct flight training.

30. Federal Aviation Regulations • (b) No person may operate an aircraft that has a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category unless— • (1) The aircraft is maintained by a certificated repairman with a light-sport aircraft maintenance rating, an appropriately rated mechanic, or an appropriately rated repair station in accordance with the applicable provisions of part 43 of this chapter and maintenance and inspection procedures developed by the aircraft manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA; • (2) A condition inspection is performed once every 12 calendar months by a certificated repairman (light-sport aircraft) with a maintenance rating, an appropriately rated mechanic, or an appropriately rated repair station in accordance with inspection procedures developed by the aircraft manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA; • (3) The owner or operator complies with all applicable airworthiness directives;

31. Federal Aviation Regulations • (4) The owner or operator complies with each safety directive applicable to the aircraft that corrects an existing unsafe condition. In lieu of complying with a safety directive an owner or operator may— • (i) Correct the unsafe condition in a manner different from that specified in the safety directive provided the person issuing the directive concurs with the action; or • (ii) Obtain an FAA waiver from the provisions of the safety directive based on a conclusion that the safety directive was issued without adhering to the applicable consensus standard;

32. Federal Aviation Regulations • (5) Each alteration accomplished after the aircraft's date of manufacture meets the applicable and current consensus standard and has been authorized by either the manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA; • (6) Each major alteration to an aircraft product produced under a consensus standard is authorized, performed and inspected in accordance with maintenance and inspection procedures developed by the manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA; and • (7) The owner or operator complies with the requirements for the recording of major repairs and major alterations performed on type-certificated products in accordance with §43.9(d) of this chapter, and with the retention requirements in §91.417.

33. Federal Aviation Regulations • (c) No person may operate an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category to tow a glider or unpowered ultralight vehicle for compensation or hire or conduct flight training for compensation or hire in an aircraft which that persons provides unless within the preceding 100 hours of time in service the aircraft has— • (1) Been inspected by a certificated repairman with a light-sport aircraft maintenance rating, an appropriately rated mechanic, or an appropriately rated repair station in accordance with inspection procedures developed by the aircraft manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA and been approved for return to service in accordance with part 43 of this chapter; or • (2) Received an inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness certificate in accordance with part 21 of this chapter.

34. Federal Aviation Regulations • (d) Each person operating an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category must operate the aircraft in accordance with the aircraft's operating instructions, including any provisions for necessary operating equipment specified in the aircraft's equipment list. • (e) Each person operating an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category must advise each person carried of the special nature of the aircraft and that the aircraft does not meet the airworthiness requirements for an aircraft issued a standard airworthiness certificate. • (f) The FAA may prescribe additional limitations that it considers necessary.

35. Federal Aviation Regulations NASA Forms

36. Federal Aviation Regulations • The ASRS aviation safety reporting program run by NASA collects anonymous data from pilots about unsafe condition. • Completing a NASA form not only helps NASA and the FAA improve safety, but serves as a pilot “get out of jail free card” if you should accidentally violate a FAR. • You may file as many as you like but if you need to use it you will have to wait 5 years to use another. • Forms are available on-line via the AOPA web site.