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Refer to the following excerpt from the aircraft's approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL): ATTITUDE INDICATING SYSTEM Item: AT-02 Vacuum Attitude Indicator Number Installed: 2 Number Required for Dispatch (VFR): 1 Number Required for Dispatch (IFR): 2 OOO: A Remarks/Conditions: (M) One may be inoperative provided: - Daylight VFR operations only - Inoperative indicator is placarded 'INOP' - Enroute VFR destination airport weather is at least 1000-3 During preflight inspection, you find the No. 1 vacuum attitude indicator inoperative. Under which condition(s) may the aircraft be dispatched?
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What does an approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL) for an airplane permit?
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A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) has been issued for your airplane model recommending an inspection of the wing attach fittings due to reports of cracks. Regarding the regulatory status of this bulletin for maintaining airworthiness, which statement is MOST correct?
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Which of the following is required equipment for VFR flight at night but not required for VFR flight during the day?
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With regard to aircraft airworthiness requirements, who is primarily responsible for maintaining the aircraft in an airworthy condition?
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You own and are preparing to fly a small airplane. You have just performed an engine oil change, which is listed as preventive maintenance in 14 CFR part 43, Appendix A. To comply with FAA regulations, what must you do?
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A pilot is planning a daytime VFR cross-country flight in an airplane without an approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL). During the preflight inspection, the attitude indicator is discovered to be inoperative, but the rest of the airplane is airworthy. To comply with the applicable regulations, the pilot should
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Refer to the following AFM excerpt regarding inoperative VOR equipment for day VFR operations: VOR receiver may be inoperative provided all of the following are met: • The flight is conducted within controlled airspace, and • Either (1) ATC advises of radar coverage for the route of flight, or (2) the airplane remains within 15 NM of the departure or destination airport, and • Magnetic direction indicator, sensitive altimeter, and clock are operative. The VOR receiver has been deactivated and placarded 'INOP'. The proposed day VFR flight will remain entirely within Class D airspace, no more than 12 NM from the departure airport, with the required instruments operative. No ATC radar coverage has been requested. Under these conditions, may the flight be conducted?
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The aircraft Registration Certificate, which must be displayed in full view within the cabin, was issued on September 17, 2020. Until what date is the Registration Certificate valid?
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Prior to the first flight of the day, the pilot-in-command reviews the aircraft maintenance records and discovers an applicable Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring compliance within 100 hours of time-in-service. A related Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) on the same subject recommends an inspection interval for monitoring. To ensure the aircraft is airworthy for flight, the pilot must
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A private pilot performed an oil change, which is preventive maintenance, when the tachometer read 2,345.6 hours. Oil changes are required every 50 hours of operation. The current tachometer reading is 2,385.0 hours. How many hours remain before the next oil change is due?
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What best describes the airworthiness responsibilities of the owner or operator and the pilot in command?
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The airworthiness certificate displayed in an aircraft cabin states: 'SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSE: 21.191(g) AMATEUR-BUILT' This indicates the aircraft holds a
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An airplane's annual inspection was completed and properly logged on June 18 of the current calendar year. Until what date does this inspection remain valid for Part 91 operations?
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Prior to departure on a day VFR flight in an airplane, the pilot consults the Kinds of Operation Equipment List (KOEL) which states that the gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator may be inoperative for VFR day operations. During the preflight inspection, the gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator is discovered to be inoperative. Under these circumstances, may the flight be conducted as planned?
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Refer to the aircraft certificates summary below: | Certificate | Location | Expiration Date | |------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| | Airworthiness Certificate | Displayed at cabin entrance | None | | Registration Certificate | Carried in aircraft | December 31, 2025 | | Operating Limitations | Posted with airworthiness cert| None | (Current date: October 15, 2024) The expiration date of which certificate requires action prior to that date to legally operate the aircraft?