AC 61-98C

Appendix 1 APPENDIX 1. RESOURCES

1. Advisory Circulars (AC) (FAA—all current editions):

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/.

• AC 60-28, English Language Skill Standards Required by 14 CFR Parts 61, 63, and 65.

• AC 61-65, Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors.

• AC 61-89, Pilot Certificates: Aircraft Type Ratings.

• AC 61-91, WINGS—Pilot Proficiency Program.

• AC 90-109, Transition to Unfamiliar Airplanes. (Provides additional information and guidance pertaining to transition to experimental or unfamiliar airplanes.)

• AC 91-73, Parts 91 and 135 Single Pilot, Flight School Procedures During Taxi Operations.

2. Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM):

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/#manuals.

3. Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS): http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/.

4. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): http://www.aopa.org.

5. Beyond the Buttons: Mastering Our Marvelous Flying Machines:

https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/library/documents/2007/Mar/15239/7.1%20TAA%20Flyin g%20Skills%20MarApr07.pdf.

6. Conducting an Effective Flight Review:

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/media/flight_review.pdf.

7. Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA): http://eaa.org/.

8. Flight Service (Lockheed Martin): http://www.afss.com.

9. General Aviation Pilot’s Guide to Preflight Weather Planning, Weather Self-Briefings, and Weather Decision Making: www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/media/ga_weather_decision_making.pdf.

10. General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association (GAMA): http://www.gama.aero/.

11. Information for Operators (InFO) (FAA—all current editions):

http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info/all_infos/.

• InFO 14010, Installation, Training, and Use of Non-required/Supplemental Angle-of-Attack (AOA) Based Systems for General Aviation (GA) Airplanes, July 25, 2014.

• InFO 15012, Logging Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP), September 8, 2015.

12. Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) Guidance:

www.faa.gov/pilots/training/media/IPC_Guidance.pdf.

Appendix 1

13. National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI): http://www.nafinet.org/.

14. Night Flying Safety, FAA Aviation News:

http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2008/media/novdec2008.pdf.

15. Online Resources for certificated flight instructors (CFI), FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam):

http://www.faasafety.gov.

16. Personal Minimums Checklist, FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS):

http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/fits/guidance/media/personal%20minimums%20che cklist.pdf.

17. FITS Personal and Weather Risk Assessment Guide:

http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/fits/guidance.

18. Practical Test Standards (PTS) (all current editions), e.g, FAA-S-8081-4, Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards/.

19. Handbooks & Manuals—FAA:

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/.

• FAA-H-8083-9, Aviation Instructor’s Handbook.

• Handbook(s) appropriate for the category of aircraft being operated;

e.g., FAA-H-8083-3, Airplane Flying Handbook.

20. Risk Management and System Safety Modules:

http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/fits/training/flight_instructor.

21. Risk Management Teaching Tips:

http://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/libview_normal.aspx?id=6107.

22. Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE): http://www.safepilots.org.

23. Teaching Practical Risk Management (May/June 2005 Issue of FAA Aviation News):

http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2005.

24. Tools for CFIs (AOPA): http://flighttraining.aopa.org/cfis.

Appendix 2 Page 1 (and 2) APPENDIX 2. SAMPLE AIRPLANE PILOT’S PROFICIENCY PRACTICE PLAN Pilot’s Name: Date:

Flight Rules (VFR) Flight Profile – Every 4-6 Weeks:

 Preflight (include 3-P Risk Management Process (RMP) (Perceive hazards, Process risk level, and Perform risk management).) (Refer to Appendix 1, Resources, number 5.)

 Normal taxi.

 Takeoff.

 Departure to practice area.

 CHAPS (before each maneuver):

 Clear the area.

 Heading established and noted.

 Altitude established (at least 3,000 above ground level (AGL)).

 Position near a suitable emergency landing area.

 Set power and aircraft configuration.

 Steep turns (both directions), altitude within 100 feet and airspeed within 10 knots.

 Power-off stalls (approach to landing) and recovery.

 Power-on stalls (takeoff/departure) and recovery.

 Ground reference maneuvers (600’ to 1000’ AGL).

 Pattern practice:

 Normal landing (full flaps).

 Short-field takeoff and landing over a 50 feet obstacle.

 Soft-field takeoff and landing.

 Slow flight  Discretional maneuver  Discretional maneuver  Secure the aircraft.

 Review your performance.

 Schedule next proficiency flight.

Appendix 3 Page 1 (and 2) APPENDIX 3. SAMPLE PILOT’S PERSONAL AERONAUTICAL GOALS Pilot’s Name: Date:

Training Goals Certificate Level (Private, Commercial, air transport pilot (ATP)) Ratings (Instrument, Multiengine Land (MEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), Airplane Multiengine Sea (AMES), Rotorcraft, Glider, etc.)

Endorsements (high performance, complex, tailwheel, high altitude, etc.)

Phase in Pilot Proficiency Program (WINGS) Instructor Qualifications (certificated flight instructor (CFI), CFI – instrument (CFII), Multiengine Instructor, advanced ground instructor (AGI), instrument ground instructor (IGI)) Other:

Proficiency Goals Lower personal minimums to:

Ceiling Visibility Winds Precision approach minimums Non-precision approach minimums Fly at least:

Times per month Hours per month Hours per year Cross-country flights per year Night hours per month Make a cross-country trip to:

Other:

Aeronautical Training Action Plan

Appendix 4 Page 1 (and 2) APPENDIX 4. SAMPLE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR’S FLIGHT

REVIEW CHECKLIST Step 1: Preflight Review Actions  Scheduling  Pilot’s aeronautical history  Title 14 CFR part 91 review assignment  Cross-country flight plan assignment Step 2: Ground Discussion  English Language Proficiency (ELP)  Regulatory review  Cross-country flight plan review  Risk management (RM) and personal minimums Step 3: Conducting the Flight  Physical aircraft (basic skills)  Takeoffs and stabilized approaches to landings  Slow flight  Stalls and recovery/spin recognition and avoidance  Recovery from unusual attitudes  Simulated loss of power/engine  Operating the aircraft by sole reference to instruments under actual or simulated conditions  Aeronautical decision-making  Automation system failures Step 4: Postflight Discussion  Replay, reflect, reconstruct, redirect  Questions Step 5: Aeronautical Health Maintenance and Improvement Plan  Personal minimums checklist  Personal proficiency practice plan  Training plan (if desired)  Resources list Sample Pilot’s Aeronautical History for Flight Review Pilot:

CFI:

Address:

Phone(s):

E-mail:

Pilot Certificate(s):

Private Commercial Air transport pilot (ATP) Flight instructor Ratings (not necessarily inclusive):

Instrument Airplane Single-Engine Pilot (ASEL) Multiengine Land (MEL) Lighter-than-air (LTA) Rotorcraft (Other) Experience (pilot):

Total time Last 6 months Average hours/month Time since last flight review Since last instrument proficiency check (IPC) Experience (aircraft):

Aircraft type(s) you fly Aircraft used most often Total time Last 6 months Average hours/month Experience (flight environment):

Since your last flight review, approximately how many hours have you logged in:

Day visual flight rules (VFR) Day instrument flight rules (IFR) Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) Night VFR Night IFR Mountainous/Overwater Towered Non-Towered Type of Flying (external factors):

What percentage of your flying is for:

Pleasure Business Local Cross country Personal Skills Assessment:

Strengths as a pilot?

Areas for improvement?

Aviation goals?

Appendix 5

APPENDIX 5. REGULATORY REVIEW GUIDE SIDE 1 PILOT  Experience: Recent Flight Experience (14 CFR part 61, § 61.57).

 Responsibility:

 Authority (14 CFR part 91 § 91.3).

 Flightcrew Members at Station (§ 91.105).

 Preflight Action (§ 91.103).

 Safety Belts (§ 91.107).

 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Instructions (§ 91.123).

 Cautions:

 Careless or Reckless Operation (§ 91.13).

 Dropping Objects (§ 91.15).

 Alcohol or Drugs (§ 91.17).

 Supplemental Oxygen (§ 91.211).

 Fitness for Flight (Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) (chapter 8, section 1)).

AIRCRAFT  Airworthiness:

 Basic (§ 91.7).

 Flight Manual, Markings, and Placards (§ 91.9).

 Certifications Required (§ 91.203).

 Instrument and Equipment Requirements (§ 91.205).

 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) (§ 91.207).

 Position Lights (§ 91.209).

 Inoperative Instruments and Equipment (§ 91.213).

 Transponder Requirements (§ 91.215).

 Maintenance:

 Responsibility (§ 91.403).

 Maintenance Required (§ 91.405).

 Operation after Maintenance (§ 91.407).

 Maintenance Records (§ 91.417).

 Inspections:

 Annual, Airworthiness Directives (AD), 100 Hours (§ 91.409).

 Altimeter and Pitot Static System (§ 91.411).

 Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Check (§ 91.171).

 Transponder (§ 91.413).

 ELT (§ 91.207).

Appendix 5

SIDE 2

ENVIRONMENT  Airports:

 Markings (AIM (chapter 2, section 3)).

 Operations (AIM (chapter 4, section 3); §§ 91.125 and 91.126).

 Traffic Patterns (§ 91.126).

 Airspace:

 Altimeter Settings (AIM (chapter 7, section 2); § 91.121).

 Minimum Safe Altitudes (§§ 91.119 and 91.177).

 Cruising Altitudes (AIM (chapter 3, section 1, paragraph 3-1-5); §§ 91.159 and 91.179).

 Speed Limits (§ 91.117).

 Right of Way (§ 91.113).

 Formation (§ 91.111).

 Types of Airspace (AIM (chapter 3)).

 Controlled Airspace (AIM (chapter 3, section 2); §§ 91.129, 91.130, 91.131, and 91.135).

 Class G Airspace (AIM (chapter 3, section 3)).

 Special Use (AIM (chapter 3, section 4); §§ 91.133, 91.137, 91.141, 91.143, and 91.145).

 Emergency Air Traffic Rules (AIM (chapter 5, section 6); § 91.139).

 Air Traffic Control & Procedures:

 Services (AIM (chapter 4, section 1)).

 Radio Communications (AIM (chapter 4, section 2); Pilot/Controller Glossary).

 Clearances (AIM (chapter 4, section 4)).

 Procedures (AIM (chapter 5)).

 Weather:

 Meteorology (AIM (chapter 7, section 1)).

 Wake Turbulence (AIM (chapter 7, section 3)).

EXTERNAL PRESSURE  Personal Minimums Checklist.

 Risk Management (RM) (3-P model).

 Practical Test Standards (PTS) Special Emphasis Items.

Appendix 6

APPENDIX 6. SAMPLE FLIGHT REVIEW CHECKLIST SIDE 1 References Selected portions of 14 CFR § 61.56

(a) A flight review consists of a minimum of 1 hour of flight training and 1 hour of ground training. The review must include:

(1) A review of the current general operating and flight rules of part 91 of this chapter; and

(2) A review of those maneuvers and procedures that, at the discretion of the person giving the review, are necessary for the pilot to demonstrate the safe exercise of the privileges of the pilot certificate.

(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e), and (g) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft unless, since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the month in which that pilot acts as pilot in command, that person has—

(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft for which that pilot is rated by an authorized instructor and

(2) A logbook endorsed from an authorized instructor who gave the review certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the review.

(d) A person who has, within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section, passed any of the following need not accomplish the flight review required by this section:

(1) A pilot proficiency check or practical test conducted by an examiner, an approved pilot check airman, or a U.S. Armed Force, for a pilot certificate, rating, or operating privilege.

(2) A practical test conducted by an examiner for the issuance of a flight instructor certificate, an additional rating on a flight instructor certificate, renewal of a flight instructor certificate, or reinstatement of a flight instructor certificate.

(e) A person who has, within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section, satisfactorily accomplished one or more phases of an FAA-sponsored pilot proficiency award program need not accomplish the flight review required by this section.

AC 61-65E Completion of a Flight Review: §§ 61.56(a) and 61.56(c).

I certify that (First name, MI, Last name), (pilot certificate), (certificate number), has satisfactorily completed a flight review of § 61.56(a) on (date).

/s/ [date] J. J. Jones 987654321CFI Exp. 12-31-05 NOTE: No logbook entry reflecting unsatisfactory performance on a flight review is required.

Flight Review Checklist Step 1: Preparation  Pilot's Aeronautical History  Part 91 Review Assignment  Cross-Country Flight Plan Assignment Step 2: Ground Review  English Language Proficiency (ELP)  Regulatory Review  Cross-Country Flight Plan Review  Weather & Weather Decision-Making  Risk Management & Personal Minimums  GA Security Issues Step 3: Flight Activities  Physical Airplane (basic skills)  Mental Airplane Automaton and A/C (systems knowledge)  Takeoffs and Stabilized Approaches to Landings  Slow Flight  Stalls and Recovery/Spin Recognition/Avoidance  Recovery from Unusual Attitudes  Simulated Loss of Power/Engine  Operating the Aircraft by Sole Reference to Instruments Under Actual or Simulated Conditions  Aeronautical Decision-Making  Automation System  Automation System Failures Step 4: Postflight Discussion  Replay, Reflect, Reconstruction, Redirect  Questions Step 5: Aeronautical Health Maintenance & Improvement Plan  Personal Minimums Checklist  Personal Proficiency Practice Plan  Training Plan (if desired) For aviation safety information and online resources, visit www.faasafety.gov.

Appendix 6

SIDE 2 Ground Review PILOT:

 Experience:

 Recent Flight Experience (61.57)  Responsibility:

 Authority (91.3)  ATC Instructions (91.123)  Preflight Action (91.103)  Safety Belts (91.107)  Flight Crew at Station (91.105)  Cautions:

 Careless or Reckless Operation (91.13)  Dropping Objects (91.15)  Alcohol or Drugs (91.17)  Supplemental Oxygen (91.211)  Fitness for Flight (AIM Chapter 8, Section 1) AIRCRAFT:

 Airworthiness:

 Basic (91.7)  Flight Manual, Markings, Placards (91.9)  Certification Required (91.203)  Instrument & Equipment Requirements (91.205)  ELT (91.207)  Position Lights (91.209)  Transponder Requirements (91.215)  Inoperative Instruments and Equipment (91.213)  Maintenance:

 Responsibility (91.403)  Maintenance Required (91.405)  Maintenance Records (91.417)  Operation After Maintenance (91.407)  Inspections:

 Annual, Airworthiness Directives, 100-Hour (91.409)  Altimeter & Pitot Static System (91.411)  VOR Check (91.171)  Transponder (91.413)  ELT (91.207) ENVIRONMENT:

 Airports:

 Markings (AIM Chapter 2, Section 3)  Operations (AIM 4-3; 91.126, 91.125)  Traffic Patterns (91.126)  Airspace:

 Altimeter Settings (91.121; AIM 7-2)  Minimum Safe Altitudes (91.119, 91.177)  Cruising Altitudes (91.159, 91.179; AIM 3-1-5)  Speed Limits (91.117)  Right of Way (91.113)  Formation (91.111)  Types of Airspace (AIM 3)  Controlled Airspace (AIM 3-2; 91.135, 91.131, 91.130,

91.129)  Class G Airspace (AIM 3-3)  Special Use (AIM 3-4; 91.133, 91.137, 91.141, 91.143,

91.145)  Emergency Air Traffic Rules (91.139; AIM 5-6)  Air Traffic Control & Procedures:

 Services (AIM 4-1)  Radio Communications (AIM 4-2 & Pilot Controller Glossary)  Clearances (AIM 4-4)  Procedures (AIM 5)  Weather:

 Meteorology (AIM 7-1)  Wake Turbulence (AIM 7-3) EXTERNAL PRESSURE:

 Personal Minimums Checklist  Risk Management (3-P Model)  PTS Special Emphasis Items Suggested Flight Activities Note: Structure the flight portion as an out-and-back VFR XC, with one leg focused on XC procedures (including diversion and lost procedures) and the other leg focused on airwork (“physical airplane” skills). Suggested activities include:

AREA OF OPERATION (from Private Pilot PTS)  Preflight preparation  Weather Information  Cross-Country Flight Planning  Performance and Limitations  Operation of Systems  Preflight Procedures  Preflight Inspections  Cockpit Management  Before Takeoff Check  Airport Operations  Radio Communications  Airport, Runway, Taxiway Signs, Markings, and Lighting  Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds  Normal and Crosswind Takeoff/Climb  Normal and Crosswind Approach/Landing  Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb  Soft-Field Approach and Landing  Short-Field Takeoff  Short-Field Approach  Go-Around Rejected Landing  Performance Maneuver  Steep Turns  Navigation  Pilotage and Dead Reckoning  Navigation Systems and Radar Services  Diversion  Lost Procedures  Slow Flight and Stalls  Maneuvering During Slow Flight  Power-off Stalls  Power-on Stalls  Spin Awareness  Basic Instrument Maneuvers  Straight and Level Flight  Turns to Headings  Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes  Radio Communications/Nav Systems  Emergency Operations  Emergency Approach and Landing  Systems and Equipment Malfunctions  Automation Failure: Failure of Autopilot and Avionics  Postflight Procedures  After Landing, Parking, Securing

Appendix 7

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APPENDIX 7. SAMPLE PILOT’S INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Pilot’s Name: CFI:

Address:

Phone(s): E-mail:

Type of Pilot Certificate(s):

Private Commercial Airline transport pilot (ATP) Flight instructor Rating(s):

Instrument Multiengine Rotorcraft Glider Lighter-than-air (LTA) Experience (pilot):

Total time Last 6 months Average hours/month Time logged since last instrument proficiency check (IPC) Experience (aircraft):

Aircraft type(s) you fly Aircraft used most often For this aircraft: Total time Last 6 months Average hours/month Experience (flight environment): Approximately how many hours logged in:

Day visual flight rules (VFR) Day instrument flight rules (IFR) Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) Night VFR Night IFR Approaches Approaches to minimums Approaches in last 6 months Type of Flying (external factors): What percentage of your flying is for:

Pleasure Business Local Cross country Personal Skills Assessment:

Strengths as a pilot?

Areas for improvement?

Aviation goals?

Appendix 8

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APPENDIX 8. SAMPLE INSTRUMENT TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY PLAN Pilot’s Name: CFI:

Date: Review Date:

Instrument Training Goals Certificate Level (Private, Commercial, airline transport pilot (ATP)) Ratings (Instrument, Multiengine Land (MEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), Airplane Multiengine Sea (AMES)) Phase in Pilot Proficiency (WINGS) Program Instructor Qualifications (certificated flight instructor (CFI), CFI–instrument (CFII), multiengine instructor, advanced ground instructor (AGI), instrument ground instructor (IGI)) Other:

Instrument Proficiency Goals Lower personal minimums to:

Ceiling Visibility Winds Precision approach minimums Non-precision approach minimums Fly instrument flight rules (IFR)/instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at least:

Times per month Hours per month Hours per year Cross-country flights per year Night hours per month Make an IFR/IMC cross-country trip to:

Other:

Aeronautical Training Action Plan

Appendix 9

APPENDIX 9. SAMPLE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S

INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK (IPC) CHECKLIST SIDE 1 References 14 CFR § 61.57(d)—Instrument Proficiency Check.

Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, a person who has failed to meet the instrument experience requirements of paragraph (c) for more than six calendar months may reestablish instrument currency only by completing an instrument proficiency check. The instrument proficiency check must consist of the areas of operation and instrument tasks required in the instrument rating practical test standards.

(1) The instrument proficiency check must be–

(i) In an aircraft that is appropriate to the aircraft category;

(ii) For other than a glider, in a flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of the aircraft category; or

(iii) For a glider, in a single-engine airplane or a glider.

(2) The instrument proficiency check must be given by—

(i) An examiner;

(ii) A person authorized by the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct instrument flight tests, provided the person being tested is a member of the U.S.

Armed Forces;

(iii) A company check pilot who is authorized to conduct instrument flight tests under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter or subpart K of part 91 of this chapter, and provided that both the check pilot and the pilot being tested are employees of that operator or fractional ownership program manager, as applicable;

(iv) An authorized instructor; or

(v) A person approved by the Administrator to conduct instrument practical tests.

AC 61-65E Completion of an Instrument Proficiency Check:

§ 61.57(d).

I certify that (First name, MI, Last name), (pilot certificate), (certificate number), has satisfactorily completed the instrument proficiency check of § 61.57(d) in a (list make and model of aircraft) on (date).

/s/ [date] J. J. Jones 987654321CFI Exp. 12-31-05 Note: No logbook entry reflecting unsatisfactory performance on an instrument proficiency check is required.

Checklist for Instrument Proficiency Check Step 1: Preparation  Expectations  Regulatory Review  Cross-Country Flight Plan Assignment Step 2: Ground Review  English Language Proficiency (ELP)  Preflight  Taxi, Takeoff, Departure  En Route  Arrival and Approach  Missed Approach Step 3: Flight Activities  Aircraft Control by Reverence to Flight Instruments  Systems and Procedures  Aeronautical Decision-Making  Stabilized Approaches and Landing Step 4: Postflight Discussion  Replay, Reflect, Reconstruction, Redirect  Questions Step 5: Aeronautical Health Maintenance & Improvement Plan  Personal Minimums Checklist  Personal Proficiency Practice Plan  Training Plan (if desired) For aviation safety information and online resources, visit www.faasafety.gov.