Required Equipment for VFR Day and VFR Night ~ D. Patrick Caldwell on The Joys of Flight

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Required Equipment for VFR Day and VFR Night

What do you have to have to be airworthy for a VFR Day flight? TOMATO FLAMES:

Tachometer
Oil pressure
Manifold pressure
Altimeter
Temperature sensor (if liquid cooled)
Oil temperature (if air cooled)

Fuel gauge
Landing gear position indicator
Airspeed indicator
Magnetic compass
ELT
Seat belts


For VFR Night? All that stuff above, plus FLAPS:

Fuses or circuit breakers (spare)
Landing light (if for hire)
Anti-collision lights
Position lights
Source of electricity

Have fun. Be safe. Happy Piloting.
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8 comments:

  1. I do believe you forgot the second 'F'
    Flotation equipment is required if operating for hire over water beyond the power off glide distance from shore.

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  2. The section for this is 91.205 which you may want to include for those filling out pre-solo exams...

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  3. You forgot the Third "A" in ATOMATOFLAMES which is for Attitude Indicator

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  4. Eric Bitting, the Attitude Indicator is not required under FAR Part 91.205., but flotation device is required is flying over water and beyond a power-off gliding distance from the shore and the other item missing here would be anti-collision lights. I remember this acronym similarly; ATOMATOFLAMERS. The additional "A" is for anti-collision lights, and the "R" is for raft/flotation device.

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  5. I'm new to full scale. I imagine you wouldn't need landing gear position with fixed gear? Also what is ELT. And what about attitude indicator?

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  6. After reading comments I find all I need to know is what ELT is.

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  7. ELT - Emergency Location Trasmitter

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