Regulations & Airspace: Private Pilot topic guide

Regulations & Airspace carries 28% of the Private Pilot blueprint used in this course, the largest of its 6 weighted areas. It spans 23 concepts. The course teaches it in 5 study units: VFR Weather Minimums, Airspace Classes, Required Docs & Equipment, Required Inspections and Pilot Currency & Ops Rules.

What Regulations & Airspace covers

• VFR Minimums — Class B — 14 CFR 91.155
• VFR Minimums — Class C/D/E below 10k — 14 CFR 91.155
• VFR Minimums — Class E/G at or above 10k MSL — 14 CFR 91.155
• VFR Minimums — Class G Low Day vs Night — 14 CFR 91.155
• VFR Minimums — Class G Above 1200 AGL — 14 CFR 91.155
• Basic VFR Floor — Surface Airspace — 14 CFR 91.155(c)(d)
• Required Documents — ARROW — 14 CFR 91.203 + 91.9
• VFR Day Required Equipment — ATOMATOFLAMES — 14 CFR 91.205(b)
• VFR Night Additional Equipment — FLAPS — 14 CFR 91.205(c)
• Required Inspections — AVIATES Overview — 14 CFR 91.409/91.411/91.413/91.207/91.171
• Annual and 100-Hour Inspection Rules — 14 CFR 91.409
• Transponder 24-Month Inspection — 14 CFR 91.413(a)
• ELT Battery and Inspection Requirements — 14 CFR 91.207
• VFR Fuel Reserves — 14 CFR 91.151(a)
• Right-of-Way Category Order — 14 CFR 91.113(c)(d)
• Right-of-Way Geometry Rules — 14 CFR 91.113(d)(e)(f)(g)
• Alcohol/Drug 8-Hour and 0.04 BAC Rule — 14 CFR 91.17(a)
• Flight Review — 14 CFR 61.56
• Passenger Recency — Day 90 Days 3 T&L — 14 CFR 61.57(a)
• Passenger Recency — Night Full-Stop 90 Days — 14 CFR 61.57(b)
• Third-Class Medical Validity — Age 40 Rule — 14 CFR 61.23(d)
• VFR Cruising Altitudes — Odd-East Even-West — 14 CFR 91.159
• Supplemental Oxygen Thresholds — 14 CFR 91.211(a)

Common mistakes in Regulations & Airspace

• Applying Class G DAY minimums (1 SM, clear of clouds) at NIGHT — night is 3 SM + 500/1000/2000
• Thinking Class B needs 500/1000/2000 cloud clearance — it's CLEAR OF CLOUDS
• Confusing 'clearance into Class C' — you only need two-way radio contact ESTABLISHED, not a clearance (clearance is Class B)
• Believing the night currency window is 'sunset to sunrise' — it's 1 hour AFTER sunset to 1 hour BEFORE sunrise
• Forgetting night currency requires FULL-STOP landings
• Using the airman's CURRENT age for medical duration — it's age at the DATE OF EXAM
• Thinking the 100-hour inspection applies to all aircraft — only for-hire / instruction-for-hire
• Confusing fuel reserve 'to destination' vs 'to first point of intended landing + 30/45 min'

Key terms for Regulations & Airspace

AGL · MSL · MOA · NOTAM · ADS-B · TFR · AKTR · PIC · SVFR · ceiling

How Regulations & Airspace connects to other areas

• Supplemental Oxygen Thresholds links to Hypoxia — Symptoms and Remedy — Aeromedical & ADM
• Airspace Classes — Entry and Equipment links to Sectional Chart Symbology — Airspace Lines/Colors — Navigation
• Supplemental Oxygen Thresholds links to Pressure Altitude — Performance & Weight-and-Balance
• Special-Use Airspace — Prohibited/Restricted/MOA links to Sectional Chart Symbology — Airspace Lines/Colors — Navigation
• Passenger Recency — Day 90 Days 3 T&L links to Scuba Diving Wait Times and Night Vision — Aeromedical & ADM
• Passenger Recency — Night Full-Stop 90 Days links to Scuba Diving Wait Times and Night Vision — Aeromedical & ADM

Official references for Regulations & Airspace

• 14 CFR 91.155
• 14 CFR 91.155(c)(d)
• 14 CFR 91.203 + 91.9
• 14 CFR 91.205(b)
• 14 CFR 91.205(c)
• 14 CFR 91.409/91.411/91.413/91.207/91.171
• 14 CFR 91.409
• 14 CFR 91.413(a)
• 14 CFR 91.207
• 14 CFR 91.151(a)
• 14 CFR 91.113(c)(d)
• 14 CFR 91.113(d)(e)(f)(g)

In the app this area comes with 26 memory cards and 36 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.