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what is a student pilot license and what are the restrictions?

2006-12-25 11:50:07 · 6 answers · asked by bravestdawg101 3 in Cars & Transportation Aircraft

is their a restriction to how far you can go from your airport w/ a "student pilot license"?

2006-12-25 12:09:36 · update #1

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To be eligible for a student pilot certificate, an applicant must:

(a) Be at least 16 years of age for other than the operation of a glider or balloon.

(b) Be at least 14 years of age for the operation of a glider or balloon.

(c) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements due to medical reasons, then the Administrator may place such operating limitations on that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft.

(a) General. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student has met the requirements of this section. The term “solo flight” as used in this subpart means that flight time during which a student pilot is the sole occupant of the aircraft or that flight time during which the student performs the duties of a pilot in command of a gas balloon or an airship requiring more than one pilot flight crewmember.

(b) Aeronautical knowledge. A student pilot must demonstrate satisfactory aeronautical knowledge on a knowledge test that meets the requirements of this paragraph:

(1) The test must address the student pilot's knowledge of—

(i) Applicable sections of parts 61 and 91 of this chapter;

(ii) Airspace rules and procedures for the airport where the solo flight will be performed; and

(iii) Flight characteristics and operational limitations for the make and model of aircraft to be flown.

(2) The student's authorized instructor must—

(i) Administer the test; and

(ii) At the conclusion of the test, review all incorrect answers with the student before authorizing that student to conduct a solo flight.

(c) Pre-solo flight training. Prior to conducting a solo flight, a student pilot must have:

(1) Received and logged flight training for the maneuvers and procedures of this section that are appropriate to the make and model of aircraft to be flown; and

(2) Demonstrated satisfactory proficiency and safety, as judged by an authorized instructor, on the maneuvers and procedures required by this section in the make and model of aircraft or similar make and model of aircraft to be flown.

(d) Maneuvers and procedures for pre-solo flight training in a single-engine airplane. A student pilot who is receiving training for a single-engine airplane rating or privileges must receive and log flight training for the following maneuvers and procedures:

(1) Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems;

(2) Taxiing or surface operations, including runups;

(3) Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind;

(4) Straight and level flight, and turns in both directions;

(5) Climbs and climbing turns;

(6) Airport traffic patterns, including entry and departure procedures;

(7) Collision avoidance, windshear avoidance, and wake turbulence avoidance;

(8) Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations;

(9) Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight;

(10) Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall, and recovery from a full stall;

(11) Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions;

(12) Ground reference maneuvers;

(13) Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions;

(14) Slips to a landing; and

(15) Go-arounds.

(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft:

(1) That is carrying a passenger;

(2) That is carrying property for compensation or hire;

(3) For compensation or hire;

(4) In furtherance of a business;

(5) On an international flight, except that a student pilot may make solo training flights from Haines, Gustavus, or Juneau, Alaska, to White Horse, Yukon, Canada, and return over the province of British Columbia;

(6) With a flight or surface visibility of less than 3 statute miles during daylight hours or 5 statute miles at night;

(7) When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface; or

(8) In a manner contrary to any limitations placed in the pilot's logbook by an authorized instructor.

(b) A student pilot may not act as a required pilot flight crewmember on any aircraft for which more than one pilot is required by the type certificate of the aircraft or regulations under which the flight is conducted, except when receiving flight training from an authorized instructor on board an airship, and no person other than a required flight crewmember is carried on the aircraft.

(c) A student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate must comply with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section and may not act as pilot in command—

(1) Of an aircraft other than a light-sport aircraft;

(2) At night;

(3) At an altitude of more than 10,000 feet MSL; and

(4) In Class B, C, and D airspace, at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace, and to, from, through, or on an airport having an operational control tower without having received the ground and flight training specified in §61.94 and an endorsement from an authorized instructor.

2006-12-25 13:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by barrych209 5 · 1 0

Student pilot license is what you get while your building the required flight time for a pilots license, in Canada you can't carry any passengers unless they are a flight examiner or flight instructor. All flights must be conducted in visual flight rules and not at night. I do believe the routes you fly must be registered with the FAA or something of that sort. When I was a student pilot, I could only fly to places that the flight school let me.

2006-12-25 14:21:24 · answer #2 · answered by xeraphile 3 · 0 1

You don't need a student pilot certificate to learn to fly, but you will need one before you can solo. You can get a student pilot license at age 16 to fly gliders and hot air balloons, but you must be 17 to get a student pilot certificate for powered aircraft.

As part of your training for a private pilot, you will have to do "cross-country" flight legs. There are some minimum distances you must fly, but I don't think there is a maximum distance.

You should go to the FAA's web site for information on how to become a pilot. http://www.faa.gov/pilots/become/student_cert/.

2006-12-25 13:41:27 · answer #3 · answered by Pandagal 4 · 0 1

i'm a pilot, so I actually have a various view, each so often, than different human beings in this board - not extra constructive or worse, in basic terms diverse... My feeling, is that once you get to be a pilot, you will decide directly to fly at evening, and with passengers. you will get bitten through the 'computer virus' (no pun meant) to proportion your exhilaration of flying with others. and you will in all risk wish you had long gone forward and gotten your deepest certificates. additionally, the LSA limits you to the form of airplane you may fly, and maximum are going to be ones you will would desire to purchase, while you need to lease an airplane you would be qualified for as a private Pilot, including to the prospect which you will have the skill to fly extra as a private Pilot, as against and LSA certificates. no longer something incorrect with an LSA, regardless of the indisputable fact that, in basic terms extra limited. My advice, would be, in case you're healthful, and don't have a condition like heart issues, diabetes, and so forth., that should disqualify you for the third type scientific, then i'd check out it. refer to an instructor regionally, and ask them. you may many times discover one at a community airport that must be happy to describe the pros and cons of each, after which you would be making a extra reported determination. stable success, whichever way you will go - it particularly is great to be a pilot

2016-12-15 07:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Student really doesn't have a license. Once you solo, and have passed your flight physical, you will be allowed to fly by yourself, "SOLO". until you earn your Private pilots license.

2006-12-25 12:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by G. M. 6 · 0 2

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2006-12-25 12:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by me2 5 · 0 1

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