8 Private Pilot Acronyms You Must Know
Whether you have your PPL or you're preparing for your checkride, you need to know these acronyms.
AV1ATE (Airworthiness)
A - Annual Check (12 Calender Months)
V - VORs (30 Calendar Days)
1 - 100 Hour Check (100 Hours)
A - Altimeter / Pitot Static (24 Calender Months)
T - Transponder (24 Calender Months)
E - Emergency Location Transmitter (12 Calendar Months or 1/2 Battery or 1 Hour of Cumulative Use)
ARROW (Required Documents)
A - Airworthiness Certificate
R - Radio Station License
R - Registration Certificate
O - Operation Limitations
W - Weight and Balance
SAFETY (Passenger Briefing)
S - Seat Belts
A - Air Ventilation
F - Fire Extinguisher
E - Emergency Procedure
T - Traffic
Y - "Your Questions"
NW KRAFT (Pre-Flight)
N - NOTAMSs
W - Weather
K - Known ATC Delays
R - Runway Lengths
A - Alternate
F - Fuel
T - Takeoff and Landing Distances
A TOMATO FLAMES (Equipment for VFR day)
A - Altimeter
T - Tachometer
O - Oil Pressure Gauge
M - Magnetic Compass
A - Airspeed Indicator
T - Temperature Gauge
O - Oil Temperature Gauge
E - Emergency Location Transmitter
FLAPS (Equipment for VFR night)
F - Fuel Gauge
L - Landing Gear Indicator
A - Anti Collision Lights
M - Manifold Pressure Gauge
E - Emergency Equipment
S - Seat Belts
PAVE (Risk Management)
P - Pilot
A - Aircraft
V - Environment
E - External Pressures
IM SAFE (Risk Management)
I - Illness
M - Medication
S - Stress
A - Alcohol
F - Fatigue
E - Emotions/Eating
BFR
B - Biennial
F - Flight
R - Review
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