What is a navigation log?
What is a navigation log? A navigation log is a tool that you use to guide your preflight planning, and a plan that you execute in flight.
Are pilots conversations recorded?
The CVR records the flight crew's voices, as well as other sounds inside the cockpit. The recorder's cockpit area microphone is usually located on the overhead instrument panel between the two pilots.
Do pilots still use VOR?
Long before GPS was available for aircraft navigation, VOR stations guided aviators around the world. Although this technology is aging and many VORs are being decommissioned, VORs still play an important role in aviation.
Can two pilots log total time?
Therefore, while it is not possible for two pilots to act as PIC simultaneously, it is possible for two pilots to log PIC flight time simultaneously.
Can you fly a plane with no log books?
In order to state the plane is airworthy you must be able to show that all AD's have been complied with and that the aircraft is within annual (or 100 hour) inspection; these proofs are typically found in the logbook so no, without the logbook your aircraft is probably not airworthy.
Is a pilot required to log every flight?
In the United States, a pilot is required to log all flight time that is used to meet the minimum requirements for a certificate, rating, flight review, or instrument proficiency check, and for currency. This means that a pilot does not need to record every single one of his or her flights.
What 3 documents must a pilot have on them in order to fly?
- Your pilot certificate.
- Government-issued photo ID card.
- Medical certificate.
What do pilots see when flying?
Whether flying at night or during the day, pilots need to see some kind of horizon. They use this to determine the airplane's attitude. At night pilots will turn their gaze from outside to inside and use the artificial horizon. The artificial horizon is normally a simply globe split into two hemispheres.