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Flying
Handbook Menu > Introduction
to Flight Training > Flight
Safety Practices > Visual Inspection
The accomplishment of a safe flight begins
with a careful visual inspection of the airplane. The purpose
of the preflight visual inspection is twofold: to determine
that the airplane is legally airworthy, and that it is in condition
for safe flight. The airworthiness of the airplane is determined,
in part, by the following certificates and documents, which
must be on board the airplane when operated. [figure2-1]
•Airworthiness certificate.
•Registration certificate.
•FCC radio station license, if required by the type of
operation.
•Airplane operating limitations, which may be in the form
of an FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual and/or Pilot’s
Operating Handbook (AFM/POH), placards, instrument markings,
or any combination thereof.
Airplane logbooks are not required to be kept
in the airplane when it is operated. However, they should be
inspected prior to flight to show that the airplane has had
required tests and inspections. Maintenancerecords for the airframe
and engine are required to be kept. There may also be additional
propeller records. At a minimum, there should be an annual inspection
within the preceding 12-calendar months. In addition, the airplane
may also be required to have a 100-hour inspection in accordance
with Title14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part
91, section 91.409(b). If a transponder is to be used, it is
required to be inspected within the preceding 24-calendar months.
If the airplane is operated under instrument flight rules (IFR)
in controlled airspace, the pitot-static system is also required
to be inspected within the preceding 24-calendar months. The
emergency locator transmitter (ELT) should also be checked.
The ELT is battery powered, and the battery replacement or recharge
date should not be exceeded. Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
have varying compliance intervals and are usually tracked in
a separate area of the appropriate airframe, engine, or propeller
record.
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