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AC 61-98E Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check

AC No: 61-98E Version 10/30/24

Chapter Appendix E

Regulatory Review Guide

Appendix E. Regulatory Review Guide

SIDE 1

Pilot

Experience: Recent Flight Experience (14 CFR part 61, § 61.57).
Responsibility:
  • Authority (14 CFR part 91, § 91.3).
  • Flightcrew Members at Station (§ 91.105).
  • Preflight Action (§ 91.103).
  • Safety Belts (§ 91.107).
  • Air Traffic Control (ATC) Instructions (§ 91.123).
Cautions:
  • Careless or Reckless Operation (§ 91.13).
  • Dropping Objects (§ 91.15).
  • Alcohol or Drugs (§ 91.17).
  • Supplemental Oxygen (§ 91.211).
  • Fitness for Flight (Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) chapter 8, section 1).

Aircraft

Airworthiness:
  • Basic (§ 91.7).
  • Flight Manual, Markings, and Placards (§ 91.9).
  • Certifications Required (§ 91.203).
  • Instrument and Equipment Requirements (§ 91.205):
  • Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) (§ 91.207).
  • Position Lights (§ 91.209).
  • Inoperative Instruments and Equipment (§ 91.213).
  • Transponder Requirements (§ 91.215).
Maintenance:
  • Responsibility (§ 91.403).
  • Maintenance Required (§ 91.405).
  • Operation after Maintenance (§ 91.407).
  • Maintenance Records (§ 91.417).
Inspections:
  • Annual, Airworthiness Directives (AD), 100 Hours (§ 91.409).
  • Altimeter and Pitot Static System (§ 91.411).
  • Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Check (§ 91.171).
  • Transponder (§ 91.413).
  • ELT (§ 91.207).

Appendix E. Regulatory Review Guide

SIDE 2
Airports:
  • Markings (AIM chapter 2, section 3).
  • Operations (AIM chapter 4, section 3; §§ 91.125 and 91.126).
  • Traffic Patterns (§ 91.126).
Airspace:
  • Altimeter Settings (AIM chapter 7, section 2; § 91.121).
  • Minimum Safe Altitudes (§§ 91.119 and 91.177).
  • Cruising Altitudes (AIM chapter 3, section 1, paragraph 3-1-5; §§ 91.159 and 91.179).
  • Speed Limits (§ 91.117).
  • Right-of-Way (§ 91.113).
  • Formation (§ 91.111).
  • Types of Airspace (AIM chapter 3):
    • Controlled Airspace (AIM chapter 3, section 2; §§ 91.129, 91.130, 91.131, and 91.135).
    • Class G Airspace (AIM chapter 3, section 3).
    • Special Use (AIM chapter 3, section 4; §§ 91.133, 91.137, 91.141, 91.143, and 91.145).
  • Emergency Air Traffic Rules (AIM chapter 5, section 6; § 91.139).
Air Traffic Control and Procedures:
  • Services (AIM chapter 4, section 1).
  • Radio Communications (AIM chapter 4, section 2; Pilot/Controller Glossary).
  • Clearances (AIM chapter 4, section 4).
  • Procedures (AIM chapter 5).
Weather:
  • Meteorology (AIM chapter 7, section 1).
  • Wake Turbulence (AIM chapter 7, section 3).
External Pressure
  • Personal Minimums Worksheet.
  • Risk Management (RM) (3-P model).
  • Practical Test Standards (PTS)/Airman Certification Standards (ACS), as appropriate.