FAA Recreational Pilot - Airplane (RPA) case studies
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The FAA Recreational Pilot Certificate - Airplane (RPA) is a pilot certificate that sits between no certificate at all and a Private Pilot Certificate. It is designed for people who want to fly for personal enjoyment, typically in a single-engine, four-seat-or-fewer airplane, without the full training commitment of a private certificate. The FAA Recreational Pilot - Airplane (RPA) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,232 words.
1Sixty-Eight Miles, One Passenger, No Endorsements
A pilot holds a recreational pilot certificate issued 14 months ago, with a current third-class medical and a flight review completed 13 months ago. The pilot has logged three takeoffs and landings in the same category and class within the past 90 days.
818 words, about 4 min2Density Altitude at Canyon Ridge
A pilot plans a departure from Canyon Ridge Airport, elevation 5,200 feet MSL, on runway 27: 3,200 feet of dry asphalt with 40-foot trees about 200 feet beyond the departure end. The airplane is a Cessna 172S loaded to its 2,550-pound maximum gross weight with two adults (340 pounds), 40 pounds of baggage, and full fuel.
855 words, about 4 min3Marginal VFR at Mountain View
Two hours into a VFR cross-country in a Cessna 172 (40 gallons usable, burning 9.0 gallons per hour leaned), a pilot has 12 gallons remaining. The destination, Mountain View (elevation 3,400 feet), is 50 nautical miles ahead; groundspeed has been 95 knots into a stronger-than-forecast headwind.
853 words, about 4 min4Straight-In Traffic at Cottonwood
Cottonwood Municipal is a nontowered airport: elevation 850 feet, single runway 18/36, 3,000 by 60 feet of asphalt, left traffic, CTAF 122.8. The wind is reported as 200 at 8 knots.
839 words, about 4 min5Carburetor Ice on the Descent
A Cessna 172 with a Lycoming O-320 has been cruising at 8,500 feet MSL, throttled back to 2,300 RPM, in air at 5 °C with high relative humidity and visible haze below. The pilot begins a 500-fpm descent toward a nontowered field at 900 feet elevation and spends 15 minutes at reduced power.
867 words, about 4 min