LANGLEY FLYING SCHOOL Flight Training Handbook

Flight Training Handbook Page 34
Langley Flying School, Inc.
LANGLEY FLYING SCHOOL FLIGHT RULES AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 23
A) Requirements for Flight Preparation
1) Before each flight, student pilots shall contact the Kamloops Flight Information Centre at 1-866-992-7433
(WX BRIEF) and obtain a pilot briefing. From this briefing, a student must determine forecast cloud
layers, visibility, wind, temperature, turbulence, SIGMETS (Significant Weather Reports) and
NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen) for the departure and destination airport, and the proposed training area or
route.
2) Prior to each training flight (dual or solo), student pilots shall examine the aircraft Journey Log and the
Langley Flying School’s Aircraft Status Display to ensure:
a) the total air time reported on the Aircraft Status Display accurately reflects the total air time recorded
in the aircraft Journey Log prior to the first flight of the current day;
b) the date and/or air time of scheduled maintenance tasks for aircraft posted on the Aircraft Status
Display have not been exceeded;
c) knowledge of any current deferred aircraft defects.
3) Prior to conducting pre-flight servicing or inspection of training aircraft, student pilots shall ensure the
aircraft ignition keys are visibly placed on the aircraft’s glare shield, thereby ensuring the magnetos are
switched off.
4) Prior to each flight, student pilots shall record the quantities of fuel and oil on board the aircraft at the time
of takeoff in the Training Flight Operations Log. The fuel must be specified in U.S. gallons and time
(normal cruise fuel consumption); the oil must be specified in U.S. quarts. For VFR training flights, fuel
and oil must be sufficient for the intended flight, plus 60 minutes at normal fuel consumption.
5) Oil shall be added when the indicated quantity is at or below 6 U.S. quarts.
6) Prior to each flight student pilots shall calculate the proposed takeoff weight and Centre of Gravity of the
training aircraft and record these in the Training Flight Operations Log.
7) Prior to each training flight (dual or solo), the entry in the Training Flight Operations Log shall be
countersigned by a supervising instructor.
B) Post-flight Requirements
1) At the termination of each flight, student pilots shall ensure their aircraft is properly positioned and secured
so as to prevent collision or wind damage. When a parked aircraft is not under constant and direct
supervision by a Flight Instructor or Pilot-in-command, the aircraft must be tied down and the control
column secured. In all cases, the control column of an unoccupied aircraft must be secured when the
surface winds are in excess of 7 KTS.
2) At the termination of each training flight, student pilots shall ensure the aircraft start-up and shutdown
Hobbs times, and the aircraft takeoff and landing times, are recorded in the Training Flight Operations
Log.
C) Weather Minima Requirements
1) All dual flights are governed by the weather minima specified in the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
While active VFR flight training is prohibited when below the above weather minima, Flight Instructors
may operate with Special VFR authorization owing to localized phenomena during arrivals and departure.
2) The following minimum apply to solo flights:
23 Violation of the Langley Flying School Flight Rules and Safety Precautions is grounds for dismissal.
2012 David L. Parry