Episode 415: Maximizing Pilot Knowledge: Categories, Classes, and Emergency Reporting

All right, then we got two questions from yesterday. Well, actually, this is. These are questions that have come in from our clone the last 24 hours. And as you may or may not know, we're training our clone all the time and it's really good at answering questions. So here's one that came in that apparently the clone clone didn't have an answer for. So the clone will now have an answer because we're going to upload this video after we're done. With respect to the certification airmen, what is a category of aircraft? I'm sure this is in hogs, so why the clone had trouble with that, I don't know. But we're gonna clear this up for you because when you go to take a checkride, they're gonna ask you about category and class of aircraft. You have to know this. So if you don't and you're getting ready for a checkride, look this up, review it. My reference is the private panel, private panel, private pilot manual that I really, really like using as a reference point. And your categories are airplane, rotorcraft, powered lift, glider, and lighter than air. So under the airplane section you have single engine, land, multi engine C, multi engine, land, single engine C. So those are all classes of aircraft under airplane. Under rotorcraft you have gyroplane and helicopter. Under powered lift, you can see they are showing like what looks like kind of an Osprey or whatever. That's the one that lifts up like a helicopter, then flies like an airplane glider. Pretty self explanatory what a glider is. And then lighter than air is either an airship or a balloon. You have to understand which Eric or the aircraft you're flying or you want a rating for which category is it, which classes is it? So that's a good resource right there. The private pilot manual or any other resource that you want to use. But you have to understand category and class. And I know on a recent checkride somebody struggled somewhere and the examiner made the comment, well, if you don't understand category and class, you won't understand right of way rules, and that's dangerous, therefore you don't deserve a license. Right? So category and class, super important categories. Airplane, single engine, land, multi engine C, multi engine, land, single engine C. Those are the classes under the category airplane, rotorcraft, gyroplane, helicopter. You got your powered lift, your glider, and lighter than air. And then the other question that came into our clone that the clone didn't have an answer for, when would a pilot be required to submit a detailed report of an emergency which caused a pilot to deviate from ATC clearance. We're almost in 2025. I'm still going to use my 2025 or 2024 FAR AIM because I haven't got the new one yet. Obtaining deviation authority to perform an emergency operation. The certificate holder shall provide documentation describing the nature of the emergency to the responsible flight standards office within 24 hours after completing the operation. So another tip I want to give you. You must understand emergencies, incidents and accidents, when to report them and how to report them. So that's 449 CFR NTSC B830. I can't talk today. NTSB 830 accident reporting right there's the page in the forum that helps you quickly go navigate to any of this stuff. So anytime you're going to look something up, it's either part 43 maintenance, part 61 it is how you get your license. Part 91 is how you lose your license. Part 67 is medical certificates. And then NTSB 830 is this one down here. I make people highlight those because if you ask if you get asked a question during a checkride, most likely it's going to come from one of those sections. And I learned this little trick from Tim Tucker way back when I did my cfi and Tim told two of us. He goes guys, instructors aren't always showing their students to far aim and explain to them how to look things up. Make sure you point out those literally take your marker and do this. And if they go to look something up, it's probably going to be underneath one of those. Could be somewhere else, but more than likely going to come from one of those sections. And our clone is located@askhogs.com you can go below and click on the link to go check it out. 24 hours a day, seven days a week you can ask training related questions. Flight and ground. 14 years of my contents loaded in this thing. Blogs, podcasts, videos, paid content, free content. There's over 6 million words piped into my clone. It's amazing. Go down below ask hogs.com the clone is free to everyone and the clone is also inside of our HOG site on every video, every page. So you can be in viewing videos and you can always ask the clone a question while you're at it so you can get an immediate answer first. Right here is free free PDF private pilot 101 helicopter training blueprint. That's why we created this. And let me cover what's in the first chapter since you ask and you're at the Beginning that's why we created this. The first chapter are questions that we've. We took like the top 10 questions that we get all the time. Like is learning how to fly a helicopter difficult? How long will it take to become a private pilot? How much will it cost to become a private pilot? What is the best approach to selecting a flight school? What are the key differences between helicopters and fixed wing aircraft? How many tests will I have to take? How many hours for solo on the license? Kenny's recommended training supplies so this is absolutely 100% free. You can go down below, there's a link down below. Or you can type in your browser privateblueprint.com and you can download immediately after you sign up. 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