Question about requirements for VFR x-country

[SWAdude]

Your right. Not the correct word. Glad the grammar police are out in force.

 

[AC560]

One thing not mentioned which you should always check for (and do it on the phone so it is recorded) for every VFR flight is any TFR's.

Keep in mind most of the regulations leave a lot of wiggle room for the pilot. In exchange for this large amount of latitude given the pilot the FAA has added 91.13 to the regulations. In short no matter what you do (even if in full compliance with every other FAR), if they deem it unsafe they can pull your ticket.

 

[midlifeflyer]

In FAR part 91-103 in reads:

Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. This information must include --

What is considered all available information?

Echoing SWAdude...

Notice how it's not defined? There's a reason. "All available information" for a local cross country in a remote area with the nearest Class D 20 miles away from where you will be flying will be different than "all available information" in SoCal or the busy northeast corridor.

It's a judgment issue and the best definition I can think of is that required "all available information" includes the information you =didn't= have that caused a problem.

 

[Hobiehawker]

Thank you for all the replies!

SWAdude was right on with the intent of my question. And midlifeflyer's points are accurate in pointing out how ambiguous the FAR reads and how variable the requirement is for different situations.

If I was flying in central California, I could easily see having a sectional and taking off under many situations. Flying to SO CAL would be a completely different approach.

FAR 91.103 is certainly a thought provoking FAR.

 

[MauleSkinner]

Another way to look at it might be "what kind of things have produced 91.103 violations?"

Offhand, airspace and TFR busts for temporary and/or relatively new airspace changes seem to predominate. "If you flew into that airport and didn't know they had an operating control tower now, you obviously didn't become familiar with 'all information' regarding the flight." And if the new Class D that's not on your sectional isn't at either your departure or destination, do you check NOTAMS for EVERY airport along your flight path? It might show up in the A/FD where it shows changes to sectional charts since they were issued.

What about that airport along the way that's closed this afternoon for an airshow? They kinda frown on airshow performers looping transient aircraft

Running out of fuel or skidding off a runway also come to mind, as does hitting the trees off the departure end.

A Google search of "91.103 violation" or something similar might bring up some good information, and determining how to avoid those violations might give you a pretty good answer as to what you need to do to comply.

Fly safe!

David

 

[midlifeflyer]

Another way to look at it might be "what kind of things have produced 91.103 violations?"

Excellent idea.

Maybe better than Google, though, go to http://ntsb.gov/alj/O_n_O/query.asp and type 91.103 in the "FAR's/Regulations (aviation/marine) Charged:" box

 

[AC560]

Maybe better than Google, though

He flies a tailwheel piece of crap what do you expect other then trying to do things harder then they need to be

 

[SWAdude]

Does anyone have a website that can easily obtain notams or tfr's?

Thanks

 

[Andy Neill]

Does anyone have a website that can easily obtain notams or tfr's?

Thanks

https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/

 

[SWAdude]

Thank you!