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I’m studying for the FAA Knowledge Test and I’m finding the Summit Aviation Digital Reference Library to be a valuable resource.  There are several questions in the Gleim’s Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Review that refer to  FARs and other FAA publications.

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Like many people, I have to study for the exam while balancing work, school and family,   and I’m saving a lot of time studying for the oral exam because I can look things up much faster using the Digital Reference Library.

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Some examples of questions that are not necessarily intuitive.  If it’s been awhile since you’ve taken the FAA Knowledge Test, you might want to play along.

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You have five minutes.

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1. With respect to certification of airmen, which is a category of aircraft?

A. Gyroplane, helicopter, airship, free balloon

B. Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air

C. Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea.

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2. The definition of nighttime is:

A. sunset to sunrise

B. 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.

C. the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.

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3.  How long does the Airworthiness Certificate of an aircraft remain valid?

A. As long as the aircraft has a current Registration Certificate

B. Indefinitely, unless the aircraft suffers major damage

C. As long as the aircraft is maintained and operated as required by the Federal  Aviation Regulations

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4. What regulation allows a private pilot to perform preventative maintenance?

A. 14 CFR Part 91.403

B. 14 CFR Part 53.3

C. 14 CFR Part 61.113

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5. To act as a pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made three takeoffs and landings within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same

A. make and model

B. category and class, but not type

C. category, class and type, if a type rating is required.

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Pencils down, ladies and gentlemen – here are the answers:

1 – B

2 – C

3 – C

4 – B

5 – C

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So, how’d you do?  If you got them all right, congratulations! If not, you might want to study a bit before you next checkride.

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We’re all economizing, right-sizing, and down-sizing these days.  Saving a little money here and there might make all the difference in navigating these challenging times.

Here are five ideas – we’d love to hear yours!

1. Look at the phone bill. With telecom companies, cell phone companies, cable companies and internet companies competing for your business, as well as voice-over IP services like Vonage and Skype that offer phone services on the computer, you have lots of options you didn’t have a year or more ago.  Voice over IP can actually have better quality on international calls than traditional phone service.  Research your habitual usage compared to the options available now and you might save a couple hundred a month!
2. Negotiate! Forbes magazine published an article in May (Haggle Economy:  Buyers Strike Back – Bernard Condon) how the upside of the down economy may be that negotiating on price is effective and expected.  Whether it’s office chairs, hangar rent, or a new airplane, it doesn’t hurt to ask a question or two.  “What is the very best price you can give me?” or “What could you do if I paid cash today?”
3. Keep your people happy. You may not be able to hand out the traditional bonuses this year, and your people know that times are tight. But replacing vital people is even more expensive than keeping your current folks happy.  Get creative with non-financial rewards – such as time off or better parking places for your employees.    Bringing treats to meetings is inexpensive and lets people know you appreciate them.
4. Look at the return on investment for your advertising. Advertising people may tell you that there is an intangible benefit to “getting your name out there” and it may be true that your ads disappearing from the important trade magazines would send the wrong message. But you may want to shift some of your advertising budget to more measurable methods such as online marketing.
5. Automate whatever can be automated. Systems that keep track of your accounting, reservations and research free up your people to engage in sales activities and interact with customers, which is the most important activity to impact to the bottom line.  Summit Aviation’s Digital Aviation  Reference Library might save several hours a week that could be better used looking into the phone bill, negotiating a better deal, keeping employees and customers happy, and researching advertising opportunities with the best return on investment.   You could also devote some  of that time to filling “dead legs” between missions, networking with potential clients, or heck, maybe you could just get out of the office at a decent hour!

Using the Reference Library also reduces the chance of opportunity cost (turning down a mission  or project that you could have said yes to if you’d had the time) and reduces the risk of fines or a dented reputation from making an error.

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In this demo, we explain how our software actually saves you money. We show you some of the publications in our Library and demonstrate some basic searching and organizing options.

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This is just a quick example of how the Digital Reference Library can save you time, and therefore, money. The best way to find out for yourself is to try it in your business. We offer a full refund of your purchase price if you’re not completely satisfied.

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In this demo, we had a question about experience requirements for a pilot to carry a passenger at night. We go for the answer to the FAA.gov site and then to the Summit Aviation Digital Reference Library.
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If you’re not able to view flash videos, you can see the text version here.
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This is just a quick example of how the Digital Reference Library can save you time, and therefore, money. The best way to find out for yourself is to try it in your business. We offer a full refund of your purchase price if you’re not completely satisfied.

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Try the Summit Aviation Digital Reference Library risk free!

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If you’re able to view flash videos, you might enjoy the video version of this demo.

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If you work in aviation, you know that keeping up with the FAA regulations can be a huge challenge.

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What do you do if there’s a specific topic or phrase that you need to look up but you don’t remember which publication it might be located in?

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As an example, I need to find out what the recent experience requirements are for a pilot to carry passengers at night.

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There are a TON of documents that might need to look through, or I could try looking it up online on the FAA.gov site.

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Let’s try that now.

We’ll enter “night takeoff and landing experience” in the search box.

We got results including helicopter guidelines, terrain, landing gear configurations and so on, but not exactly what I was looking for.

Let’s try searching for an exact phrase using quotation marks.

This search returned no results.

Well, that was disappointing!  Now let’s try the same search using Summit Aviation’s Digital Reference Library software.

We’ll use the Query Wizard, and type in the same phrase.

This returned the result we wanted

And it shows us where to find them.

So now I know exactly what we need to do to ensure that a pilot is current on the regulations, and we know exactly where to find that regulation.

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Of course, this was just one example, and the very best way to try the Digital Reference Library is to buy it and use it to help you make quick, accurate decisions in your daily business.  If you find that it doesn’t save you time and money, you can return it for a full refund of your purchase price, since it is 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

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If you’re admiring the Summit Aviation website for the first time, you may not know that the company has a long history on the web. Here’s a two-minute tour of ten years of history on the web.

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You may notice the new site  has some pretty modern features- it’s built like a blog for frequent updates to our customers. It has social media buttons down the left side and video demonstrations of  our flagship product, the Digital Reference Library.

But what you may not know is that there are some common threads with the older versions of the web site.  Taking a trip backward in time:

In May of 2009, you would have seen the introduction of the dramatic black theme.

In March of 2004, the site looked quite a bit different, but had much of the same content. Note the “computer” font on the buttons!

When it was first introduced in 1999, this was a high-tech site!

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It’s fun to look at the evolution of a company and to see what’s changed and what has stayed the same.

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What hasn’t changed is our commitment to give our customers the tools they need to stay on top of the FAA publications and regulations so that they stay legal and safe without getting bogged down in a lot of paperwork.

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What has changed is the technology used in every aspect of the company, including the website, to meet that commitment in the most efficient way with modern tools and technology.

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Would you rather fly Coach or get on board your own jet?

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The answer is obvious. Don’t you wish it was just as obvious when it came to choosing how to keep up with all the regulations, advisories and other official publications that affect you and your business?

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The first to offer FAA publications electronically – nearly 20 years ago – Summit Aviation is the still the leader in providing this information. In addition to our sophisticated search engine, we produce our DVDs in house to minimize the time it takes to get the information to you – and we offer updates as often as every two weeks. We take care of finding and updating the publications you need and deliver them to you as often as you need it, saving you time to get on with the other important things you need to do everyday.

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So much more than a FAR/AIM, Summit’s Digital Aviation Reference Library is a completely searchable and cross referenced regulatory library currently keeping aviation professionals worldwide up-to-date on thousands of vital FAA documents.

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You know what it’s like to travel Coach – you eventually get there but there’s a lot of hassle – restrictions, baggage checks, security screening etc – not to mention a lot of waiting.

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Summit’s Library is the most advanced aviation reference library available. Just like traveling in your own private jet, there’s no hassle – no waiting.

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