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AVIATES Acronym Explained

Pilot Institute

What Is the AVIATES Acronym? AVIATES or AV1ATES is a memory aid. Each letter in AVIATES represents a specific maintenance check or inspection that Federal aviation regulations require in order to keep an aircraft airworthy. Logging the VOR check in your maintenance records is a must for compliance.

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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

is one of the simplest and best known federal aviation regulations, and it clearly defines the most essential job as a pilot: to be the boss for the entire flight. I concentrated as never before, and the airplane tracked true as the altimeter hand crawled upward. Book work and sim time really do pay off.