Ramp Checks on the Rise?
Not so long ago the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association reported an
increase in calls from pilots getting ramp checked. Telephone calls to eFlite are
never ending from pilots who are either ramp checked or standing nearby while someone
else gets the opportunity. However, the inevitable ramp check
is nothing to fear with proper flight planning.
Most ramp checks are a routine safety inspection unless Air Traffic Control or a Safety Inspector observes an unsafe operation. Just relax and be prepared to present the following documentation in the event of a ramp check:
- Pilot and Medical Certificates,
- Airworthiness Certificate,
- Aircraft Registration,
- Pilot Operating Handbook or Airplane Flight Manual, and
- Weight and Balance Calculations.
Weight and balance calculations are typically the most time-consuming item to prepare since they're always changing in relation to passengers, baggage and fuel. Throw in hard-to-read paper charts and plastic plotters and it's obvious why weight and balance calculations get omitted from flight planning procedures!
First of all, you don't have to spend hours analyzing information from the Airplane Flight Manual and hope you didn't make a mistake. eFlite's turn-key software is fully functional and ready for use upon delivery.
Secondly, eFlite provides a Money Back Guarantee to pass the weight and balance segment of the Ramp Check. Civil aviation authorities around the world have approved eFlite software and we are 100% confident your Ramp Check will be nothing short of a cool summer breeze!
And finally, it takes more time to walk to the printer than to enter passengers, baggage and fuel into our user-friendly interface. You can even save weight and balance records to a hard drive or email them from the cockpit via wireless connection: mandatory record keeping for commercial operators doesn't get any easier than with eFlite.
