SkeyeMentor Study Collection

Most Misunderstood

Where pilots most often mix up what the regulation actually says

Each topic below is an area where the wording of the regulation and the way pilots talk about it drift apart. Read the official text on each linked page — the point of this collection is to send you back to the source.

Logging PIC vs. acting as PIC

Currency vs. proficiency

Required equipment vs. inoperative equipment

Day vs. night — three different definitions

Student pilot endorsements

Class B operations

Special VFR

Alternate airport requirements

Fuel requirements — VFR and IFR

Compensation and hire

Holding out and common carriage

Other collections

SkeyeMentor FAA Library is an educational reference and study aid. Regulatory and FAA materials can change. SkeyeMentor provides links and contextual explanations to help pilots study, but users should verify current requirements through official FAA, eCFR and other applicable government sources before relying on them operationally. SkeyeMentor explanations are educational and are not legal advice.