PLT432: Operational Control Responsibility
What code PLT432 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Operational Control Responsibility before your checkride.
Recall regulations - operational control functions
What this means for your checkride
Each certificate holder conducting domestic operations is responsible for operational control. The pilot in command and the aircraft dispatcher are jointly responsible for the preflight planning, delay, and dispatch release of a flight in compliance with the regulations and operations specifications. The dispatcher's functions include monitoring the progress of each flight and issuing information needed for safety.
Pilots must understand how operational control responsibility is shared between the pilot in command and the aircraft dispatcher.
Operational control in domestic operations is not the pilot's alone; it is shared jointly with the aircraft dispatcher.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.