MEMORY FIX A SIMPLE WAY TO RECALL REQUIRED AIRCRAFT INSPECTIONS ยป Natalie Bingham Hoover PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS ROSE Twenty-four. That's the number of maintenance-related regulations a private pilot must know. Eighteen. That's the number of different sections outlined in Part 43 of the federal aviation regulations (FAR), which is the section that deals specifically with maintenance and inspections of aircraft. Of these 18, each section contains numerous subsections and appendices. Part 43, however, is not the only section that deals with maintenance. That would be too easy. JANUARY 2014 FLIGHT TRAINING / 33