If I am a human wizard, can I take flyby attack?
I don't have a permanent flight speed, but I do have access to it through spells.
I think RAW, the answer is no. There was a 3.5 FAQ about being able to take feats if you could meet the prereqs via items. Mostly this was in the context of stat related prereqs. But in Pathfinder, those are now permanent ability bumps, so that language isn't required.
Even so, I'd probably allow a character with a reliable means of flight to take Flyby Attack.
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I agree. Ranks in fly are a must of course.
I know about the FAQ. It basically said you could boost your stats to qualify for a feat (losing it temporarily when you take off the item).
So by that reasoning, which is of course from WOTC, it is possibly legal if you have an item granting flight permanently.
If you have a fly speed, you have the Fly skill and you gain a +8 bonus to Fly checks.
Whether a DM allows someone that can cast Fly as a spell to take Fly-By is entirely in the DM's domain. There is nothing preventing it by a straight RAW perspective.
Where do you see that having a fly speed grants a +8 bonus to Fly checks? I am not seeing that. I see that Flight Maneuverability has a bonus/penalty, as does size, but I didn't see anything that would indicate a natural +8 (similar to the bonuses for Swim and Climb). In fact, flight works so differently, I was under the impression that was specifically not done.
Consider the Giant Eagle:
It has Average Maneuverability (+0); it is Large (-2); 4 ranks in a class skill (+7); +3 Dex (+3) = +8 (just as is listed).