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Cessna Flashcards

1
Q

What is VFE with 10 degrees of flap?

A

110 knots

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2
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What is VFE with 20 or 30 degrees of flap?

A

85 knots

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3
Q

Where is VS0 found on the airspeed indicator?

A

At the bottom of the white Arc

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4
Q

What speed does VS0 represent?

A

Stall speed in landing confir

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5
Q

What is the Cessnas VNE?

A

163 knots

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6
Q

What is the cessnas VNO?

A

129 knots

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7
Q

What is the cessnas VA at 2550lbs?

A

105 knots

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8
Q

What is the cessnas VA at 2200lbs?

A

98 knots

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9
Q

What is the cessnas VA at 1900 lbs?

A

90 knots

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10
Q

What is the max speed for having the windows open?

A

163

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11
Q

What is the range of the red arc?

A

20-40 knots

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12
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What is the range of the white Arc?

A

40-85 knots

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13
Q

What is the range of the green Arc?

A

48-129 knots

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14
Q

What is the range of the yellow Arc?

A

129-163 knots

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15
Q

What is the red line speed?

A

163 knots (VNE)

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16
Q

What engine does the Cessna 172 use?

A

Textron Lycoming IO360-L2A

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17
Q

What is the break horse power produced by the Cessnas engine?

A

180BHP

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18
Q

What is the Engines max RPM?

A

2700RPM

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19
Q

What is the static RPM range at full throttle?

A

2300-2400 RPM

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20
Q

What is the cessnas max CHT range?

A

200-500 degrees F

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21
Q

What is the diameter of the propellor?

A

75 or 76 inches

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22
Q

What is the normal (green Arc) range of oil temperatures?

A

100-245 degrees F

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23
Q

What is the normal range (green arc) of oil pressure?

A

50-90 psi

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24
Q

What is normal (green Arc) fuel on board?

A

5-24 USG

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25
Q

What is the cessnas normal fuel flow?

A

0-12 GPH

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26
Q

What is the normal range for the vacuum pump?

A

4.5-5.5 inches of mercury

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27
Q

In what temperature range would you find the oil temp in the red Arc?

A

245-250 degrees F

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28
Q

In what ranges would the oil pressure be in the red Arc?

A

Low: 0-20 psi

High: 115-120 psi

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29
Q

At what speed should we enter a steep turn?

A

95 knots

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30
Q

What is the max weight in the baggage compartment?

A

120Lb

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31
Q

What is the maximum ramp weight?

A

2558lbs

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32
Q

What is MTOW/MLM?

A

2550lbs

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33
Q

What is the forward CG limit?

A

35 inches aft of datum

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34
Q

What is the aft CG limit?

A

47.3 inches aft of datum

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35
Q

What is the capacity of the fuel tank?

A

56 gallons

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36
Q

What is the amount of usable fuel?

A

53 gallons

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37
Q

What is the amount of unusable fuel?

38
Q

When is the only time we can use fuel from individual tanks?

A

Straight and level flight

39
Q

What fuel do we use to fill up in Al Ain and what colour is it?

A
  • AVGAS 100LL

- Blue

40
Q

What is the maximum oil level?

41
Q

What is the minimum oil level?

42
Q

When topped up, how much oil is there in:

  • the total system
  • the sump
A
  • 9 quarts total

- 8 quarts in sump

43
Q

How many ampere hours is the flap circuit breaker?

44
Q

When will the stall warning activate?

A

5-10 knots before the stall

45
Q

What 3 instruments does the pitot static system feed information to?

A
  • Airspeed indicator
  • vertical speed indicator
  • altimeter
46
Q

How long will the standby battery run the G1000 for? And what will we lose?

A
  • 30 minutes

- we will lose 1 of the screens in order to preserve power

47
Q

What are the 3 uses for the auxiliary fuel pump?

A
  • priming the engine
  • eliminating vapour lock
  • back up in case of mechanical (engine driven) fuel pump failure
48
Q

What is the maximum allowable RPM drop when checking the mags?

49
Q

What is the max difference allowed between RPM drops when checking magnetos?

50
Q

Why will the alternate static air source produce an erroneous reading?

A

It draws air from inside the cabin

51
Q

What does the shimmy damper prevent?

A

Nose wheel vibration

52
Q

What is the expected tyre pressure for the main wheels?

53
Q

What is the expected tyre pressure for the nose wheel?

54
Q

How many cylinders is the Lycoming IO360

A

4 cylinder

Horizontally opposed

55
Q

What is the displacement in cubic inches of the IO360 engine?

56
Q

How is the IO360 cooled?

A

Air cooled

57
Q

What is the purpose of fuel magnetos?

A

To produce a charge which ignites the spark plugs

58
Q

What does the throttle control?

A

Mass flow of air into the cylinders

59
Q

What does the mixture control?

A

Ratio of fuel added to the air

60
Q

What is the purpose of the fuel air control unit?

A

Provides correct fuel air ratio

61
Q

What are the 2 roles of the fuel vent?

A
  • allow excess fuel to vent overboard

- allows air to fill vacant space in the tank to prevent a vacuum

62
Q

What is the purpose of baffles?

A

To direct hot air to escape, cooling the engine

63
Q

How many volts does the cessnas battery produce?

A

24 volt DC

64
Q

How many ampere hours does the Cessna alternator produce?

A

60 amperes (max)

65
Q

How many volts is the starter motor?

A

24 volt DC

66
Q

How many amps is the starter motor?

A

85-125 amps

67
Q

What 7 documents must we carry in the aircraft?

A
  • C of A
  • Registration
  • radio license
  • POH
  • mass and balance document
  • G1000 guide
  • insurance
68
Q

What is the best glide speed (Vg)

69
Q

What is the Cessnas best angle of climb speed? (Vx)

70
Q

What is the cessnas best rate of climb speed (Vy)?

71
Q

What is the Cessnas crosswind limit?

72
Q

Where in the AFM will we find the crosswind diagram?

A

Chapter 5, page 14, figure 5-4

73
Q

What is VS0?

74
Q

What is Vs1?

75
Q

What is Vref?

76
Q

What is the minimum turn radius on the ground?

77
Q

What is the Cessnas limit load factor in the normal category?

A

+3.8 - 1.52 with flaps up

+ 3.0 - 1.52 with flaps down

78
Q

Does the engine use a reduction gearbox?

A

No, it is direct drive

79
Q

What amount of fuel is indicated by the tab at the bottom of the filler cap?

A

17,5 gallons usable in the tank

80
Q

How many fuel drains are there?

81
Q

Describe how fuel gets from the tanks to the engine

9

A
  1. Fuel tank
  2. Fuel selector valve
  3. Auxiliary fuel pump
  4. Fuel shut off valve
  5. Fuel strainer
  6. Engine driven fuel pump
  7. Fuel/air control unit
  8. Fuel distribution valve
  9. Fuel injection nozzles
82
Q

Which magneto fires which spark plugs in the cylinder?

A
  • right magneto fires the lower right and upper left spark plugs

Left magneto fires upper right and lower left spark plugs.

83
Q

What are the 6 electrical buses?

A
  • essential bus
  • 2 avionics buses
  • 2 master buses
  • crossfeed bus
84
Q

Describe the oils routing

A
  1. Sump
  2. Oil suction strainer screen
  3. Engine driven oil pump
  4. Bypass valve
  5. If hot, oil routes via a cooler in the right engine baffle to the full flow oil filter
  6. Pressure relief valve which sends excess oil back to the sump via gravity flow
85
Q

What is the maximum weight in baggage area A?

86
Q

What is the max weight in baggage area B?

87
Q

What cannot be occupied for the C172 to operate in the utility category?

A

Rear seat and baggage bays

88
Q

What do the 2 vacuum pumps supply suction to?

A

Heading and attitude indicators

89
Q

When will the low fuel annunciation show?

A

When a fuel quantity of less than 5 gallons is sensed for more than 60 seconds in either tank

90
Q

What are the 5 advantages of a fuel injection system over a traditional carburettor system?

A
  1. Reduction in evaporation icing
  2. Better fuel flow and distribution to all cylinders
  3. Faster throttle response
  4. Precise control of mixture
  5. Easier cold start
91
Q

What is the utility category:

  • MTOW
  • max ramp weight
A
  • 2200

- 2208

Etihad C172 Technical (1 decks)

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