Emergency Checklist items

Question 1

What is the caps deployment process?

Answer 1

First reduce air speed to the minimum possible, next move mixture to idle, cut off, then remove the handle. Handle, cover and pull the handle straight down using both hands. Fuel selector should be moved to off as well as all battery and alt Masters, the ignition switch, and fuel pump. Turn your elt on, tighten seat belts, secure loose items and assume the emergency landing position. After the airplane comes to a complete stop, evacuate, moving upwind.

Question 2

What is the inadvertent incipient spin recovery process?

Answer 2

Power to idle, aileron’s neutral, rudder full opposite, elevator briskly forward. If results are not immediate then follow the caps deployment process.

Question 3

What is the emergency maneuver for an inadvertent spiral dive in IMC flight?

Answer 3

Power idle, wings level, elevator level or vy climb. Autopilot to heading and altitude mode. In all cases, if the aircraft enters an unusual attitude from which recovery is not assured immediately deploy caps. To reduce spatial disorientation, fixate on PFD attitude indicator and minimize head movement.

Question 4

What is the spin recovery maneuver in a Cirrus?

Answer 4

Caps deploy

Question 5

What is the emergency maneuver in an unintentional IMC encounter?

Answer 5

Wings level, elevator level, aileron trim set for wings level, elevator trim set for level, autopilot heading and altitude hold. Heading change for 180° turn. In addition squawk 7700 and call on 121.5 “mayday I’m in a cloud help me get out”

Question 6

What do you do if you see an alt-1 annunciator light flashing?

Answer 6

Ammeter to batt. Then if charging rate is greater than 30 amps, reduce load, monitor amateur until charge rate is less than 15 amps. When battery charge rate is within limits, add loads as necessary for flight conditions.

Question 7

What should you do if you see a steady alt one annunciator light?

Answer 7

Turn the alt one Master off. Check the alt one circuit breaker and reset, then turn alt one Master back on. Turn all unnecessary equipment off, monitor bus voltages, turn alt one master off and land as soon as practical.

Question 8

What should you do if you see an alt2 annunciator light steady illuminated?

Answer 8

Turn alt 2 Master off, check and reset alt 2 circuit breaker, turn alt2 Master back on. If alternator does not reset, turn off all unnecessary equipment, turn alt2 Master off, and land as soon as practical

Question 9

What should you do if you see the low volts annunciator light illuminated?

Answer 9

If both alternators have failed, fan off and land as soon as practical. Note that this may be a normal indication at very low RPMs.

Question 10

What is the process for an emergency engine shutdown on ground?

Answer 10

Power lever idle, fuel pump off, mixture idle cut off, fuel selector off, ignition switch off, bat and alt Masters off.

Question 11

What is the engine air start process?

Answer 11

Battery one and two Masters on, power lever to a 1/2” open, mixture Rich, fuel selector switch tanks, ignition switch BOTH, fuel pump boost, alternate air on, alt 1/2 Masters off, ignition switch start (then release after start), power lever slowly increase, alt one two Masters on. If engine will not start, perform the forced landing.

Question 12

What is the emergency maneuver if there is an engine failure in flight?

Answer 12

Set best glide to 96 knots, mixture as required, fuel selector switch tanks, fuel pump boost, alternate air on. Ignition switch left, right, both. If engine will not start, perform the engine air start checklist and then perform the forced landing checklist.

Question 13

When is the emergency maneuver in case of an engine failure on takeoff?

Answer 13

Set best glide to 96 knots, mixture idle cut off, fuel selector off, ignition. Switch off, flaps as required. Power lever idle, fuel pump off, bat and alt Masters off, seat belt secured.

Question 14

What is the emergency procedure if there is an engine fire during start?

Answer 14

Mixture idle cut off, fuel pump off, fuel selector off, power lever forward, ignition switch start (Or off if evacuating) Abandon aircraft if fire persists.

Question 15

What is the emergency procedure if there is an engine fire in flight?

Answer 15

Mixture idle cut off, fuel pump off, fuel selector off, fan off, air flow selector off, power lever idle, ignition switch off, cabin door is partially open, land as soon as possible. If an engine fire occurs during flight, do not attempt to restart the engine. Proceed to force landing.

Question 16

What should you do if you see the oil annunciator orange illuminated?

Answer 16

Oil temperature and pressure check. If oil pressure is low (<10 PSI), reduce power to minimum required and land as soon as possible. If oil temperature is high (over 240°F), reduce climb rate, increase airspeed to 120 knots, enrichen mixture, reduce power lever. If oil annunciator remains illuminated after 1 minute, reduce power to minimum required and land as soon as practical.

Question 17

What do you do if propeller rpm will not increase?

Answer 17

Check oil pressure and land as soon as possible

Question 18

What do you do if propeller over speeds or will not decrease?

Answer 18

Adjust power lever to keep RPM in limits. Reduce airspeed to 80 knots and land as soon as practical.

Question 19

What do you do when there is a cabin fire in flight?

Answer 19

If in IMC conditions, turn alt 1, alt 2, and bat 1 switches off. Power from battery. 2. Will keep the PFD operational for approximately 30 minutes. Close the air vents and activate the fire extinguisher. If airflow is not sufficient to clear smoke or fumes, partially open cabin doors. When fire extinguished, open air vents full cold. Avionics Master off, all other switches off and land as soon as possible.

Question 20

What do you do in the case of wing fire in flight?

Answer 20

Pitot heat off, nav lights off, strobes off, side slip wings to keep flames away from fuel tank and cabin and land as soon as possible

Question 21

What do you do if your primary flight display system loses air data?

Answer 21

Land as soon as practical and monitor standby instruments.

Question 22

What do you do a scenario where there is a loss of attitude data?

Answer 22

Monitor standby instruments, activate autopilot GPSS mode and activate autopilot altitude hold. You activate autopilot GPSs mode by pulling pfd one and two circuit breakers. This will result in loss of all PFD instruments, but allow the aircraft to be controlled with the autopilot on GPS courses.

Question 23

What do you do in the case of an autopilot malfunction?

Answer 23

Maintain airplane control manually, press the trim Disconnect (red button). If autopilot does not disengage, pull the autopilot circuit breaker, use the power lever as required. If autopilot does not disengage, consider turning off bat and alt Masters depending on flight conditions. Yoke and land as soon as practical.

Question 24

What do you do in case of a communications failure?

Answer 24

Check the switches and controls, check the volume on the headset and audio panel, change frequency, check circuit breakers, change your headset, and connect handheld microphone.

Question 25

What is the emergency procedure for an aborted takeoff?

Answer 25

Power lever to idle, brakes as required, flaps up and elevator full aft. Avoid brake overheat, decelerate on runway, minimize time stopped once clear, and refrain from parking brake use.

Question 26

What is the ditching emergency procedure?

Answer 26

Transmit May Day on radio frequency 121.5, set squawk to 7700, activate caps, evacuate airplane and inflate flotation devices clear of airplane.

Question 27

What do you do? If a door is open in flight during the takeoff roll?

Answer 27

Abort the takeoff

Question 28

How do you perform a forced landing without engine power emergency? Maneuver?

Answer 28

Best, glide is 96 knots, transmit May Day on 121.5, squawk 7700. If off airport, activate elt, press terr inhibit, idle power lever, idle cut off mixture, fuel selector off, ignition switch off, fuel pump off. Flaps to 100% when landing assured, Masters off, seat belt secured.

Question 29

What do you do in a scenario where there is inadvertent icing encounter?

Answer 29

Turn pitot heat on, AirSpeed to 120 to 135. Exit, turn back, descend out of icing conditions, maximum cabin heat, windshield defrost full open. Add 10 to 20 knots to approach and landing speeds if ice accumulation remains on aircraft.

Question 30

When making routine transponder code changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of this code which is the hijacked aircraft code and will cause an alert on the controller’s screen

Answer 30

7500

Question 31

When may hazardous wind shear be expected?

Answer 31

In areas of low-level temperature, inversion, frontal zones, and clear air turbulence. Wind shear may be expected with a low-level temperature inversion, a frontal zone, or clear air turbulence at high levels associated with the jet stream or strong circulation.

Question 32

Which light signal from the control tower clears a pilot to taxi?

Answer 32

Flashing green

Question 33

What is the load factor on an airplane flying 45° steep turn at a level altitude?

Answer 33

1.4 Gs. This is constant for all airplanes regardless of the air speed.

Question 34

How is an airport beacon represented on a sectional? What icon is used?

Answer 34

A star icon

Question 35

What period of time must a person be hospitalized before an injury may be defined by the NTSB as a “Serious injury”

Answer 35

48 hours, commencing within 7 days after date of the injury