Flight Operations Flashcards
How should a VFR flight plan be closed at the completion of the flight at a controlled airport?
The pilot must close the flight plan with the nearest FSS outlet or other FAA facility upon landing.
For information about parachute jumping and glider operations refer to
the Chart Supplement.
FAA advisory circulars are available to all pilots and are obtained by
ordering those desired from the Government Printing Office.
FAA advisory circulars for airmen, airspace, and air traffic and general operations.
Airmen: 60
Airspace: 70
Air traffic and general operations: 90
What information is contained in the Notices to Airman Publication (NTAP)?
Current NOTAM (D) and FDC NOTAMS.
Filling the fuel tanks after the last flight of the day is considered a good operating procedure because this will
prevent moisture condensation by eliminating airspace in the tanks.
During the pre-flight inspection who is responsible for determining the aircraft is safe for flight.
The pilot in command.
How should an aircraft pre-flight inspection be accomplished for the first flight of the day?
Thorough and systematic means recommended by the manufacturer.
To properly purge water from the fuel system of an aircraft equipped with fuel tank sumps and a fuel strainer quick drain, it is necessary to drain fuel from the
fuel strainer drain and the fuel tank sumps.
One purpose of the dual ignition system on an aircraft engine is to provide for
improved engine performance.
On aircraft equipped with fuel pumps, when is the auxiliary electric driven pump used?
In the event engine-driven pump fails.
What should be the first action after starting an aircraft engine?
Adjust for proper RPM and check for desired indications on the engine gauges.
Should it become necessary to handprop an airplane engine, it is extremely important that a competent pilot
be at the controls in the cockpit.
An electrical system failure (battery and alternator) occurs during flight. In this situation, you would
experience avionics equipment failure. But no engine failure.
If the ground wire between the magneto and the ignition switch becomes disconnected, the most noticeable result will be that the engine
cannot be shut down by turning the switch to the OFF position.
If the ground wire between the magneto and the ignition switch becomes disconnected, the engine
could accidentally start if the propeller is moved with fuel in the cylinder.
Constant speed propeller
allows pilot to select blade angle for most efficient performance.
How is engine operation controlled on an engine equipped with a constant-speed propeller?
The throttle controls power output as registered on the manifold pressure gauge and the propeller control regulates engine RPM.
A precaution for the operation of an engine equipped with a constant-speed propeller is to
avoid high manifold pressure settings with low RPM.
The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture at altitude is to
decrease the fuel flow in order to compensate for decreased air density.
When you adjust the fuel/air ratio with the mixture control for a change of altitude, the ratio you are changing is the
weight of fuel to the weight of air.
Favorable conditions to Carb ice
20 degrees F - 70 degrees F and high humidity.
First indication of Carb ice
Loss of RPM
Applying Carb heat causes
decreased engine performance and a richer fuel/air mixture.
The operating principle of float-type carburetors is based on the
difference in air pressure at the venturi throat and the air inlet.
Excessively high engine temperatures will
cause loss of power, excessive oil consumption, and possible permanent internal engine damage.
If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceeded their normal operating range, the pilot may have been operating with
too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
For internal cooling, reciprocating aircraft engines are especially dependent on
the circulation of lubricating oil.
An abnormally high engine oil temperature indication may be caused by
the oil level being too low.
What action can a pilot take to aid in cooling an engine that is overheating during a climb?
Reduce rate of climb and increase airspeed.
What is one procedure to aid in cooling an engine that is overheating?
Enrichen the fuel mixture.
Detonation during climbout
lower the nose slightly to increase airspeed.
Pre-ignition
Uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air mixture in advance of normal spark ignition.
Detonation occurs in a reciprocating aircraft engine when
the unburned charge in the cylinders explodes instead of burning normally.
Emergency requires downwind landing
- faster ground speed
- longer ground roll
- overshooting your desired touchdown point
The most important rule to remember in the event of a power failure after becoming airborne is to
immediately establish the proper gliding attitude and airspeed.
Variations in glide speed in emergency approach
nullify all attempts at accuracy in judgment of gliding distance and landing spot.
Fundamentals of maneuvering
- Straight and level flight
- Turns
- Climbs
- Descents
To minimize the side loads placed on the landing gear during touchdown, the pilot should keep the
longitudinal axis of the aircraft parallel to the direction of its motion.
Aircraft on collision course
provides no apparent relative motion.
What is the most effective way to use the eyes during night flight?
Scan slowly to permit offcenter viewing.
What effect does haze have on eyesight?
All traffic or terrain appear to be farther away than their actual distance.
Near midair collision is at least
500’ or less to another aircraft.
Hypoxia
A state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
Hyperventilation
Rapid or extra deep breathing.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause
loss of muscular power.
Susceptibility to carbon monoxide poisoning increases as
altitude increases.
Spatial disorientation
temporary confusion from misleading sensory information.
Pilots are more subject to spatial disorientation if
visual cues are taken away, as they are in IMC
During which phase of flight is a pilot at increased odds of experiencing a somatogravic illusion
Takeoff
VASI
Visual Approach Slope Indicator
Red over white you’re all right
Red over white you’re all right
On the glide slope.
White over white you’ll fly all night
Above the glide slope.
Red over red you’re dead
Below the glide slope.
Which approach and landing objective is assured when the pilot remains on the proper glide path of the VASI?
Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area.
PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicator
A slightly high glide slope indication from PAPI
3 white lights and 1 red light.
A slightly low glide slope indication from PAPI
1 white light and 3 red lights.
Too high glide slope indication from PAPI
4 white lights.
Too low glide slope indication from PAPI
4 red lights.
On glide slope indication from PAPI
2 white lights 2 red lights.
PLASI (Rare glide slope indicator)
PuLsating Approach SLope Indicator.
Too high glide slope PLASI
Pulsating white light.
On glide slope PLASI
Steady white light.
Slightly low glide slope PLASI
Steady red light.
Too low glide slope PLASI
Pulsating red light.
Set lights to high intensity
Click mic 7 times in 5 seconds.
Set lights to medium intensity
Click mic 5 times in 5 seconds.
Taxiway edge lights
Blue omnidirectional lights.
When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, the “taxiway directional sign” indicates
designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection.
The “runway hold position” sign denotes
an entrance to runway from a taxiway.
“Runway hold position” markings on the taxiway
identifies where aircraft hold short of the runway.
The “taxiway ending” marker
indicates taxiway does not continue.
What does the outbound destination sign identify?
Identifies direction to take-off runways.
The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is
To enter 45 degrees at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.
When departing a non-towered airport traffic patter (left-hand traffic), you continue straight out or
make a 45 degree turn to the left.
LAHSO
Land And Hold Short Operations
