Flight Planning Flashcards
What documents must you for flights proceeding outside Australia?
Certificate of airworthiness Certificate of registration Radio equipment licence Passenger list with embarkation and destination details Cargo bill of loading and cargo manifest
What documents must be carried during flight within Australia?
Air flight manual
Flight crew licences and Medicals
Maintenance release
What is in the aircraft flight manual?
General aircraft particulars Limitations Emergency procedures Normal procedures Performance Weight and balance/equipment Aeroplane and system descriptions Handling service and maintenance Supplements
All aircraft must be registered unless the aircraft?
Is a foreign aircraft
Is not intended to be used as an aircraft (museum)
What are the categories of the certificate of airworthiness?
Normal Utility Aerobatic Commuter Transport
What is the typical maintenance schedule for an aircraft?
Major inspections every 3 years
Inspections every 100hours
25 or 50 hours inspection
Daily inspection
When must the maintenance release be referred to and when just it be carried?
Before every flight
Carried during flight
Can a maintenance release be given without a certificate of airworthiness?
No
What are the three sections of the maintenance release?
General aircraft information and scheduled maintenance
Endorsements and clearing endorsements
Daily inspection certificate and aircraft total time in service (TTIS)
Who must sign off on the maintenance release?
PPL for their flight only
CPL or higher for the entire day
What is bending loads?
Attempt to lift the wing above the wing roots
What is torsional loads?
Forces act to twist the ends of the structure in the opposite direction
What is Vs stalling speed?
The lowest speed at which a load factor of 1 is possible
What is Vs1.
Stall speed with flaps and gear up indicated by bottom of green arc
48 knots
What is Vs0?
Stall speed with flaps and gear down
Indicated by bottom of white arc
40 knots
What is Va?
Manoeuvring speed or maximum control deflection speed
At any IAS between Vs and Va load factor limit cannot be exceeded, no damage, stall intervenes
At speeds above Va, full application of elevator may result in structural damage/failure
Where is the Va speed marked?
Aircraft flight manual
105kts (1157kg)
98kts (998ks)
90kts (862)
What is Vno?
Normal operating speed, top of the green arc
C172 -129kts
What is Vne?
Never exceed speed
Marked by red radial line
C172 - 163 knots
What is Vb?
Turbulence penetration speed
Calculated on loads imposed by vertical gusts at 3000ft/min acting on the aircraft
If flying in turbulent conditions, fly below the Vb
What is Vle?
Landing gear extension speed
What is Vlo?
Maximum landing gear operating speed.
Usually the same as vle
Stated in afm or placarded in cockpit
What is Vfe?
Maximum flap extension speed.
Top of the white arc
Flap 10 -110kts
Flap 20 -85kts