General Flashcards by Oswin Cervantes

Under 40 medical privileges ?

1st 12cm
2nd 12cm
3rd 60cm

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Over 40 medical privileges

1st 6cm
2nd 12cm
3rd 24 cm

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1st class privileges

PIC / ATP

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2nd class privileges

Comercial

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3rd class privileges

Private

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What is proficiency

Being experienced, confident,safe

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When is a 90 day currency check required (Day or Night) with 3 take offs and landings?

ONLY when varying passengers

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What does (—RA)mean on a metal ?

Light rain

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What does (IVOF) mean in a metar

I’m the vicinity of

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What is the name of the inspector that can check off annuals?

(IA) inspector authorization

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what are the mechanics called ?

(A+P) airframe and power plant

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Who can give you a medical certificate?

(AME) Aviation Medical Examiner

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How can you be sure you can fly if you take a over the counter drug?

FAA medications list or call AME

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What is the percentage of alcohol needed to be able fly a plane

0.04 or less . (Half the car limit)

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What kind of engine does American flyers use ?

Lycoming IO 360

-fuel injected
-horizontals opposed
-direct driven (no transmission)
-naturally aspirated ( no forced air intake)

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What comes with a warm front?

-smooth air
-stratiform clouds
-low visibility
-better weather

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What comes with cold front

-rough air
- coumilous clouds
-better visibility
-worst weather

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What is a front ?

Airmass ( volume of air with the same pressure, temperature, and moisture

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What are the 4 stages of combustion

-intake
-compression
-combustion
-exhaust

(Caused by spark plugs)

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What is pressure altitude ?

Converted for non standard pressure

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What is standard pressure ? (Number)

29.92

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What is standard weather ?

15 celcius

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What is density altitude ?

Pressure altitude corrected for non standard WEATHER
(Altitude engine thinks it’s in)

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Formula for PA?

(29.92-NSP) x1000
+ field elevation

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What is the formula for density altitude

DA= 120( outside air temp-15) +PA

What is needed for a thunder storm

High temp Humidity Lifting force

How long is the radio ops for a pilot good for ?

Infinity

How long is the radio operations good for in a aircraft

10 yrs

What is a Airmet

Notice for general aviation

What is a sigmet?

Severe notices such as Severe icing

Airmet s?

Widespread IFR (or lower than mountains)

Airmet T?

Moderate turbulence (or winds up to 30)

Airmet z?

Icing

What is a example of a convective sigmet ?

Thunder storm

What makes a complex aircraft ?

-Flaps -constant speed prop -landing gear lights All together

What is needed to go int class A airspace ?

IFR flight plan

What is the ceiling of class A air space ?

18,000-60,000

What is the average ceiling of a class B air space ?

10,000 ft

What is needed to go into class B air space ?

MODE c transponder 2 way com. And a clearance

Can student pilots go into the B?

Not unless they have a endorsement, only PPL or higher

Cloud clearance coverage for class B airspace?

3sm COC

Average ceiling for class C ?

4,000

What is the radius of Class C

First circle 5sm and second circle 10sm

What is needed to go into a class C airspace ?

ADS B out and 2 way radio com

What is the ceiling of class D ?

2,500

What is the radius of class D ?

4nm

What is a microburst ?

area of rapid moving air decrease caused by thunderstorms

What are the 2 diffrent types of pireps ?

Routine pirep-UA Urgent pirep-UUA

What are the types of Icing ?

-Ryme Ice(frost) -clear ice (clear droplets) -mixed

What are the 4 types of fronts ?

Occluded front (collision) Cold front (moves fast) Warm front(moves slow) Stationary

What is a warning area ?

3 nautical miles of coast, military ops, still fly,

What is a alert area?

Practice area that’s better to avoid,

What is a Restricted area

NO NOT GO live shooting and missles

MOA

(Mil ops)

What is a Prohibited area

DONT EVER GO

What is a CFA (control firing area?

Control firing area not depicted usually inside restricted and MOAs

How old do you have to be for a PPL check ride ?

How old to solo ?

What is needed for a PPL (requirements)

Check ride English Written test

What kind of voulanteer opportunity for PPL?

- voulanteer search and rescue -non profit charity

What does ATP mean?

Air line transport pilot

CLASS =

AIRCRAFT

CATEGORY=

PLEN

The extra S sometimes in arrow means ?

Supplements (how to use add on devices)

What do American flyers Cessnas not have in regards to ATOMATOFLAMES?

-temperature gauge( air cooled) -manifold pressure (fixed pitch prop) -no landing lights (no retractable gear)

MEL vs KOEL

MEL- list of parts or equipment that CAN be inop KOEL- List of parts or equipment that CAN NOT be inop 172s Cessna has KOEL

How long is a airmet good for ?

6hrs

How long is a Sigmet good for ?

4hrs

What do you do if there is no TAF?

- use prognostic chart - use ceiling of visibility charts -ISO bars

How does high pressure rotat?

Clockwise

How does low pressure rotate ?

Counter clockwise

What is the small number sometimes seen in air port sectionals ?

Unicom = services

What is a CFIT ?

Controlled flight into terrain

VOR , Altimeter, and static encoder are only needed for ?

IFR