General Flashcards
How do you teach collision avoidance?
If you are on a collision course, there will be no relative movement between you and the other aircraft.
Aircraft right of way
Airplane on the right has right of way.
Head-on, both planes go to the right.
Do whatever it takes to avoid.
Break up sky into 10 degree sections.
Refer to nav lights to help determine where plane is headed.
How do you teach your student to avoid runway incursions?
Use taxiway diagrams.
Don’t be looking down at your iPad to see where you are while taxiing.
Come to complete stop and look at diagram.
Recite in your head what your next steps are.
Request progressive taxi instructions if needed.
What’s a Hot Spot?
A place where there has been a runway incursion or mess up a couple times.
It’s marked on taxi diagrams with a red circle.
It’s normally a busy area or confusing turn.
When you get your taxi instructions, draw out your route. If you are going to cross a hot spot , make sure you brief it.
Procedures for maneuvering, taxiing, runway positioning, and situational awareness.
Look outside, stay focused
No distractions (cell phones)
Sterile cockpit
If you see something, say something
Hold short lines
Need to be cleared to cross solid lines
Good reference to know you are clear of the active runway
Holding short - if you can’t see the lines you’ve gone too far
How would you handle it if there was a vehicle moving around the airport?
Airport vehicles are to remain clear of all aircraft
Always play it safe, stop if needed
Indicated altitude
Uncorrected altitude indicated on the dial when set to local pressure setting
Pressure altitude
Altitude above the standard 29.92 Hg plane
Density altitude
Pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.
Used for performance calculations
True altitude
Actual altitude above MSL
Numbers underneath obstacles on sectional
Top number is MSL
Bottom number is AGL
Top number is what the altimeter says, bottom number is how far you’ll fall
Indicated airspeed
Indicated on airspeed indicator
Calibrated airspeed
IAS corrected for instrument and position errors
True airspeed
Speed of the aircraft relative to the air mass of which it is flying through
Airspeed corrected for temperature and pressure altitude
Static port blockage: what are the effects on the airspeed indicator?
Shows correct airspeed as long as you maintain the altitude at which the blockage occurred.
At higher altitudes airspeed will indicate lower than it should
At lower altitudes airspeed will indicate higher than it should
Static port blockage: what are the effects on the altimeter?
Altimeter will freeze on the altitude where it was blocked
Static port blockage: what are the effects on the VSI?
VSI will freeze at 0
You verify a blockage in the static port. You decide to use an alternate static source. What indications will your instruments read?
Airspeed indicator - indicate faster than it should
Altimeter - indicate higher than it should
VSI - momentarily show a climb
When you have a pitot blockage, what instruments are effected and how?
Only instrument affected is the airspeed indicator
Ram air hole inlet is clogged and drain hole open - airspeed will drop to zero
Both air inlet and drain hole are clogged - the airspeed indicator will act as an altimeter, and will no longer be reliable
When you suspect pitot blockage, use pitot heat and try to get out of the clouds
When does aircraft registration expire?
Registration expires three years after it was registered or renewed.
Need to renew five months before expiration
Why would you need a 100 hour inspection?
100 hour is required if you carry a person for hire or give flight instruction out of that aircraft
What are the special use air spaces?
MCPRAWN
MOA Controlled firing area Prohibited Restricted Alert Warning NSA
What are the sections of the POH?
General
Limitations
Emergency
Normal
Performance
Weight and balance/equipment list
Systems and operation
Airplane handling, service and maintenance
Supplements
Center of gravity
Where the aircraft is stable
The center of mass
Forward CG
Greater flight stability, reduced danger of sudden stall, but increased drag
Nose heavy plane, easier to get out of stall
Need to fly at a higher angle of attack to maintain level flight. Thus, flying closer to the critical angle of attack. Therefore, your stall speed is higher
Increased longitudinal stability
Easier to recover from spin. More leverage from rudder
Slower cruise speed because there is more tail down force. Higher drag and less airplane efficiency
Aft CG
Less stable. CG is closer to center of pressure which causes longitudinal instability
Difficult stall/spin recovery, less leverage from rudder
Higher cruise speed because there is less tail down force, less drag and allows plane to be more effective.
Better range, better economy, lower stall speed
Lower angle of attack, less amount of drag because of less lift
