General

Question 1

How do you teach collision avoidance?

Answer 1

If you are on a collision course, there will be no relative movement between you and the other aircraft.

Question 2

Aircraft right of way

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

How do you teach your student to avoid runway incursions?

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

What’s a Hot Spot?

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

Procedures for maneuvering, taxiing, runway positioning, and situational awareness.

Answer 5

Look outside, stay focused

No distractions (cell phones)

Sterile cockpit

If you see something, say something

Question 6

Hold short lines

Answer 6

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

Question 7

How would you handle it if there was a vehicle moving around the airport?

Answer 7

Airport vehicles are to remain clear of all aircraft

Always play it safe, stop if needed

Question 8

Indicated altitude

Answer 8

Uncorrected altitude indicated on the dial when set to local pressure setting

Question 9

Pressure altitude

Answer 9

Altitude above the standard 29.92 Hg plane

Question 10

Density altitude

Answer 10

Pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.

Used for performance calculations

Question 11

True altitude

Answer 11

Actual altitude above MSL

Question 12

Numbers underneath obstacles on sectional

Answer 12

Top number is MSL

Bottom number is AGL

Top number is what the altimeter says, bottom number is how far you’ll fall

Question 13

Indicated airspeed

Answer 13

Indicated on airspeed indicator

Question 14

Calibrated airspeed

Answer 14

IAS corrected for instrument and position errors

Question 15

True airspeed

Answer 15

Speed of the aircraft relative to the air mass of which it is flying through

Airspeed corrected for temperature and pressure altitude

Question 16

Static port blockage: what are the effects on the airspeed indicator?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Static port blockage: what are the effects on the altimeter?

Answer 17

Altimeter will freeze on the altitude where it was blocked

Question 18

Static port blockage: what are the effects on the VSI?

Answer 18

VSI will freeze at 0

Question 19

You verify a blockage in the static port. You decide to use an alternate static source. What indications will your instruments read?

Answer 19

Airspeed indicator - indicate faster than it should

Altimeter - indicate higher than it should

VSI - momentarily show a climb

Question 20

When you have a pitot blockage, what instruments are effected and how?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

When does aircraft registration expire?

Answer 21

Registration expires three years after it was registered or renewed.

Need to renew five months before expiration

Question 22

Why would you need a 100 hour inspection?

Answer 22

100 hour is required if you carry a person for hire or give flight instruction out of that aircraft

Question 23

What are the special use air spaces?

Answer 23

MCPRAWN

MOA
Controlled firing area 
Prohibited 
Restricted 
Alert
Warning 
NSA

Question 24

What are the sections of the POH?

Answer 24

General

Limitations

Emergency

Normal

Performance

Weight and balance/equipment list

Systems and operation

Airplane handling, service and maintenance

Supplements

Question 25

Center of gravity

Answer 25

Where the aircraft is stable

The center of mass

Question 26

Forward CG

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Aft CG

Answer 27

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