P1 / Solo Flashcards
Lost coms - solo procedure
total lost of two way
- Try to call tower from both radios on UHF COM 4 and garmin COM 2
- Initiate pattern and approach to most upwind available panel
- Land from a hover into the wind
What does the following gun signals mean?:
Steady green light
Grd/flight
Flight: Cleared to land
Grd: Cleared for T/O
What does the following gun signals mean?:
Flashing green light
Grd/flight
Flight: Return for landing
Grd: Cleared for taxi
What does the following gun signals mean?:
Steady red light
Grd/flight
Flight: Give way to other A/C
continue circling
Grd: STOP
What does the following gun signals mean?:
Flashing red light
Grd/flight
Flight: Do not land
Grd: Taxi clear of runway in use
What does the following gun signals mean?:
Flashing white light
Return to start point
What does the following gun signals mean?:
Alternate green/red light
Extreme caution
What’s cealing and visibility linits for solos ?
1.200 ft ceiling
3 miles visibility
What’s wind limitations for solos ?
gust above 15 or a gust spread bigger than 10 kts
Which maneuvers are prohibited during solo flights ?
- Emergency procedure training
- Multible takeoff and landings to a hover from the ground
- Use of portable electronic devices during solo
Which lights shall be on during the solo ?
Landing lights, position lights + seach light on and extended
What’s the purpose of the student co pilot ?
To enhance flight safety and to give the students additional exposure to flight in the primary phase of flight training
At what altitude shall the a/c be in trim / be in runway alignment (takeoff and landing)
Below 50’ = runwau alignment
Above 50’ = A/C in trim
Which of the a/c controls keeps the helicopter over the groundtrack
Cyclic stick
How far into the base leg should you be a 800’ / 65 KIAS
In the first 2/3 of the base leg