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What is SRM?

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Single pilot crew resource management

Art of managing all the resources available to a pilot prior to and during the flight

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What is the IMSAFE checklist?

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Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Emotion

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What are the inspections required for an airworthy aircraft?

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GAVIATES

GPS - 28 days
Annual - 12 months
VOR - 30 days
Inspections - 100 hour
Airworthiness directives - as needed
Transponder - 24 months
ELT - 12 months
Static System - 24 months

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What are the documents required for an airworthy aircraft?

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SPARROW

Supplements
Placards
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration
Radio License (Intl only)
Operating Handbook
Weight and Balance

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What is the special use airspace?

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MCPRAWN

MOA
Controlled firing area
Prohibited
Restricted
Alert area
Warning
National security area

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MOA?

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-VFR pilots not restricted
-Separate VFR/IFR flights
-Purple line with dashes

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Controlled Firing area?

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-Operations suspended when aircraft spotted in area
-Can fly through

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Prohibited Area?

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-You need clearance to enter

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Restricted Airspace?

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-You can’t enter while it’s hot unless you have a clearance

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Alert Area?

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-High activity training or unusual area activity
-Exercise extreme caution

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Warning Area?

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-Can be hazardous to non-participating aircraft

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National Security Area?

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-Pilots are recommended to avoid these areas
-Can issue NOTAM to make it mandatory to avoid these areas

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What is a stall?

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Exceeding the critical angle of attack

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Can you go into a spin without a stall?

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No

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What is the angle of attack?

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The angle between the relative wind and chord line

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What’s the critical angle of attack?

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-the aerodynamic constant for a given airfoil in a given configuration

-the angle where the velocity of the relative wing doesn’t matter, the airfoil will always stall at the AOA.

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What is the beginning of the white arch on the ASI?

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Vso

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What is the beginning of the green arch on the ASI?

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Vs1

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What is the end of the white arch on the ASI?

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Vfe

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What is the green arc on the ASI?

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the normal operating range of the aircraft

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What is the end of the green arc?

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Vno

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What is Vno?

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Maximum structural cruising speed

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What is the red line on the ASI?

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Vne

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What is pressure altitude?

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Altitude above the datum plane (29.92)

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How does high density altitude affect the aircraft?
Negatively affects lift, thrust, and horsepower
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What does a forward CG do?
-Recovers easier from stall -Better stability -Higher stall speed
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What does an aft CG do?
-Worse stability -Lower stall speed -Harder to recover from stall
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What is a cold front?
Leading edge of an air mass that is cooler
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What traits does a cold front have?
25 MPH Bad visibility Often thunderstorms and precipitation
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Who can perform a 100 hour?
An A&P
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Who can perform an annual?
Inspection Authorization (IA)
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How often does an ELT need to be inspected?
12 months
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When does an ELT need to be replaced?
1 hour of continuous use or battery 1/2 drained
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Who is the best person ask in case of medical prescription question?
AME
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What is something you need to do prior to sending a student pilot solo?
Check their flight plan and and ensure they do preflight planning (91.103)
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What is hypoxia?
Lack of oxygen to the body as a whole
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What is histotoxic?
Inability for cells to make use of oxygen. (Drugs/Alcohol)
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What are TFRs?
-NOTAM FDCs -Temporary Flight Restriction Do not fly into them unless on IFR flight plan and cleared to do so
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Do TFR's have a specific shape?
No, there are fires with weird shaped TFRs
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Gun signals, flashing red ground?
Taxi clear of runway in use
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Gun signals, Flashing red flight?
Airport unsafe, don't land
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Gun signals, flashing white for air and flight?
Return to starting point on airport
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Gun signals, alternating green and red?
Exercise extreme caution
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What is wake turbulence?
Rotating vortices behind aircraft that create turbulence
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When is wake turbulence strongest?
When an aircraft is heavy clean and slow
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How fast is wake turbulence?
3-6 knots
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How long does it take to dissipate?
About 3 minutes
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How many feet does wake turbulence drop?
About 500 fpm
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What is a LAHSO?
Land and Hold short
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Do you have to accept a LAHSO?
No
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If you accept a LAHSO do you have to comply with it?
Yes
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What is the weather minimum for LAHSO?
1000 ft ceilings 3 SM
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What are the fuel requirements for VFR day?
To destination + 30 minutes in cruise settings
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What is considered an accident?
-Serious Injury (onboard or within vicinity of aircraft) -Severe Damage (25K) -Structural integrity or flight characteristics is affected -Aircraft is missing
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What is an aircraft incident?
Anything that isn't an accident that could affect the safety of operation
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Who made the performance charts for the DA-40?
Manufacturer
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What are the 5 Ps?
Plan Plane Pilot Passengers Program
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What is PAVE?
Pilot Aircraft enVironment External pressures
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What are the hazardous attitudes?
Resignation Anti Authority Impulsivity Invulnerability Macho
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What are some obstacles in teaching?
-Plane availability -Lack of common experiences -Human factors
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What are the laws of learning?
-Effect -Frequency -Primacy -Recency
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What is primacy?
Whatever you learn first will stick with you
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If you have an issue with a student and it's hard to change the outcome what should you do?
Get a different instructor
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What's a good limitation to give a student solo?
Valid for that day
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What is positive aircraft control?
Aviate Navigate Communicate
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What is a good method for transfer of controls?
Verbally, visually, and feel
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When is the ILS critical area in affect?
800' and 2 SM
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Where are you most likely to spin in the traffic pattern?
Base to final
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How do you convert true course to magnetic heading?
Variation
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What are the steps for a go-around
Cram Climb Clean Coordinate Communicate
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What is required for a flight review?
61.56 1 hour ground, 1 hour flight, and maneuvers to verify safeness of certificate
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What's something that would cause an emotional reaction?
Stress and anxiety
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What is human behavior a result of?
Experiences Life course Nature
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What does a good question?
Brief Clear Challenging
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What are the different ways you can present a lesson?
Lecture (new information) Computer Based Demonstration Performance Guided discussion (review) Drill & Practice
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Where does learning begin?
Memorization
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What's the process of learning?
-Rote -Understand -Apply
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What is learning defined as?
A change in behavior
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What must happen for learning to occur?
Their needs must be met (social, physical, psychological)
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What are 3 types of evaluation?
Traditional (written) Authentic (practical) Oral
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What are the basic elements of communication?
Source Symbol Reciever
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What color are the runway edge lights?
White then yellow last 2000 ft
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What color are the runway centerline lights?
White, white & yellow last 2000 ft, red last 1000 ft
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How would you know if you are on a taxi way?
Letters on location signs, solid white centerline, blue lights
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How would you know if your on a runway?
Dashed centerline, white/yellow edge lights, you would have crossed a red sign and hold short line
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What are the V speeds for the da40?
Vr - 59 Vx - 64 Vy - 73 Va - 108 Vne - 129 Vno - 178
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What is the length of an enchanted runway centerline stripe?
150 ft
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Yellow sign with black letter?
Taxiway direction sign
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Black sign with yellow letter?
Taxiway location sign
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Red sign with white number?
Runway holding position sign
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Red sign?
Mandatory!!
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Red sign with number and APCH?
Runway approach area holding position sign
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Dashed singular yellow line across taxiway?
Taxiway holding position line
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Red lights across runway holding lines?
Stop bar lights
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Singular line of yellow lights going across taxiway?
Clearance bar lights
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Red lights on centerline leading onto runway
Runway entrance lights

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