Planes, Patterns, and Radios

Question 1

What is the Skyhawk’s Best Rate of Climb (Vy)?

Answer 1

75 knots

Question 2

What is the Skyhawk’s Best Glide Speed (Vbg)?

Answer 2

65 knots

Question 3

What is the total useable fuel in N5350K?

Answer 3

42 gallons in N5350K

Question 4

What sort of engine is in the Skyhawk?

Answer 4

Lycoming O-320, four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed

Question 5

What are the four stages of a four-stroke engine?

Answer 5

Intake, Compression, Combustion, Exhaust
(just remember “Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow”)

Question 6

What is your approximate airspeed with 20° of flaps?

Answer 6

65 knots

Question 7

What is your approximate airspeed with 10° of flaps?

Answer 7

70 knots

Question 8

On final approach, how do you adjust airspeed?

Answer 8

With the aircraft’s pitch angle.

Question 9

What is the abeam procedure?

Answer 9

1500 RPM, White Arc, Flaps 10°

Question 10

What is the only solution to an impending stall?

Answer 10

Reduce the Angle of Attack

Question 11

On final, how do you adjust altitude?

Answer 11

With power

Question 12

What are three indicators that the plane is stable in the pattern?

Answer 12

Pattern altitude, top of the white arc, ball in the cage.

Question 13

What is the appropriate power setting in the pattern?

Answer 13

2100 RPM in N5350K

Question 14

What is the procedure for a Go Around?

Answer 14

Full power, level the nose, build airspeed past 60
knots, start a gentle climb, retract the flaps.

Question 15

What is the ATIS frequency at Wiley Post Airport?

Answer 15

128.725

Question 16

What is the Ground frequency at Wiley Post Airport?

Answer 16

121.70

Question 17

What is the Tower frequency at Wiley Post Airport?

Answer 17

126.90

Question 18

What is the CTAF at Page Airport?

Answer 18

123.00

Question 19

What is the AWOS frequency at Page Airport?

Answer 19

125.05

Question 20

What is the CTAF frequency at Sundance Airport?

Answer 20

122.70

Question 21

What is the Emergency frequency?

Answer 21

121.50

Question 22

Make your initial call to ground for a flight to Page in N5350K with ATIS information F.

Answer 22

“Wiley Post Ground, Skyhawk five-three-five-zero-kilo, JetSet Ramp, Information Foxtrot, VFR to Page.”

Question 23

Respond to this radio call: “Skyhawk Seven-Three-Four-Victor-Victor, Runway one-seven-left, cleared for the option, after the option make right traffic and report midfield each time.”

Answer 23

“Cleared for the option one-seven-left, right traffic, report midfield, Skyhawk Seven-Three-Four-Victor-Victor.”

Question 24

Make the radio call to report midfield

Answer 24

“Skyhawk five-three-five-zero-kilo, midfield.”

Question 25

Make your radio call after landing while on [A5] in N734VV.

Answer 25

“Wiley Post Ground, Skyhawk Seven-Three-Four-Victor-Victor, alpha-five, holding short alpha, taxi to JetSet.”

Question 26

You are ready to take off on 17L in N5350K. Make the call.

Answer 26

“Wiley Post tower, Skyhawk five-three-five-zero-kilo, alpha-nine, holding short one-seven-left. Ready for takeoff.”

Question 27

What are the common legs of a pattern?

Answer 27

Crosswind, Downwind, Base, Final

Question 28

What is the proper entry to a non-towered airport?

Answer 28

Enter on the 45

Question 29

How far from the runway should you be on downwind?

Answer 29

¾ to 1 mile

Question 30

What is the pattern altitude at Page Airport?

Answer 30

2300 feet MSL (that’s 1000 feet AGL)

Question 31

What is the pattern altitude for 17R at Wiley Post Airport?

Answer 31

1900 feet MSL (that’s 600 feet AGL)

Question 32

After taking off at Wiley Post Airport, what altitude should you fly until clear of the Class C airspace?

Answer 32

2300 feet MSL