Pre-solo Written Test

Question 1

What altitudes should you use when operating under VFR in level cruising flight at more than 3,000ft AGL

Answer 1

Between 0-179 degrees maintain odd thousands+500
Between 180-360 maintain even thousands+500

IFR has same rules but doesn’t add 500

Question 2

What are the minimum safe altitudes when flying over congested/uncongested/sparse

Answer 2

Congested- 1000ft above highest obstacle, 2000ft horizontal

Uncongested- 500ft above + horizontal

Sparse- 500ft from everything

Question 3

When practicing steep turns, stalls, and maneuvering during slow flight, the entry altitude must allow a recovery to be completed no lower than…

Answer 3

1500ft

Question 4

When is a go-around appropriate?

Answer 4

Anytime the pilot feels the landing is unsafe

Question 5

What general steps should you follow after an engine failure in flight?

Answer 5

Airspeed
Best place to land
Checklist

Question 6

List the minimum equipment and instruments that must be working properly in your airplane for day VFR flight

Answer 6

A TOMATO FLAMES + headset

Question 7

Name the V speeds and their corresponding speeds
Vso
Vs1
Vx
Vy
Vfe
Va
Vno
Vne

Answer 7

1) Stalling speed in landing config: 45
2) Stalling speed (clean): 50
3) Best angle of time: 64
4) Best rate of climb:76
5) Max speed w/ flaps extended: 102
6) Maneuvering speed: 98 when light, 113 when heavy
(Light is 1970lbs, heavy is 2550lbs)
7) Velocity of normal operations: 50-125
8) Never exceed speed: 154

Question 8

What is the sign for best glide speed?
What is the best glide speed for the piper archer?

Answer 8

Vg
76kts

Question 9

Max allowable flap setting for takeoff in your airplane?
What are the flap settings for the piper archer?

Answer 9

25=max takeoff setting

0,10,25,40

Question 10

Total usable fuel capacity for piper archer?
Fuel capacity when filled to the tabs?

Answer 10

Total is 48 gallons usable, 2 unusable, 50 total
Tabs is 17 gal per tank

Question 11

What fuel can be used in the piper archer? What happens when you mix them together?

Answer 11

100 green, 100ll blue aviation grade
Turn greenish blue

Question 12

What is the max oil capacity for your airplane?
What is the minimum?

Answer 12

8 quarts max
2 quarts min

Question 13

What is the max crosswind component of the piper archer as specified by the POH?

Answer 13

17kts
5kts on a student solo

Question 14

If your airplane is equipped with a carburetor, when do you use carburetor heat? What are the indications of carburetor icing?

Answer 14

Whenever you suspect icing
Ex: Engine roughness, loss of rpm, low manifold pressure
Piper archer does not have a carburetor .

Question 15

What does dashed magenta line around an airport indicate?

Answer 15

Class E airspace at the surface

Question 16

Can a student or recreational pilot request a special VFR clearance?

Answer 16

No, must be a private pilot.