Solo Eval

Question 1

Engine failure during takeoff roll

Answer 1

IMMEDIATELY CLOSE THROTTLE, STOP STRAIGHT AHEAD & AVOID OBSTACLES
If not enough runway remains to stop: MIXTURE ………………………………………………………………………………………………CUTOFF FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE………………………………………………………….PULL OUT / OFF BATTERY MASTER SWITCH ……………………………………………………………………….OFF IGNITION SWITCH………………………………………………………………………………………OFF AVOID OBSTACLES

Question 2

Who has the right of way over all other aircraft?

Answer 2

An aircraft in distress

Question 3

Who has the right of way when aircraft of different category converge?

Answer 3

Think: BIG "R" (BGAAR)
Balloons
Gliders
Airship
Airplanes
Rotor-craft
An aircraft towing or refueling other aircraft has the right-of-way over all other engine-driven aircraft

Question 4

Spin awareness

Answer 4

All spins begin with a stall. Watch for stall speed in clean configuration Vs 48 and Vso landing configuration which is 40

Inadvertent spins:

Stretching your glide. pitching too high up and being uncoordinated when gliding to land in an engine failure situation,

On takeoff- sudden pitch up movement and left turning tendency causes spin

Going around: when configured to land and you decide to go around, add full throttle without right rudder. Left tuning tendency can cause a spin

Overshooting base to final- using rudder and pulling the to steer airplane and side of airplane moves

Question 5

What is a METAR and a TAF?

Answer 5

METAR means: Meteorological Aerodome Reports - current weather at an airport issued every hour

TAF means: Terminal Aerodome Forecast - expected meteorological conditions within a 5 sm radius of the center of the airports runway. Scheduled 4x a day

Question 6

What causes weather

Answer 6

The sun causes all weather - unequal heat in of the earths surface

Question 7

What causes lift

Answer 7

Newton’s third law: for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. as air flows around the wing the air gets deflected downward, as a result the wind will lift the wing up

Bernoulli’s principle: the speed of a fluid (air, in this case) determines the amount of pressure that a fluid can exert. As the wing moves through the air, the flow of air across the curved top surface increases in velocity creating a low-pressure area. The air beneath the wing is higher pressure and higher pressure. Since high pressure always moves toward low pressure, the air below the wing pushes upward toward the air above the wing.

Question 8

Airmet and sigmet

Answer 8

These are both under the category of in flight aviation weather advisories. Avoid SIGMETs at all costs and think twice about flying in an AIRMET. Both affect areas of at least 3000 square miles

Airmet: advises of weather potentially hazardous to all aircraft but that does not meet SIGMET criteria.
Sigmet: They are classified as either “convective” or “non-convective.” The non-convective SIGMETs are for severe or greater turbulence or dust/ash. Convective SIGMETs are for thunderstorms, tornadoes hail greater than 3/4 inches

Question 9

What is a spin

Answer 9

An uncoordinated stall

Question 10

Four strokes of a cylinder

Answer 10

Intake, compression, power, exhaust

Question 11

Which instruments are going to be powered by the vacuum

Answer 11

Heading indicator and attitude indicator

Question 12

Engine failure during flight

Answer 12

A, B, C, D, E and: say the words “declaring emergency, 2 souls on board”

RADIO & ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ……………………….OFF
MIXTURE …………………………………………………………CUTOFF
FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE…………………….PULL OUT / OFF
IGNITION SWITCH…………………………………………………OFF
FLAPS………………………………………(30˚ Recommended) AS REQ
MASTER SWITCH…………………………………………………..OFF
DOORS……………………………….. (Prior to touchdown) UNLATCH
BRAKES……………………………………………….APPLY HEAVILY

Question 13

Cabin Fire

Answer 13

MASTER SWITCH…………………………………………………..OFF
VENTS, CABIN HEAT & AIR…………………………….CLOSED
FIRE EXTINGUISHER ……………………………………ACTIVATE
WHEN FIRE IS OUT
CABIN………………………………………………………….VENTILATE
LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Question 14

What happens if pitot tube becomes clogged

Answer 14

If the front part becomes clogged then the airspeed reads zero if the back (Drain) becomes clogged it freezes and could act as an altimeter

Question 15

What are the wind, visibility and ceiling requirements to solo?

Answer 15

Max 10 knot wind 5knot crosswind, 3 miles visibility and 2,000 foot ceiling

Question 16

Describe aspects of collision avoidance

Answer 16

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has several significant programs designed to reduce the potential for midair collisions and NMACs one of those is “see and avoid” which states that each person operating an aircraft shall maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid other aircraft

In order to be most effective, the pilot should shift glances and refocus at intervals. movement should not exceed 10 degrees, and each area should be observed for at least 1 second to enable detection

During night you can avoid collision by looking approximately 10 degrees below, above, or to either side of an object, “off center” viewing can compensate for this night blind spot

Question 17

Magneto check yields drop of more than 150 rpm or a difference of more than 50 between the two

Answer 17

Go to “cleaning fouled spark plugs” checklist

Question 18

Engine failure immediately after takeoff:

Answer 18

AIRSPEED……………………LOWER NOSE & ESTABLISH PITCH FOR BEST GLIDE FLAPS……………………………………………………………………………………….AS NECESSARY POWER……………………………………………………………………………………….AS AVAILABLE TIME PERMITTING……………………………………………….DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE………………………………………………………….PULL OUT / OFF MIXTURE ……………………………………………………………………………………..IDLE CUTOFF IGNITION…………………………………………………………………………………………………..OFF BATTERY MASTER ………………………………………………………………………………………OFF

Question 19

Who has the right of way when aircraft of the same category are converging at approximately the same altitude

Answer 19

The aircraft on the right

Question 20

Go Around check list

Answer 20

THROTTLE……………………………………………………………………………….. FULL
FLAPS……………………………………………………………..(If > 20°) RETRACT 20°
PITCH…………………………………………………………………………….BEST CLIMB
FLAPS………………………………………………………….(> 55 KIAS) RETRACT 10°
AIRSPEED…………………………………………………………………. VY/ VX/ AS REQ
AT SAFE ALTITUDE & > 65 KIAS
FLAPS………………………………………………………………………………………….UP

Question 21

Define side slip

Answer 21

align the airplane’s heading with the centerline of the runway, note the rate and direction of drift, and promptly apply drift correction by lowering the upwind wing. When the wing is lowered, the airplane tends to turn in that direction. To
compensate for the turn, it is necessary to simultaneously apply sufficient opposite rudder pressure to keep the airplane’s longitudinal axis

Question 22

Stall and spin recovery:

Answer 22

Power off stall recovery:

1) Simultaneously reduce AOA, Max Power, level wings
2) Retract flaps 20 degrees immediately
3) Retract flaps 10 degrees when airspeed is greater than 55 kias
4) increase pitch to arrest descent
5) Establish Vy or Vx
6) Retract flaps to zero when accelerating through vx

Power on stall recovery: simultaneously reduce AOA, max power and level wings

Spin recovery:

1) Close Throttle
2) Ailerons neutral
3) Rudder opposite spin
4) Elevator forward
5) recover from spin
6) remove rudder correction
7) Full power when straight and level

Question 23

What causes a stall?

Answer 23

An aircraft stall results from a rapid decrease in lift caused by the separation of airflow from the wing’s surface brought on by exceeding the critical AOA. A stall can occur at any pitch attitude or airspeed