Strand 1 Ground Flashcards
What documents do you need to have with you when you go on a local solo flight?
Student Pilot Certificate
Medical Certificate
Photo ID
Logbook endorsement
While flying solo, under what circumstances may you land at an airport other than the one from which you departed?
Airport must be within 25 nautical miles
Training must be done at both airports
Logbook endorsement
Purpose of flight is to practice takeoffs or landings
May you carry passengers as a student pilot?
No
Can you fly solo at night as a student pilot?
Yes with instructor endorsement
Are you allowed to deviate from the limitations your instructor specifies in your endorsements?
Only in an in-flight emergency
Are you able to fly over clouds while flying solo at a student pilot?
No, visual reference to the surface is mandatory at all times
How long can you exercise your student pilot privileges using a Third Class Medical?
60 calendar months
Where can you find the medical duration periods?
FAR 61.23
What is the minimum medical certificate required for a private pilots license?
3rd Class medical
Name a medical condition that can be caused by flying an airplane?
Hypoxia or sinus problems
Is there a checklist that you can do to make sure you are safe for a flight?
IMSAFE checklist
What is the IMSAFE checklist
Illness Medication Stress Alchohol Fatigue Emotion
What are the limitations on alcohol use and operating an airplane?
8 hours bottle to throttle, can’t be over 0.04% BAC
How would you know if an aircraft is airworthy?
If the documents are complete and present, inspections are up to date, and all required equipment is onboard
What documents are needed to verify that the airplane is airworthy?
Airworthiness Certificate Registration Radio License (int'l only) Operators Manual Weight and Balance
What Inspections are needed to verify that the airplane is airworthy?
Annual (12 months) VOR (30 days, IFR only) Inspections, phase (4x/year, 50 hours) Airworthiness Directives (as needed) Transponder (24 months) E.L.T (12 months) Static System (24 months)
When do the batteries on the ELT need to be switched?
After 1 hour of consecutive use, or 1/2 battery is left
What is an ELT?
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Used to transmit distress signals
What is the equipment to make an aircraft airworthy for a daytime flight?
ATOMATOFLAMES 91.205
Altimeter Tachometer Oil pressure gauge Manifold Pressure Airspeed Indicator Temp Gauge Oil Temp Fuel quantity indicator Landing gear position indicators Anti-collision lights Magnetic Compass ELT Seatbelts
What is the equipment necessary to be airworthy at night?
Fuses Landing light Anti-collision lights Position lights Source of power
Plus daytime requirements
What does the airplanes static system consist of?
Pitot tube tracks airspeed, vertical speed, and altimeter
Why do we do a preflight inspection?
Verify airworthiness and safety of aircraft
What are the required preflight actions for a local flight and for a cross-country flight
Runway lengths, takeoff & landing distances, weather reports, all information concerning that flight
Who is responsible for maintaining the aircraft in an airworthy condition?
Aircraft owner
Who is responsible for determining aircraft airworthiness prior to flight?
PIC
What is an MEL?
Minimum Equipment List (typically larger operations)
What are some ways to tell how much fuel there is?
Fuel measuring device, G1000, visually check
What is a special flight permit?
Allows an airplane to fly when it doesn’t meet airworthiness standards, usually to go to a maintenance facility to be fixed
How much fuel can the DA40 hold?
40 gallons for standard and 50 gallons for long range
How much of the DA40 fuel is unusable?
1 gallon total
How many fuel pumps are in a DA40?
2
What type of fuel does the DA40 take and what color is it?
100LL and baby blue
What is the airframe made out of?
Semi monocoque molded construction
What is the max crosswind/tailwind we are able to takeoff in?
20 knots
What is a TCDS?
Type Certificate Data Sheet
What is the landing gear like on the DA40?
Consists of the main landing gear of sprung steel struts and a free catering nose wheel
How do the brakes work on the DA40?
Hydraulically operating disk brakes on the main landing gear that are operated by the toe pedals
Who is the power plants manufacture?
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
How many cylinders does the DA40 have?
4
How many spark plugs does the DA40 have?
8
What is the max power of the DA40?
180 HP
What is the max continuous power of the DA40?
160 HP
How many magnetos are there on the DA40?
2
What does the throttle do?
Controls Manifold pressure
What does the mixture lever do?
Controls fuel to air ratio
What does prop lever do?
controls the propeller pitch, aka the engine RPM
Does the DA40 have a fixed pitch or constant speed propeller?
Constant Speed propeller
What is a constant speed propeller?
The blue lever in the cockpit sends a signal to the prop governor which senses the RPM of the engine and the varies the amount of oil pressure going to the propeller to control the blade angle.
Describe the DA40 electrical system
28 volt DC system
What are the primary flight controls?
Ailerons, Elevator, rudder
What are the secondary flight controls?
Trim and Flaps
What are the 4 strokes in a 4 stroke piston engine?
Intake, Compression, Combustion, Exhaust
What does the Oil quantity have to be at for a DA40?
6-8 quarts
What are the 4 forces of flight?
Weight, Lift, Drag, Thrust
How is lift controlled by the pilot?
Changing airspeed, changing angle of attack, change shape of wings
How does induced drag change with airspeed?
Increases with a decrease in airspeed
How does parasite drag change with airspeed?
Increases with an increase in airspeed
How can you control altitude without changing airspeed?
Power + Pitch
How can you control airspeed without changing engine power?
Pitching up or down
How do you change airspeed while staying at a constant altitude?
Increase/Decrease power
What causes a stall?
Airflow separation from the upper surface of the wing
How does a stall affect lift and drag?
Reduction of lift, increase in drag
How do you recognize a stall?
Stall warning horn, mushy controls and buffeting
How do you recover from a stall?
Decrease angle of attack
What is a spin?
Aggravated Stall condition
How would you get out of a spin?
Power: idle
Ailerons: Neutral
Rudder: opposite
Elevator: back when spinning stops
What causes a spin/
Mishandling of rudder/uncoordinated stall
What is P-factor?
The tendency for the airplane to yaw to the left due to the descending prop rotation on the right and ascending rotation on the left
What is load factor?
Ratio of lift to the aircraft weight
What effect does increased load factor have on stall speed?
Increased load factor also increase stall speed
How does the ground effect influence the four forces of flight?
Induces drag and reduces upwash, downwash, and wingtip vortices
What is Va?
Maneuvering speed.. 111 kias
What is DA40s max takeoff weight?
2535 lbs
What is DA40s max landing weight?
2407 lbs
What’s DA40 max operating altitude?
16,400 ft.
What is DA40s max altitude for US registered planes?
14,000 ft.
What are two reasons why high density altitude increases takeoff distance?
Greater takeoff speed needed
Decreased thrust and reduced accelerating force
What performance comes along with FWD center of gravity?
Stability would increase, higher stall speed, stall recovery better
What performance comes along with AFT CG?
Stability decreases, lower stall speed, stall recovery worst
What is wake turbulence?
Wing tip vortices that form from aircrafts wing usually when landing or takingoff
How can you prevent being disturbed by a wingtip vortices?
Land after the plane prior, takeoff before the plane prior
What airspace is KPVU?
Class Delta
What are the dimensions for KPVU?
Surface-7000 MSL
9NM wide except for the portion taken out for Spanish Fork
What are the weather minimums for Class D airspace?
3SM visability, 1000’ ceiling, 500’ below 1000’ above, 2000 horizontal from clouds
What must be done prior to entering into a class D airspace?
2 way radio communications
What runways are right traffic and which ones are left traffic?
13 and 18 are right traffic, 31 and 36 are left traffic
If you lost comms while flying in provo what would you do?
Squak 7600
What would it mean if provo tower said to “line up and wait?”
Line up on the runway but don’t takeoff
What is the emergency frequency?
121.500
How do you input the emergency frequency into the G1000 quickly?
Press and hold COM frequency transfer key
What is density altitude?
Pressure corrected for nonstandard altitude
What comes into a factor when finding density altitude?
Altitude, Temperature, Humidity
What happens if you have a runaway trim?
Pull autopilot circuit
When is P-factor pronounced?
During highest power setting
What is adverse yaw?
The tendency of an airplane to yaw in the opposite direction of the turn
Explain adverse yaw
when making a right turn with ailerons, the right aileron would go up and create less lift and less drag while the left aileron would be creating more lift and more drag. So the airplane would yaw to the left naturally with no rudder
