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1
Q

If your solo cross country endorsement specified that you may make landings at specific airports, may you land at a location other than those specified?

A

Only during in-flight emergency

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What information must a pilot become familiar prior to a flight not in the vicinity of an airport?

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Weather reports and forecasts
Traffic delays 
Fuel requirements 
Takeoff & landing data
Runway lengths 
Destination alternatives
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A student pilot must carry the following items in the aircraft on all solo cross-country flights as evidence of the required authorized instructor clearances and endorsements…

A

Pilot Certificate
Medical Certificate
Photo ID
Logbook with correct endorsements

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What information must a pilot become familiar prior to any flight?

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Runway Lengths at airports of intended use

Takeoff and Landing Distances

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5
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Where can you find the right-of-way rules?

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FAR 91.113

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6
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When are you allowed to fly in formation?

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When there’s prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft

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7
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What is the minimum safe altitude for flying anywhere?

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An altitude that will allow you to have a safe landing without hazard to people or property

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8
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What is the minimum safe altitude for a congested area?

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Must be 1000’ above the highest obstacle and within a horizontal distance of 2000’

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9
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What is the minimum safe altitude for an “other than congested” area?

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500’ AGL

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10
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What are the VFR cruising altitudes?

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Western: Even thousand feet + 500 ft. (4500,6500,8500)
Eastern: Odd thousand feet + 500 ft. (3300, 5500, 7500)

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11
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When do you need to have the position lights on?

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Position lights are required to be lighted on the ground and in flight from sunset to sunrise

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12
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What are the requirements for anti-collision lights for aircraft that have them?

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They must be on all hours while in flight or on surface, unless PIC deems it a hazard to safety.

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13
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What are the fuel requirements for daytime flights in VFR conditions?

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Must have enough fuel to get to your destination + 30 minutes

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What are the fuel requirements for nighttime VFR conditions?

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Must have enough fuel to get to destination + 45 minutes

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15
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How many gallons of fuel would the DA-40 to require for “reserve fuel” during day and night?

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Daytime: About 3-5 gallons
Nighttime: 5-7 gallons

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16
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What radio calls need to be made at non-towered airports?

A

Ground movement
Every leg in the pattern
10 miles and inbound to the airport
While leaving airspace

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17
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How would you determine the runway in use and the correct traffic pattern to use when arriving to a non-towered airport?

A

You can determine the runway in use by looking at wind indicators, or landing and departing traffic
Always assume a left traffic pattern if not specified in the chart supplement

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18
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How do you enter into a traffic pattern at a non-towered airport?

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You enter into the pattern with a 45° angle

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19
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Why wouldn’t you descend into the traffic pattern?

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Because you can’t see traffic below you, and high wing planes aren’t able to see traffic above them

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20
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How many different types of NOTAMS are there?

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4

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21
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Name the 4 different types of NOTAMS

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Domestic NOTAMs
FDC NOTAMs
Int’l NOTAMs
Military NOTAMs

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22
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What do domestic NOTAMs cover?

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Taxiway closures
Personnel/Equipment crossing runways
Airport Lighting aids
Public airports

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23
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What do Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs include?

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Generally for IFR traffic

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24
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What do Military NOTAMs consist of?

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Pertains to military airports or naiads

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25
Q

What is Pilotage?

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Referencing landmarks on an aviation chart and identifying those landmarks visually

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26
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What is Dead reckoning?

A

Getting somewhere by flying a certain direction at a certain speed for a certain amount of time in order to end up in a desired location.

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27
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What documents must be brought with you when you go on a solo flight?

A

Medical Certificate
Student pilot certificate
Photo ID
Logbook with correct endorsement

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28
Q

What is a cross-country flight?

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A flight 50 NM from your originating spot

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29
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What specific logbook endorsements do you need to fly solo on a XC flight?

A

3 separate endorsements

One from the CFI who conducted the training
One saying aircraft make/model
One for each XC specifying make/model, preflight planning is correct and student is safe making flight under known conditions

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30
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Once you have your solo XC flight endorsement, which airports are you allowed to fly to?

A

Only those listed on endorsement

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31
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Are you allowed to deviate from airports listed on your endorsement?

A

Only in an emergency situation

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32
Q

What is the Vne?

A

Never exceed speed

178 KIAS

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33
Q

What is Vno?

A

Max structural cruise speed

129 KIAS

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34
Q

What is Va?

A

Maneuvering speed

111 KIAS

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35
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What is Vfe - T/O?

A

Max flaps extended speed T/O flaps

108 KIAS

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36
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What is Vfe - LDG?

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Max flaps extended speed for Landing

91 KIAS

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37
Q

What is Vs0?

A

Stalling speed landing configuration

52 KIAS

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38
Q

What is Vs1?

A

Stalling speed (given configuration)

53 KIAS

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39
Q

What is the minimum autopilot engaged airspeed?

A

70 KIAS

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40
Q

What is Vr?

A

Speed of Takeoff Rotation

59 KIAS

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41
Q

What is the engine manufacture?

A

Lycoming

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42
Q

How many cylinders does the DA-40 have?

A

4

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43
Q

Is DA-40 Carburetor or fuel injected?

A

Fuel Injected

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44
Q

What is the normal range for oil temperature?

A

147-230 degrees F

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45
Q

CHD normal temperature range?

A

150-475 degrees F

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46
Q

Max CHT Temp?

A

500 degrees F

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47
Q

What are the outside temps that DA-40 can operate in?

A

-40 - 129 degrees

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48
Q

What limitations are imposed on student XC flights from UVU?

A

30 minutes of extra reserved fuel added to whatever VFR guidelines are

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49
Q

What color are runway lights?

A

White

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50
Q

What color are taxiway edge lights?

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Blue

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51
Q

What color are taxiway centerline lights?

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Green

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52
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What lights are required to be lit on the aircraft while flying at night?

53
Q

What time is “night flying”as far as aircraft lighting?

A

Sunset to sunrise

54
Q

What is autokinesis?

A

When you stare at a light for too long and it appears to start moving, such as the horizon

55
Q

What is a false horizon?

A

When lights make it appear that there is another horizon

56
Q

What are the types of cells in the human eye?

A

cones and rods

57
Q

What are rods in your eye?

A

Rod cells are responsible for our night vision and are triggered by any source of light

58
Q

What are cone cells in the human eye?

A

Cones perceive fine detail of colors but need light in order to do so

59
Q

How long does it take for an eye to adapt to darkness?

A

30 minutes

60
Q

How long can night vision be ruined?

61
Q

What type of lights are supposed to be used during the preflight?

A

Red, Rods don’t sense red light

62
Q

What are some visual illusions that can happen at night?

A

False Horizon or Autokinesis or Black hole

63
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What is a vestibular illusion?

A

false “feeling” illusion

64
Q

How can you prepare for a night flight?

A

Bring red flashlight, wear sunglasses, be well rested

65
Q

What do higher altitudes offer?

A

Lower fuel burn, higher TAS

66
Q

What do lower altitudes offer?

A

Easier identification of landmarks

67
Q

What is the hemispherical rule?

A

West route: Even 500’
East route: Odd 500’

3000’ AGL

67
Q

What is the hemispherical rule?

A

West route: Even 500’
East route: Odd 500’

3000’ AGL

68
Q

What is the preflight action FAR number?

69
Q

How much does 100LL weigh?

A

6.01 lbs/gallon

70
Q

How much does oil weigh?

A

7.5 lbs/gallon

71
Q

How much does water weigh?

A

8.3 lbs/gallon

72
Q

What is the climbing GPH?

73
Q

What is the cruise GPH?

A

Spending but usually around 9-10 GPH

74
Q

What are the lost procedures?

A 
Confess
Conserve
Climb
Communication
Comply
75
Q

What are some of the different ways we can file/open/close a VFR flight plan?

A

Foreflight, Calling FSS over radio/phone (1800wxbrief)

76
Q

What’s the point of filing a VFR Flight plan?

A

If you happen to not reach your destination, search and rescue will be called

77
Q

What causes weather on planet earth?

A

Uneven heating

78
Q

What are the characteristics of a high pressure system?

A

Descending air
Clockwise
Better weather

79
Q

What are the characteristics of a low pressure system?

A

Rising air
Counterclockwise
Bad weather

80
Q

What are the 4 levels of the atmosphere?

A

Troposphere (0-39000)
Stratosphere (39,000-164,000)
Mesosphere (164,000-262,000)
Thermosphere (262,000-440mi)

81
Q

Where does all the weather happen?

A

Troposphere

82
Q

What is the atmosphere composition?

A

78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases

83
Q

What is an air mass?

A

Body of air with temperature and humidity

84
Q

What is a front?

A

Boundary layer between 2 air masses

85
Q

What are the characteristics of a warm front?

A

Slow
Poor visibility
Steady rain

86
Q

What are the characteristics of a cold front?

A

Fast
good visibility
thunderstorms or bad weather

87
Q

What is a stationary front?

A

Equal pressure and weather

88
Q

What is an occluded front?

A

Front that catches up to one another, really bad weather depending on temps

89
Q

What are the 3 ingredients to a thunderstorm?

A

Moisture
Unstable air
Lifting action (cold front)

90
Q

What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?

A

Cumulus
Mature
Dissipating

91
Q

How can you identify a thunderstorm above the clouds?

A

Looks like an anvil (or ship)

92
Q

What can you expect if the isobars are super close together?

A

High winds

93
Q

What are isobars?

A

Line on map meaning same atmospheric pressure at a given time

94
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How far away should you stay away from a thunderstorm?

A

20 NM away

95
Q

What is wind shear?

A

Wind going in opposite directions

96
Q

How can you recognize wind sheer in flight?

A

Variation of Airspeed of 15 knots or more

97
Q

What is virga?

A

Rain under a cloud but dissipating before making it to the ground

98
Q

Should you fly under or through virga?

A

No because of downdrafts

99
Q

What are some sources of a legal weather brief?

A

Aviation weather Center or Foreflight

100
Q

What is the coverage area of a METAR or TAF from the airport?

101
Q

What is the maximum takeoff weight for the DA-40?

102
Q

What is Coriolis force?

A

Caused by the Earths rotation making air in the northern hemisphere move the the right

103
Q

What direction to low pressure areas flow?

A

Counterclockwise

104
Q

What direction to high pressure areas flow?

105
Q

What weather does low pressure areas have?

A

Bad weather

106
Q

What weather does high pressure areas have?

A

Better weather

107
Q

What is an air mass?

A

Body of air with similar temperature and humidity

108
Q

Do warm or cold fronts move quicker?

A

Cold front

109
Q

How are clouds and precipitation formed?

A

When temperature reaches the dew point

110
Q

What do you call it when the air cools as it rises?

A

Adiabatic cooling

111
Q

What is a front?

A

Boundary between 2 different air masses

112
Q

What type of front tends to cause a thunderstorm?

A

Cold fromt

113
Q

What are the 3 forms of navigation?

A

Dead Reckoning
Visual Navigation
Electronic Navigation

114
Q

What should you do if you get lost?

A 
Confess
Climb
Circle
Conserve
Communicate
Comply
115
Q

What is a trough?

A

Elongated area of lower air pressure

116
Q

How long are AIRMETs valid?

117
Q

What is an AIRMET Tango?

A

Turbulence

118
Q

What is an AIRMET Sierra?

A

IFR conditions

119
Q

What is an AIRMET Zulu?

A

Icing conditions

120
Q

How long are SIGMETs valid?

121
Q

What are SIGMETs for?

A

Significant weather

122
Q

How long are Convective SIGMETs valid for?

123
Q

What are convective SIGMETs for?

A

Thunderstorms

124
Q

What is CWA?

A

Center Weather Advisory

A more rapid broadcast of AIRMET or SIGMETS

125
Q

Why would precipitation be hazardous to flight?

A

Affects visibility and turbulence

126
Q

60 GS = ? NM per minute

A

1 NM per minute

127
Q

120 GS = ? NM per minute

A

2 per minute

128
Q

90 GS = ? NM per minute

A

1.5 NM per minute

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