Written Solo Test Flashcards
What personal documents and endorsements are you required to have in your possession prior to solo flight? [FAR 61.87]
photo id, student pilot certificate, medical, solo endorsement, logbook
What are your student pilot limitations regarding carriage of passengers or cargo and flying for compensation or hire? [FAR 61.89]
no carrying passengers or cargo. no flying for hire
Explain student pilot limitations concerning visibility and flight above clouds? [FAR 61.89]
no flight without visual reference to the ground and no flight if visibility is less than 3SM (day) and 5SM (night)
who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation of the airplane when you are flying solo? [FAR 1.1, 91.3, 91.7]
PIC (yourself)
Discuss what preflight action concerning the airport and the aircraft performance is specified in the regulations for a local flight [FAR 91.103]
NWKRAFT
-NOTAMS
-weather
-known ATC delays
-runway lengths
-alternate available
-fuel requirements
-takeoff/landing distance
During engine run up, you cause rocks, debris, and propeller blast to be directed toward another aircraft or person. Could this be considered careless or reckless operations of an aircraft?
Yes
You may not fly as a pilot of a civil aircraft within ____ hours after sumption of any alcoholic beverage, or while having a blood alcohol content of _____% or greater [91.17]
8, 0.04
What are the general requirements pertaining to the use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses?
Crew
-seatbelts anytime you are in a seat
-shoulder harness during takeoff/landing
pilot
-instruct passengers on how to use
-passengers must wear during takeoff/landing
What is the minimum fuel reserve for day VFR flight, and on what cruising speed is the fuel reserve based? [91.151]
Assuming normal cruise…
Enough fuel to get from point of origin to first point of landing and then an extra 30 minutes (day) or an extra 45 minutes (night)
A transponder with Mode C is required at all times in all airspace at and above ______ feet MSL except below ______ feet AGL [FAR 91.215]
10,000, 2,500
what aircraft certificates and documents must be on board when you are flying solo? [FAR 91.203, 91.9, 23.1519]
ARROW
airworthiness certificate
registration certificate
radio operating license
operating limitations (POH)
weight and balance
no person may operate an aircraft so close to another aircraft as to create a __________ [FAR 91.111]
collision hazard
who has the right-of-way when two aircrafts are on final approach to land at the same time? [FAR 91.113]
aircraft at the lower altitue
what action must you take if you are overtaking another aircraft, and which aircraft has the right of way?
pass them on the right, aircraft getting overtook has the right of way
what action must you take if you are flying a head-on collision course with another aircraft?
turn to the right
if another airplane is converging from the right, who has the right of way?
the plane to the right
except when necessary for takeoffs and landings, what are the minimum safe altitudes when flying over congested and uncongested areas? [FAR 91.119]
congested
-1,000 feet above highest obstacle
-2,000 feet horizontal radius of your aircraft
uncongested
-500 feet above surface, except water/sparsely populated areas
-500 feet away
if an altimeter setting is not available at an airport, what setting should you use before departing on a local flight?
use nearest available airport within 100 nautical miles of the plane
what altitudes should you use when operating under VFR in level cruising flight at more than 3,000 feet AGL? [FAR 91.159]
going east (0-179)
-odd thousand+500 feet altitude NEODD EAST IS LEAST
going west (180-359)
-even thousand+500 feet altitude SWEVEN WEST IS BEST
when practicing steep turns, stalls, and maneuvering during slow flight, the entry altitude must allow a recovery to be completed no lower than feet AGL?
1500 AGL
when is a go-around appropriate?
anytime you feel continuing your approach would be unsafe
what general steps should you follow after an engine failure in flight?
ABCDE
-airspeed: best glide 68
-best place to land (look & go to it
-checklist
-declare an emergency (121.5 or to ATC, squawk 7700)
-execute
list the minimum equipment and instruments that must be working properly in your airplane for day VFR flight during the day. [FAR 91.205]
A TOMATO FLAMES
-airspeed indicator
-tachometer
-oil pressure gage
-manifold pressure gage
-altimeter
-temperature gage
-oil temperature gage
-fuel gage
-landing gear position indicator
-anti-collision lights
-magnetic compas
-ELT
-seatbelts
VS
48 knots
VSo
40 knots