Engine
What type of engine do we have in the Cessna 172? (Turbine, Turboprop, piston etc)
Where does the Pitot Static system get its static air
Static Port
Name one Gyroscopic Instrument
What is the Attitude Indicator?
The flight control used to roll the aircraft.
What are the ailerons?
What fuel does a Censa typically use and what color is it
100 AVGAS: Green
Do we need to have constant electrical power for the engine to continue running?
No, we have magnetos
What pressure does the Pitot tube give us?
What is Ram Air or Dynamic Pressure ?
Name a vacuum-powered Gyroscopic instrument
What is the Attitude Indicator ?
The Primary Flight controls.
What are the Ailerons, Elevator, Rudder?
What is the red switch on the Cessna called?
Master and Alternator switch
What is the combustion cycle
Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust
Airspeed Indicator
Altimiter
Vertical Speed Indicator
What information does the attitude indicator give us
Artificial reference to the horizon, providing a general sense of angle of attack, and bank of turn
Increase drag and lift, increase descent without increasing airspeed.
What are the flaps.
How many fuel pumps are there in a Censa 172?
One engine-driven, and one auxiliary pump
What is a fuel-injected engine?
Fuel and air are directly mixed in the cylinder
What information do all the Pitot-Static Instruments give us?
Altimeter: Altitude
Airspeed Indicator: Airspeed
Vertical Speed Indicator: Rate of Climb in FPM
How is the turn coordinator powered?
Through a electrically powered Gyro
What is trim, and why is it important?
Allows pilots to relieve control pressure on the elevators, and set a constant airspeed
How is the fuel-air mixture controlled?
Leaning out, reducing the amount of fuel compared to air, and using the Red mixture controller.
The area where the engine of an airplane is located.
What is the Nacelle?
The component inside an Airspeed indicator that allows it to display our airspeed.
What is the Diaphram?
Two principles of a gyroscopic instrument
Rigidity in space, and Gyroscopic precession
Where are all the flight controls located?
Ailerons: Outboard of each wing
Elevator: On the aft end of the Horizontal Stabilizer
Trim: Aft end of the elevator
Flaps: The Inboard side of each wing
Rudder: Aft end of the Vertical stabilizer
How would you describe an electrical system in a Cessna on a checkride?"
60 Amp Alternator, 28 Volt System, 24 Volt Battery, 2 Primaries, 2 Avonic, and an essential crossfeed bus.