Airspeeds
What is your pattern airspeed?
What is 54 + 1/2 headwinds.
What are the North/South Entry points? At what altitude do you want to hit these points?
What is the three way intersection before the bridge/loop at the end of the dirt road. 7,300 feet +/- 100 feet.
In any emergency, priorities are to:
A____, N____, C____
What is Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
What are the recovery altitudes for a) Spin Prevent, b) Stall Series, c) Slow Flight (two altitudes), d) Slips
+100 for Box the Wash and Slacklines
What are a) 2000 ft (9000 ft), b) 1500 ft (8500 ft), c) Buffet by 1500 ft, Knock off slow flight by 1000 ft (8000 ft).
BTW + Slacklines: 1000 ft AGL (8000 ft MSL)
What is your before takeoff checklist (and responses)?
What is CBSITCAL
C - Controls
B - Ballast "Checked"
S - Straps "Secured"
I - Instruments
T - Trim "Set"
C - Canopies "Closed and Locked"
A - Airbrakes "Closed and Locked"
L - Lookout
What is Min Sink for dual/solo?
What is 50/45 KIAS
What are the sequencing in points from the North/South Areas?
(+ 100 if you can state rough altitude for hitting these points in MSL)
What is Auto/Pen.
If you have a radio out, what should you do on downwind?
What is rock your wings, look for green spotlight from the tower for landing clearance (flashing green and red = use extreme caution), suggested land on lane 4.
What is the difference between a spin and a spiral dive (2 characteristics)?
What is spin = low wind noise, low G-Forces; spiral dive = high wind noise, increasing G-Forces
What is your before landing checklist?
S - Straps "Secured"
C - Clear
W - Winds
A - Airspeed
A - Aimpoint
A - Airbrakes
G - G-meter
What is Max L/D for dual/solo?
What are the points of the No Transgression Zone? What altitude does the NTZ extend to (MSL)?
What is North EP, South EP, Stables, NCO Club. Surface to 8,000 feet.
What does it mean if a) the tow plane wags his rudder, b) the tow plane rocks his wings?
What is: a) warning to the sailplane
b) tow plane wants you to release
How is a spin induced? What do we do in a spin prevent to counter those things?
What is a stall and yaw, forward stick and opposite rudder
What are all of the advisory radio calls? (3 total, use Thunder 2-1 as tail #)
What is 1) "Thunder 2-1, off tow, north/south area, *altitude*"
2) "Thunder 2-1, one minute to Auto/Pen"
3) "Thunder 2-1, Auto/Pen"
What is 40 KIAS
7,800 Circle of Safety
What is Santa Fe Red Roofs, Pine Valley Baseball Fields, Falcon Stadium
Rope Break AND Abort Boldface
What is:
a) GLIDE - ESTABLISH
RELEASE - PULL TWICE
b) RELEASE - PULL TWICE
What are the mantras we use to recover a) tow position, b) slacklines, c) stalls
What is a) "WAR" - wings, altitude, rudder; b) "freeze it, face it, fix it"; c) "relax, roll, recover"
Takeoff clearance for a) area tow, b) pattern tow. Include radio response. (Use Thunder 21 for tail #, assume south flow day).
What is a) "Skytrain, Thunder 2-1, request area tow, 9,5.", "Thunder 2-1, cleared for takeoff, 1-6 right"
b) Skytrain, Thunder 2-1, request pattern tow", "Thunder 2-1, cleared for takeoff 1-6 right"
At what speed will you generate enough lift to takeoff?
What is 43 KIAS.
8,200 Circle of Safety? What is the glide ratio assumed for both circles of safety?
What is Blue Townhome Tennis Courts, Mount Saint Francis, USAFA Hospital, USAFA Cemetary
Spin Boldface
What is:
AILERONS - NEUTRAL
RUDDER - FULL OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF SPIN AND HOLD
STICK - STEADILY FORWARD UNTIL SPINNING STOPS
CONTROLS - NEUTRAL AND RECOVER FROM DIVE
Pick an area and sequence in. Include all checklists, radio calls, altitudes and sequencing in points.
What is IP discretion. Must include SCWAAG, radio calls, altitudes, and points of interest on the ground (ie entry point)
Talk through a pattern tow. Include all radio calls, flight path, altitudes, checklists, etc.