Regs
PIC Required Documents
What are certificate, medical, gov. issued photo ID?
Two Types of Drag (with subtypes)
What are parasite and induced drag?
What are skin friction, form and interference drag?
What are wingtip vortices and downwash?
Factors that Affect Aircraft Performance
What are temperature, pressure, winds, weight & balance, and RW condition & surface?
C-172 Engine
What is a Lycoming IO-360-L2A?
*Explain what all this means!*
Engine Failure in Flight Memory Items
Airspeed - 68kts
Landing Site - Selected
Fuel Selector - Both
Fuel Shutoff Valve - Push In
Mixture - Rich
Aux Fuel Pump - On
Required Aircraft Equipment Regulation
What is 91.205?
Lift and Stalls
Bernoulli's principle
Exceeding the critical angle of attack
Adverse Yaw and Overbanking Tendency
What is the force pulling an airplane outside of the turn?
What is the continuous rolling motion of an airplane when a turn is initiated?
*How do these happen?*
C-172 Propeller
What is a fixed pitch, 76in propeller?
*Why is it curved?*
Engine Fire in Flight Memory Items
Mixture - Idle Cutoff
Fuel Shutoff Valve - Off (Pull Full Out)
Aux Fuel Pump - Off
Master Switch - Off
Currency Regulations
61.56 & 61.57
Flight review: 24 cal. months
PIC w/passengers: 3 T/O's & Landings in the last 90 days. Full stop at night.
Four Turning Tendencies
What are torque, P-factor, spiraling slipstream, and gyroscopic precession?
*Explain them!*
What is the speed at which full deflection of any control will cause the plane to stall before structural damage?
C-172 Oil System
What is a wet-sump, 8 quart (+1 in the system) system?
*When do we add oil?*
Electrical Fire in Flight Memory Items
Master Switch - Off
Vents, Cabin Air/Heat - Closed
Fire Extinguisher - Activate
Aircraft Required Documents
What are supplements, placards, airworthiness, registration, operating manual, weight and balance?
Load Factor
What is the weight the plane feels in a turn?
The resultant force from the total lift. 60 degrees of bank will result in 2 G's of load factor.
Detonation and Pre-Ignition
What is an uncontrolled explosion inside the cylinder?
What is the fuel/air mixture combusting prior to spark plug firing?
*What causes these to happen?*
C-172 Electrical System (components and power)
What is a 24 volt battery?
*What else is there?*
Engine Fire During Start on the Ground Memory Items
Cranking - Continue
*If engine does not start*
Throttle - Full Open
Mixture - Idle Cutoff
Cranking - Continue
Fuel Shutoff Valve - Pull Out
Aux Fuel Pump - Off
Required Aircraft Inspections
What are...
Annual: 12 cal. months
VOR: 30 days
100hr: 100 tach hours
Altimeter and Pitot/Static: 24 cal. months
Transponder: 24 cal. months
ELT: 12 cal. months
Controllability vs. Maneuverability
Controllability: the ability for a plane to respond to your inputs (more stability = need more controllability)
Maneuverability: the ability for a plane to withstand the forces put on it (how many G's can it handle?)
Stability and Types of Stability
What is the ability to resist change?
What are static and dynamic stability?
*Explain these!*
C-172 Fuel System
What is a gravity fed, 56 total gallons, 53 usable gallons system?
*Explain the fuel journey. What else is there?*
Wing Fire Memory Items
Landing/Taxi Lights - Off
Navigation Lights - Off
Strobe Lights - Off
Pitot Heat - Off