Pilot Quals
These documents are required to be on you when you fly
What is Govt. photo ID, Medical, and Pilot Certificate
These documents are needed onboard the airplane when you fly
What is ARROW; Airworthiness, Registration, Radio Operator License, Operating Limitations, and Weight & Balance
This weather report is issued every hour and describes the actual observations at an airport.
What is a METAR?
This is the total fuel capacity and the usable fuel capacity of a standard Cessna 172S.
What is 56 and 53 gallons?
This airspace is shown by a dashed magenta line surrounding the airport
What is Class E to the surface?
These currency requirements must be met to carry pax at night
What is 3 T/os and LNDGs < 90 days, to a full stop
This inspection is required for aircraft that are carrying any person (other than a crewmember) for hire, or are provided by a person giving flight instruction for hire
What is 100hr?
These are the three ingredients necessary for the formation of a thunderstorm.
What are moisture, instability, and a lifting action?
These two independent units provide electricity to the spark plugs, ensuring the engine continues to run even if the master switch is turned off.
What are the magnetos?
You are flying at 11'500ft on a XC, these are your weather minimums
What is 5-111? 5SM, 1000' above, 1000' below, and 1SM horizontal
For a pilot age 40 or older, this is the duration a First-Class Medical certificate remains valid for ATP privileges
What is 6 months?
This section of the POH contains our operating limitations and KOEL
What is Section 2?
This type of fog is most common on clear, calm nights when the ground cools rapidly, bringing the temperature of the air immediately above it down to the dew point.
What is Radiation Fog?
These are the four strokes of the 172S engine’s operating cycle, in the correct order.
What is intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust?
This lets you know that 2 way radio has been established
What is hearing your tail # / callsign?
This specific document, which does not expire, allows a pilot with a condition like color blindness or limb loss to maintain a medical certificate
What is a SODA?
These mandatory FAA notices are issued to correct unsafe conditions in a specific aircraft, engine, or component
ADs
In the Northern Hemisphere, air circulates in this direction around a low-pressure system
What is inwards, upwards, counter-clockwise?
These are the 6 buses found on our electrical system.
What is Electrical 1 & 2, Avionics 1 & 2, Cross-feed, and Essential?
To operate under this type of clearance within the lateral boundaries of controlled airspace to the surface, a pilot must remain clear of clouds and have at least 1 statute mile of flight visibility
What is Special VFR?
This is the maximum horsepower an engine can have before being considered "high performance"
What is 200 horsepower?
This type of permit allows an unairworthy aircraft to be flown to a base where repairs can be performed
What is Special Flight Permit
Any of these 3 conditions will classify a "severe thunderstorm" for a CONVECTIVE SIGMET
What are SFC winds > 50kts, Hail > 3/4in diameter, or tornadoes?
This is the type of trim found on the elevator of our airplane
What is servo trim?
This type of Special Use Airspace contains a high volume of pilot training but is not prohibited to fly through
What is an Alert Area?