Thrust PPL stage 3 tricky questions

What do you need in order to get a PPL?

be at least 17

fluent in english

3rd class medical

pass tests

PPL currency requirments?

biannual flight review,

90 day pax currency

do you need pax night currency if youre flying at sunset?

no (:

only if it’s one hour after sunset/before sunrise (FAR/AIM 61.57)

class vs category AIRMEN

plane, glider, rotorcraft, lighter than air

category= single/multi land and sea

class vs category AIRCRAFT

normal, transport, utility, acrobatic

category=airplane, glider, rotorcraft

can earning an endorsement sub the flight section of the bi-annual flight review? what can?

usually no, but a rating can

how long do you have to notify the FAA of any permanent address changes? and what if you don’t?

30 days, no longer valid if not

when can you log SIC time (second in command)?

if you’re rated for it and the aircraft type/reg requires a second pilot

what can pro rata share involve?

fuel, oil, airport expenditures, rental fees. Only for actual flight (ex. no monthly hangar rental split)

can a private pilot act as PIC for a charity or non-profit?

yes

can a private pilot salesman act as PIC?

yes, only to demo plane, provided they have 200 general flight hours

can a private pilot act as PIC to test light sport aircrafts? tow gliders?

yes (61.69, 61.113)

can a friend pay for your annual inspection?

no (61.113)

a lady from the FAA comes up to you while pre-flighting. Are you legally required to show her your ID/medical/license, if she asks?

yes

high performance aircrafts are defined by their…

greater than 200 horsepower

do you need an endorsement for an airplane with 200hp?

no, high performance is only greater than 200

you are flying a high performance complex plane with a person who has the ratings, but you have none. Can you log PIC time?

yes, but you can’t act as PIC (61.51)

when do you need a high altitude endorsement?

if the plane has a service ceiling or max operating altitude of 25,000, whichever is lower

what says you have to follow the POH?

FAR 91.7

Can you accept payment from a friend to fly, as a private pilot?

no, 61.113

What do you need to tow a plane?

100 hours in the same category and class (61.69), and ground

Can you overfly an annual?

yes but need special flight permit from FSDO

do you always need an ELT?

no—not if flying within 50nm of airport

Do you need to memorize 91.205?

yes!!! ATOMATOFLAMES AND FLAPS!

acronym for inop flow?

KOEL

ADs/POH
Regs (FAR/AIM)
TCDS

imagine you took medication on the FAA prohibited list. How long do you have to wait?

5 times the dosage interval (ex. take every 8 hours = wait 40 hours)

how far can you glide per every 1000ft of altitude?

1.5nm

what’s an MEL?

equipment that can be inop to still fly—for airliners

why don’t we have an MEL?

because we follow 91.205

stabilator controlls ____

pitch

induced drag is a __________

byproduct of lift

induced drag example

wingtip vorticies

when do induced drag and parasite drag equal each other

76 and zero

explain the significance of 76knots

lowest drag, induced = parasite

angle of incidence

angle between chord line and fuselage

does the angle of incidence change?

never

cruise speed is higher or lower for a forward CG?

higher

when is take off performance worst? what’s the biggest contributing factor?

hot, humid, high elevation. Elevation is the worst

why isn’t our pitot mast under the nose?

there would be less position error there, except for the fact that our propellor is there

true altitude is distance above

sea level

absolute altitude is distance

AGL

Vx is best

angle

Vy is best

rate

4 left turning tendencies

torque

p-factor (asymmetrical thrust)

gyroscopic procession

spiraling slipstream

when do you feel left turning tendencies the most?

in a climb, slow speeds, max power

what kind of radiator do we have

trick question

how many plates does our propellor have

2

oil capacity max? min? school requirement?

8, 2, 6

how many mags? cylinders? spark plugs?

2, 4, 8

what illnesses can be temporarily disqualifying

acute infections, anemia, peptic ulcers

what kind of transponder do we have?

mode S with C and A capabiltiies

what can mode S transponder do?

speed, elevation, position

the ADC operates based off of info from

pressure sensors

you must report alcohol/drug incidents within how many days?

60 days

do we have de-icing or anti-icing

anti-icing

what type of anti-icing do we have

heater/defroster, pitot heat, alt air

under what conditions can you drop an object from a plane?

any condition when it’s safe (91.13)

which hole on the pitot mast is the drain hole?

the back. the front is ram, and the bottom is ambient

can you take off if you didn’t brief your passenger on seatbelts?

no

how do you know when to roll out when you are going to overshoot?

15 plus half your latitude

can you carry passengers for hire for in formation flight

no

what does 4 stroke mean?

intake, compression, combustion/power, exhaust

when are parachutes required?

when banking 60+ degrees, nose up or down 30+ degrees

when do you need ADSB out for a charlie?

within 4.4nm

blue vignette meaning

GOLF!!!! from surface to 14,500

where is aerobatic flight not permitted

over congested areas, when flight visibility is less than 3sm, below 1500AGL, within 4nm of

dark squiggle line on a prog chart

a ridge, an area of high pressure

a trough means it’s low pressure and what kind of weather

potential thunderstorms

090V180 means

wind direction is variable from 90 to 180 degrees

3 types of fog

upslope, radiation, advection

(mountain, cool night, winter—cold land)

at what point does fog become clouds?

50ft AGL