PPL checkride studying

ARROW Documents

Airworthiness

Registration

Radio Station (International flights)

Operating Limitations

Weight and Balance

What determines if the plane is worthy to fly

AVIATES

Annual inspection

VOR check

100 hour inspection

Air worthiness directives

Transponder check

ELT inspection

Static system and altimeter check

Minimum instruments used to fly during the day

ATOMATOFLAMES

Airspeed indicator

Tachometer

Oil pressure gauge

Manifold pressure gauge

Altimeter

Temp gauge

Oil temp gauge

Fuel quantity gauge

Landing gear position indicator

Anti collision lights

Magnetic compass

ELT

Safety Equipment

Minimum instrument list to fly at night

ATOMATOFLAMES + FLAPS

Fuses

Landing light

Anti collision lights

Position lights

Source of power

What can be used to assist pilots in making the right decision

DECIDE Model

Detect

Estimate

Choose

Identify

Do

Evaluate

What should all pilots know before each flight

NWKRAFT

Notams

Weather

Known ATC delays

Runway length

Alternates

Fuel requirements

Takeoff and landing distance

STC

Supplement type certificate

Placard

Small permanently fixed sign or notice to provide information such as warnings and operation limitations

ACS

Airmen certification standards

Max weight of N53402

2,407 lbs standard on ramp

Max takeoff and landing weight for N53402

2,400 lbs

Total fuel capacity in N53402

43 Gallons

Total usable fuel in N53402

40 gallons

IMSAFE

Illness

Medication

Stress

Alcohol

Fatigue

Emotion

When you receive a weather briefing what makes you determine go/no-go decision

Current winds, ceilings, forecast, conditions at my departure, route, destination, and alternate destination are within my personal minimums

If FAA officials come up to you and ask for documents, what do you show them?

Pilot Certification, medical, government ID

FAA officials want to make sure your aircraft is airworthy to fly, what do you show them?

ARROW documents

Airworthiness

Registration

Radio station

Operating limitations

Weight and balance

Does aircraft registration expire

Yes, every 7 years

Does airworthiness certificate expire

No, never

Does my certification ever expire

No, never

TAF

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

How often does TAF come out, how long is it good for, and how far is it good for?

Every 6 hours, is good for 24 hours, and is good for 5 miles

AIRMET

Airmen’s meteorological information

What is an AIRMET

An in flight weather bulletin issued by weather centers to warn pilots of potentially hazardous conditions

What is an AIRMET tango mean

Moderate Turbulence

SIGMET

Significant meteorological information

What is a SIGMET

In flight weather bulletin issued to warn pilots about severe weather conditions

Why would a SIGMET be issued

Volcanic ash, sandstorms, severe turbulence

Where to find information about prohibited areas on sectional chart

At the bottom of the sectional

Requirements to operate in class B airspace

ATC clearance, 2 way radio communication, mode C transponder with altitude reporting

Requirements to operate in class D airspace

Establish and maintain 2 way radio communication with ATC and adhere to weather minimums

Why is there a diamond over Laconia speedway?

Holds a large amount of people and commonly issued TFR’s around it

Requirements to operate in class C airspace

2 day radio communication, mode C transponder

What is important to know for a diversion?

Distance, fuel burn, heading, speed, time

What are signs too look for when passenger gets sick but doesn’t tell you?

Sweating, trying to open vents for fresh air, taking off layers

What to do if car on monoxide detector goes black mid flight

Open air vents and windows, turn off cabin heat, land as soon as possible

During flight you notice RPM’s drop and add power until you no longer can, RPMs keep dropping, what can you suspect? And what will you do? And what will happen?

Carburetor Icing. Apply carb heat. Engine will run rougher

Why will engine run rougher after applying carb heat if there’s carb ice

The ice melting and water going into the engine from carb heat

If applying carb heat doesn’t work and engine is still running rough what else could it be?

Failed magneto, or engine driven pump issues

Normal Takeoff

Flaps - 0 rotate - 55kts, climb out - 70-80kts

Soft Field takeoff

Flaps 10, accelerate to 60kts, climbout - 76 it’s

Short field take off

Flaps 10, brakes, full power, release, rotate 50, climbout 56kts

Normal landing

65kts approach speed, flaps as required

Soft field landing

65kt apprach speed, flaps as required, full back elevator

Short field landing

Flaps 30, 60kt approach speed, touchdown with minimal float, firm breaking, full back elevator

Power off stall

Enter slow flight, start descent, initiate stall, recover, maintain heading

Power on stall

Straight and level, slow to rotation speed, pitch up to stall, recover, maintain heading

Steep turns

95 kts, 45 degrees of bank

Passenger briof (SAFETY)

Seatbealts, air vents, fire extinguisher, exits/emergency plan, talking/traffic, questions

Concord CTAF/Unicom

122.7

Concord ASOS

132.32

Concord VOR

112.9

How many cylinders does N53402 engine have

4

What kind of cylinders does 402 have

Horizontally opposed

How does 4 stroke engine work

Intake, compression, power, exhaust

What powers the engines spark plugs

Magnetos power the spark plug

How many spark plugs are in a cylinder

2

How does both left and right magnetos still provide spark plug power

Left and right magnetos powers either a top or bottom spark plug per cylinder

Can engine driven magnetos still run with no master

Yes

How does ignition start the engine

Drives and turns starter motor which is attached to a starter gear which spins the crankshaft to turn the magnetos

List all the vacuum powered instruments

Attitude and heading indicator

List all the pitot powered instruments

Airspeed indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator

Explain Bernoulli’s principle

Air accelerated due to the curve of the wing upward causes low pressure while the air going under the wing is not accelerated causing a high pressure point creating lift

What is basic med

When all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class medical expires, it’s a way to fly without faa medical examiner. No more than 12,500 lbs and 6 people and max height of 18,000 ft

Proficiency vs currency

Proficiency = comfortable, currency = legal

When is 100 hour inspection mandatory

If for hire or flight school

What kind of examiner does annual inspection

An inspection authorized mechanic (IA mechanic)

2 types of registration

Federal and state

What is preventative maintenance

Maintenance that private pilot can do

What are preventative maintenance jobs you can do

Brakes, adding oil, lightbulb if owner or operator

What do you have to do if you do preventative maintenance

Log it in the logbook

Are airworthiness directives required and what are the 3 different types

Yes they are required and they are one off, recurring, and emergency

What is a one off AD

An AD that mandates specific action to be preformed only once

What is a recurring AD

AD’s that require repeated actions such as inspections or maintenance

What are emergency AD’s

Issued when an unsafe condition exists that requires immediate action

What does 402’s naturally aspirated engine mean?

Air intake solely depends on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbo or super charger

What does the carburetor do

Mixes fuel and air gravity feeds it to the engine

What are the only hydraulics on 402

The brakes

How many volts does 402 use

24 volts

What to do when when ammeter goes negative when flying

Shut off master, turn around, turn on master when need flaps and comms

What is the only electric instrument besides garmain screen

Turn coordinator which is gyroscopically powered

What happens if a circuit breaker pops

Don’t touch it, evaluate and make the right decision

What uses both static and pitot power

Airspeed indicator

What uses only static indicator

Vertical speed indicator and altimeter

What happens when ice builds up anywhere

Turn on pitot heat, cabin heat, and evaluate

How does a high pressure point/system move

Rotates clockwise and outwards (good conditions)

How does a low pressure point/system move

Counter clockwise and inwards (wind, cloudy skies)

What are the 4 fronts

Warm, cold, stationary, occluded

What is a warm front and what does it bring

A warm front forms when warm air displaces a cooler air mass. They typically bring steady precipitation as well as increase in temperature and humidity

What is a cold front and what does it bring

A cold front is a boundary between a cold denser air mass and a warmer less dense air mass, cold fronts usually bring cooler temps, drop in air pressure, and change in wind direction which can result in thunderstorms, heavy rain, and severe weather

What is a stationary front and what do they bring

A boundary between 2 air masses is not moving and brings prolonged periods of cloudy, wet, or unsettled weather

What is an occluded front and what do they bring

Is when a faster colder moving cold front overtakes a slower moving warm front trapping the warm air aloft and can bring a range of different weather like rain, snow, sleet

3 types of weather briefings

Standard, outlook, abbreviated

What is a standard weather briefing

Provides comprehensive overview of weather conditions relevant to their flight plan designed to be the most detailed flight plan

What is an outlook weather briefing

A weather briefing provided more than 6 hours in advance

What is an abbreviated weather briefing

A briefing used to inform on specific information or concerns after a standard briefing has been received

Closest I can fly to thunderstorms

30 miles

What does airmet sierra provide information on

Visibility

What does airmet tango provide information on

Turbulence

What does airmet Zulu provide information on

Ice