Thrust PPL stage 3 flight reminders

What do you click in the plane in order to see the tail numbers of other planes and their speed?

traffic map on the MFD

what color is centerline on taxiways? runways?

green for both, always

what’s the real name for a wigwag?

elevated runway guard light

can you put power back in for a soft field landing?

Yes! Come in at 70, cut power, add a teeeny bit of power once main wheels touchdown, then hold yourself up and start flaring

what’s the name for an inground flashing light?

runway guard light

purpose of runway guard lights?

to alert you that you’re approaching the runway

before starting a power off 180, what do you need to do?

look at the winds! if winds will be pushing you out, make your turn sooner

should you blindly follow navigation?

no! always zoom out via range knob and make sure it’s not taking you through airspaces, bravo, etc.

you are entering IKEA/PLANO/SKILLMAN recovery and in the flight catalog. How do you activate it?

enter enter

you already have FMS nav in and you have a recovery pulled up. How do you activate it?

click in, find it, then direct enter enter

how should you fly out to terrel?

put your course/nav line through the middle of the lake, near the bridge, otherwise it’s too close to mesquite’s airspace

a stage checker asks you to explain the airport’s hotspots. Where do you look?

in “procedures” for the airport

how do you use a fire extinguisher?

pull-aim-squeeze-sweep

on the EOC, what should you do as you enter the runway?

start timer, could even be on your phone

instructor says do slow flight— first step?

pre-maneuver!

before maneuvers, you should

bug heading and altitude

what should you do on steep turns?

pre-maneuver first! then heading/altitude/speed, pick a point, Then turn off AC for max performance

for power on/off stalls, you need to recover by what altitude?

1500 AGL (often 2200ish MSL)

for power off stalls, once you hit 60 you should

descend at 60, then pitch up cut power

in an emergency, you should

always look for nearby airports!

where is alt air in the emergency checklist?

by the CFI (NOT alt static!!)

imagine youre at an airport with two parallel runways. Do you widen your pattern or change anything?

No no no—keep it normal and pretend the other runway doesnt exist

when coming in to land at an unfamiliar airport, you should

if it’s towered, and what time the tower closes

imagine youre doing a straight in, when should you start descending?

by the time youre in the airspace

describe a soft field t/o

max aft, ground effect then blast off, 76

what should you double check before doing ground ref?

pre-maneuver, 600-1000AGL, and OUT OF AIRSPACES

for ground ref maneuvers, start in a head or tailwind?

tailwind (down low, downwind)

short field landing means you should

max brake

electrical fire flow

emergency battery arm,

master and alt off

vents open

heater/defroster off

extinguish fire

alternator emergency flow

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engine fire flow

pitch down at 30 degrees for Vno (125),

if power is restored during an emergency landing for engine failure, what do you need to do

close alt air

engine failure after takeoff—what do you do?

OFF—mixture, mags, both batteries (emergency and normal), alternator