Pilot Lesson Notes

What is PAX Briefing?

The SAFETY Acronym

What does the SAFETY acronym stand for

S - Seatbelts (Have them on all the time)
A - Air Vents
F - Fire Extinguisher
E - Exits
T - Talking (Sterile Cockpit, and who is in charge of plane controls)
Y - Questions

Whats the ARROW Acronym?

A - Airworthiness Certificate
R - Registration Certificate
R - Radio Station License (Only required for International Flights)
O - Operating Limitations (Found in POH)
W - Weight and Balance Data

What does POH stand for

Pilot Operating Handbook

What is Hobbs/Tach

Hobbs Meter - Real time clock hours that the engine or aircraft is operating
Tachometer - Like an odometer (Calibrated to a certain RPM so going slower or faster than this can affect the tachometer)

Whats the annunciator panel

Displays warnings like Low fuel or Oil pressure being low

Whats the alt static source

Looks like the throttle

How to start the 172S

Do the cold start procedure if needed

Make sure fuel pump is off
- Set mixture to idle cutoff
- Open throttle ½ inch
- Crank the motor on with keys
- When engine starts set mixture to full rich and close throttle

Whats ATIS and the frequency at Henderson

Weather Report
120.77

How do you do Slow Flight?

1500rpm
about 55 knots
completed 1,500 to 3,000 AGL

How do you do a Power Off Stall?

1500 RPM (Maintain Altitude)

- Idle Throttle and 10 degrees for the flaps
- Full flaps at 85 knots
- Pull up to 20 degrees until stall
- Once the stall happens - Nose down, full power, and level (will need to push yoke in as power comes in)
- Retract flaps to 20 degrees immediately
- Flaps 10 at 65 knots
- Flaps 0 at positive rate

How do you do an S-Turn/Turn around a point

Select an altitude between 600-1000 AGL
85 - 90 Knots (Approx. 2000rpm)
Enter on the downwind
Pick a point halfway through the strut (the A)
Turn and keep it on the shoulder

How to land?

85 Knots, 1700 power and flaps at 10 when numbers are on the shoulder
Turn when the numbers are at the 45 degree angle
Flaps 20 and speed 75
Last turn
Flaps 30 and speed 65
Pull up and let the back wheels touch
Get feet ready on rudders