TOL oral questions

when are you required to switch from ground to tower at this airport

when you are holding short of the runway and are ready for departure

when is it okay to taxi out onto the runway for departure

when ground has given you clearance for takeoff

explain how to properly scan for traffic before taking the runway

looking left and right for departing/arriving aircraft and zooming out on the traffic map

when is it okay to abort/reject a takeoff

when there is engine failure/fire, electronic fire/failure, medical emergency, or any time the takeoff becomes unsafe

besides an engine failure, what other reasons would warrant a rejected takeoff

window is open, animals on the runway, someone tires to cross the runway, etc

when climbing out on the upwind how can you ensure your ground track is aligned with the runway with no drift

visually looking at the runway behind you or by looking at your track on the MFD

when are you going to make your first turn onto the crosswind (altitude)

300ft below traffic pattern altitude

how will you know you are the proper distance from the runway when turning your downwind leg

visually verifying you’re turning 45 degrees to the runway on crosswind and verifying the runway is halfway up on the wing strut

what is the proper speed you should indicate on the downwind

90 kts

you are midfield, left downwind and the tower requests that you make a right 360 degree for spacing. what does this mean and what would you do

this can be used for spacing and you do this by making a 360 degree turn at a standard rate. maintain pitch and altitude and roll out at the heading you entered

while on the downwind, the controller asks you to extend for spacing. what does this mean

level off and keep flying the downwind until the controller tells you to turn to base

when is it appropriate to start your landing sequence

when you’re abeam the touchdown point

walk through the proper let down procedure, as described in the checklist. this is the part of the pattern from the time you reduce power at your landing point until you land

once abeam the touchdown point, i reduce power to 1500rpm, visually verify refuel selector is on both, select 10 degrees of flaps, verify my fuel selector is on both, ensure my mixture is rich, and my landing light is on i descend at 80kts. once i’m 45 degrees to my runway, i turn to base. i select 20 degrees of flaps and descend at 70kts. i turn ti final when i know i can line up with the runway. i select 30 degrees of flaps and descend at 65kts i adjust pitch to maintain my glide scope and slowly pull power once i know my landing is assured. i arrest the descent and flare until the main wheels touch down first then slowly lower the nose wheel down

when is it appropriate to turn to your base leg

after visually verifying you’re 45 degrees away from your runway

when is it appropriate to turn to final

when you know you can line up with the runway

explain the items that make a stabilized approach

GCASH: glide slope, configuration, airspeed, stabilized approach - continuing, heels on the floor

what procedures can you use to correct for wind drift on final

you increase pitch and bank until you’re on glide slope

explain how you would correct your flight path if you’re too high on final

reduce power and pitch down slightly until back on glide slope or do a forward slip

you are pn a very long final after being extended downwind longer than you’re used to. when should you begin a descent below traffic pattern altitude

when you’re three miles out from the runway, treat is as the downwind leg and configure. when you're two miles out treat it as the base leg and configure. when you’re one mile out treat it as final and configure

when should you begin a descent below traffic pattern altitude

when you are abeam your touchdown point on the downwind leg

when is a go around appropriate

when landing becomes unsafe

why does the airplane roll and yaw to the left durning a go around? how will you correct

this happens because of the airplane’s left turning tendency. you correct by using right rudder on the upwind leg

what is the proper placement of your feet while on final and during touchdown

heels on the floor and feet off the breaks

on short final you see the windsock pointed out straight to the left. how will you position the controls? (ailerons and rudder)

aileron into the wind with full opposite rudder deflection

if you will like you will land long, what will you do

pull power and pitch down

what will you do if you feel like you will land short

increase power and pitch up

the nose wheel touches down first, followed by the main landing gear, and you porpoise and bounce. what are you going to do

execute a go around

you have just landed and ATC asks you to exit using the rest available taxiway. as you approach the first available taxiway, you realize you’re going too fast to exit. what will you do?

tell ATC you’re unavailable to exit and slow to a proper taxi speed then exit at the next available exit

what does LHAND mean in relation to the engine

lycombing 10 360 L2A, horizontally opposed, air cooled, naturally aspirated, direct drive

what does lycombing 10 360 L2A mean

lycombing is the company that created the engine, 1 stands for fuel injected, 0 stands fro horizontally opposed, 360 is the size of the engine in cubic ft, L2A is the make and model

how much horsepower does the engine get

180 horsepower at sea level

what is the max rpm

2700

how many cylinders does our engine have

4

how many magnetos

2

how many spark plugs do the magnetos have

8 spark plugs, two per cylinder

what are the four stages of the engine

intake, compression, combustion, exhaust

what kind of landing gear do we have

tricycle style tubular spring strut

what kind of nose wheel landing gear do we have

oleo. a mix of air and oil

what kind of ailerons do we have

differential frise

what are the primary flight controls

ailerons, rudder, and elevator

what are the secondary flight controls

flaps and trim

what kind of flaps do we have

slotted flaps

how tall is class D airspace

from the surface to 2500 ft above airport elevation charted in MSL

what do you need to enter class D airspace

two way radio communication

is class D airspace towered

yes