Stage 1 Guide

Question 1

What does the Pilot need to bring to a flight?

Answer 1

Government ID
Pilot certificate
Medicinal
Logbook

Question 2

Required items to bring

Answer 2

Weight and balance sheet

Question 3

First class medical under 40?

Answer 3

Privileges for 12 calendar months, then reverts to third class privileges for remaining 48 calendar months

Question 4

First class medical 40 and over

Answer 4

Privileges for 6 calendar months, then reverts to second class
privileges for 6 calendar months, then reverts to third class
privileges for remaining 12 calendar months

Question 5

2nd class medical (commercial and lower)

Answer 5

All ages Privileges for 12 calendar months, then reverts to third class
privileges for remaining duration of your age group

Question 6

3rd Class (All other certificates) under 40

Answer 6

Privileges for 60 calendar months

Question 7

3rd class medical (all other certifications) 40 or over

Answer 7

Privileges for 24 calendar months

Question 8

Required documents for airplane

Answer 8

ARROW PDC
Airworthiness certificate (91.203)
Registration (91.203)
Radio station license
Operating limitations
Weight and balance (23.1589)
Placards
Data plate
Compass deviation card

Question 9

Student pilot privileges and limitations 61.89

Answer 9

• Can’t take passengers
• Can’t act as PIC pilot in command
  Without endorsement from instructor
• must carry logbook when acting as PIC

Question 10

What can or can’t Private Pilot do (61.113.)

Answer 10

• Can take passengers
• Must split all costs with passengers
• Does not need to carry logbook

Question 11

To stay current currency 61.57

Answer 11

• To act as PIC
  Rates in category (airplane) and class (single engine land)
  Flight review in last 24 calendar months
  ~ to carry passengers
  Day time: 3 takeoff and landings
  Night time: 3 landing and takeoff full stop 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise no touch and go

Question 12

Inspections

Answer 12

Airworthiness Directives (AD)
Annual
Very high frequency omnidirectional range - 30 days
100hr
Altimeter - 24 calender months
Transponder - 24 calender months
ELT - 12 calender months
ELT battery - 1 cumulative hour or half battery life
Service Bulletin - Issued by manufacturer/ Can be immediate action, fix by date, or recurring

Question 13

Required equipment

Answer 13

■ Airspeed indicator
■ Tachometer for each engine
■ Oil pressure gauge
■ Manifold pressure gauge
■ Altimeter l
■ Temperature gauge
■ Oil temperature
■ Fuel gauge
■ Landing gear indicator
■ Anti collision lights
■ Magnet Compass
■ Emergency Location Transmitter ELT
■ Safety Belts

Question 14

Inoperative Equipment (91.213)

Answer 14

Determine if the inoperative equipment is required, in order of hierarchy:
1. Minimum equipment list (MEL)
a. A list of equipments required in operation when there is a particular equipment inoperative
b. FAA approved for the specific aircraft
2. POH/KOEL
3. Airworthiness directives (AD)
a. Regulatory maintenance directives issued by the FAA
4. Required equipment (91.205) ● Actions before operating the aircraft
○ Inop equipment must be removed/deactivated
○ Log in maintenance records if removed/deactivated by a mechanic
○ Placard “inop”
○ Pilot makes a final determination that the inop equipment still renders plane safe to fly

Question 15

Preventative Maintenance

Answer 15

A holder of a pilot certificate may perform preventive maintenance ○ Part 43 Appendix A (c)

Question 16

Special Flight Permit

Answer 16

Issued by FSDO (Flight Standards District Office)
● For an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements, but is capable of
safe flight
● Only for the purpose of flying the aircraft to a point of repairs
● Example: inoperative fuel quantity indicator, but the engine runs normally and the visual check of
the fuel tanks indicates more than enough fuel to complete the flight

Question 17

Stall/Spin Awareness

Answer 17

● Stall
○ When airplane exceeds critical angle of attack
■ Can occur at any airspeed or attitude
● Spin
○ An aggravated stall where one wing is more stalled than the other
○ Caused by exceeding critical angle of attack and uncoordinated flight
○ Recovery (PARE)
■ Power idle
■ Ailerons neutral
■ Rudder full opposite
■ Elevator briskly forward
● Even if already pointed down directly at the Earth!

Question 18

METAR
And what it stands for

Answer 18

○ Current/observed weather updated every 50 minutes past the hour
○ Be able to decipher METARs

Meteorological Aerodrome Report

Question 19

TAF & what it stands for

Answer 19

○ Forecast valid 24 hours, updated every 6 hours
○ Be able to decipher TAFs

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Question 20

Determining Crosswind/Limitations

Answer 20

○ Ability to read wind components figure (POH Section 5)
17 knots
Clock Method
■ Take the difference between wind direction and runway heading
■ Change degrees to “minutes”
■ Determine how far those “minutes” go around the clock

■ Convert to % of one hour
■ Take that % and multiply by the total wind component, you now have your
crosswind component!
● Example: Runway 15, wind 180 @ 16 knots
● 30 degrees off runway heading = 30 minutes
● 30 minutes = halfway around the clock (50%)
● 50% of 16k knots is 8 knots crosswind!

Question 21

Airport, Runway, and Taxiway Signs, Makings, and Lighting

Answer 21

● Refer to AIM Section 3

Question 22

Runway Incursion Avoidance

Answer 22

● An incident where an unauthorized aircraft, vehicle, or person is on a runway or runway protected area
● Prevention
○ Have the taxi diagram out and available
■ Brief instructions, hotspots along route
○ Read back instructions in full
○ Write down instructions
○ Practice sterile cockpit
○ Familiarize yourself with the airport layout, markings, and signs
○ When in runup area, tune into tower frequency to gain situational awareness of the runway
activities

Question 23

Radio Communications

Answer 23

KADS radio guide

Question 24

Traffic Patterns and Entry Procedures

Answer 24

Departure, crosswind, downwind base final, direct midway to downwind enter at 45° entry into traffic pattern, tier drop overtop runway cross over perform a banking turn to check for traffic before entering the traffic pattern on the downwind

Question 25

Lost Communication Procedures

Answer 25

When communication loss is suspected: a. Troubleshoot!
■ Check radio on
■ Check volume and squelch
■ Check headset plug connection
■ Check frequency
■ Request radio check
■ Go back to the previous frequency if applicable
b. In controlled airspace, squawk 7600 ■ Landing at a towered airport
● Stay above the traffic pattern altitude and circle while observing the traffic flow and looking out for other traffic
● Wait for the ATC light gun signals

● Rock your wings (day) or flash landing light (night) in acknowledgement
● Follow the instructions and land when cleared
c. If uncontrolled, land as soon as practicable

Question 26

Wake Turbulence Avoidance

Answer 26

● On takeoff, rotate prior to where the aircraft ahead rotated

● On landing, stay above the flight path of the aircraft ahead and land beyond where the aircraft has touched down

Question 27

Wind Shear Avoidance

Answer 27

● Sudden change in wind speed and/or direction
● Low level wind shear
● Increase the takeoff/approach speed to account for wind shear

Question 28

Preflight

Answer 28

● Thorough preflight inspection/walkaround
● Identify location and placement of required documents
● Utilize proper risk management and aeronautical decision making

Question 29

Taxi

Answer 29

● Properly brief LSA/BRS/Passengers
● Obtain weather and taxi instructions
● Apply appropriate wind correction techniques
● Complete taxi checks and perform run-up check
● Brief emergency scenarios

Question 30

Flight

Answer 30

● Adequate use of checklists
● Make appropriate radio calls
● Clear the area prior to each maneuver
● Upper air work
○ Slow Flight
○ Power on stall
○ Power off stall
● Emergency
● Low level work
○ Ground reference maneuvers
○ Proper pattern entry
○ Landing
■ Centerline
■ Proper flare
■ Forward slip
■ Go-around

Question 31

How long is a solo endorsement good for?

Answer 31

90 days and the instructor and put any limitations on it at anytime