Flight Planning Flashcards
Student should have personal minimums for wx (xwind, ceilings,) and
What are the three areas of preflight?
What are your sub sections of each area? 
Pilot: fit licensed current motivated.
airplane : airworthy, weight and balance, fuel
flight plan : route, paperwork, weather 
Aircraft just out of maintenance?
Extra careful preflight. Possibly a test hop. And good maintenance program? 
Weight n balance is important. weight is a limitation, just like any other limitation n balance is critical in controllability. And if you are going to fully loaded aircraft, make sure you carefully do the weights and balance.
Where does the max zero fuel weight come from? First, what is it and second Why is there one? 
The max, zero fuel weight comes from the fact that the structure of the aircraft can only support so much weight, before any fuel that is loaded. The wing can only hold so much. If you put fuel into the wing, helps balance out that load, but there is a maximum that the plane is certified to hold.
What is a good rule of thumb for how many gallons of fuel are needed for taxi take off and climb?
How about average ground speed for the flight?
Divide the number of cylinders in the engine or engines in the airplane and divide by two. 4 cylinders is 2 gal.
Works for non-turbo charged engines 
Subtract 10 kts from the true airspeed to account for takeoff maneuvering, and approach maneuvering. 
Can you trust that the fuel gauge indicating full on a high wing airplane is good enough?
No. Get a visual. 
Takeoff incline, performance in most light airplanes is not a problem most of the time. What is a good gouge to remember when you might want to look more closely at takeoff incline performance?
- If the runway length or density altitude is below or above these numbers, then take a closer look at performance. 
To account for old airplanes and engines not performing at their maximum what is a good rule of thumb when calculating minimum takeoff runway distance?
When the 3500 foot guideline sends you to the book to calculate performance, consider the absolute minimum runway length as 2.2 times the ground roll distance shown in the pilot operating handbook. To get an equally conservative figure for the over 50 foot obstacle double the book figure
What’s something else you want to know when thinking about takeoff with different takeoff weight.
Just like in a jet different weights generate different takeoff speeds. Good to know what is your normal takeoff speed and take a speed when heavy. 
How about landing runway length required?
A good rule of thumb is to triple the ground roll figure for a minimum runway length. 
What is one aspect of cruise that you want to do during the preflight?
calculate the power setting for cruise at the planned altitude and expected temperature aloft.
