General Procedures

Question 1

Altitude for VFR

Answer 1

“West is best, East is less”

Westbound:
-Even altitudes PLUS 500 ft
-2500, 4500, 6500, 8500

Eastbound:
-odd altitudes PLUS 500 ft
-1500, 3500, 5500, 7500

Question 2

Altitude for IFR

Answer 2

“West is best, East is less”

Westbound:
-Even altitudes
-2000, 4000, 6000, 8000

Eastbound:
-odd altitudes
-1000, 3000, 5000, 7000

Question 3

Navigational Right of Way at Same Altitude, Head On

Answer 3

Both turn right

Question 4

Navigational right of way if intersecting routes

Answer 4

Pilot on the right has right of way, person on left would fall back and maneuver behind.

Question 5

Navigational right of way if at different altitudes but similar distance

Answer 5

Pilot in front has right if way, pilot slightly behind must yield.

Question 6

Landing Airspeeds and Flaps Sequence

Answer 6

Enter traffic pattern per ATP
Downwind 85 flaps 10
Leg 75 flaps 20
Final 65 flaps 30

Question 7

Standard Altimeter Setting

Answer 7

29.92

Question 8

Standard VFR Code

Answer 8

1200

Question 9

Ceilings for VFR that can be flown

Answer 9

Clear
Few
Scattered

NOT able to fly:
Broken
Overcast

Question 10

TPA

Answer 10

Traffic Pattern Altitude
-1000 AGL (above ground level), KJVL is 800’ so 1000+800= 1800 is TPA

Question 11

Traffic Pattern Flow

Answer 11

-Rotate at 55 KIAS
-Climb out at 74 KIAS, full power
-700 AGL (1500 at KJVL because 800+700= 1500), turn left 90 degrees if LFT
-Climb to TPA (1800’ at KJVL because 800+1000= 1800)
-TPA and 90 KIAS, pull power to 1800 RPM (POWER, PITCH, TRIM)
-500 and 1000 footers diagonally aligned, turn downwind, parallel to runway
-NOTE: do not pull power or deploy flaps and turn at same time
-NOTE: runway should cut half of wing strut
-Midfield, call ATP
-1000 footers and 500 footers diagonally aligned, turn base so perpendicular to runway
-Flaps 10 below 110
-Pull power to 1600, descend
-Below 85 flaps 20
-10:00 to runway, turn to final
-Slow to 75 to 70, flaps 30
-Slow to 65, descend, nose to runway number

Question 12

Purpose of Flaps
-What kind of flaps do we have?

Answer 12

Create drag and lift
Cessna 172 has slotted flaps

Question 13

MSL vs AGL

Answer 13

-Mean Sea Level: 0’ would be ground, traffic is 1000 above 0’
-Above Ground Level: what we use, eg: KJVL 800’, traffic is 1800’

Question 14

NOTAMS

Answer 14

Notice to Airmen
-airport info, closed runways, taxi closures, ILS runways, instrument approaches out of services, new obstacles, maintenance
-click on airport and hit NOTAMS tab for that airport

Question 15

NOTAM (D)

Answer 15

Distant notice to airmen
- in the near future something is happening that could challenge the safety of your flight

Question 16

NOTAM (FDC)

Answer 16

-Flight Data Centers: changes to regulations or charts, emergency flight restrictions, TFR (Temporary flight restrictions, no fly zones around large gatherings of people- not active is orange and red is when it is active)

Question 17

NOTAM (M)

Answer 17

Military Notice to Airmen

Question 18

3 H’s that Affect Performance

Answer 18

-high density altitude
-high humidity
-hot temps

Question 19

What is a standard rate of turn?

Answer 19

15 degree bank of roll

Question 20

Crosswind correction for tailwind

Answer 20

Dive away from wind direction.
-left quartering tail wind: forward/turn right
-right quartering tail wind: forward/turn left

Question 21

Crosswind correction for headwind

Answer 21

Into the wind
-wind from left: turn to the left
- winds from right: turn to the right

Question 22

Landing:
Standard dirty landing with crosswind correction

Answer 22

-Keep body of plane going down center of runway
-After touchdown, roll crosswind corrections back in just as they are rolled out when taking off

Question 23

Pitch controls _____________.

Answer 23

Airspeed

Question 24

Power controls ____________.

Answer 24

Altitude

Question 25

What is the additive amount to add to a landing speed?

Answer 25

Half the gust factor:
-Ex: winds are 12 gusting 20.
Gust difference is 8 so need to add half of that back to your speed.
Additive: +4

Question 26

Landing Clean:
-when do you use this
-procedures

Answer 26

-use when 15 knots or higher
-no flaps
-downwind is 85 kias
-leg and final are 75 kias (plus additive)
-land with dropped wing on side that wind is coming from
-use opposite rudder from dropped aileron

Question 27

After takeoff, which airspeed should the pilot use to gain the most altitude in a given period of time?

Answer 27

Vy

Question 28

Where can a pilot find that latest advisory circulars?

Answer 28

Download from the FAA website

Question 29

Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during a climb after takeoff?

Answer 29

Vx

Question 30

Document Requirements Needed in Aircraft for it to be able to Fly

Answer 30

AROW
-Airworthiness Certificate
-Registration
-Operating limitations (in POH)
-Weight and Balance

Question 31

How to find runway for VFR?

Answer 31

Use heading knob to bug runway degree
Heading degree is the direction you climb out on that runway.
Example, runway 22 is heading 220. When landing/taking off on runway 22 you will have a heading of 220.

Question 32

Order to traffic pattern at an airport from takeoff:

Answer 32

Upwind
Crosswind
Downwind
Base (Leg)
Final

Question 33

Lowest altitude we can turn left or right traffic while climbing upwind in the traffic pattern

Answer 33

1200’

This is because the airport and surrounding areas have agreed not to place anything higher than 400’ MSL so our elevation, 800’ plus 400’ is 1200’.