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What should you use to Tie-down aircrafts?
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Ropes or Chains that anchors into ground.
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What is the best kind of rope to use when tieing down aircrafts?
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Nylon.
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If you use chains to tie down make sure?
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snap doesn't carry load.
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What kind of knots are used to secure aircrafts according to FAA?
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Bowline Knot
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What to use when tying down Helicopters?
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"Blade Socks" used on Main and Tail rotors, tie skids to the ground.
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What is a Hung Start?
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Engine will not accelerate to idle RPM (hangs around 45%)
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What is a Hot Start?
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To much Air/fuel mixture- Not enough air through engine or too much fuel.
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When taxiing what are the radio procedures when talking to ATC?
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who you are calling
who you are where you are what you want |
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What is ILS? and what do you do when you see an ILS sign?
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Instrument Landing System
area where aircrafts might interfere with navigation signals, must hold at this point |
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When towing aircrafts where are you to pull?
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may pull on prop blades, But ONLY roots of blades
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AVGAS is graded according to?
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Octane Number
Performance Number |
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Current grades of AVGAS?
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80,100,100LL(most pop.)
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What are the major types of Turbine fuels used? and what is mostly in turbine fuels?
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JET-A, Jet-A1, JET-B
Kerosene mixtures with some gasoline added. |
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What does the term Volatility mean?
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ability of liquid to vaporize
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What must you connect to Aircraft BEFORE fueling?
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STATIC GROUND CABLE
fuel truck to ground aircraft to truck |
