Midphase Checkride (No. 2)

Front 1

Pre-Stalling, Spinning, and Aerobatic Checks is known as what acronym and what does it stand for

Back 1

CLEF, Clearing (Ears, Eyes, Radios, TAS), Loose Items Stowed?, Engine Instruments, Fuel balance check less than 50 pounds

Front 2

Stick shaker is what type of stall warning and indicates how many knots above stall speed

Back 2

artificial, 5 knots (margin varies 5-10 knots)

Front 3

What type of stall warning occurs 3 knots before the stall

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natural stall warning, light aerodynamic buffet

Front 4

Activation of the stick shaker is...

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the earliest warning for an inadvertent stall

Front 5

What may mask the natural aircraft buffet

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stick shaker

Front 6

During stall entry with power on, the pilot will also notice

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higher pitch attitude, light longitudinal forces, the need for right aileron in conjunction with right rudder to maintain coordinated flight

Front 7

What are the defining characteristic of an upright, wings-level stall?

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A roll-off or wing-drop, together with increased buffet

Front 8

Above 60% torque, full _______ rudder and full
________ aileron may not prevent a left roll-off at
stall.

Back 8

right, right

Front 9

While _______________ position has little effect on stall characteristics, extending the ___________ aggravates the roll-off tendency at stall. ____________ extension or ______________________________ have negligible effect on stall characteristics.

Back 9

landing gear, flaps, speed brake, fuel imbalance (to 50 pounds)

Front 10

With power off, lateral roll-off during wings level stall is typically to the _______ and to the __________ for a power on stall before reaching full aft stick

Back 10

right, left

Front 11

What type of stall is prohibited?

Back 11

Inverted Stall

Front 12

An accelerated stall is induced by

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turning entry and increased G is preceded by pronounced airframe buffet before the stall is reached (below 2 G’s there may be little natural buffet prior to the actual stall)

Front 13

Sustained heavy buffet in accelerated stalls at greater than ____ can produce damaging loads in the __________ and __________.

Back 13

3 G's, fuselage, empennage

Front 14

A situation in which the aircraft does not respond immediately and in a normal sense to application of flight controls is considered

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Out-of-control flight

Front 15

OCF is the seemingly random motion of the aircraft about

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one or more conditions, usually resulting from a stalled condition

Front 16

OCF typically results from a stall in ___________ or out-of-balance (____________) flight conditions or a stall where improper or overly aggressive control inputs are applied

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accelerated, uncoordinated,

Front 17

Poststall Gyrations are the motions of the aircraft about one or more axes

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immediately following a stall and prior to an incipient spin

Front 18

Poststall Gyration Indications

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feeling that the controls are no longer effective
nor acting in the normal sense, stalled or near-stalled angle of attack, transient or erratic airspeed indications, and random turn needle deflections.

Front 19

Incipient Spins is the spin like motion that occurs between ________________ and a fully developed ________________

Back 19

poststall gyration, spin

Front 20

Steady-state spins are still considered OCF because a

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control input in any given axis does not have an immediate effect in that axis in the normal sense of the control.

Front 21

Altitude loss during a typical steady-state spin is

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approximately 4500 feet for a 6-turn spin.

Front 22

the aircraft may enter a departure or OCF during various control misapplications, particularly

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at low airspeed and high power.

Front 23

A spiral is a rolling and/or yawing motion of the aircraft that is often mistaken for a spin, but is not steady-state in that airspeed

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is increasing through 160 KIAS and motions are oscillatory.

Front 24

A spiral can result from misapplication of

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pro-spin controls (insufficient rudder or aft stick).

Front 25

A spin requires _____________ simultaneously with
__________________.

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stalled angle of attack, sustained yaw rate

Front 26

Spin entry attitudes greater than __________
nose high may result in _____________ and
engine damage.

Back 26

50 degrees, low oil pressure

Front 27

To prevent high stresses from occurring, the ______ artificially maintains propeller RPM at ____ with the PCL at IDLE when the aircraft is above _____________ feet pressure altitude

Back 27

PMU, 80%, 10000

Front 28

During a spin, oil pressure may decrease below _____ with idle power. This is acceptable provided no operating limits are exceeded and _________ return after recovery

Back 28

40 psi, normal indications

Front 29

What has no noticeable effect on spin or spin recovery characteristics

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extended speed brake

Front 30

During spin recovery, pitch control inputs well forward of neutral may

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result in a loss of oil px and engine damage

Front 31

During erect spin recovery expect to lose approximately ____ feet for every turn of a spin with an additional _______ feet for a normal dive recovery.

Back 31

500, 1500-2000

Front 32

Power-on and inverted departures or spins
will result in high loads on the _________ and _________

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engine and torqueshaft

Front 33

If an inverted or power-on departure is inadvertently encountered, the pilot should __________________ and may experience unusual engine operation accompanied by ______________ or ___________________

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suspect possible engine damage, low oil pressure, CHIP annunciator illumination.

Front 34

In all cases of inverted or power-on departures, the engine shall be inspected by

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qualified maintenance personnel after flight.

Front 35

Define Joker fuel

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prebriefed fuel state needed to terminate an event and transition to the next phase of flight.

Front 36

Define Bingo fuel

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prebriefed fuel state that allows the aircraft to return to the base of intended landing or an alternate, if required, using preplanned recovery parameters and arriving with normal recovery fuel.

Front 37

Define Normal recovery fuel

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fuel on initial or at the final approach fix (FAF) at the base of intended landing or alternate, if required. This fuel quantity will be the higher of what is established locally or 200 pounds.

Front 38

What must each crewmember wear during all phases of flight or whenever the canopy is closed

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visor down

Front 39

When are g-suits required

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when sorties are planned to exceed 2 Gs during any portion of the sortie

Front 40

Students will not fly solo in aircraft requiring a

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operational check

Front 41

Do you place your pin in prior to clearing the active runway?

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No

Front 42

Maintain a minimum of____ feet when taxiing staggered and ____ feet when in trail.

Back 42

75, 150

Front 43

Under what weather/ground conditions do you not taxi

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if snow or ice is adhering to taxiways or
runways until all portions of the taxi route and runway have been checked for safe operations.

Front 44

When ice and/or snow are present on the taxiway, taxi on the centerline with a minimum of

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300 feet of spacing

Front 45

Declare minimum fuel or emergency fuel to the controlling agency when

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it becomes apparent the fuel remaining at final touchdown will be less than the requirements

Front 46

What is minimum fuel

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150 (200 solo)

Front 47

What is emergency fuel

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100 pounds or less

Front 48

Do not Begin a takeoff following another departure until the preceding aircraft is ____________ or

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airborne, a minimum separation of 3,000 feet exists.

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Do not begin the final turn after

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straight-in has reported at 2 miles unless you have the straight-in in sight, can make a normal final turn, and can maintain spacing behind the straight-in.

Front 50

T/F You may initiate or accomplish items in the after landing or full stop and/or taxi back checklist
until clear of the runway and at a safe taxi speed

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False

Front 51

Do not cross the runway threshold to land until

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preceding aircraft are either airborne, clear of the runway, or a minimum separation of 3,000 feet exists

Front 52

Required spacing at night is

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6,000 feet (similar and dissimilar)

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If it appears as if spacing between two aircraft on final will be a factor, the RSU

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should direct the second aircraft to go around and offset

Front 54

During the course of normal training, aircrew should use _________ flap settings for full-stop and touch-and-go landings when the crosswind (steady state or gust) exceeds _______

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TO or UP, 10 Knots

Front 55

Aircrews may use any flap setting when flying multiple touch-and-go landings

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when crosswind are within limits

Front 56

Describe a low approach

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do not allow the aircraft to touchdown

Front 57

Describe a restricted low approach

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do not descend below 500 feet above ground level (AGL) or below the altitude specified by the controller.

Front 58

During OCF training a minimum of ______ feet of airspace, clear of clouds, must exist _______________

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7,0000, below entry altitude

Front 59

When conducting OCF recoveries over clouds, plan to complete all OCF recoveries

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at least 3,000 above the clouds

Front 60

Practice contact recoveries only in ________________.

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day visual meteorological conditions (VMC)

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ELPs in a tower-controlled pattern require what weather requirements

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500 feet below clouds and 3 miles visibility

Front 62

Define Extended Daylight

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Extended daylight is defined as the period 15 minutes before official sunrise to 15 minutes past official sunset. For local training only, daylight traffic and area operations are in effect during the extended daylight period.

Front 63

(T/F) All maneuvers normally accomplished during normal daylight hours may be performed within the extended daylight window, including solo syllabus sorties

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True

Front 64

Fly night overhead patterns only

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at the home station

Front 65

(T/F) The taxi light will normally be used during all night taxiing

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True

Front 66

When the light might interfere with the vision of the pilot of an aircraft landing or taking off, taxiing aircraft may

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extinguish their taxi light

Front 67

taxiing aircraft at night will come to a stop if the area cannot be

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visually cleared without the taxi light.

Front 68

(T/F) Aircraft may not be flown solo with instrument or system malfunctions in the rear cockpit
that do not affect safety of flight.

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True

Front 69

Student pilots will not fly solo in an aircraft with a known malfunction unless approved by the _______________________. In addition, the aircraft must be cleared by a _____________________.

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squadron supervisor, maintenance supervisor

Front 70

With any sort of engine malfunction indication (engine still running), a solo student should

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fly a precautionary emergency landing

Front 71

When the G-suit is not worn, pilots will carry an _________________ properly attached in the knife pocket of their flight suit.

Back 71

approved hook blade knife

Front 72

Do not accept an aircraft with a _____________ for any sortie, more than _____________ for out and back, and more than _______________. ____________ may be visible on the nose tire.

Back 72

red cord showing, three cords , two for cross-country, No cords

Front 73

Do not taxi into a spot unless a

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marshaller is present, if no one arrives contact lowell for assistance

Front 74

When flying practice emergency landing patterns (ELP) at Woodring, weather required is _____________ for use of High Key

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5000 ft MSL and 5 miles visibility

Front 75

Aircraft lighting at night. Aircrews will test all interior and exterior lighting prior to

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engine start

Front 76

(T/F) At night Navigation lights will be on from engine start to engine shutdown

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True

Front 77

Describe “on-time” takeoff IAW 11-2-T6

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5 minutes early to 10 minutes late is considered on-time

Front 78

In the EOR, T-6 crews may taxi behind a ___ with _______________, but may not stop directly behind one. T-6 crews are prohibited from taxiing behind a ____ with engines running.

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T-38, engines running, T-1

Front 79

T-6 crews should allow a minimum of 300’ separation from _____________________

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dissimilar aircraft

Front 80

If RAPCON tells you to “WORK [NORTH/SOUTH/etc]”, acknowledge ______________ and ______________

If RAPCON says, “WORK [NORTH/SOUTH/etc] IMMEDIATELY”, _____________ and _____________

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with callsign, complete the present maneuver (if necessary) and then turn in the direction specified.

discontinue maneuver, turn in the direction specified, and acknowledge.

Front 81

Crews will ensure that maintenance does not move the aircraft, for post-flight tire inspections, while

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pilots are standing on the wing.

Front 82

During an actual ELP all pattern aircraft should do one of the following

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a. Make the next pattern a full-stop (ALL SOLOS)
b. Carry through initial and depart (post midphase solos)
c. Breakout and proceed VFR to Woodring (dual crews only).
d. If unable to full-stop or depart before the distressed aircraft reports "1 Minute", expect the RSU to direct: "All aircraft will breakout at the intersection of 45 and 90-to-initial, reenter at VFR entry."

Front 83

Lost Comm on the Ground at EOR

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If the aircraft is in or near the EOR, stop in the EOR and flash landing and taxi lights. Expect flashing white light from RSU/Tower for clearance to back taxi to parking. If the aircraft is in the #1 position, expect flashing green light from RSU/Tower for clearance to taxi down the runway. Exit at first available taxiway. After exiting runway, expect flashing white light from Tower, taxi to parking.

Front 84

Lost Comm Airborne

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If the aircraft is outside the VFR pattern, squawk 7600 (7700 if an emergency exists) and maintain VFR. Execute the appropriate recovery via the nearest recovery fix. Avoid MOA airspace. If already established in the MOA, execute the recovery to ECKHO/FOXTR via nearest recovery fix. Comply with published routing and altitudes. If established in a High Area, cross the area boundary at and maintain
13,000 MSL enroute to the nearest recovery fix. If established in a Low Area, cross the area boundary at and maintain 6,000 MSL enroute to the nearest recovery fix

Front 85

Lost Comm Entry at, then,

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Enter the pattern through the VFR entry point if weather prevents return through ECKHO/FOXTR. If Vance is IMC recover VFR to Dogface if possible. Once in the RSU/Tower VFR pattern, fly normal pattern, except rock wings on short initial until reaching the end of the break zone. Watch for green light from RSU/Tower. Flash LDG & TAXI lights on final if no light is observed (DO NOT sacrifice aircraft control to flash lights). Red light indicates landing is unsafe – GO AROUND