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What HP is the Champ? |
65HP |
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What engine? |
Continental A65 |
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What type of fuel? |
Auto gas or 100 low lead (Blue)
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How do you legally run auto gas? |
Supplemental Type Cert, (STC) |
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How much oil does the Champ hold? |
4 quarts (20W-50), min 3 quarts |
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How does the engine get the gas? |
Gravity feed |
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What is Vx? |
(Best angle of climb), 55MPH, used to clear obstacles |
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What is Vy? |
(Best rate of climb), 60MPH |
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What is the best glide speed? |
60MPH |
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What is Va? |
(Maneuvering speed) 80MPH. Used in turbulent air and to make large control deflections. |
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What happens to maneuvering speed if weight goes up? |
It goes up, follows the weight. |
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What happens to wing loading in a stall? |
It decreases |
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What causes a stall? |
Exceeding the critical angle of attack |
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At what speed will an aircraft stall? |
Any speed. |
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What causes a spin? |
Stalling the aircraft uncoordinated, or while yawing |
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If the ball is centered, can you spin? |
No |
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Name four things that effect stall speed? |
Weight, Power, Flaps, Bank Angle |
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How do you correct a spin? |
PARE - Power idle, ailerons neutral, rudder opposite the turn, elevator to break the stall, then out of the dive |
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Pilot documents required? |
Pilot cert and current driver's license |
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Do pilot certs expire? |
No, but must maintain currency. Flight review within the previous 24 calendar months, and 90 day currency landings if carrying passengers |
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Does earning a new cert effect flight revew date? |
Yes. It resets the date |
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Aircraft docs? |
AROW, Airworthiness cert, registration (expires every 3 years), Operating limitations, Weight and balance report |
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Example of Operating Limitations: |
Placards, markings, and decals. Gauge markings, and "N" number |
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Sports Pilot Limitations? |
Day VFR only. 3 miles or better visibility, 1320LBs max gross weight, 120 knots speed max, 10,000ft ceiling, 1 passenger max, 2 seats max, no towered fields without an endorcement. |
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Can I fly at night? |
No. Max 30 minutes after sunset |
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What aircraft inspections are required? |
Inspection every 12 months, 100 hrs, ELT every 12 months, Static system every 24 months if aircraft has an electrical system (Champ doens't) |
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What are AD's? |
Airworthiness Directives - mandatory inspections or repairs, status of AD's is in the log books. |
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What frequency does the ELT broadcast on? |
121.5mhz |
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Official weather? |
NOAA, Weather Channel, Flight Services, DUATS, Foreflight |
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Who or what do Airmets apply to? |
All pilots. |
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Who or what do Sigmets apply to? |
All aircraft. Sigmets are more serious. |
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Define indicated airspeed? |
It's what is on the indicator, lol... |
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What is true airspeed? |
The speed through the air mass. |
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Does true airspeed go up as altitude goes up? |
Yes. 2% per 1000ft. |
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Do you need to be able to calculate true air speed? |
Yes, in order to calculate ground speed. |
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What is ground speed? |
Your speed relative to the ground |
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What are VFR ful requirements? |
To the destination plus 30 mins of fuel. |
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Approaching an airport, would haze make a normal pilot fly higher or lower? |
Lower |
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How long after drinking can you fly? |
8 hours, .04 BAL |
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What are transponder requirements? |
In or above Class C airspace, inside mode C vail around Class B, in Class B, and above 10,000ft |
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What does a transponder do? |
Tell ATC position and altitude. |
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What is the emergency transponder code? |
7700 |
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What is the lost communications code? |
7600 |
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What is the emergency frequency |
121.5 MHZ |
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Can you enter Class C? |
Yes, with ATC approval, or in an emergency |
