Sporty's Private Pilot Volume 3 Review Questions and Correct Answers
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Sporty\'s Private Pilot Volume 3
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Sporty\'s Private Pilot Volume 3
What are pre solo maneuvers? Uniform circle S - Turns Turns around a point
What do you do in a uniform circle with wind? ◦Decrease ground speed and bank downwind ◦Increase ground speed and bank upwind
What do you do in an S-Turn? ◦Entered Downwind ◦Same ground speed and bank principles as...
Sporty's Private Pilot Volume 3 Review
Questions and Correct Answers
What are pre solo maneuvers? ✅Uniform circle
S - Turns
Turns around a point
What do you do in a uniform circle with wind? ✅◦Decrease ground speed and bank
downwind
◦Increase ground speed and bank upwind
What do you do in an S-Turn? ✅◦Entered Downwind
◦Same ground speed and bank principles as circle
◦Crab into the wind when it is crosswind
◦Start turn as soon as you cross road
What do you do in turns around a point? ✅◦Similar to uniform circle
◦Constant altitude and distance from point
◦Same ground speed and bank principles as circle
◦Do not exceed 45 degrees
◦Start at the downwind
How do you define a steep turn? ✅45 degrees or more?
What is the load factor on the plane at rest? ✅1 G
What are the 3 categories of load factor in Gs? ✅◦Normal - 3.8 pos, 1.52 neg
◦Utility - 4.4 pos, 1.76 neg
◦Acrobatic - 6 pos, 3 neg
How do you determine Load Factor? ✅◦Determined by Bank Only
◦Load factor increases exponentially
What is an Accelerometer? ✅Measures the G force, in acrobatic planes
What is the maneuvering speed? ✅V(a)
◾Speed at which an airplane stalls before exceeding design limit loads
◾Less weight, less maneuvering speed
How do you make a steep turn? ✅◦At or below maneuvering speed
◦More power for the added drag
◦Use the degrees between the 30 and 60 degree marks
, ◦Varies from 90-120 knots
◦Begin rollout 25-35 degrees from reference point
What do you do if you have engine failure after takeoff? ✅◦Don't turn back onto runway
◦Immediately get nose down
◦Make suitable landing
◦Keep turns shallow under 200 AGL
What do you do for a standard emergency? ✅◦Always establish best glide speed first,
then assess issue
◦Know wind direction
◦Setup for a normal pattern
◦Trim for best glide speed
◦If you have time, use the checklist, see if you can identify the checklist
What do you do for engine failure? ✅◦Glide Airspeed
◦Fuel on Both
◦Auxiliary Fuel Pump On
◦Mixture to Rich
◦Ignition to Both or Start
What do you do if the engine doesn't restart in engine failure? ✅◦Seatbelts and Seats
Secure
◦Lean Mixture
◦Fuel Shut Off
◦Ignition off
◦Flaps as Required
◦Airspeed 60 knots
◦Master off
◦Unlatch Doors
◦No Last Minute Changes
◦Use slips when possible
What are the three R's of Atmospheric Pressure? ✅◦Recognize
◦Respect
◦Refrain from hazards
What are the major two types of clouds? ✅Status
Cumulus
What are stratus clouds? ✅◾Layered clouds indicate stable conditions
◾Nimbostratus
•Stratus cloud producing precipitation
•Light precipitation, long period
◾Expect smooth flight with good visibility
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