Jeppesen Pre-Solo Exam

What personal documents and endorsements are you required to have before you solo? - Student pilot certificate, 3rd class medical certificate, CFI endorsement and pass the pre-solo exam. What are your student pilot limitations regarding carriage of passengers or cargo and flying for compensation or hire? - May NOT be PIC of aircraft with passengers, cargo for hire, or anything for hire. Explain student pilot limitations concerning visibility and flight above clouds. - Visibility must be 3 statue miles within airspace and first mile outside. Must be 500ft below, 1000ft above, and 2000ft horizontal to clouds. Who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation of the aircraft when flying solo? - The Pilot in Command(PIC) (Me!) Discuss what preflight action concerning the airport and aircraft's performance is specified in regulations for a local flight. - Become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. (weather, fuel, runway, etc.) During engine run up, you cause rocks, debris, and propeller blast to be directed toward another aircraft or person. Could this be considered careless or reckless operation of an aircraft? - Yes. You may not fly as pilot of a civil aircraft within ____ hours after consumption of any alcoholic beverage, or while you have ____% by weight or more alcohol in your blood. - 8 hours after consumption, 0.4% by weight. What are the general requirements pertaining to the use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses? - No pilot make take off unless all passengers know how to fasten and unfasten safety belts and harnesses, and they're wearing one. What is the minimum fuel reserve for day VFR flight, and on what cruise speed is the fuel reserve based? - At least to the first point of landing plus 30 minutes at normal cruise speed. A transponder with Mode C is required at all times in all airspace above _______ feet MSL, excluding that airspace at and below _______ feet AGL. - 10,000ft MSL, 2,500ft AGL What aircraft certificates and documents must be on board when you are flying solo? - A- Airworthiness certificate R- Registration R- Radio station license O- Operating limitations W- Weight & balance No person may operate an aircraft so close to one another as to create a(n)_______________ - Collision hazard What action do you need to take if you are overtaking another aircraft and which aircraft has the right of way? What should you do if you are flying a head-on collision course with another aircraft? If another single engine aircraft is converging from the right, who has the right of way? - -Alter course and keep clear. Aircraft being overtaken has the right of way. -Each shall alter it's course to the right. -The aircraft converging has the right of way. Who has the right of way when two aircraft are on final approach to land at the same time? - The aircraft at the lower altitude Except when necessary for takeoffs and landings, what are the minimum safe altitudes when flying over congested and other than congested areas? - 1,000ft for congested areas, 500ft for other than congested areas. If an altimeter setting is not available at an airport, what setting should you use before departing on a local flight? - The elevation of the departure airport. What altitudes should you use when operating under VFR in level cruising flight at more than 3,000ft AGL? - Course of zero-179, any odd thousand ft + 500ft Course of 180-259, any even thousand ft + 500ft When practicing steep turns, stalls, and maneuvering during slow flight, the entry altitude must allow a recovery to be completed no lower than _______ feet AGL. - 1,500ft AGL When is a go-around appropriate? - If aircraft has not touched down in first third of runway, obstacles are on runway, or if PIC feels uncomfortable with approach. What general steps should you follow after an engine failure in flight? - Maintain control, achieve best glide speed, maintain altitude and airspeed, find the best field, and follow emergency landing checklist. List the minimum equipment and instruments that must be working properly in your aircraft for day VFR flight. - Airspeed indicator, altimeter, magnetic direction, tachometer, oil pressure, temperature, oil temperature, manifold pressure, fuel gauge, landing gear, safety belt, emergency transmitter