Pre-solo Oral Exam questions with answers

Pre-solo Oral Exam questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Who is the 172's engine manufacturer? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Textron Lycoming |\ |\




What is the 172's horsepower rating? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔180 BPH |\ |\




What is the 172's engine type? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔4 cylinder
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Horizontilly opposed |\




Air cooled
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Naturally Aspirated |\




Direct Drive |\




What fuel do we use and what color is it? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔100LL |\




Blue


172's Fuel capacity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔56 gal
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,172's unusable fuel amount - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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gal


172's Oil capacity total - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔9 qts,
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sump 8qts |\




172's Max ramp weight - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2558 lbs
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172's max takeoff weight - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2550
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lbs


172's Tachometer: green arc and red line - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Green arc: 2100-2500 RPM |\ |\ |\ |\




Red Line: 2700 RPM
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172's Oil temperature green arc & max limit - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Green arc: 100-245 deg F |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Max limit: 250 deg F
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172's oil pressure: minimum, green arc, & max limit -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Minimum: 0-20 PSI
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Green Arc: 50-90 PSI
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Mix Limit: 120 PSI
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,172's Vacuum gauge green arc - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔4.5-5.5 inHg |\




State the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for
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takeoff and landing in the C- 172? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔15 knots |\




T/F? At 20 knots of wind from >50 degrees off of runway
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heading, the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity
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will be exceeded. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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How many spark plugs does a C-172 have? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔8 |\




Maximum allowable RPM drop when checking each |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



magneto separately during engine run-up is? Maximum
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differential between the left and right is? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔150 RPM |\ |\




50 RPM|\




The minimum allowable engine oil level per the
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manufacturer is? Louisiana Tech University minimum is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



___________, per the SoP. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔5 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



quarts
6 quarts
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, The ignition switch has how many positions? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔5 |\




After starting, there should be an oil pressure indication
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within __________in warm weather and within
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approximately ___________ in cold weather. - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔30 sec warm |\ |\ |\




1 min cold
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T/F? If low oil pressure is accompanied by high oil
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temperature, there is a good reason to expect imminent |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



engine failure. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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Minimum turning radius (pivot point to the outboard wing
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tip is? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔27' 5.5"
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Desired nose wheel tire pressure is ____________? Main tire
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pressure should be_____________? Where would you find
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this info in the manual? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Front 45
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PSI
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Mains 42 PSI |\ |\




Section 8 |\