JEPPESEN PRIVATE PILOT STAGE III
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Piper Archer Engine. Answer: Lycomming IO-B4A-360
I stands for fuel injected
O stands for horizontally opposed
360 stands for 360 ml for the cylinders
Four-cylender, direct drive, horizontally opposed fuel injected
system rated at 180 horsepower and 2700 RPM
Air cooled
◉ Class A Weather Minimums. Answer: N/A
◉ Class B Weather Minimums. Answer: 3 miles, clear of clouds
◉ Class C Weather Minimums. Answer: 3SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft
above/2000 ft from
◉ Class D Weather Minimums. Answer: 3SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft
above/2000 ft from
,◉ Class E Weather Minimums. Answer: Less than 10000: 3SM, 500 ft
below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from
At or above 10000: 5SM, 1000 ft below/1000 ft above/1SM from
◉ Class G Weather Minimums. Answer: 1200 or less:
-Day 1SM clear of clouds
-Night 3SM 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from, but can
operate clear of clouds when visibility is less than 3SM but more
than 1SM in an airport traffic pattern and within 1/2NM of the
runway
1200 to 10000:
-Day 1SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from
-Night 3SM 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from;
At or above 10000: 5SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from
◉ Why does stall speed change with flaps?. Answer: The flaps create
more lift.
◉ What is the purpose of cruise climb?. Answer: Allows for more air
over to the engine, best groundspeed, best visibility, and best
passenger comfort
,◉ Why does maneuvering speed change with weight?. Answer:
Different weights requires different amounts of angle of attack.
◉ Can we operate above Vno?. Answer: Yes, in smooth air.
◉ What are the likely causes of engine failure?. Answer: Fuel
Exhaustion
Incorrect mixture setting
Not enough airflow throughout engine
Detonation
Incorrect oil amounts
◉ Why do we use alternate air in an engine failure?. Answer: To
provide another source of airflow to the engine. Note that this air is
unfiltered.
◉ Why do we continue to crank the starter for the engine when we
have an engine fire during start?. Answer: To allow maximum
airflow out of the exhaust.
◉ Why do we turn off the heat and defroster when there is a fire
during flight?. Answer: So the fire or smoke doesn't spread into the
cabin.
, ◉ Why do we keep the EMERG BATT switch on during a electrical
fire?. Answer: To continue to provide electricity to our systems. The
emergency battery is separate from the main electrical system.
◉ Why do we bank during our emergency descent?. Answer: To
descend faster. We change vertical lift to horizontal lift to help us
descend at a rapid rate.
◉ Stages of a Spin. Answer: Entry, Incipiant, Development, Recovery
Incipiant - not all forces are equal
Developed - all forces are equal
◉ What happens when we enter a spin?. Answer: A spin is a stall
with yaw in which both wings are stalled but one is stalled more
than the other. The plane rotates along a vertical axis.
◉ What are the most likely phases of a flight that a spin will occur?.
Answer: Uncoordinated stall, engine failure during takeoff or
approach, turn from base to final, go around with full nose up trim
or go around with improper flap retraction
◉ What factors affect a spin and how?. Answer: Power - Adding
power to a spin will prolong the spin and make it worse.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Piper Archer Engine. Answer: Lycomming IO-B4A-360
I stands for fuel injected
O stands for horizontally opposed
360 stands for 360 ml for the cylinders
Four-cylender, direct drive, horizontally opposed fuel injected
system rated at 180 horsepower and 2700 RPM
Air cooled
◉ Class A Weather Minimums. Answer: N/A
◉ Class B Weather Minimums. Answer: 3 miles, clear of clouds
◉ Class C Weather Minimums. Answer: 3SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft
above/2000 ft from
◉ Class D Weather Minimums. Answer: 3SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft
above/2000 ft from
,◉ Class E Weather Minimums. Answer: Less than 10000: 3SM, 500 ft
below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from
At or above 10000: 5SM, 1000 ft below/1000 ft above/1SM from
◉ Class G Weather Minimums. Answer: 1200 or less:
-Day 1SM clear of clouds
-Night 3SM 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from, but can
operate clear of clouds when visibility is less than 3SM but more
than 1SM in an airport traffic pattern and within 1/2NM of the
runway
1200 to 10000:
-Day 1SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from
-Night 3SM 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from;
At or above 10000: 5SM, 500 ft below/1000 ft above/2000 ft from
◉ Why does stall speed change with flaps?. Answer: The flaps create
more lift.
◉ What is the purpose of cruise climb?. Answer: Allows for more air
over to the engine, best groundspeed, best visibility, and best
passenger comfort
,◉ Why does maneuvering speed change with weight?. Answer:
Different weights requires different amounts of angle of attack.
◉ Can we operate above Vno?. Answer: Yes, in smooth air.
◉ What are the likely causes of engine failure?. Answer: Fuel
Exhaustion
Incorrect mixture setting
Not enough airflow throughout engine
Detonation
Incorrect oil amounts
◉ Why do we use alternate air in an engine failure?. Answer: To
provide another source of airflow to the engine. Note that this air is
unfiltered.
◉ Why do we continue to crank the starter for the engine when we
have an engine fire during start?. Answer: To allow maximum
airflow out of the exhaust.
◉ Why do we turn off the heat and defroster when there is a fire
during flight?. Answer: So the fire or smoke doesn't spread into the
cabin.
, ◉ Why do we keep the EMERG BATT switch on during a electrical
fire?. Answer: To continue to provide electricity to our systems. The
emergency battery is separate from the main electrical system.
◉ Why do we bank during our emergency descent?. Answer: To
descend faster. We change vertical lift to horizontal lift to help us
descend at a rapid rate.
◉ Stages of a Spin. Answer: Entry, Incipiant, Development, Recovery
Incipiant - not all forces are equal
Developed - all forces are equal
◉ What happens when we enter a spin?. Answer: A spin is a stall
with yaw in which both wings are stalled but one is stalled more
than the other. The plane rotates along a vertical axis.
◉ What are the most likely phases of a flight that a spin will occur?.
Answer: Uncoordinated stall, engine failure during takeoff or
approach, turn from base to final, go around with full nose up trim
or go around with improper flap retraction
◉ What factors affect a spin and how?. Answer: Power - Adding
power to a spin will prolong the spin and make it worse.
