Private pilot Stage check 1 Exam Questions With 100% Complete Answers

Private pilot Stage check 1 Exam Questions With 100% Complete Answers Self-check for fitness of flight - IMSAFE - Answers -o Illness o Medication o Stress o Alcohol o Fatigue o Emotion • Passenger briefing (SAD SPF) - Answers -o Seatbelt o AC Vents o Doors o Sterile Cockpit o Point out traffic o Fire Extinguisher • List the 5 hazardous pilot attitudes (PHAK chapter 2) - Answers -o Anti-authority- "Don't tell me what to do" o Impulsivity- Doesn't think before doing o invulnerability- "I'm not going to get hurt, nothing bad will happen" o macho- Aggressive, tough guy mentality, you think you can do it better resignation- (Definition) the acceptance of something undesirable or inevitable List the 4 fundamental risk elements of any flight (PAVE) (PHAK chapter 2) - Answers -o P- Pilot in command o A- Aircraft o V- EnViroment o E- External Pressures Situational Awareness - Answers -• the accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the five fundamental risk elements (flight, pilot, aircraft, environment, and type of operation that comprises any given aviation situation) that affect safety before, during, and after flight. Runway Incursion - Answers -any occurrence in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard or results in a loss of required separation with an aircraft taking off, intending to take off, landing, or intending to land. (PHAK chapter 14) • Actions utilized to minimize the chance of a runway incursion (PHAK chapter 14) - Answers -o Read back all runway crossing and/or hold instructions o Review airport layouts as part of preflight planning before descending to land and while taxing as needed. o Know airport signage o Review NOTAM info on runway/taxiway closures and construction areas. o Request progressive taxi instructions from ATC when unsure of taxi route o Check for traffic before crossing any runway hold line and taxiway o Turn on aircraft lights and the rotating beacon or strobe lights while taxing o When landing, clear the active runway as soon as possible, then wait for taxi instructions before further movement. o Study and use proper terminology in order to understand and respond to ground control instructions o Write down complex taxi instructions at unfamiliar airports How to "clear the area" before a maneuver (FOM chapter 2) - Answers -o Use two 90 degree clearing turns in any direction and clear the direction of the turn each time o Break the sky up into quadrants, looking at each quadrant for a short period of time, do not scan side to side Angle of attack - Answers -the angle between the chord of an airfoil and the relative wind • List and describe factors that affect lift and drag - Answers -o Airfoil shape o Wing size AOA o Torque - Answers -♣ For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction The propeller, when viewed from the cockpit, spins clockwise, this in turn makes the plane want to roll to the left, counterclockwise o P-Factor - Answers -The downward moving side of the propeller (on the right) takes a bigger bite out of the air because of your AOA, which produces more thrust on the right side, causing the plane to yaw left o Gyroscopic Procession- Example- Bicycle Wheel - Answers -♣ When you put a force on a spinning disk (in this case a propeller), the force is felt 90 degrees later (clockwise) o Spiraling slip stream - Answers -The clockwise propeller sends air spiraling around the fuselage of the aircraft, the air hits the vertical stabilizer from the left side, causing a left yaw effect