COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ IMSAFE Checklist
Answer: Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Eating/Emotion
◉ RAIIM (Hazardous attitudes)
Answer: Resignation
Anti-authority
Impulsivity
Invulnerability
Macho
◉ 5P Model (Resource Management)
Answer: Plan
,Plane
Pilot
Passengers
Programming
◉ Wingtip Vortices
Answer: The rapidly rotating air that spills over an airplane's wings
during flight. The intensity of the turbulence depends on the
airplane's weight, speed, and configuration. Also referred to as wake
turbulence. Vortices from heavy aircraft may be highly hazardous to
small aircraft.
◉ 1st Class Medical
Answer: -Air Transport Pilot
-Under 40: Expires 12 calendar months after exam
-Over 40: Expires 6 calendar months after exam
◉ 2nd Class Medical
Answer: -Commercial Pilot
-Expired 12 calendar months after exam
◉ 3rd Class Medical
Answer: -Student/Private/Recreational/Instructional Pilot
, -Under 40: Expires 60 calendar months after exam
-Over 40: Expires 24 calendar months after exam
◉ Fuel Minimums
Answer: Day VFR: 30 min. of extra fuel
Night VFR: 45 min. of extra fuel
School Rule: 1 hr. of extra fuel
◉ Spin Recovery
Answer: - Rudder full opposite direction of rotation
- Control wheel full forward and ailerons neutral
- Throttle idle
- Rudder neutral when rotation stops
- Control wheel smooth back pressure
- Throttle as required
◉ Ground Effect
Answer: As an airplane nears the ground, the flow over the wing
cannot be deflected as far downward as it can in flight away from the
ground. The result is that the lift is increased, and the induced drag
is decreased.