PRE-SOLO WRITTEN EXAM

FAR'S

            For these FAR questions you shall include: 1 - the answer to the question, and 2 - where the answer was found (example part 61.1b2).

1. For a student pilot gaining flight experience to obtain their Private Pilot Certificate, what is considered Cross-Country?

2. List available PILOT certificates.

3.When does a Temporary Certificate expire?

4. How long is your Student Pilot Certificate valid for? And if your Student Pilot Certificate was issued today, what is the date it expires?)

5. List the duration of all three medical certificates.

6. When is it necessary to document information into a logbook?

7. Can you, as a student pilot, fly solo at night if you already have your solo endorsement and solo cross-country endorsement?

8. Can a student pilot perform a flight into Class B Airspace?

9. What are your GENERAL requirements for a Private Pilot Certificate?

10. Who is ultimately responsible for the operation of an aircraft?

11. When can pilots deviate from regulations? Why would this be necessary?

12. Is it legal to drop objects out of aircraft (assuming that the aircraft is NOT in an emergency situation)?

13. Concerning alcohol, what are the limitations a pilot must adhere to until she/he is allowed operate an aircraft.

14. In each situation, what aircraft has the right of way?

            A. Overtaking

            B. Converging (90 degrees)

            C. Approaching to land

            D. Converging (head-on)

15. After 3,000 Feet AGL, what are the recommended VFR cruising MSL altitudes?

16. While on the ground, you see a light gun signal coming from the tower. The signal is a series of white "blips". What do you do?

17. During the day, what is the minimum fuel requirement for flight in VFR conditions?

18. What are the minimum safe altitudes in the following situations?

            A. Anywhere

            B. Non congested

            C. Sparsely populated

            D. Congested

19. What are the VFR - DAY aircraft instrument requirements for each aircraft to be flown?

20. For night?

21. When must a ELT battery be replaced.

22. Your preflight is complete and you are ready to taxi for a flight to the practice area, what communication steps must be taken, from taxi to the practice area? Include: Who you talk to, and what frequencies that you use.

23. For each Airspace, list the following: What is the airspace comprised of? Where is it located? What is required to enter in the airspace? And, how is it depicted on VFR Charts?

24. On an cross country flight from Concord to Fresno, what is a good VFR cruising altitude?

Aircraft Systems

1. Upon run-up, the aircraft demonstrates an excessive mag drop. List some procedures for clearing an engine of excessive mag drop.

2. List procedures for leaning the mixture during:

Taxi -

Takeoff -

Cruise -

Decent -

3. List these variables of your aircraft's fuel system

A- Type of tank           

B- Total gallons

            C- Useable

            D- Unusable

            E- Type of fuel

4. During your run-up, what is the most allowable magneto drop and differential drop?

5. What accessories are electrically operated on your airplane (example fuel pump).

6. How many fuel pumps are on your airplane?

7. What is the purpose of the carburetor heat, and when is it used?

Aircraft Operations

1. What is the maximum demonstrated crosswind component of your airplane?

2. What fuels are approved to be used in your aircraft? What are their colors for each?

3. “Jet A” can be detected as a contamination by doing what?

4. Describe the following color codes on an airspeed indicator.

            White arc

            Green arc

            Red Line

            Yellow arc

5. How are VS₁ and VS₀ depicted on the airspeed indicator?

6. There is an 11 knot wind during taxi. What are the proper control-surface positions during:

            A- Wind from the right, rear?

            B- Wind from the left front?

7. What are these V-Speeds?

            V_SO                              V_Y

            V_NE                              V_G

            V_S                                V_A

V_X                                Normal Approach speed                     

                                                            Flaps up

                                                            Flaps down

                                                Normal Climb

8. Define each of those speeds.

9. What is the oil capacity (min and max) and oil grade use in your aircraft?

10. What is the maximum weight allowable for takeoff for your aircraft?

Airport Operations

1. With the VASI light system, what do the following light indications mean?

RED over RED -

            WHITE over RED -

            WHITE over WHITE –

            RED over WHITE –

2. The term Cleared for the option is often given (if requested) by ATC. What does this clearance mean?

3. What are the Go-Around procedures for your aircraft?

4. What are the Touch and Go procedures?

6. Concerning wake turbulence, it is usually safer to land ____________________ a large aircraft's touchdown point and lift off _________________a large aircraft's rotation point.

7. What concerns must be taken when taxiing behind a large aircraft (jet and prop-blast)?

8. What is the “after-hours” frequency for concord airport? When is it in use?

9. You are departing Concord 19R. There is a wind of 230 at 15 knots gusting to 19 knots. What are the crosswind components (With and without gusts)?

Emergencies

1. If time allows during a emergency situation you should try and communicate on what emergency frequency?

2. For these three situations, what are the procedures if an engine failure were to occur?

            A. After takeoff

B. In cruise.

C. Downwind - Traffic pattern

3. What is the first indication that an engine failure that may be caused by loss of engine oil?

4. The "Low Voltage" light illuminates in flight; what steps should be taken?

 Manage resources. Return to land.

5. During start up, the engine catches fire. What are the steps you should follow if this

happens.

6. What are the procedures to recover from a spin.

Weather

1. Name at least 6 ways to obtain weather information.

2. As a solo student, you are required to have at least _______ miles of visibility, and _______ foot ceiling.

3. What are the weather minimums to abstain Special VFR clearance? Can you, as a solo-student pilot, obtain a Special VFR clearance?

4. What are some of the variables (weather related) that would make you cancel a flight in progress?

5. What are YOUR (personal) weather minimums for flight?

6. What are the basic VFR weather minimums in Class C, D, E and G airspace.

7. While checking the ATIS at Concord, the ceiling is reported as 1,555 feet. You had planned to do practice touch-and-go's in the pattern. What will you do?