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The PTS 2010-03-18
Everything about the Practical Test is a given. If you have studied the PTS you know what is going to happen. You may not know when or just how but you can be sure of what. There is more to being prepared than just knowing answers. You need to know the 'why' of the answers. --Know the airplane. --Know how to draw the systems. Know the dimensions. Know the basic performance numbers. --Limitations --Know basic weight and balance, range, fuel consumption, structural limits. --Emergency procedures --Know how to make an emergency descent, your best options on engine failure. Plan ahead as to what you are going to do so that you wonít go rushing into a dark hole. Memorize critical procedures. Checklists --Make only checklists that you will use. --Use aircraft and systems within performance capabilities and limitations. --Perform emergency procedures --Show good judgment --Show knowledge of aircraft/ATC procedures --Control aircraft in maneuvers within minimums The best way to learn the systems of an aircraft is to learn to draw them. Study a pictorial diagram for a couple of minutes. Close the book and make your best drawing. Open the book to finish and correct the drawing. Repeat the process until you can draw a complete diagram. An examiner will be ëimpressedí with this ability and probably not pursue the subject any further. The private pilot of today needs to know more than the commercial pilot of just a few years ago. With the automation of weather services, the pilot must be knowledgeable of weather and weather chart interpretation to the level required of the FSS technician two years ago. Two years from now all the technician will be replaced by computers. The aging of our aircraft fleet makes it vital that today's pilot be knowledgeable of maintenance factors never required when old planes were just replaced with new. The radio skills required by the high- density operations of ARSA and Class C go far beyond just getting into and out of a controlled airport. While the flying skills are much the same, the knowledge skills required have greatly increased. You must know the safe altitude for performance of any maneuver both with respect to your aircraft and its occupants and with respect to those on the ground. Safety requires practice. Pre-maneuver checklists such as STOP and CAPS will prevent you from blowing the safety part of the PTS checkride. S = safety C = Clearing turns A = Altitude P = Place (to land) S = Speed T = Tolerances (altitude, heading and speed O = Objective P = Procedure Comment		External Links  Recent articles Fuel Electric accidents 1 Experience level of the pilot does not seem to matter in fuel related accidents BR 2 86 of aircraft... Ground Review All frequencies BR Sectional use BR FARs BR Aircraft manual one in aircraft required BR Aircraft papers logbooks ... Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs) P B SDRs B are a mechanics #146; report on maintenance problems These are collected by the FAA and aircraft manufacturer and passed on... Areas of Required Knowledge Required logbook endorsements with date and time BR BR Preflight BR Flight Procedures BR Aircraft Performance BR Radio... Spiral Descents P This particular maneuver is the most difficult of the ground reference maneuvers It requires that the student descend over a selected point such as the... Scanning (instructor notes) P I suggest a scan process of having the student follow my finger as I point successively from HI to AI VSI to AI Altimeter to ... The Aircraft Make model serial number and quot;N quot; number can identify an aircraft You should know the year the aircraft was built ... The Second Solo P The first solo is deceptive in that it overcomes much of the tension related to quot;can I do it quot; The next few lessons ... Go-around Power to full BR Hold heading and altitude BR Milk flaps or to 20 degrees according to IAS BR At Vy flaps up and climb... Buying the Farm In the `20s #39; barnstormers would travel the countryside to small cities and set up an quot;airplane ride quot; concession from some farmer #39;s field The pilot... Preflight & Cockpit Management Inspects using checklist BR Passenger briefing on belts and emergency procedures from checklist on how to: BR ul li Tighten belts BR ... 1999 Was A Very Good Year 1908 general aviation accidents BR 342 were fatal accidents BR 7 05 accidents per 100 000 hours of flying BR ... Night Flight (Discussion) Use of checklist BR Preflight BR Chart reading BR Hazards and precautions BR Lighting systems of plane and airport BR... Measures As pilots we are generally unaware and or uneducated as to the debt that aviation owes to those scientists and mathematicians who preceded the Wright brothers... Are You FARs Ready? Requirements of 61 87 logged as satisfactory proficiency and safety BR Review of logbook entries insures compliance with long term requirements BR Recent sign offs... Airworthiness Directive P B AD Compliance Record B P P Aircraft No: Make: Serial Number P ... Shirt Tails There has been a long tradition in aviation related to cutting off the shirt tails of newly soloed student pilots One story has it that the practice ... Teaching Ground Reference P More often than not ground reference is taught as though it were the end itself and not a tool for use We are not trying to... Radio Q-History The Q codes were developed when communications wasn #39;t as good as now and Morse code was till the norm BR It... Keeping Anger in its Place P What turns a student the wrong direction can be the sudden onset of a series of failures The myriad of emotional reactions; anxiety panic ... Alcohol 1 In accidents from #39;78 to #39;87 6 of G A pilots had blood alcohol level of at least 04 by weight... Teaching Precepts P Docendo Discimus We learn by teaching When by yourself you are the instructor BR BR ... The Competence of Incompetence With the advent of a new study as to what constitutes competence there is a new fear by the self assured that they may be among ... Minimum Controllable No maneuvers below 1500í BR Stall horn whimpering at all times BR Power added as required to hold altitude in 10 degree maximum banks BR ... Age as a Factor In Flying P The average General Aviation pilot was 39 years of age in 1990 Pilots over 60 have 2 1 times more accidents than pilots in their 50... Preliminaries to Flight P 1 Medical student license br 2 Flight Training Handbook BR 3 Student Pilot Guide 4 San Francisco Sectional BR ... Hood Lessons P Since hood work is emotionally and mentally tiring it is best to limit each session Gradually extend the hood time until reaching 20 minute sessions ... Landing Illusions P You and every other pilot is susceptible to illusions When any of our three flight senses visual auditory and kinesthetic give erroneous information... Names And What Bell decibel BR Morse code BR Doppler frequency change BR Mach speed of sound BR ... Advice to instructors P Go down to lost and found and get your memory every time you have a senior moment P P As a... Keys For Successful Learning P B 1 Time of year B BR Summer flying gives longer days but does not provide the most desirable range of experience... Hypoxia P An adult will breath in 3 000 gallons by volume of air per day This includes 600 20 of total gallons of... 521 Maintenance During WWII one of the very first airborne radar sets from England was code named the 521 Aircraft using this set were equipped with... VOR tracking Tunes and idents station BR Holds altitude within 200í BR Locates position using radials BR Intercepts and tracks a radial BR Recognizes signal... Major CFI Applicant Problem Areas P middot; Not fitting lesson to student level BR middot; Too much talking without check on comprehension BR middot; Avoiding unknown an... A History of Running Lights I have developed a possible sequence for the development of red and green running lights on ships and aircraft I would like to make the following case ... 1989 - 1993 US Accidents #133;Accident__________Deaths_ BR 1 Highway Accidents 228 000 BR 2 Murders ... Unusual Attitude Recoveries Nose up Recover with pitch down add power level wings BR Nose down Recover with reduced power level wings pitch to level ... On Flight Instructors Almost anyone can learn to fly an airplane if exposed to the environment long enough and teaching someone properly is extremely hard work ... Fixed Gear Accidents ul li 1 in 7 accidents result in a fatality in fixed gear aircraft BR li 8 of 10 fixed gear accidents... Course Reversal P The course reversal is a new addition to the Private Pilot Practical Test standards After the completion of a ground reference pattern in one direction it... On Checklists ol li Flying an airplane requires that a series of relatively complex procedures A checklist is most viable if a long series ... Runup P Use a run up checklist Always face the wind Engine cooling is the reason We are not teaching a flying career made only... Pre-takeoff Uses checklist BR Takeoff configuration BR Radio use and acknowledgments and compliance BR Clearing approach ... Taxiing P Because of side by side seating the student pilot must be helped to find where to look for putting the nose wheel on the taxiway center line... IFR Maneuvers Straight and level control U U 200 feet of altitude U U 20 degrees of heading U ... Holding Headings A pilot not a student is expected to hold a heading The PTS allows a 10 degree or 20 degree range It... The Takeoff P The runup is completed and the trim is set for takeoff We have used our pre takeoff and takeoff checklist and have been cleared by the... Hundred Octane Aviation Fuel Interestingly of all machines only airplanes have their own fuel BR BR In the late 1930s light weight and compact engines were being developed... Midair Accidents In 10 Years 1983-94 236 incidents BR ul li 132 accidents with 56 fatality rate BR li 3 air to air contacts per...  Related Links
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