NORCAL FLIGHT CENTER CHECK OUT FORM Name________________________________ Date____________________ Certificate and Ratings____________________ Certificate#____________________ Total Time____________________ Instructor (if applicable) ____________________ Airspeeds 1. What are the following V speeds in KIAS? Vr__________ Vx__________ Vy__________ Vs__________ Vso__________ Vno__________ Vne__________ Va__________ Vfe__________ 2. What are the best glide airspeeds for the airplane? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Does VA change with a change in aircraft weight? If so, why is this important?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the emergency procedure (and checklist) you would perform if you had an engine failure just after takeoff. (below 500 ft. AGL) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe the emergency procedure (and checklist) you would perform if you had an engine failure while in the traffic pattern. (1000 ft. AGL) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Describe the emergency procedure (and checklist) you would perform if you had an engine failure while at cruise. (above 3000 ft. AGL) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe the procedure to perform for a forced landing. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Describe how and when you would execute an emergency descent. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Describe the “Engine Fire In Flight” checklist. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What action should be taken if you experience low or high oil pressure? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What action should be taken if the ammeter indicates excessive or overcharge during flight? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What action should be taken if you experience partial power loss? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Describe what action to take in the event of an electrical fire in flight ._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Describe the “Engine Fire During Start” checklist. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. List the procedure to follow for a normal engine start.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Explain the procedure for starting a cold engine? Hot engine?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. When do we lean the mixture? Why? Describe the procedure(s). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. When should the carburetor heat be used? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Explain the procedures and list the appropriate speeds for a short field takeoff and landing. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. Explain the proper positions for the flight controls in the following ground situations. Engine start: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Headwind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tailwind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Crosswind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Left quartering headwind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Right quartering headwind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Left quartering tailwind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Right quartering tailwind taxi: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. Given: Departing KTVL with a temperature of 15°C at maximum takeoff weight. Determine the takeoff distance over a 50 foot obstacle using the SHORT FIELD T/O technique. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. What is the endurance at 5,000 feet and standard temperature at 70% power? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. What is the maximum crosswind component for the airplane? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. What is maximum takeoff weight? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Check o 25. Is the aircraft within weight and CG limits? If not, show how we can be with limits. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27. What aircraft categories are the aircraft certified under? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 28. What is the maximum allowable weight in baggage compartment? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29. What type of engine does the aircraft have? (Specify make and model) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30. How many engine driven magnetos does the plane have? What are they used for? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 31. What is the total fuel capacity? What is the total usable? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 32. What types of fuels are approved for the aircraft? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 33. How many fuel drains does the fuel system have? Where are they located? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34. How many positions does the fuel selector have? What are they? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 35. What is the tire pressure for the tailwheel and the mains? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36. What is the total oil capacity? What is the minimum capacity? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 37. Does the oil level ever fluctuate? What does the aircraft normally operate at? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 38. Describe the electrical system. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 39. What is the voltage of the battery? Where is the battery located in the aircraft? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 40. How can you attempt to remedy a low or over-voltage condition? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 41. Describe the vacuum system for this airplane. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. What do we use for the control lock? How? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. What is a stall? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. Describe the procedures for a recovery from the appropriate stall. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 45. What is an accelerated stall? How do you recover? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 46. What is a spin? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 47. What is the proper spin recovery procedure? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Can we spin this airplane? If no, explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49. Explain what will happen to an aircraft in a stall/spin situation if the CG is too far aft? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________