- assessment using guidance from private phase 5 progress check oral # Certificates / Documents - good job - discussed medical / student pilot cert / logbook with endorsements - good job with how long student pilot endorsements are valid for # Systems ## Powerplant - good job with fuel injection and horizontally opposed - review the 4 stroke engine cycle - got most of it just hung up on exhaust ## Fuel - [ ] review the reason for unusable fuel and what the purpose is - [ ] review [[Fuel System]] - [ ] review Fuel System from POH ## Ignition - [ ] review [[Ignition System]] ## Engine Oil - [ ] review different issues related to oil pressure / temperature indications and how to properly deal with them ## Electrical - definite weak area - [ ] review [[Electrical System]] - [ ] review [UND Electrical System Diagram](https://mediafiles.aero.und.edu/aero.und.edu/aviation/trainers/c172s-electrical-system/) - [ ] keep in mind that the additional 4 volts (24 volt batteries vs 28 volt system) is not there to provide power if the alternator fails, it is to provide overhead for the electrical system to be powered and the batteries to be charged ## Brakes - hydraulic fluid in the brakes is red - important thing to know in case you go to preflight the airplane and see red fluid near the landing gear, can be a great quick indication that there is something wrong with the hydraulic lines going to the brakes and warrant further inspection # Aerodynamics ## Drag - induced - [ ] review [Bold Method: Induced Drag](https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aerodynamics/how-induced-drag-works-with-lift/) - parasite - [ ] review [Bold Method: Types of Parasite Drag](https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aerodynamics/parasite-drag-and-your-airplane/) ![[Pasted image 20250421091318.png]] - the drag curve is also important to understand as it provides an explanation for many of the concepts that we talk about (eg. best speed to fly at with an engine failure and the region of reverse command) ## Stalls - ## Stall / Spin Awareness - the reason for reducing power in a spin is to reduce the airplanes angle of attack - similar to in level flight, if you suddenly reduce power the nose will have a tendency to lower, which will result in a lower angle of attack - [ ] review [Bold Method: The Four Steps of Spin Recovery](https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/maneuvers/the-four-steps-of-spin-recovery-explanation-pare-recovery-procedure/) # SOPs - elected to not evaluate due to differences in SOPs and airplanes # V - Speeds - review these # Student Pilot Regulations / Limitations - student pilots are not authorized to fly without visual reference to the surface [FAR 61.89(a)(7)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/part-61/section-61.89#p-61.89(a)(7)) - this would include flying over an overcast layer - it is important to understand this regulation and also that this specific limitation does not apply to private pilots - with questions regarding regulations, keep in mind that the question of whether or not you are allowed to do something does not necessarily imply that it is safe to do so $\rightarrow$ if you do not believe that doing something is considered safe you can absolutely let me know that but it is also still important to understand that it is something you can legally do # Obtaining Weather - [ ] save [METAR Decode Key](https://www.weather.gov/media/wrh/mesowest/metar_decode_key.pdf) into ForeFlight for quick reference # Airspace - good note about ADSB requirements in the orlando class D airspace