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Check lists
1) What should you do if you cannot honestly state that 'I am safe' as per the IAMSAFE checklist? (SALTFG page 13, SIM B2 page 12)
2) You are in the middle of doing your pre-launch check list. A person comes over to inform you that you had left your water on the ground outside the glider. You open the canopy get your water and discuss the current conditions with the person. What should you do after the person leaves the area?
Signals & Signallers
1) Which of the above signals indicates that you cannot release the rope? (SALTFG pages 7) A B C D
2) Which of the above signals indicates that you should check to see if your spoilers are open? (SALTFG pages 7) A B C D
3) Which of the above signals indicates that you should release immediately? (SALTFG pages 7) A B C D
4) Indicate whether the following statement is true or not. (SALTFG page 104)
'A wing runner should always hold the glider wing level when running the wing during a take-off.' True False
Radio
1) What do you need to do before transmitting? (RADIO 5.7.1)
2) What are the radio frequencies for the following fields? (RADIO Freq, CFS Expired)
2a) Starbuck 2b) Carman, Homewood, Roland/Graham Field 2c) Morden & Winkler 2d) Southport 2e) Winnipeg Terminal
Airspace
1) Name all 3 of our airspace extensions. (AIR, AGREE - Attachment A)
X Y Z
2) What is meant by the CAP alitude? (WGCFR TCA, FOTS Airspace #3)
3) What altitude are you limited to at the WGC if none of our areas have been opened? Why are we limited to this elevation?(AIR & WGCFR (Terminal Control Area #4))
4) Describe the airspace above the Morden airport from the ground to outer space? (VIEWER, AIR, POSTER, DAH)
5) What are the visibility/separation requirements for Classes B through E airspace for VFR flight? (POSTER)
6) What are the visibility/separation requirements for Class G airspace for VFR flight? (POSTER)
Right of Way
1) A power-driven aircraft and a glider are converging at approximately the same altitude near an aerodrome.
The power-driven aircraft has the glider on its left. Which aircraft has the right of way and what actions
should the pilots take to avoid a collision? (CAR 602.19)
2) A glider and a power-driven aircraft are both preparing to land at the same aerodrome. The glider is at a lower altitude than the power-driven aircraft. Both aircraft are in the final stages of their approach to land. According to the regulations, what should the pilot-in-command of each aircraft do?
(CAR 602.19, SELF #64)
Aerotow
1) You start your take off roll. Your glider seems like it just doesn't want to get off of the ground and is climbing poorly. Something just feels wrong. What should you do?
2) During the tow you let the glider get above the towplane to the point where you can not see the towplane. What are your actions? (SIM page 76)
3) While on tow, a large slack develops in the tow rope. How do you remove the slack without breaking the rope? (SALTFG pages 72,73)
Meteorology
TAF CYVR 061140Z
1) Using the above, what is the forecasted weather conditions for the duration of the flight with a departure at 1700Z on a 2-hour local flight? (SELF Q16, TAF) a) The lowest cloud layer expected is 2000 AGL b) Winds will shift from 100° to 270° c) The ceiling on arrival will be 5000 AGL d) Both a and b
METAR CYWG 171400Z 17017G22KT 15SM OVC072 M15/M20 A2992 RMK AS8 PRESFR SLP158=
2) In the above METAR, what does PRESFR mean? (MET Section 8.2, MANAB, METAR)
3) On a Graphical Area Forecast (GFA) what weather conditions define the term ‘Marginal VFR?’ (SELF Q11, MET Section 4.9)
Retrieving / Ground Handling
1) Regardless of whether you are walking, driving a vehicle or towing a glider, what is the first thing you do before crossing from one side of a runway to the other?
2) Gliders are to be retrieved on the ___________ side of the runway as the take-off area, unless doing so will interrupt an immediate launch. Tow planes, as well, are to taxi back to the flight line on this side of the runway. (WGCFR (Flight Line Traffic Procedures 5))
3) What should you do after landing the glider? (WGCFR - Flight Line Traffic Procedures #4)
General Knowledge
1) No person shall act as a crew member of an aircraft within _____hours (hr) after consuming an alcoholic beverage. (Reference: TC AIM RAC Annex and CAR 602.03)
2) The club's rule on pilot currency states that 'all pilots shall have made a minimum of ___ flights within the preceding 60 days prior to flying as P1 in a club aircraft'. (WGCFR Currency)
3) You are thermalling on a weak day. You notice that the cockpit sound is getting quieter and the controls are getting a bit sluggish. What is happening and how should you respond?
4) You are practicing turns. While turning, you decide to pull up to gain altitude but rather than gaining altitude, you feel yourself getting heavier and your turn has tightened. What has happened and what should you do? (SALTFG page 94)
5) When overflying an aerodrome at which you are not intending to land, you must be no lower than what altitude? (Reference: CAR 602.96(4))
6) You have just taken off from runway 13. The winds are from 150 at 10 knots. The rope breaks at 350 feet AGL. Describe what you will do. (RWY, CROSS)
7) How do you join a thermal that has another glider or gliders? (SALTFG page 43)
8) Why is a skidding turn especially dangerous on final? (SALTFG page 98-99)
9) You are low in the circuit. You decide to do a abbreviated circuit. What is your goal at this time? (SALTFG pages 46,48,50,56-57) To keep the CFI happy. To land by the flight line like always. To position the glider on the base leg. To position the glider on a final approach at about 300 feet AGL.
10) It has been a good day at the club. The CAP is at 8000 ft ASL. You've been flying for what seems to be hours and you are heading back home to the field. Your battery dies and you lose your electronics but you still have your ASI, altimeter and mechanical variometer so you are good to go as long as you stay under 8000 ft ASL. As you are flying along, you look towards the club and happen to notice white smoke coming from on or near the hangar. What do you do? (WGCFR - TCA #4)
11) A pilot is going up for a check ride with an instructor in the PW-6. The pilot will be in the front seat, the instructor in the rear seat. (PW6 Section 6.2).
11 a) What is the maximum weight for the front seat pilot if the instructor weighs 220 lbs?
11 b) What is the maximum weight for the front seat pilot if the instructor weighs 180 lbs?
PW-6 Questions
1) What is the maximum cockpit load (aircrew, parachutes & luggage) for the PW-6? (PW6 Sections 2.4, 6.2).
2) What are the minimum and maximum pilot weights with parachute for the PW-6? (PW6 Sections 2.4, 6.2).
3) What is the demonstrated crosswind performance of the PW-6? (PW6 Section 5.3.1).
4) What is the recommended approach speed in the PW-6 and how is it marked on the ASI? (PW6 Section 2.3)
5) What is VNE for the PW-6 and how is VNE marked on the ASI? (PW6 Sections 2.2 & 2.3)
6) What the rough air speed for the PW-6? (PW6 Section 2.2)
7) What is the maximum aerotow speed for the PW-6? (PW6 Section 2.2)
8) What is the minimum sink speed for the PW-6 at maximum take off weight? (PW6 Section 5.3.2)
9) What is the best L/D speed for the PW-6 at maximum take off weight? (PW6 Section 5.3.2)
10) What is the glide ratio of the PW-6? (PW6 Section 5.3.2)
PW-5 Questions
Please answer these questions if you have flown the PW-5 before or hope to fly the PW-5 this season.
1) What are the minimum and maximum pilot weights with parachute for the PW-5? (PW5 Section 6.2).
2) What must a pilot do if the combined weight of their body plus their parachute is below 60 KG? (PW5 Section 6.2).
3) What is the demonstrated crosswind performance of the PW-5? (PW5 Section 5.3.1)
4) What is the recommended approach speed in the PW-5 and how is it marked on the ASI? (PW5 Sections 2.3 & 4.5.4)
5) What is VNE for the PW-5 and how is it marked on the ASI? (PW5 Sections 2.2 & 2.3)
6) What the rough air speed for the PW-5? (PW5 Section 2.2)
7) What is the maximum aerotow speed for the PW-5? (PW5 Section 2.2)
8) What is the minimum sink speed for the PW-5 at maximum take off weight? (PW5 Section 5.3.2)
9) What is the best L/D speed for the PW-5 at maximum take off weight? (PW5 Section 5.3.2)
10) What is the glide ratio of the PW-5? (PW5 Section 5.3.2)
11) According to the manual, flights above __________ are prohibited. (PW5 Section 2.11 5)
12) When rigging the PW-5, what is the order for attaching the wings and elevator? (PW5 Section 4.2) Elevator, left wing, right wing. Elevator, right wing, left wing. Right wing, left wing, elevator. Left wing, right wing, elevator.
13) When de-rigging the PW-5, what is the order for removing the wings and elevator? (PW5 Section 4.2) Elevator, left wing, right wing. Elevator, right wing, left wing. Right wing, left wing, elevator. Left wing, right wing, elevator.
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