Safety and Emergency Procedures Flashcards
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During an engine failure in flight, what is the pilot's first priority?
Answer: Establish best glide airspeed
Maintaining aircraft control by pitching for best glide airspeed comes before any troubleshooting.
If a fire develops in the engine compartment during flight, which action helps starve the fire of fuel?
Answer: Turn the fuel selector to OFF
Shutting off the fuel supply removes the fuel feeding an engine fire.
What does a steady red light gun signal from the tower mean to an aircraft in flight?
Answer: Give way to other aircraft and continue circling
A steady red to an aircraft in flight means give way and continue circling.
When encountering an inadvertent VFR-into-IMC situation, what is the recommended immediate action?
Answer: Execute a 180-degree standard-rate turn to exit the clouds
A 180-degree turn retraces the path back to the VFR conditions just departed.
During a forced landing, which field feature is most important for a safe touchdown?
Answer: A long, obstacle-free surface into the wind
A long obstacle-free field landed into the wind minimizes touchdown speed and impact.
What is the primary danger of carbon monoxide poisoning in a small aircraft?
Answer: It impairs judgment and can cause unconsciousness without warning
Carbon monoxide is odorless and reduces oxygen delivery, impairing the pilot insidiously.
If the pitot tube becomes blocked by ice, which instrument becomes unreliable?
Answer: Airspeed indicator
The airspeed indicator relies on pitot ram-air pressure, which a blockage disrupts.