Ground Oper. and Servicing
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- What should you use to Tie-down aircrafts?
- Ropes or Chains that anchors into ground.
- What is the best kind of rope to use when tieing down aircrafts?
- Nylon.
- If you use chains to tie down make sure?
- snap doesn't carry load.
- What kind of knots are used to secure aircrafts according to FAA?
- Bowline Knot
- What to use when tying down Helicopters?
- "Blade Socks" used on Main and Tail rotors, tie skids to the ground.
- What is a Hung Start?
- Engine will not accelerate to idle RPM (hangs around 45%)
- What is a Hot Start?
- To much Air/fuel mixture- Not enough air through engine or too much fuel.
- When taxiing what are the radio procedures when talking to ATC?
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who you are calling
who you are
where you are
what you want - What is ILS? and what do you do when you see an ILS sign?
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Instrument Landing System
area where aircrafts might interfere with navigation signals, must hold at this point - When towing aircrafts where are you to pull?
- may pull on prop blades, But ONLY roots of blades
- AVGAS is graded according to?
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Octane Number
Performance Number - Current grades of AVGAS?
- 80,100,100LL(most pop.)
- What are the major types of Turbine fuels used? and what is mostly in turbine fuels?
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JET-A, Jet-A1, JET-B
Kerosene mixtures with some gasoline added. - What does the term Volatility mean?
- ability of liquid to vaporize
- What must you connect to Aircraft BEFORE fueling?
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STATIC GROUND CABLE
fuel truck to ground
aircraft to truck