Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide: The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride

Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide: The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride

by Michael D. Hayes
Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide: The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride

Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide: The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride

by Michael D. Hayes

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Overview

ASA’s Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Use when you’re gearing up for the Practical Exam, as well as for a general refresher. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.

This eighth edition of the Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide by Michael D. Hayes has been updated throughout to reflect current regulations, procedures, FAA references and checkride practices. New information has been added on oxygen systems and primary and secondary flight controls. Chapters are dedicated to multi-engine operations, engine inoperative principles, operation of systems, and multi-engine maneuvers.

The Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide is the comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781644250853
Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
Publication date: 02/01/2021
Series: Oral Exam Guide Series
Edition description: 8th ed.
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 866,709
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

For Mike Hayes, flying started when he was 16 years old, and he has been flying for more than 40 years. He obtained his private pilot certificate in 1972 and acquired additional certificates and ratings in 1987. His aviation experience includes flight time in over 30 different types of aircraft, and the majority of instruction he has given has been in various models of Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Grumman, and Bellanca aircraft. He has been a flight instructor since 1988, instructing both full- and part-time for several large flight schools in Texas. Besides teaching, Mike has also worked as a corporate pilot and as a senior flight operations agent for a large regional airline. Prior to becoming involved in flight training, he worked for over 10 years in the telecommunications and information technology industry with extensive travel throughout the U.S.

Mike is the author of ASA’s popular Oral Exam Guide Series for the Private, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, CFI, and ATP oral/practical tests.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 Multi-Engine Operations

A Normal Procedures 1-3

B Aerodynamics 1-13

C Determining Performance and Limitations 1-14

D Weight and Balance 1-24

2 Flight Principles: Engine Inoperative

A Factors Affecting Single-Engine Flight 2-3

B Directional Control 2-10

C Engine-Out Operations 2-14

3 Operation of Systems

A Primary Flight Controls 3-3

B Secondary Flight Controls 3-4

C Powerplant and Propeller 3-7

D Landing Gear 3-15

E Fuel, Oil, and Hydraulic 3-19

F Electrical 3-24

G Avionics 3-26

H Pitot-Static, Vacuum/Pressure, and Associated Flight Instruments 3-31

I Environmental 3-35

J Deicing and Anti-Icing 3-37

K Oxygen 3-39

4 Multi-Engine Maneuvers

A Taxiing 4-3

B Before Takeoff Check 4-3

C Normal Takeoff and Climb 4-4

D Normal Approach and Landing 4-5

E Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb 4-7

F Short-Field Approach and Landing 4-8

G Steep Turns 4-9

H Maneuvering During Slow Flight 4-10

I Power-Off Stalls 4-11

J Power-On Stalls 4-13

K Emergency Descent 4-14

L Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative 4-15

M VMC Demonstration 4-16

N Engine Failure During Takeoff Before VMC (Simulated) 4-18

O Engine Failure After Liftoff (Simulated) 4-18

P Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) 4-20

Q After Landing, Parking, and Securing 4-21

R One Engine Inoperative (Simulated) (solely by Reference to Instruments) During Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns 4-22

S Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (solely by Reference to Instruments) 4-23

Appendix 1 Applicant's Practical Test Checklist

Appendix 2 Know Your Aircraft

Appendix 3 Operations of Aircraft Without/With an MEL

Appendix 4 Light Twin Takeoff Control and Performance Briefing

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