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Cessna 152 POH study guide

1978 Model 152

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Lessons
108
Questions
818

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General

The aeroplane's principal dimensions and ground clearances, its engine and fixed-pitch propeller, the two fuel installations and the grades approved for them, the engine oil specifications and their viscosity bands, the certificated weights and the two models' empty weights and useful loads, and the vocabulary the rest of the handbook is written in — the three airspeeds and the limiting, stalling and climb V-speeds, the atmosphere, power and fuel terms, and the fourteen weight and balance definitions a loading problem rests on.

  1. Dimensions and Ground ClearancesFree
  2. Engine and Propeller (locked)
  3. Fuel Grades and CapacitiesFree
  4. Engine Oil (locked)
  5. Weights and Loading (locked)
  6. Airspeed Terminology (locked)
  7. Atmosphere, Power and Fuel Terms (locked)
  8. Weight and Balance Vocabulary (locked)

Limitations

The FAA-approved limits: the six airspeed limitations and the airspeed indicator markings that restate them in colour, the powerplant limits with the static RPM band and every engine instrument marking, the weight and baggage limits and the centre of gravity envelope whose forward edge moves with weight, the utility category with its approved manoeuvre list, load factors and kinds of operation, the fuel limitations including the lowest quantity at which a takeoff has been demonstrated, and the four cockpit placards — among them the four-step spin recovery reminder.

  1. Airspeed LimitationsFree
  2. Airspeed Indicator MarkingsFree
  3. Powerplant Limitations and Instrument Markings (locked)
  4. Weight and Centre of Gravity LimitsFree
  5. Category, Manoeuvres and Load Factors (locked)
  6. Fuel Limitations (locked)
  7. Placards (locked)

Emergency Procedures

The five emergency airspeeds, engine failure on the runway, just after takeoff and in flight with the forced landing that follows, ditching, fires during start and in flight and the fires in the cabin, the electrical system and the wing, an inadvertent icing encounter, landing with a flat tyre or without elevator control, the electrical malfunctions and the over-voltage drill, vacuum failure with the three turn-coordinator procedures for flight in cloud, the six-step spin recovery, and rough running from carburettor ice, fouled plugs or a magneto together with the two oil pressure indications.

  1. Emergency Airspeeds (locked)
  2. Engine Failure and the Forced LandingFree
  3. Ditching (locked)
  4. Engine Fires (locked)
  5. Cabin, Electrical and Wing Fires (locked)
  6. Inadvertent Icing Encounter (locked)
  7. Abnormal Landings (locked)
  8. Electrical System Malfunctions (locked)
  9. Vacuum Failure and Flight into Cloud (locked)
  10. Spin Recovery (locked)
  11. Rough Running and Oil Pressure Problems (locked)

Normal Procedures

The thirteen normal operating speeds, the walk-around in two halves, starting the engine with the over- and under-priming symptoms, taxiing with the two wind cases, the before-takeoff run-up and its magneto limits, the normal and short field takeoffs with the ten-degree flap rule, the climb, cruise and mixture leaning, the fuel savings procedures for training, stalls and the preparation a spin demands, spin entry, behaviour and recovery, the normal and short field landings, the balked landing and shutdown, cold weather operations, and noise abatement.

  1. Normal Operating SpeedsFree
  2. Preflight: Cabin, Empennage and Right Wing (locked)
  3. Preflight: Nose and Left Wing (locked)
  4. Starting the Engine (locked)
  5. Taxiing (locked)
  6. Before Takeoff and the Engine Run-up (locked)
  7. Takeoff (locked)
  8. Climb (locked)
  9. Cruise and Mixture Leaning (locked)
  10. Fuel Savings in Training Operations (locked)
  11. Stalls and Preparing for Spins (locked)
  12. Spin Entry, Behaviour and Recovery (locked)
  13. Landing (locked)
  14. Balked Landing, After Landing and Securing (locked)
  15. Cold Weather Operations (locked)
  16. Noise Abatement (locked)

Performance

How the charts were produced and how far to trust them, the handbook's own cross-country problem worked from takeoff distance through range, cruise, climb and total fuel, the airspeed calibration table, the twenty-four stall speeds by flap setting, bank angle and centre of gravity, the takeoff distance chart with its wind and grass corrections, rate of climb, time, fuel and distance to climb, cruise performance and where 75 percent power stops being reachable, the range and endurance profiles, and the landing distance chart whose grass correction is three times the takeoff figure.

  1. How to Use the Performance Charts (locked)
  2. A Worked Problem: Takeoff and Range (locked)
  3. A Worked Problem: Cruise, Climb and Fuel (locked)
  4. Airspeed Calibration (locked)
  5. Stall SpeedsFree
  6. Takeoff Distance (locked)
  7. Rate of Climb (locked)
  8. Time, Fuel and Distance to Climb (locked)
  9. Cruise Performance (locked)
  10. Range and Endurance Profiles (locked)
  11. Landing Distance (locked)

Weight and Balance / Equipment List

Preparing and weighing the aeroplane and the two measurements the arm is computed from, the weighing form with its formula and the fluids added back, working a loading problem through to the moment envelope, the loading arrangements with the seat and baggage arms and the tie-down net, the cabin and door dimensions that decide what will physically fit, and how to read the equipment list — its prefixes, its four suffixes and the asterisk that changes how the lines beneath it are read.

  1. Weighing the Airplane (locked)
  2. The Weighing Form (locked)
  3. Working a Loading Problem (locked)
  4. Loading Arrangements and Baggage (locked)
  5. Cabin and Door Dimensions (locked)
  6. Reading the Equipment List (locked)

Airplane and Systems Descriptions

The airframe structure, the flight controls, trim and control locks, the instrument panel, ground handling and nose wheel steering, the wing flaps, landing gear and brakes with the symptoms of impending brake failure, seating, baggage, harnesses, doors and windows, the engine and its controls, the engine instruments and the oil system, ignition and starting, induction air, carburettor heat and the primer, engine cooling and the winterization kit, the gravity fuel system and its venting, fuel quantity and servicing, the electrical system and its split master switch, circuit breakers, fuses and external power, lighting, cabin heating and ventilation, the pitot-static and vacuum systems with their instruments, the pneumatic stall warning, and the avionics audio control and static dischargers.

  1. Airframe Structure (locked)
  2. Flight Controls, Trim and Control Locks (locked)
  3. The Instrument Panel (locked)
  4. Ground Handling and Nose Wheel Steering (locked)
  5. Wing Flaps (locked)
  6. Landing Gear and Brakes (locked)
  7. Cabin Seating and Baggage (locked)
  8. Seat Belts and Shoulder Harnesses (locked)
  9. Doors and Windows (locked)
  10. The Engine, Propeller and Their Controls (locked)
  11. Engine Instruments (locked)
  12. The Engine Oil System (locked)
  13. Ignition and Starting (locked)
  14. Induction Air, Carburettor Heat and the Primer (locked)
  15. Engine Cooling and the Winterization Kit (locked)
  16. The Fuel System (locked)
  17. Fuel Quantity and Servicing (locked)
  18. The Electrical System (locked)
  19. Circuit Breakers, Fuses and External Power (locked)
  20. Lighting (locked)
  21. Cabin Heating and Ventilation (locked)
  22. The Pitot-Static System and Its Instruments (locked)
  23. The Vacuum System and Gyro Instruments (locked)
  24. The Stall Warning System (locked)
  25. Avionics Audio Control and Static Dischargers (locked)

Airplane Handling, Service and Maintenance

The identification and finish plates and the three groups of documents that travel with the aeroplane, the inspection requirements and the progressive alternative, what maintenance a pilot owner may perform and the rule on alterations, ground handling, parking and tie-down, jacking and levelling, flyable storage with its seven-day propeller rotation, engine oil servicing and the change intervals with and without a filter, fuel and tyre servicing, cleaning the plastic windows and the painted surfaces, ice removal, propeller and engine care, and interior care.

  1. Identification Plates and the Airplane File (locked)
  2. Inspection Requirements (locked)
  3. Pilot Maintenance and Alterations (locked)
  4. Ground Handling, Parking and Tie-Down (locked)
  5. Jacking and Levelling (locked)
  6. Flyable Storage (locked)
  7. Engine Oil Servicing (locked)
  8. Oil Change Intervals (locked)
  9. Fuel and Tyre Servicing (locked)
  10. Cleaning the Windshield and Windows (locked)
  11. Exterior Paint and Ice Removal (locked)
  12. Propeller and Engine Care (locked)
  13. Interior Care (locked)

Supplements

The optional equipment documented in its own supplements: the emergency locator transmitter with its three switch positions and four-step emergency procedure, the three Cessna 300 Nav/Com sets and what each can and cannot do with a localizer, the automatic direction finder and its two antennas, the transponder in both configurations, the encoding altimeter, the transponder emergency and Mode C procedures, the marker beacon receiver with its three tone-and-colour pairings, and the glide slope receiver with its back course caution.

  1. The Emergency Locator Transmitter (locked)
  2. ELT Operation and Procedures (locked)
  3. Nav/Com Type RT-308C (locked)
  4. Nav/Com Type RT-328T (locked)
  5. Nav/Com Type RT-385A (locked)
  6. The Automatic Direction Finder (locked)
  7. The Transponder (locked)
  8. The Encoding Altimeter (locked)
  9. Transponder Procedures (locked)
  10. The Marker Beacon Receiver (locked)
  11. The Glide Slope Receiver (locked)