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Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP POH study guide

Model 172S

Modules
8
Lessons
129
Questions
841

Source POH 172SPHUS, Rev. 5 (19 Jul 2004)

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General

The aeroplane's principal dimensions and ground clearances, its fuel-injected Lycoming and fixed-pitch propeller, the two approved fuel grades with their additive ceilings and the 53 usable gallons behind them, the oil break-in sequence and its viscosity bands, the certificated weights in both categories with the baggage ceiling that is not the sum of its parts, and the vocabulary the rest of the handbook is written in — the three airspeeds and eight V-speeds, the atmosphere, power and mixture terms, and the weight and balance definitions a loading problem rests on.

  1. Dimensions and Ground ClearancesFree
  2. Engine and Propeller (locked)
  3. Fuel Grades, Additives and CapacityFree
  4. Engine Oil (locked)
  5. Certificated Weights and the Two Categories (locked)
  6. Baggage, Empty Weight and Useful Load (locked)
  7. Airspeed Terminology and the V-Speeds (locked)
  8. Atmosphere and Engine Power Terminology (locked)
  9. Performance and Fuel Terminology (locked)
  10. Weight and Balance Terminology (locked)
  11. Maximum Weights, Tare and the Fuel Conversion (locked)

Limitations

The FAA-approved limits: the airspeed limitations with manoeuvring speed at three weights, 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, the centre of gravity envelope whose forward edge moves with weight in both categories, the two categories with their approved manoeuvres and load factors, the kinds of operation and the icing prohibition, the fuel limitations including the 30-second slip limit, the flap ranges, and the placards — among them a three-step spin recovery reminder.

  1. Airspeed LimitationsFree
  2. Airspeed Indicator MarkingsFree
  3. Powerplant Limitations (locked)
  4. Engine Instrument Markings (locked)
  5. Weight Limits and BaggageFree
  6. Centre of Gravity Limits (locked)
  7. The Two Categories and Approved Manoeuvres (locked)
  8. Flight Load Factors (locked)
  9. Kinds of Operation and Icing (locked)
  10. Fuel Limitations (locked)
  11. Flap Limitations (locked)
  12. The Operating Limitations Placard (locked)
  13. The Remaining Placards (locked)

Emergency Procedures

The nine emergency airspeeds and the bold-face memory-item convention, engine failure on the runway and just after takeoff, failure in flight with its restart and the glide that follows, the precautionary landing and ditching, fires during start and in flight and the fires in the cabin, the electrical system and the wing, an inadvertent icing encounter, static source blockage, landing with a flat tyre or without elevator control, the electrical malfunctions and the overvoltage drill, vacuum failure with the three procedures for flight on the turn coordinator, the six-step spin recovery, and the five ways the engine can misbehave without stopping.

  1. Emergency Airspeeds and the Memory Items (locked)
  2. Engine Failure on Takeoff (locked)
  3. Engine Failure in Flight and the RestartFree
  4. Emergency Landing Without Engine Power (locked)
  5. Precautionary Landing and Ditching (locked)
  6. Engine Fires (locked)
  7. Electrical, Cabin and Wing Fires (locked)
  8. Inadvertent Icing Encounter (locked)
  9. Static Source Blockage (locked)
  10. Flat Tyres and Loss of Elevator Control (locked)
  11. Electrical Malfunctions (locked)
  12. Vacuum Failure and Flight in Cloud (locked)
  13. Spin Recovery (locked)
  14. Engine Malfunctions in Flight (locked)

Normal Procedures

The thirteen normal operating speeds, the cabin check and the walk-around, starting on the battery and on external power with the electrical check that follows, the hot, flooded and under-primed engine and the starter duty cycle, leaning for ground operations and the taxi diagram's four quadrants, the run-up with its magneto limits, the normal and short field takeoffs and what ten degrees of flap is worth, the enroute climb, cruise power and the cruise table, leaning on the EGT, the fuel savings procedures for training, fuel vapor on the ground, stalls and the preparation a spin demands, spin entry, behaviour and recovery, the descent and the three landings, the balked landing and shutdown, cold and hot weather operation, and noise abatement.

  1. Normal Operating SpeedsFree
  2. Preflight Inspection: the Cabin (locked)
  3. Preflight Inspection: the Walk-Around (locked)
  4. Before Starting and Starting on the Battery (locked)
  5. Starting on External Power (locked)
  6. Starting Technique and the Starter Duty Cycle (locked)
  7. Leaning for Ground Operations and Taxiing (locked)
  8. Before Takeoff: the Run-Up (locked)
  9. Normal and Short Field Takeoff (locked)
  10. Flap Settings and the Crosswind Takeoff (locked)
  11. Enroute Climb (locked)
  12. Cruise Power and the Cruise Table (locked)
  13. Leaning with the EGT Indicator (locked)
  14. Fuel Savings for Flight Training (locked)
  15. Fuel Vapor on the Ground (locked)
  16. Stalls and Preparing for a Spin (locked)
  17. Spin Entry, Behaviour and Recovery (locked)
  18. Descent and Before Landing (locked)
  19. Normal Landing (locked)
  20. Short Field and Crosswind Landing (locked)
  21. Balked Landing, After Landing and Securing (locked)
  22. Cold Weather Operation (locked)
  23. Hot Weather Operation and Noise Abatement (locked)
  24. Rough Fields, Storage and Post-Maintenance Checks (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 to total fuel, the airspeed calibration tables on both static sources, the twenty-four stall speeds by flap setting, bank angle and centre of gravity, the short field takeoff chart at three weights with its wind and grass corrections, the maximum rate of climb chart and the cell it declines to fill, time, fuel and distance to climb, the cruise performance chart and where each power setting stops being reachable, the range and endurance profiles, and the landing chart whose grass correction is three times the takeoff figure.

  1. How the Charts Were Produced (locked)
  2. The Worked Cross-Country Problem (locked)
  3. Airspeed Calibration: Normal Static Source (locked)
  4. Airspeed Calibration: Alternate Static Source (locked)
  5. Stall SpeedsFree
  6. Short Field Takeoff Distance at 2550 Pounds (locked)
  7. Short Field Takeoff at Lighter Weights (locked)
  8. Maximum Rate of Climb (locked)
  9. Time, Fuel and Distance to Climb (locked)
  10. Cruise Performance (locked)
  11. Range and Endurance Profiles (locked)
  12. Short Field Landing Distance (locked)

Weight and Balance / Equipment List

Preparing and weighing the aeroplane and what the recorded figure includes, the datum, the levelling provisions and the two measurements the C.G. formula rests on, the loading stations with the baggage net's six eyebolts, the sample loading problem worked line by line from basic empty weight to takeoff moment, the two unit systems every graph in the chapter carries, the cabin and door openings that decide what will physically fit, and how to read the equipment list — its ATA chapter prefix, its four suffixes and the asterisk that changes how the lines beneath it are read.

  1. Preparing and Weighing the Airplane (locked)
  2. The Datum, Levelling and the C.G. Formulas (locked)
  3. Loading Arrangements and the Baggage Net (locked)
  4. Working a Loading Problem (locked)
  5. The Loading Graph and Moment Envelope Scales (locked)
  6. Cabin and Door Dimensions (locked)
  7. Reading the Equipment List (locked)

Airplane and Systems Description

The airframe and flight controls with the control lock, the instrument panel, ground handling and nose wheel steering, the wing flaps, landing gear and baggage compartment, seats, belts and harnesses, doors and windows, the engine and its controls, the engine instruments and the EGT, the lubrication system, ignition, induction, exhaust and cooling, the fuel system from tank to injector with its quantity indication, venting and selector rules, the brakes, the electrical system and its split buses, the annunciator panel, the master and avionics master switches, the ammeter and alternator control unit, circuit breakers and external power, lighting, cabin heat, the pitot-static and vacuum systems with their instruments, the pneumatic stall warning, and the avionics installation with the ELT and the fire extinguisher.

  1. Airframe: Fuselage and Wings (locked)
  2. Empennage, Flight Controls and the Control Lock (locked)
  3. The Instrument Panel (locked)
  4. Ground Handling and Nose Wheel Steering (locked)
  5. Wing Flaps (locked)
  6. Landing Gear and the Baggage Compartment (locked)
  7. Seats (locked)
  8. Seat Belts and Shoulder Harnesses (locked)
  9. Doors, Windows and Locking the Airplane (locked)
  10. The Engine and Its Controls (locked)
  11. Engine Instruments: Oil and the Tachometer (locked)
  12. The EGT Indicator and Engine Break-In (locked)
  13. The Lubrication System (locked)
  14. Ignition and Starting (locked)
  15. Induction, Exhaust and Cooling (locked)
  16. The Fuel System: Tanks and Flow (locked)
  17. Fuel Quantity and the Low Fuel Annunciation (locked)
  18. Fuel Venting, Capacity and Selector Use (locked)
  19. Brakes (locked)
  20. The Electrical System and Its Buses (locked)
  21. The Annunciator Panel (locked)
  22. Master and Avionics Master Switches (locked)
  23. Ammeter, Low Voltage and the Alternator Control Unit (locked)
  24. Circuit Breakers, Fuses and External Power (locked)
  25. Lighting (locked)
  26. Cabin Heating and Ventilation (locked)
  27. The Pitot-Static System (locked)
  28. The Pitot-Static Instruments (locked)
  29. The Vacuum System and Its Gyros (locked)
  30. Stall Warning and the Avionics Installation (locked)
  31. Static Dischargers, the ELT and the Fire Extinguisher (locked)

Airplane Handling, Service and Maintenance

Maintenance, modifications and the two identification plates, the airplane file in its three groups, the inspection requirements and the two alternative programmes, what a pilot owner may do and what needs the FAA first, ground handling, towing, parking and tie-down, jacking and levelling, flyable storage with its seven-day propeller rotation, the oil specification and viscosity table with the row that differs from Section 1, oil capacity and the change intervals, fuel grades and refuelling, fuel icing and the two anti-icing additives with their limits at both ends, fuel contamination and the point at which the aeroplane does not fly, landing gear servicing, cleaning the plastic windows, painted surfaces and ice removal, propeller and engine care, and interior care.

  1. Maintenance, Modifications and the Plates (locked)
  2. The Airplane File (locked)
  3. Inspection Requirements and the Two Programs (locked)
  4. Pilot-Performed Maintenance and Alterations (locked)
  5. Ground Handling, Towing and Parking (locked)
  6. Jacking and Levelling (locked)
  7. Flyable Storage (locked)
  8. Engine Oil: Specification and Viscosity (locked)
  9. Oil Capacity and the Change Intervals (locked)
  10. Fuel Grades, Capacity and Refuelling (locked)
  11. Fuel Icing and the Anti-Icing Additives (locked)
  12. Fuel Contamination (locked)
  13. Landing Gear Servicing (locked)
  14. Cleaning the Windows (locked)
  15. Painted Surfaces, Waxing and Ice Removal (locked)
  16. Propeller and Engine Care (locked)
  17. Interior Care (locked)