ground school airplane engine requirements
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Project – Engine, Fuel, & Electrical
• Objective: Understand the basics of a single engine aircraft land’s engine, fuel and electrical systems at the private pilot level
• Engine elements: – 4 cycle– ignition– fuel/air mixture
• carburetor• fuel injection
– oil– cooling– engine instruments– potential problems – abnormal combustion, carb icing, engine
temperature hot/cold
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Project – Engine, Fuel, & Electrical
• Fuel system elements: – drains– vent– refuel point– type of fuel feed– controls– type of fuel– potential problems
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Project – Engine, Fuel, & Electrical
• Electrical system elements: – battery– circuit breakers– controls– instrument – potential problems
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Actions
• Gather information on each element: – Define purpose – Outline its operation and readiness for use– Address how it is powered– Determine its limitations– Discuss failures and back up operation– Specify FAR 91 requirements for ASEL and VFR/IFR
• Consolidate information and present to the class in a iMovie format, duration 2 to 4 minutes by 3 Oct 11
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Rubric
• Value 10 points – minus one for each missing required information element– minus one for each minute outside 5 to 7 minute window– minus one for incomplete bibliography– minus one for each day late – plus one for innovative presentation
Contributions welcomed to:Christ the King Catholic High School’s Flight ProgramAttn: Principal Dolan735 Oak Ridge Farms HwyMooresville, NC 28115