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Whatever man. Sorry for being a smartass about it, but thats something ANY flight instructor should know without hesitation.

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Alright, I owe you an apology for my reply there. Spend 45 minutes in PRC traffic in the rain with PRC drivers, and then come on the board to find two posts picking apart your answers, and I'd dare anyone not to get really frustrated. Not really an excuse, though.

The fact is, I didn't know about the turn coordinator being the key there. But, that's why I come here...learn new stuff every day.

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As I agree with ESF that you should have known that (I'd have a talk with your CFI that did your spins), I am glad I posted because I learned I was wrong in an area, and now you know something about spin recovery.

No hard feelings, always nice to learn something.
 
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Spend 45 minutes in PRC traffic . . .

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Is that kid of like the traffic in Okmulgee, Oklahoma?
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Here are my answers:

1) What is the difference between a VFR Flyway and a VFR Corridor?

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A VFR Flyway is a designated route which circumvents busy airspace (usually Class B). They are sometimes depicted on Terminal VFR Sectional charts.

A VFR Corridor is a hole through Class B airspace.

Neither requires an ATC clearance.
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2) If you lose orientation during a spin, which instrument will be the most reliable indication of the direction of the spin?
A) Attitude Indicator
B) Minitaure Airplane of the Turn Co-ordinator
C) Ball of the Turn Co-ordinator
D) Directional Gyro
E) Magnetic Compass

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B) - Step on the high wing of the miniature airplane
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3) You get intercepted by fighter jets, so you follow them. You reach an airport and the fighter starts circling the airfield. What does this indicate?

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Do not land here. If they wanted you to land at the airport, they would extend their landing gear and fly low approaches over the runway.
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4) You are at a towered airport, operational 24 hours per day, and weather is below Basic VFR. You request SVFR and the request is granted. Two weeks later you are back at the same airport and once again the weather is below Basic VFR, yet you are unable to request SVFR. Why? (All equipment on the aircraft, including radios, are fully functional and the tower is manned)

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It is night and you are not IFR rated (or the airplane isn't IFR certified), so an SVFR clearance can not be issued.
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5) You are inbound to a towered airport in Class D:
You: "Podunk Tower, Cessna 87654 is 8 miles north, inbound for landing with information"
Tower: "Cessna 87654, Podunk Tower, standby"
You enter the Class D airspace without any further contact with tower. Have you broken any regs?

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No because you have established two-way communication. However, if tower had responded without your callsign (e.g. "Aircraft inbound from the north, standby"), then two-way communication is considered not to have been made and you are not yet cleared into the Class D airspace. </font>
 
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Here are my answers:

3) You get intercepted by fighter jets, so you follow them. You reach an airport and the fighter starts circling the airfield. What does this indicate?

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Do not land here. If they wanted you to land at the airport, they would extend their landing gear and fly low approaches over the runway.
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What's the signifance of them circling then? Better yet, establish comm on 121.5.
 
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Better yet, establish comm on 121.5.


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Not all figher aircraft are capable of VHF communications - hence the need to know the intercept procedures listed in the AIM (i.e. non verbal comm cues).
 
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