CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 11

ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS QUIZ (answers on last page)
1. GOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT DURING THE
APPROACH TO LAND INVOLVES

A. Flying at the correct airspeed
B. Flying the correct glide path
C. Eating a candy bar right before landing
D. a and b

2. GOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT
DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND
IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE

A. Having too little energy carries a risk of
stalling
B. Hyperactive pilots talk too much on the
radio
C. Having too much energy carries a risk of
running off the end of the runway
D. a and c

3. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED
APPROACH SPEED IS

A. A number that should be memorized and
blindly flown at all times regardless of
the circumstances
B. An arbitrary number some chap in the
marketing department made up
C. A good balance between too little reserve
energy and too much reserve energy
D. Stupid because real pilots can approach
at any speed they want

4. AUTOMATICALLY ADDING EXTRA
AIRSPEED TO EVERY APPROACH WITHOUT
GOOD REASON IS

A. Good energy management
B. Bad energy management
C. A personal matter that is none of
your instructor's business
D. There is no such thing as bad energy

5. DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU

A. Add half of the peak gust speed to
your normal approach speed
B. Add the gust factor to your
approach speed
C. Subtract the gust factor from
your approach speed
D. Add half the gust factor to your
approach speed

6. SHORT FIELD APPROACHES ARE SOMETIMES
FLOWN AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER AIRSPEED

A. To allow more room for error
B. So that there is less reserve energy to
dissipate during the flare and during
braking
C. Because that's how Wilbur Wright
would have done it
D. a and b

7. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FLY A PROFILE FOR
THE APPROACH?

A. It means flying an approach with
predetermined power settings, and
predetermined configuration changes at
appropriate points during the approach
B. It means flying the approach at a
predetermined airspeed only
C. It means flying the approach at an
altitude that allows for recovery from a
low energy state
D. It's not PC because that is pilot profiling

8. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE STABILIZED
FOR AN APPROACH?

A. It means remaining on proper speed,
on proper glide path, with a constant
descent rate, and with the airplane
configured appropriately
B. It means talking to an approach
counselor to evaluate your mental fitness
for the approach
C. It means using a constant power setting
for the approach
D. It means using an autopilot to fly the
approach

9. AN APPROACH PROFILE FOR
YOUR AIRPLANE

A. Can never be changed or altered
B. Can be adjusted for current conditions,
like gusty winds or a short runway
C. Isn't available, so disregard
D. Should be cobbled together from hangar
talk and rumors about the airplane's
flying qualities

10. ON FINAL APPROACH, YOUR DESCENT
RATE IS GREATER THAN 1,000 FEET
PER MINUTE.

A. Add power only to correct
B. Pitch up only to correct
C. Add power and pitch up to correct
D. Your approach is not stabilized, you
should go around

11. GO-AROUNDS

A. Are an indication that you screwed up
B. Are an indication that you made
a mature, good decision when the
approach wasn't going well
C. Real pilots don't go around
D. a and c
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4
