Chair Flight - Flash Cards

If you slammed the throttles wide open during takeoff on the Seneca, what would happen?

V speed in a Seneca:

Vr = 77kts Vx = 76kts Vy = 89kts Vyse = 89kts Vmca = 68kts Vne = 195kts Vno = 163kts Va = 121kts

Tell me about the V speeds in a Seneca

If you pitch up in a Seneca the speed IAS will decrease, because of the constand speed drive (in the propeller hub).

The propellers want to maintain the original RPM. Therefore the blades will go to a more fine blade setting.

Give a calculation to work out how far a Seneca could fly with a certain amount of fuel.

17KTS

If you pitched up in the Seneca, what would happen to the blade angle?

Where the brakes and gear hydraulically operated on the Seneca?

Only hydraulic gear.

Why can't you feather the propellers below 800 RPM on the Seneca?

Easier for the company in regards to training, maintenance and spare parts as you only use one type of aircraft.

Does the Seneca have a carb heat system?

What indications would you get inside the cockpit when overboosting the engine of a Seneca?

No, Seneca has a fuel injection system which doesn’t suffer from vapour icing.

What are the longitudinal ridges on the stabilator of the Seneca for?

Alternate air is an alternate source of air, it can for example be used during ice, when the normal filter is blocked to have a backup source available.

Alternate air is unfiltered air and should not be used during ground operation because the unfiltered air may contain dust and other contamination.

What ice protection systems does the Seneca have?

Hydraulically driven by 2 electric pumps with a 7 second transit.

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