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TWIN COMMANDER QUIZ

1. When you check in with a new air traffic controller after being handed off, what two items of information does the controller expect you to provide:

1. Heading
2. Destination
3. Aircraft registration
   (N-number)
4. Flight conditions
5. Altitude

2. You’ve been vectored to the airport—the Initial Approach Fix—for a full-procedure instrument approach. The weather is reported to be broken ceiling at 1,500 feet AGL and 2 miles visibility. Two miles from the airport you spot the runway, and report to the controller that you have the field in sight. Will the controller clear you for a visual approach?

1. No, because the reported weather is below VFR minimums. You would have to request a contact approach from the controller to avoid executing the full procedure.
2. Yes, because you have reported the field in sight and thus have agreed to take responsibility for terrain and traffic avoidance.

3. The first JetProp Twin Commander to be introduced was the Model 840. It primarily differs from its predecessor, the 690B, in that it has a longer wing and increased fuel capacity.

1. True
2. False

4. According to veteran Twin Commander salesman and pilot Bob Mays, the two most difficult things about transitioning from a smaller aircraft into a Twin Commander are:

1. Getting used to the performance.
2. Learning the hydraulic steering system.
3. Finding a larger hangar.
4. All your pilot buddies asking if they can fly it.
5. Installing the control lock.

5. What indication or indications would you receive that tells you the primary hydraulic pumps have failed and the auxiliary pump is now providing pressures to the hydraulic system:

1. The flaps extend more slowly than usual.
2. You detect a slight odor of hydraulic fluid
3. You notice red streaking on the left engine nacelle.
4. The hydraulic pressure gauge reads between about 500 and 600 psi.
5. Slipstream noise increases and the Gear Intransit light illuminates.

6. Max Flow mode is useful for takeoff and landing in high ambient temperatures to increase cabin cooling:

1. False
2. True

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