Partial Hearing Loss
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Partial Hearing Loss
Quick question for the group... if a SP Student can hear everything except the frequency of the stall warning horn is this a deal breaker on the checkride?
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I remember being told once that the 'normal' range of sound for humans/pilots was loud voice/soft voice. Getting a hearing test from a neutral party might help.
There are stall warnings that are audio/visual..a light goes on as well as the warning. An airplane like the C162 has the typical Cessna reed which seems to get louder the slower you go. You can test it on your preflight I think. To me it's quite loud.
If you're really not sure I'd have an independent test first and depending on the results check with your school as to what to do next, before any check ride, to be on the safe side.
There are stall warnings that are audio/visual..a light goes on as well as the warning. An airplane like the C162 has the typical Cessna reed which seems to get louder the slower you go. You can test it on your preflight I think. To me it's quite loud.
If you're really not sure I'd have an independent test first and depending on the results check with your school as to what to do next, before any check ride, to be on the safe side.
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Many planes don't have a stall horn. Is it on the MEL? (minimum equipment list)
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To me, the best stall warning in the world is your butt in the seat and your toes on the rudder pedals. Every LSA I've flown has a pronounced buffet before the stall break. If you can't feel that, then that is a deal breaker on the checkride.
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Figure 4-1 from the 162 POH shows Item #31-01, Pneumatic Stall Warning System, is required.FlyingForFun wrote:Is a stall warning horn a required piece of equipment? I don't remember.
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Section 7-9 of the 162's POH notes the following: "To check the system, place a clean handkerchief over the vent opening and apply suction; a sound from the warning horn will confirm system operation"Nomore767 wrote:You can test it on your preflight I think. To me it's quite loud.
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Many airplanes used for sport pilot training don't even have a stall warning horn. Also I know many pilots including myself who do not have good hearing through all the frequency ranges. Many times the hearing test for a medical is the doctor standing you next to a wall ans whispering from across the room. The Sport Pilot PTS has this to say.Flocker wrote:Quick question for the group... if a SP Student can hear everything except the frequency of the stall warning horn is this a deal breaker on the checkride?
6. Recognizes and recovers promptly after the stall occurs by simultaneously reducing the angle of attack, increasing power to maximum allowable, and leveling the wings to return to a straight-and-level flight attitude with a minimum loss of altitude appropriate for the airplane.
As long as you can do that without hearing the stall warning horn you are good to go.
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I can't hear my stall warning horn either, since it's not installed.
I think your guy should be good to go. Just make sure you drill him on understanding the feel of when a stall is impending, and in what conditions it might happen abruptly without those cues. You could also install a AoA sensor with a different pitch tone or voice warning if needed.
I think your guy should be good to go. Just make sure you drill him on understanding the feel of when a stall is impending, and in what conditions it might happen abruptly without those cues. You could also install a AoA sensor with a different pitch tone or voice warning if needed.
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We confirmed with the FAA. They said there is no regulation or interpretation requiring that a SP hear the horn.
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Flocker, did that come from HQ, from FAA Legal, from aeromedical branch on OKC, or from some local FSDO? Also, did this info come verbally, or in a Letter of Interpretation? If the latter, it would sure help a lot of folks if you could post it.
Thanks.
Thanks.
The opinions posted are those of one CFI, and do not necessarily represent the FAA or its lawyers.
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PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
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facebook.com/SportFlying
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Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
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facebook.com/SportFlying
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It was a telephone conversation with an Operations Inspector from the Atlanta FSDO Office.drseti wrote:Flocker, did that come from HQ, from FAA Legal, from aeromedical branch on OKC, or from some local FSDO? Also, did this info come verbally, or in a Letter of Interpretation? If the latter, it would sure help a lot of folks if you could post it.
Thanks.
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