Cessna 172 Skyhawk Ops Limits

What is the speed of the aircraft as you rotate it while taking off?

• Vr

• Va

• Vx

• Vy

What is the speed for getting the airplane to the highest altitude in the shortest amount of distance?

• Vx

• Vy

• Vr

• Va

What is the speed for getting the airplane to the highest altitude in the shortest amount of time?

• Vy

• Vx

• Vr

• Va

What is the minimum speed that an aircraft can fly at while landing?

• STALL SPEED WITH FLAPS Vso

• ROTATION SPEED: Vr

•  MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPEED: VNo

• NEVER EXCEED SPEED: VNE

What is the minimum speed at which a plane can maintain controlled flight in a clean configuration?

• STALL SPEED CLEAN (NO FLAPS): Vs

• MANEUVERING SPEED: Va

• MAXIMUM FLAPS EXTENDED SPEED: VFE

•  MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPEED: VNo

What is the maximum speed where abrupt control movements can be made without structural damage?

• MANEUVERING SPEED: Va

• MAXIMUM FLAPS EXTENDED SPEED: VFE

• NEVER EXCEED SPEED: VNE

• STALL SPEED CLEAN (NO FLAPS): Vs

What is the maximum speed aircraft can fly with flaps extended?

• MAXIMUM FLAPS EXTENDED SPEED: VFE

•  MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPEED: VNo

• NEVER EXCEED SPEED: VNE

• ROTATION SPEED: Vr

What is the maximum speed for normal ops?

•  MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPEED: VNo

• NEVER EXCEED SPEED: VNE

• ROTATION SPEED: Vr

• BEST RATE OF CLIMB: Vy

What is the maximum speed aircraft must not exceed?

• NEVER EXCEED SPEED: VNE

• MAXIMUM FLAPS EXTENDED SPEED: VFE

• STALL SPEED WITH FLAPS: Vso

• BEST RATE OF CLIMB: Vy

Where do you reach maximum glide without flaps?

• BEST GLIDE SPEED (NO FLAPS): 65 KTS

• BEST GLIDE SPEED (WITH FLAPS): 60 KTS

• Cruise climb 80-90 KTS