Lighting; Stall Warning System; Static Dischargers - Cessna 172 P Pilot Operating Handbook

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L IGHTIN G
Conventional navigation lights
are located on the wing tips and
top of the rudder. A single
landing light is located in the
cowl nose cap. Dual landing/taxi
lights are available and also
located in the cowl nose cap.
Additional lighting is available
S TA L L W A RN IN G S YS TEM
The airplane is equipped with a
pneumatic-type stall warning
system consisting of an inlet in
the leading edge of the left wing
and an air-operated horn near
the upper left corner of the
A VION ICS S U PPORT EQU IPM EN T
If the airplane is equipped with
avionics, various avionics support
equipment may also be installed.
S TA TIC DIS CHA RGERS
If frequent IFR flights are planned,
installation of wick-type static
dischargers is recommended to
improve radio communications
during flight through dust or
various forms of precepitation.
Under these conditions, the build-
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and includes a flashing beacon
mounted on top of the vertical
fin, a strobe light on each wing
tip, and a courtesy light recessed
into the lower surface of each
wing slightly outboard of the
cabin doors.
The flashing beacon should not
windshield. As the airplane
approaches a stall, the low
pressure on the upper surface of
the wings moves forward around
the leading edge of the wings.
This low pressure creates a
Equipment available includes an
avionics cooling fan, microphone-
headset installations and control
up and discharge of static
electricity from the trailing edges
of the wings, rudder, elevator,
propeller tips and radio antennas
can result in loss of usable radio
signals on all communications
and navigation equipment.
AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
be used when flying through
clouds or overcast; the flashing
light reflected from the water
droplets or particles in the
atmosphere, particularly at night
can produce vertigo and loss of
orientation.
differential pressure in the stall
warning system which draws air
through the warning horn,
resultig in an audible warning at
5 to 10 knots above stall.
surface dischargers.
Usually the ADF is first to be
affected and VHF communication
equipment is the last to be
affected.
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