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Lift - Answer- Force necessary to overcome gravitational force to keep the airplane flying Ailerons are used primarily to - Answer- Roll the airplane Ailerons are located - Answer- On the outer edge of the wings Pitch makes the airplane - Answer- Go up and down Bank makes the airplane - Answer- Roll or turn The four aerodynamic forces acting on an airplane are - Answer- Drag, lift, thrust and weight An airplane wing is designed to produce lift resulting from relatively - Answer- Positive (High) air pressure below the wings surface and negative (Low) air pressure above the wings surface Flight Instruments - Answer- Airspeed Indicator, Altimeter, Attitude Indicator, Vertical Velocity Indicator Engine Instruments - Answer- Tachometer, Ammeter (battery) Altimeter - Answer- Altitude in MSL Attitude - Answer- False Horizon Vertical Velocity - Answer- how mant feet per minute climbing/diving Tachometer - Answer- Engine RPMS Ammeter - Answer- Battery Power Forces acting on an aircraft in a steady flight condition (no change in speed or flight path) - Answer- Lift equals weight, thrust equals drag A flashing green air traffic control signal directed to an aircraft on the surface is a signal that the pilot - Answer- Is cleared to taxi

Steady red light signal from the tower to aircraft approaching to land - Answer- Continue circling Flashing red light signal from the tower to aircraft approaching to land - Answer- Airport is unsafe for landing Propeller blades are curved on one side and flat on the other side to - Answer- Produce thrust When in the down (extended) position, wing flaps provide - Answer- Greater lift and more drag What makes an airplane turn - Answer- Horizontal componenet of lift What is one advantage of an airplane said to be inherently stable - Answer- Airplane will require less effort to control If the elevator trim tabs on the airplane are lowered, the plane will tend to - Answer- nose up The pilot always advances the throttle during - Answer- climb The pilot of an airplane can best detect the approach of a stall by - Answer- Ineffectiveness of the ailerons and elevator It is ordinarily desirable to provide an unusually long flight strip at municipal airports for the take-off of - Answer- Heavily loaded ships in still air A closed runway is marked on an airfield diagram with - Answer- XXX Over run is marked on an airfield diagram with - Answer- >>> The rearward retarding force of airplane drag is opposed by - Answer- Thrust Cowling is located - Answer- Around the engine Airport taxiways are identified at night by omni directional edge lights in what color - Answer- Blue If the aircraft ammeter is indicating a minus value, this means the - Answer- Generator or alternator output is inadequate The angle formed by the chord of an airfoil and the direction of the relative wind is called the - Answer- Angle of attack

Aircraft Structure - Answer- Fuselage, Wings (w/ ailerons & flaps), Empennage (tail), Landing Gear, Power Plant Empannage Parts - Answer- Fixed: Vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer, Moveable: Rudder, elevator, trim tabs Power Plant Parts - Answer- Engine, Propeller What does the cowling do - Answer- Helps cool the engine Propeller creates - Answer- Thrust What does the Rudder do - Answer- Moves airplane nose left and right What does the elevator do - Answer- Moves airplane nose up and down Atmospheric pressure - Answer- Weather changes help lift airplane, actuates some flight instruments Air Density - Answer- Effects airplanes capability Less dense air - Answer- reduces power, thrust and lift Density - Answer- Increases with altitude Increase temps - Answer- Decreases density Newton's Laws of Motion 1 - Answer- Body at rest remains at rest Newton's Laws of Motion 2 - Answer- Constant force creates acceleration proportional to mass Newton's Laws of Motion 3 - Answer- One body exerts force on another, 2nd exerts force equal to 1st but in opposite direction Magnus Effect - Answer- Low pressure upward force Axes of Flight - Answer- Pitch, Roll, Yaw Pitch - Answer- Lateral axis (thru wings), nose & tail up and down, elevators Roll - Answer- Longitudinal Axis (thru body), Wings up & down, Ailerons Yaw - Answer- Vertical Axis (up and down), winds side to side, Rudder

Rudder - Answer- Push left pedal, rudder moves left, moves tail to right and nose to the left. Secondary Flight Controls - Answer- Flaps, leading edge devices, spoilers and trim devices Trim Systems - Answer- Relieve pilot of the need to maintain constant pressure on flight controls Altimeter Purpose - Answer- One of most vital inst. in acft. Measures where acft is at in atmosphere presents as altitude. Altimeter Hands - Answer- Short: 10,000's feet, Middle: 1,000's feet, Long: 100's feet Vertical Speed Indicator, VSI or VVI - Answer- Indicates whether plane is climbing, descending or in level flight Airspeed Indicator - Answer- Pressure measured, different colored arcs. White-Flap operating range, Yellow-Caution range, Red-Never exceed speed Turn Indicators - Answer- Like a "level", if ball is uncentered aerodynamic forces are unbalanced. Attitude Indicator - Answer- Miniture airplane and horizon bar. Indicates attitude of airplane relative to the true horizon. Heading Indicator (aka directional gyro) - Answer- Basically compass, not affected by flight. Turn Indicator - Answer- If aileron & rudder mvmnts are coordinated during turn, ball remains centered. Magnetic Compass - Answer- Sets gyroscopic heading indicator. 30 degrees appears as 3. Basic Flight Maneuvers - Answer- Straight & Level, Turns, Climbs, Descents Rudder moves - Answer- airplanes nose left and right Aileron moves - Answer- Airplane wing Elevator control moves - Answer- airplane nose up and down Flying by attitude - Answer- visually establishing airplanes attitude with reference to natural horizon

Trim - Answer- Used to relieve all possible control pressures held after desired altitude has been attained Straight and level flight - Answer- Main maneuver, Wing tips even with horizon, Constant heading and altitude is maintained Level Turns - Answer- All 4 primary ctrls used (ailerons, elevator, throttle & rudder) 3 Types Level Turns - Answer- Shallow 20 degrees, Medium 20-45 degrees, 45+ degrees Empannage (cabin) - Answer- not considered a major component of an aircraft structure Moving the control wheel or stick to the right will cause the right aileron to - Answer- Rotate forward If the control wheel or stick is moved forward - Answer- Airspeed will increase, Aircraft pitch will change If the left rudder is pressed then the aircraft will - Answer- Yaw Mach refers to - Answer- The speed of sound As the radius of a turn decreases the - Answer- positive g-forces are increased As altitude increases in order to maintain the same amount of lift an aircraft must - Answer- fly faster If a pilot is instructed to land on Rwy 27 using a straight approach, the heading should be - Answer- 270 degrees When flaps are extended - Answer- Drag and lift increase Which two flight controls are used to control the rate of a turn - Answer- Elevator and ailerons An aircraft on a heading of 325 is flying - Answer- Northwest Under normal VFR conditions how much of a pilots attention should be focused on cockpit instruments - Answer- 10% Large yellow X's painted on the end of the runway indicate - Answer- closed runway The axis which extends lengthwise thru the fuselage from the nose to tail is - Answer- longitudinal axis

The transponder code which indicates an in-flight emergency is - Answer- 7700 The ctrl system used primarily to relive the pilot from having to maintain constant pressure on the flight controls is the - Answer- Trim Drag (during climb) requires increase in thrust. - Answer- Need sufficient thrust to continue climb Climb Types - Answer- Normal, Best rate of climb (Vy), Best angle of climb (Vx) An aircraft instructed to land on Rwy 23L would establish an approach heading of - Answer- 230 degrees The four aerodynamic forces acting on an airplane are - Answer- Drag, Lift, Thrust, Weight Moving the control stick to the right or left affects which aircraft controls - Answer- ailerons The Tachometer - Answer- is not a flight instrument Flaps are generally used - Answer- during takeoff, during landings In creating lift - Answer- the air moving over the wing moves faster than the air moving under the wing On the ground, an aircraft is steered by - Answer- Rudder Petals Depressing the left rudder pedal would move the tail of the aircraft - Answer- right An aircraft on a heading of 300 degrees is heading - Answer- Northwest Supersonic means - Answer- Faster than the speed of sound What is the standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane - Answer- 6lbs/gal Larger aircraft generally tend to - Answer- land on longer runways For runway 23L, what does the L indicate - Answer- L stands for the left-hand runway at airports with two runways aligned in the same direction Compass headings - Answer- 360 North, 90 East, 180 South, 270 West Nothwest heading - Answer- falls between 270 and 380 degrees

If the rudder of an aircraft is deflected, the aircraft will move about the ____ axis - Answer- Yaw If the elevator is deflected, the aircraft will move about the ____ axis - Answer- Pitch If the aileron is deflected, the aircraft will move about the ____ axis - Answer- Roll What do we call the force acting rearward on an aircraft caused by air friction and lift? - Answer- Drag The shape of a wing's cross-section, which causes lift, is described using what term? - Answer- Camber Pulling back on the aircraft controls will deflect which control surface on the aircraft? - Answer- Elevator Increasing which parameter will eventually cause a stall of the aircraft? - Answer- Angle of attack Zulu time refers to what? - Answer- GMT What does the Pitot Static system in an aircraft measure? - Answer- Airspeed and altitude. Pitch angle is the angle between the fuselage of the aircraft and what? - Answer- Horizon Airport runways are numbered according to - Answer- by first two digits of compass direction What are the colors of the port and starboard running lights? - Answer- Port: Red Starboard: Green