11. Four Fundamentals Flashcards
What are the four fundamentals of flight?
- Turns
- Climbs
- Straight-and-level
- Descents.
What is the position of the airplane relative to the horizon called?
The attitude.
What is the primary reference for attitude when looking outside the airplane?
The relationship between a point (s) on the airplane and the horizon.
What is the primary reference for attitude when looking inside the airplane?
The position of the miniature airplane of the attitude indicator in relation to the horizon bar.
Which instrument(s) are used to verify and crosscheck the attitude of the airplane?
- Altimeter
- Heading indicator
- Airspeed indicator
- Turn coordinator.
Turns are divided into three categories:
- Shallow
- Medium
- Steep.
In a turn, you must do what with the control?
Apply back pressure on the elevator control.
In a medium banked turn, once the desired bank is achieved
What do you do with the control?
Neutralize the controls.
When rolling out of a shallow banked turn - how many degrees before you begin the roll out?
Begin the roll out about 10 degrees before reaching your desired heading.
You know when your turn is properly balanced—horizontal lift is equaled by centrifugal force:
(What specific instrument)?
The ball in the inclinometer stays in the center.
Flying the airplane on a constant heading and at a constant altitude is termed:
Straight-and-level.
One way to determine if you are maintaining a constant attitude is to occasionally check (what instrument)?
The altimeter.
What can you check outside the airplane to verify that the airplane is laterally level:
Visually check the relationship of the wings to the horizon.
The reference instruments for straight flight are:
- Attitude indicator
- Heading indicator
- Turn coordinator.
The airplane will gain altitude at a steady rate by applying:
Pitch and power.
