Aviation Information Flashcards
1.)What altitude is displayed on aircraft altimeter?
ANSWER:
Pressure
2.)What occurs as a result of forward center of gravity?
ANSWER:
Decrease roll responsiveness.
3.)What type of environmental conditions yields the greatest aircraft performance?
ANSWER:
SEA level and COLD
4.)Describe how to recover from a stall.
ANSWER:
Decrease pitch and increase power.
5.)Dead Reckoning navigation involves
ANSWER:
Utilizing a previously known position and using time and distance equation
6.) In flight, the rudder controls..
ANSWER:
Yaw
7.)What effect do flaps have on landing distance
ANSWER:
Decrease landing distance
8.)When the aircraft yoke or control wheel is moved to the RIGHT, what happens to the RIGHT aileron ?
ANSWER:
It moves UPWARD
9.)How does ice accumulated on aircraft swings affect the stall speed?
ANSWER:
E) increase
10.)What conditions are conducive to fog formation?
Low tempature-dew point spread and calm winds especially in low lying valleys/coastal areas
11.)In straight level flight with autopilot disengaged after adding power or thrust the aircraft will….
Answer
C.Climb
12.)What type of aircraft has the most servere wake turbulence ?
Heavy, slow, gear up, flaps up
13.) What must be done to maintain altitude in a turn
Answer:
Increase Pitch
14.)What flight control is used to mitigate adverse yaw in a turn?
ANSWER
D.) Rudder
16.) in calm winds what happens to fuel consumption when aircraft climbs?
Fuel consumption decreases
What is best airspeed for maximum fuel endurance?
A. Maximum lift and lowest drag known as L/D MAX
When is the magnetic compass most accurate ?
Straight and level flight
An aircraft has a ground speed of 120 Knots.
How long will it take to travel 20 nautical miles
1knot is = 1 NAUTICAL mile per hour
1knot = 1.15 REGULAR miles per hour
