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
