Chapter 4 Flashcards
The FAA recommends how to scan?
Eye movements not exceed 10 degrees, focusing on each section for at least one second.
To counter eye fatigue what does it help to focus on when transitioning from inside to outside the cockpit?
Exterior parts of the aircraft.
When looking at a featureless sky that is devoid of objects, contrasting colors, or patterns, your eyes tend to focus at only 10 to 30 feet ahead.
Empty Field Myopia
What helps prevent the onset of night myopia?
Searching out and focusing on distant light sources.
This rule encourages you to use your landing lights during departures and approaches, both day and night, especially within 10 miles of airport or in conditions of reduced visibility.
Operation lights on
Usually consist of 180 degree changes in direction, allowing you to see areas blocked by blind spots and make it easier to maintain visual contact with other aircraft in the area.
Clearing turns
Aircraft in distress
Has right-of-way above all other aircraft
If two aircraft are approaching head on.
Both give way to the right.
An overtaking aircraft
Passes slower aircraft to the right and stay well clear.
Aircraft of the same category converging?
The one to other’s right has right-of-way.
The least maneuverable aircraft
Has right-of-way.
Over congested area such as city or metropolitan area, you are required to fly at least how many feet above any obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2000 feet?
1000 ft.
When flying over uncontested area how high must you be above the surface?
500 ft.
Over sparsely populated or open waters how high can you fly?
At least 500 ft from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
For a tailwheel airplane how should you hold elevator in a headwind?
Aft (elevator up)
For a tailwheel airplane how do you hold elevator in tailwind?
Control forward (elevator down)
How do you hold aileron in quartering headwind?
Turn control toward wind
How do you hold control in quartering tailwind?
Away from where wind is coming from.
In haze, air traffic and terrain features appear to be ___ than they actually are.
Farther
When are aircraft collisions most likely to occur?
Daylight hours, VFR conditions, and within 5 miles of airport.
The main runway is typically positioned with what?
Prevailing wind
Runways other than main runway are positioned how?
Aligned with other common wind directions.
These are established to ensure that air traffic flows into and out of an airport in an orderly manner.
Traffic patterns.
Provides a transition from your downwind approach to landing.
Base leg