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Flight Instruments Flashcards

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What is calibrated airspeed? (CAS)

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Calibrated airspeed is indicated airspeed corrected for instrument and position errors and is the speed at which the airplane is travelling through the air.

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What is indicated airspeed? (IAS)

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Indicated airspeed is the speed shown on the instrument dial and is uncorrected for instrument or system errors.

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What is true airspeed? (TAS)

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True airspeed is calibrated airspeed corrected for temperature and pressure.

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What is equivalent airspeed? (EAS)

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Equivalent airspeed is calibrated airspeed corrected for compression of the air inside the pitot tube.

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Acceleration can cause what erroneous indication on an attitude indicator?

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Acceleration can cause an erroneous nose-up indication on an attitude indicator.

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Deceleration can cause what erroneous indication on an attitude indicator?

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Deceleration can cause an erroneous nose-down reading on an attitude indicator.

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Magnetic fields created by the aircraft’s components and engine can erroneous compass indications. What are these indications called?

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Magnetic deviation.

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