flying Flashcards
banks are classified as (3) angles
shallow 20 deg or less
medium 20-45
steep 45 deg or more
what type of bank turn would you reverse the ailerons to stop the bank?
steep
when transitioning from level flight to a climb do these four things
mixture - rich, throttle full (in), landing lights for detection and right rudder to yaw straight
mixture is rich or lean below 3000ft?
rich
when you want to descend more than 200 ft. what is the RPM set to?
1500-1800
for faster descents use what RPMs
use lower RPMs
why avoid longer descents with low RPMs?
rapid cooling of engine and possible ice build up
anytime you need to ascend or descend more than 200ft adjust the?
throttle
what makes up total drag?
induced drag + parasite drag
on landing, within one wing span of the ground your plane has (3)
more lift, less drag and a tendency to float
when an airplane flies straight and level, the initial tendancy for the nose to come back up is called?
positive static stability
when an airplane flies straight and level, the tendency over time of the oscillations to get smaller is called?
positive dynamic stability
in order for the airplane to have any dynamic stability, the airplane must have
positive static stability
emergency in flight set radio to what freq.
121.50