flying Flashcards

1
Q

banks are classified as (3) angles

A

shallow 20 deg or less
medium 20-45
steep 45 deg or more

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2
Q

what type of bank turn would you reverse the ailerons to stop the bank?

A

steep

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3
Q

when transitioning from level flight to a climb do these four things

A

mixture - rich, throttle full (in), landing lights for detection and right rudder to yaw straight

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4
Q

mixture is rich or lean below 3000ft?

A

rich

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5
Q

when you want to descend more than 200 ft. what is the RPM set to?

A

1500-1800

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6
Q

for faster descents use what RPMs

A

use lower RPMs

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7
Q

why avoid longer descents with low RPMs?

A

rapid cooling of engine and possible ice build up

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8
Q

anytime you need to ascend or descend more than 200ft adjust the?

A

throttle

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9
Q

what makes up total drag?

A

induced drag + parasite drag

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10
Q

on landing, within one wing span of the ground your plane has (3)

A

more lift, less drag and a tendency to float

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11
Q

when an airplane flies straight and level, the initial tendancy for the nose to come back up is called?

A

positive static stability

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12
Q

when an airplane flies straight and level, the tendency over time of the oscillations to get smaller is called?

A

positive dynamic stability

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13
Q

in order for the airplane to have any dynamic stability, the airplane must have

A

positive static stability

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14
Q

emergency in flight set radio to what freq.

A

121.50

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