Four Fundamentals Of Flight Flashcards
Straight-an-level flight is flight in which _______
a constant heading and altitude are maintained. This is far from a hands-off maneuver and pilots will have to make corrections from time to time.
To maintain heading, simply _______
keep the airplane in level flight laterally. To do this you can just look out the side windows and compare both of the wingtips with he horizon.
If one wingtip is higher than the other, the airplane is _______
turning
Although both airspeed and angle of attack are used to control lift, _______
the throttle is primarily used to maintain a desired airspeed and the elevators to control altitude
The slower you are flying, _______
the more you have to pitch up to maintain altitude
In straight-and-level flight, as you increase your airspeed, you will need to _______
lower your aircraft’s pitch, or you will start climbing
In straight-and-level flight, as the aircraft slows down, the pilot will need to _______
pitch up smoothly and continuously to maintain altitude
when returning to straight and level flight in a climb, it is necessary to start the level off at _______
approximately 10% of the rate of climb
After leveling off from a climb, the climb power should be _______
retained temporarily to allow the airplane to accelerate to a cruise airspeed. Once it has reached a desired cruise speed, the power can be reduced to an appropriate cruise setting
As the aircraft accelerates in level flight, it will want to continue to climb, because of this, the pilot must _______
continually keep decreasing the aircraft’s pitch
To descend, pilots can pitch down to reduce their angle of attack, or reduce their airspeed.
When leveling off from a descent, the pilot must lead the altitude by 10% of the vertical speed.
When making turns, the added drag to the outside wing will _______
pull the nose to the outside of the turn. In order to counteract this, the pilot should press the rudder pedal in the direction of the turn, to help force the nose in the correct direction
When its time to roll out to a straight and level flight from a turn, _______
the pilot must lead the roll out before arriving at the target heading. The general rule is to lead the roll out by one half of the amount of bank
Taxiing is _______
the controlled movement of an airplane under its own power while on the ground
To accelerate while taxiing simply use _______
the throttle to add power, and once the plane is up to the desired speed, the throttle can be returned to idle
To steer you should press ________
you should press forward of the pedal and push the lower half
To brake with the pedals you should _______
press the upper half with both feet
A brake check should be done at the beginning of each flight:
- Release the parking brake
- Ensure there are no obstacles
- Add a little bit of power
- Reduce power and brake to make sure you stop
Remember to reduce your throttle once you have reached your desired taxi _______
speed
Minimize brake usage _______
you wouldn’t want to brake while also accelerating when on a car
Wh taxing with a left or right quartering headwind _______
hold the yoke in neutral and turn it into the wind to reduce the lift in the upwind wing and increase lift in the downwind wing which together counteract the wind from trying to lift the upwind wing
When taxiing with a left or right quartering tailwind _______
push the yoke forwards to prevent the wind from lifting the elevator. Additionally, the yoke should be turned away from the wind to counteract it
