Intro To Flight Training

Question 1

What is FSDO

Answer 1

Flight standards district office which is the primary interface between flight standard service and the general evasion community and they are responsible for the certification surveillance of certain air carriers air operators flight schools and airmen

Question 2

What is a DPE

Answer 2

Designated pilot examiner is a private citizen who is designated as a representative of the FAA administrator to perform specific but limited pilot certification task on behalf of the FAA and may charge a reasonable fee for doing so

Question 3

With respect to training what is ACS and PTS

Answer 3

Airman certification standards and practical test standards

Question 4

What is effective scanning

Answer 4

It is a series of short and regularly spaced Eye movements that bring successive areas of the sky into the central visual field and each movement should not exceed 10° and each area should be observed for at least one second

Question 5

What is the purpose of clearing turns

Answer 5

To be certain that the next maneuver is not going to proceed into another aircraft flight path

Question 6

What are the three major areas contributing to runway incursion

Answer 6

Communications with ATC and airport knowledge and flight deck procedures

Question 7

What is the critical angle of attack range for stalls

Answer 7

16 to 20° depending on the airplane design

Question 8

What is IMSAFE checklist

Answer 8

I i silliness
M is medications 
S is stress
A is alcohol 
F is fatigue 
E is emotions