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Learning Your Airplane Flashcards

1
Q

Alternator

1.1

A

Powers the electrical components and keeps the battery charged

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2
Q

Magnetos

1.1

A

Provide independent electrical power for the ignition system

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3
Q

Horizontal Stabilizer Controls and axis

1.1

A

Pitch - lateral
Push forward, plane descends
Pull back, plane climbs

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4
Q

Aileron Controls and axis

1.1

A

Roll - Longitudinal
Turn Stick Right, plane turns to the right, right aileron goes up
Turn Stick Left, plane turns to the left, left aileron goes up

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5
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Rudder Controls and axis

1.1

A

Yaw - vertical
Press left rudder, rudder moves to the left
Press right rudder, rudder moves to the right

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6
Q

IMSAFE

1.2

A

Illness, Medicine, Stress, Alcohol, Food & Fatigue, Emotion

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7
Q

Settings for checking propeller

1.2

A

Keys out, ignition switch off, throttle closed, mixture idle cutoff

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8
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AROW

1.2

A

Airworthiness, Registration, Operational info, Weight and Balance

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9
Q

Airworthiness Certificate (visibility)

1.2

A

Must be visible to pilot and passengers

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10
Q

Registration (visibility)

1.2

A

Anywhere

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11
Q

Operating Limitations (visibility)

1.2

A

POH, Placards, markings

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12
Q

Weight & Balance info (visibility)

1.2

A

anywhere

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13
Q

Engine Start Procedure

1.2

A 
Push throttle to 1/4" 
Push mixture in fully
turn on master switch
Set magnetos to Start
Check oil pressures
Pull mixture back 1"
Set magnetos to both
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14
Q

Taxi Procedures

1.3

A

Release Parking Brake

Set throttle to 1000 rpm

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15
Q

Engine Runup Procedure

1.3

A 
Face into the wind
Straighten the nose wheel
apply parking brake
turn magnetos to L check for small drop in rpm
repeat with R
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16
Q

Takeoff Procedure

1.3

A

Lights, Camera, Action
Turn landing lights on
Set Transponder
Set mixture to full rich

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17
Q

Flight controls become effective around what speed?

1.3

A

55 knots

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18
Q

How to trim?

1.3

A

roll trim wheel forward if pushing on stick

roll trim wheel back if pulling on stick

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19
Q

Straight-and-Level Flight from takeoff

1.3

A

APT
reach target Airspeed
set Power setting
Trim out

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20
Q

What happens to P, T & V in the center section of a Venturi tube?

1.3

A

Pressure and Temp Decrease

Velocity increases

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21
Q

Skid

1.3

A

pilot feels pressure outside, ball outside of turn

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22
Q

Slip

1.3

A

pilot feels pressure inside, ball inside of turn

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23
Q

What is a shallow turn and proper elevator and aileron positions?

1.3

A

A shallow turn is <20 deg, maintain controls

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24
Q

What is a medium turn and proper elevator and aileron positions?

1.3

A

A medium turn is 20 - 45 deg, release controls

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25
Q

What is a steep turn and proper elevator and aileron positions?

1.3

A

A steep turn is >45 deg, reverse controls

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26
Q

Centripetal Force

2.2

A

The force that acts towards the center of a turn.

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27
Q

Centrifugal Force

2.2

A

The inertia that drives the airplane outside of the turn.

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28
Q

Load Factor

2.2

A

The total weight the wings have to support divided by the gross weight.

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29
Q

Va

2.2

A

Maneuvering Speed, the max speed you can fully deflect one control and not cause structural damage.

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30
Q

Types of Drag

2.2

A

Induced and Parasite

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31
Q

Induced Drag

2.2

A

results from lift, inverse of airspeed

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32
Q

Parasite Drag

2.2

A

results from the airplane moving through air, directly with airspeed

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33
Q

Best Glide Speed

2.2

A

Lowest total drag, highest L/D ratio

34
Q

Is distance always the same when in flying best glide speed?

2.2

35
Q

What is left turning tendency? (basic)

2.2

A

Since the propeller spins to the right it pushing the aircraft to the left during flight

36
Q

What are the causes of left turning tendency?

2.2

A

Torque, Propeller factor, slipstream

37
Q

How does torque affect the plane in the air?

2.2

A

roll the plane left

38
Q

How does torque affect the plane on the ground?

2.2

A

yaw the plane left

39
Q

What is P-factor or Propeller factor?

2.2

A

Propellers provide asymmetrical thrust with the right side producing more.

40
Q

The air pulled in by the propeller

2.2

A

slipstream

41
Q

What is the slipstream effect?

2.2

A

Caused when the slipstream is rotated & pulled back pressing the elevator to the right

42
Q

The resultant action, or deflection of a spinning rotor, that changes the axis of rotation.

2.2

A

gyroscopic precession

43
Q

How does nose-up trim affect the control surfaces?

2.2

A

Trim tab down, elevator up, tail down

44
Q

How does nose-down trim affect the control surfaces?

2.2

A

Trim tab up, elevator down, tail up

45
Q

How does an airplane auto correct nose up?

3.1

A

high alpha, low velocity, air over horizontal stab decreases, tail rises, nose drops

46
Q

How does an airplane auto correct nose down?

3.1

A

low alpha, high velocity, air over horizontal stab increases, tail drops, nose rises

47
Q

The initial tendency for nose to return to level

3.1

A

Positive static stability

48
Q

The tendency over time for oscillations to decrease.

3.1

A

Positive dynamic stability

49
Q

How are Cg and Cl related?

3.1

A

the more forward Cg from Cl the more stable the aircraft.

50
Q

What are the 5 airspeed color regions?

3.1

A

red, white, green, red & white, yellow

51
Q

Where does the white arc of an airspeed indicator start and end?

3.1

A

Vs0 and Vfe

52
Q

What does white represent on an airspeed indicator?

3.1

A

flap operating range

53
Q

What does green represent on an airspeed indicator?

3.1

A

Normal operating range

54
Q

What does yellow represent on an airspeed indicator?

3.1

A

Caution range

55
Q

What does red & white represent on an airspeed indicator?

3.1

A

Never Exceed range

56
Q

What does red represent on an airspeed indicator?

3.1

57
Q

Where does the green arc of an airspeed indicator start and end?

3.1

A

Vs1 and Vno

58
Q

Where does the yellow arc of an airspeed indicator start and end?

3.1

A

Vno and Vne

59
Q

What are the 3 types of drag that make up Parasite drag?

3.1

A

Form, interference, and skin friction

60
Q

The drag associated with the body of an aircraft going through the air.

3.1

61
Q

The drag associated with the vortices that form where 2 surfaces of the airplane join together at a sharp angle.

3.1

A

interference

62
Q

The drag due to the friction between the air and surface of the airplane

3.1

A

Skin friction

63
Q

What is the proper procedure for entering into slow flight?

3.1

A 
Reduce power
add back pressure
nose up trim
increase power
add right rudder
64
Q

What are the stages of a 4 stroke engine?

4.1

A

Intake, compression, power, and exhaust

65
Q

What is the minimum # of gallons of fuel for a short flight typically?

66
Q

What is the minimum # of gallons of fuel for a long flight typically?

67
Q

What is preignition?

4.1

A

The premature ignition of the fuel/air mixture

68
Q

What is detonation?

4.1

A

The exploding of the fuel/air mixture instead of burning smoothly.

69
Q

Vs0

3.1

A

stall speed in landing configuration

70
Q

Vs1

3.1

A

stall speed in clean configuration

71
Q

Vr

3.1

A

rotation speed

72
Q

Vg

3.1

A

best glide speed

73
Q

Vx

3.1

A

best angle of climb

74
Q

Vy

3.1

A

best rate of climb

75
Q

Vno

3.1

A

max structure cruising speed

76
Q

Vne

3.1

A

Never exceed speed

77
Q

Vfe

3.1

A

max speed flaps extended

78
Q

Most altitude for a given distance

3.1

A

Best angle of climb or Vx

79
Q

Most altitude for a given time

3.1

A

Best rate of climb or Vy

80
Q

Recovery procedure for slow flight

3.1

A

Nose down, increase power, add right rudder modify trim, once at cruising speed level off

Cessna Private Pilot (4 decks)

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