maneuvers

Question 1

turns around a point

Answer 1

to teach the student how to keep a constant radius around a point while correcting for wind using inside and outside references.

Question 2

s-turns

Answer 2

to teach a student how to fly a series of s-turns across a linear ground feature, with semi-circles of equal size and shape, accounting for wind effects while maintaining constant altitude and airspeed

Question 3

rectangular course

Answer 3

to teach the student to fly a ground track equidistant from all sides of a rectangular area on the ground, accounting for wind effects while maintaining constant altitude and airspeed while using inside and outside references.

Question 4

steep turns

Answer 4

to teach the student to fly in a steep bank, maximum performance turn while using inside and outside references.

Question 5

slow flight

Answer 5

to teach the student positive aircraft control at the speed in which any increase in angle of attack, increase in load factor or reduction in power would result in a stall warning or aerodynamic buffet.

Question 6

power off stall

Answer 6

to teach the student how to recognize and recover from a stall in the landing configuration.

Question 7

power on stall

Answer 7

to teach a student how to recognize and recover from a stall in the takeoff or departure configuration.

Question 8

accelerated stall demonstration

Answer 8

to demonstrate to the student that the aircraft will stall at a higher airspeed under increased load factor

Question 9

vmc demonstration

Answer 9

to teach the student how to recognize and recover from a loss of directional control

Question 10

drag demo

Answer 10

to demonstrate to the student the effects on aircraft performance under various configurations.

Question 11

vmc

Answer 11

is the calibrated airspeed at which directional control can be maintained with the critical engine inoperative

Question 12

critical engine

Answer 12

is the engine that, when it fails, has the most adverse effects on directional control of the airplane

Question 13

middle name

Answer 13

i know i have lost directional control when i have full rudder deflection into the operating engine and the aircraft begins to yaw toward the inoperative engine. to recover i will simultaneously reduce the power on the operating engine
(as needed) and reduce the angle of attack to regain directional control and then will smoothly re-apply full power on the operating engine

Question 14

maneuvering speed

Answer 14

is the maximum airspeed at which full, abrupt control inputs can be made without structural damage to the aircraft. at airspeeds below maneuvering speed, the aircraft will stall before exceeding the design limit load factor. At airspeeds above maneuvering speed the design limit load factor will be exceeded before the aircraft stalls.

Question 15

stabilized approach

Answer 15

is the approach in which the pilot establishes and maintains a constant angle glide path towards a predetermined point on the landing runway. it is based on the pilot’s judgement on certain visual cues, and depends on a constant final descent airspeed and configuration

Question 16

aiming point

Answer 16

is a point on the ground at which, if the airplane maintains a constant glide path and was not flared for landing, it would contact the ground