Nine Weeks Test Flashcards

1
Q

Agricultural Jobs?

A

Fire Bombing, Crop Dusting, and Transporting Goods

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2
Q

How many GPS satellites are in orbit?

A

24

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3
Q

When did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?

A

1969

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4
Q

What does Part 1 cover?

A

Definitions & Abbreviations

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5
Q

What does Part 61 cover?

A

The Certification of Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors

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6
Q

What does Part 91 cover?

A

General Operating & Flight Rules

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7
Q

Where is the FAA headquarters located

A

Washington D.C

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8
Q

What can a Private Pilot do?

A

A Private Pilot cannot fly for higher or rent. Or make money while piloting an aircraft

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9
Q

How long is a first class medical valid for if you are under 40 years old?

A

12 Calendar months

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10
Q

How long is a second class medical valid for?

A

12 Calendar months

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11
Q

How long is a third class medical valid for if you are under 40?

A

60 calendar months

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12
Q

How much horsepower is considered high proformance?

A

Over 200

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13
Q

What controls pitch?

A

The elevator

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14
Q

What requires a complex endorsement?

A

A constant speed prop & retractable landing gear

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15
Q

Is the propeller like a wing?

A

Yes the propeller is shaped like an airfoil to move air which is like a wing

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16
Q

What kind of fuel system would a low winged aircraft have?

A

Fuel pump system

17
Q

In a hydraulic landing gear configuration what hold up the gear?

A

High pressure

18
Q

What % of new aircraft are made of composite materials?

A

35%

19
Q

What are the downsides of Carbon Fiber

A

Poor impact resistance and the expensive cost

20
Q

What are the positives to Carbon Fiber?

A

Stronger tensile and compressive strength than fiberglass

21
Q

What do longerons do?

A

Longerons give the aircraft’s frame shape

22
Q

What is variation?

A

A constant signal around a VOR that changes as you fly around it

23
Q

What is precession?

A

When a spinning gyro has a force applied to it that is only felt 90 degrees later in the same direction

24
Q

What is Rigidity in Space

A

The phenomenon that a spinning disc will remain in the same fixed position

25
Q

List all the Gyro Instruments

A

Turn Coordinator
Turn & Slip indicator
Heading indicator
Attitude indicator

26
Q

What happens to air pressure as you increase in altitude?

A

The air pressure decreases

27
Q

List the Static Instruments

A

Airspeed
Altimeter
Vertical Speed Indicator

28
Q

What do each deviation dot represent?

A

2 degrees

29
Q

When is the VOR more sensitive?

A

The closer you are to it

30
Q

Radials come __ the VOR

A

From

31
Q

What equation should you use when using a fixed card ADF?

A

MB=MH+RB

32
Q

What is VFR GPS used for?

A

Situational awareness

33
Q

Who operates all of Earth’s satellites?

A

The Department of Defense

34
Q

What causes weather on the Earth?

A

Uneven heating of the Earth

35
Q

What are the percetages of the gasses in the atmosphere?

A

78% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
1% Other Gasses

36
Q

Which layer of the Atmosphere contains the majority of Earth’s weather?

A

The Tropopause Layer

37
Q

What does Bernoulli’s principle state?

A

As a fluid’s velocity increases the pressure decreases

38
Q

What does Newton’s third law state?

A

For every action the is a equal and opposite reaction

39
Q

Which two principles state how airplanes are able to fly?

A

Newton’s and Bernoulli’s