Private Pilot Need To Knows

Question 1

Left Turning Tendencies

Answer 1

P-Factor
Spiraling Slipstream
Gyroscopic Precession
Torque

Question 2

What is wind shear

Answer 2

Sudden drastic change in the direction of the wind

Question 3

What are the different inspection requirements

Answer 3

AVIATE
Annual(every year) 
VOR(30 days)
100 hr (if for hire)
Altimeter/Pitot Static (24 months) 
Transponder (24 months)
ELT (every year, 1/2 battery life, 1 hour of use)

Question 4

What is PAVE

Answer 4

Pilot
Aircraft
Environment
External

Question 5

What is IM SAFE

Answer 5

Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue 
Eating

Question 6

What is a Notam

Answer 6

Notice to airman

Question 7

What is a MetaR and how do we find it?

Answer 7

Aviation weather report updated once an hour, along with a special weather report (SPCI)

Question 8

Sigmet

Answer 8

Non convective weather activity, can include, thunder storm, turbulence, icing, volcanic ash, sand storm, low vis under 3 miles.
Unscheduled valid for 4 hours
Hurricane is valid for 6 hours

Question 9

Convective sigmet

Answer 9

Severe thunderstorms 50 kts
Hail greater than 3/4 of inch at surface
Tornadoes
Imbedded thunderstorms
Line of thunder storms
Thunderstorms with heavy or greater precipitation effecting 40% percent or 3,000 sq ft of greater area

Question 10

Airmet

Answer 10

Sierra-Mountain obscurantism
Tango-turbulence
Zulu-icing/freezing

Question 11

PiREP

Answer 11

Pilot observation report- considering weather in flight

Meteorological phenomena

Question 12

Awos

Answer 12

Automated weather observation system

Question 13

Flight service station

Answer 13

Common frequency 122.2
Or other remote communication outlet frequencies
In flight weather
In flight EFAS

Question 14

HiWAS

Answer 14

Hazardous in flight weather advisory system- hazardous weather broadcasted continuously over nav aids, this will give you sigmets , airmets, pireps, conductive sigmets,

Question 15

TFR

Answer 15

Temporary flight restriction
Issued by notam, can be issued for security, vips, fire/hazard or disaster, consequences of entering- can have license revoked, prison time, fined

Question 16

Indicated altitude

Answer 16

Altitude you read directly off your altimeter

Question 17

Pressure altitude

Answer 17

Standard pressure altitude is the altitude indicated when your altimeter is at 29.92

Altitude of the aircraft above the standard datum plane

Question 18

Density altitude

Answer 18

Pressure Altitude corrected for non standard temperature

Question 19

True altitude

Answer 19

Vertical distance of the airplane above sea level (MSL)

Question 20

Absolute altitude

Answer 20

Distance measurement of your airplane above the ground. (AGL)

Question 21

Low pressure system

Answer 21

Low pressure system flows inwards and upwards where the air is then cooled and forms clouds

Question 22

High pressure system

Answer 22

Dense air is forced downwards and outwards and spreads out over the surface of the earth

Question 23

What is a Squall line

Answer 23

Narrow band of active thunderstorms

Often develops on or ahead of a cold front