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Takeoffs and Landings Flashcards

1
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atmosphere level from surface to 30,000 ft

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troposphere

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Atmosphere level between troposphere and stratosphere

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tropopause

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3
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Lines of pressure

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isobars

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4
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Steep pressure gradients (isobars and winds)

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isobars close together and strong winds

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5
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Shallow pressure gradients (isobars and winds)

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isobars far apart and light winds

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6
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Caused by the rotation of the earth

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Coriolis Effect

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7
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The direction the air rotates in the Northern Hemisphere in high pressure

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clockwise

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The direction the air rotates in the Southern Hemisphere in high pressure

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counter clockwise

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9
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Winds that flow parallel to isobars because of the coriolis effect.

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Aloft

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10
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Upslope Winds

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Warm winds that climb up mountains.

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Downslope Winds

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Cool winds that climb down mountains.

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12
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Water moving directly from a frozen to vapor w/o melting.

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sublimation

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13
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Water moving directly from a vapor to frozen

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desposition

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14
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Relative Humidity

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the amount of moisture air can hold at a certain temp

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15
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A large difference between dew point and temp gives.

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High-based clouds and good visibility

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16
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Calculating cloud height (AGL)

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(dew point - temp)/2.5

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17
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Air that is much cooler above then below

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Unstable

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18
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Air that has little to no temp decrease with altitude

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stable air

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19
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unstable air, fluffy or bumpy

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cumulus

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20
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stable air, layered

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stratus

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21
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rain cloud

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nimbo/nimbus

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22
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What are the 4 cloud families?

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high, middle, low and vertical development

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23
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Clouds 16500 ft - 45000ft high, cirriform

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high clouds

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24
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Clouds 6500 ft - 23000 ft high, alto

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middle clouds

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25
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Clouds 0- 6500 ft high, strato

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low clouds

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26
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The decrease of air temp w altitude.

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lapse rate

27
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Air that has a larger than normal lapse rate

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28
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A huge body of air with similar temp and moisture content.

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29
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The 4 types of air masses.

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continental, maritime, polar, tropical

30
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A dry air mass

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continental

31
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A moist air mass

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32
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The boundary between 2 air masses with different temps and wind direction

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33
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What is a cold front? How does it look on a weather chart?

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cold air displaces warm air

icicles/triangular = wind speed

34
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What is a warm front? How does it look on a weather chart?

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warm air displaces cold air

half suns/half circles = 1/2 wind speed

35
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What is a stationary front? How does it look on a weather chart?

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moves less than 5 kts

opposing icicles and half suns

36
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Fast moving cold front lifts warm air completely off the ground and overtakes cool air in front of a warm air mass

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cold front occlusion

37
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Fast moving cold front lifts warm air completely off the ground and the cold air mass ahead is the coldest of the 3 air masses.

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warm front occlusion

38
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The 5 types of fog

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radiation, advection, upslope, precipitation-induced, and steam

39
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shallow fog, develops in clear skies, when air near the ground cools with high humidity and low/no wind

40
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fog that requires wind, develops rapidly, warmer air moves over a colder surface and its temp drops

41
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fog that requires wind, develops due to air rising, expanding and cooling to dew point, occurs when stable air is forced to rise up a mountain slope

42
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fog occurs when relatively warm rain falls through cool air

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precipitation

43
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fog forms over bodies of water, requires wind, and occurs when cold air from land flows over relatively warmer water

44
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A cumulus cloud producing rain

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cumulonimbus

45
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requires a lifting force, unstable, moist air

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thunderstorm

46
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What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?

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cumulus, mature, dissipating

47
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What are the 2 types of thunderstorms?

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air mass and frontal

48
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Stage of a thunderstorm with vertical cloud build-up, continuous strong updrafts

49
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Stage of a thunderstorm with up and down drafts, precipitation, gusty surface winds, temp drop and pressure increase

50
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Wind shear

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wind that changes rapidly in direction or velocity

51
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Turbulence Reporting Criteria Categories

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Light, light chop, moderate, moderate chop, severe, extreme

52
Q

magenta colored runway on a sectional

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uncontrolled

53
Q

blue colored runway on a sectional

A

at least a part-time tower

54
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circle with no ticks

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no public services

55
Q

circle w ticks

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fuel available

56
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circle w runway

A

runway < 8069ft

57
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runway no circle

A

multiple runways or runway at least 8069ft

58
Q

circle in circle

59
Q

biggest vortices

A

slow speed, heavy weight, clean configuration

60
Q

FADD

A

Fly the airplane
Assess the situation
Decide what to do
Do it

61
Q

Urgent emergency call

A

“PAN, PAN, PAN”

62
Q

Distress call

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“MAYDAY”

63
Q

Engine Failure acryonm

A

Attitude set to best glide speed
Best field selected
Cockpit checks performed

Cessna Private Pilot (4 decks)

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