unit test questions Flashcards
when must a commercial pilot have an audiogram done
first medical and first exam after turning 55
life preservers must be carried beyond ________
50 NM from shore
an aircraft of 7392 kg would fall into what wake turbulence category
medium.
a pilot has not flown in 6 years. to have a current licence, what must the pilot do
complete a flight test review and PSTAR within 12 preceding the flight
for VFR flight in controlled airspace, the plane requires what minimums
3 SM day or night
500 vertical cloud
1 SM horizontal cloud
**controlled airspace ≠ CZ so doesn’t have the 500 AGL requirement
what aircraft require a minimum equipment list (MEL)
all commuter and airline category planes
plane has comms failure while within the CZ. the procedure for intending to land at the airport is what
watch for light signals from tower while approaching and follow traffic circuit of other planes
a comms failure in uncontrolled airspace with a plane that has a transponder. what code should they squak
they can keep 1200 since they’re in uncontrolled airspace
only when they’re in controlled airspace must they squak 7600
while holding short of the runway at a controlled airport, the plane experiences a radio failure. expect what light signals and what do they mean
flashing white or flashing green to tell you to taxi back to ramp
an incident is only reportable when the plane is greater than ________ lbs or in ________ operations
greater than 5000 lbs
commercial (703,704,705)
how is reverse thrust for a turboprop achieved?
what changes?
changing blade pitch of the propeller blades
now the propeller blades have a negative angle of INCIDENCE
when a turboprop is operating in the BETA range, the power level controls what
fuel flow and blade pitch
throttle plate icing is worst at _____ power setting and ____ ºC
low power
-5ºC
a waste gate on a turbocharger reduces manifold pressure by
decreasing air compression prior to air intake manifold
the basic principle of a constant speed propeller is that the propeller control sets
RPM
to establish climb after takeoff in a plane with a constant-speed propeller, the output of the engine is reduced to climb power by decreasing MP and _______ RPM by ________ propeller blade angle
decreasing RPM
increasing propeller blades angle
peak power is reached by ________
best economy is reached by _______
max power = full rich
best economy = peak EGT
what is the equation to find Va when you know Vs
Va = 1.9 x Vs
equation for Vs in a turn
Vs turn = Vs x root LF
laminar flow wings have _____ lift and _____ drag than normal wings
less lift
less drag
what does the DECIDE model of decision making stand for
detect
estimate
choose
identify
do
evaluate
what triggers hypoxia
insufficient oxygen reaching brain
what does not cause hyperventilation:
1. intense concentration
2. stress and anxiety
3. excessive carbon monoxide
4. panicking
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the attitude indicator is mounted __________ and gyro spins __________
mounted vertically
spins horizontally
the heading indicator is mounted __________ and gyro spins __________
mounted horizontally
spins vertically
the TC is mounted __________ with a _______º angle and gyro spins __________
mounted horizontally
30-35º
vertically
if an aircraft heading is 225º, using a standard rate turn, a turn to the left to 350º would take how many seconds
78 sec
what is the equation to determine the bank angle needed for a standard rate turn for a given TAS?
Bank angle = (KTAS/10) + 7
the condition where pressure altitude = density altitude, is when…
temperature is standard
a tropopause characteristic
abrupt change in lapse rate
while flying at FL250, ATC gives an altimeter setting of 28.92 inHg in your area. the pressure altitude the plane is flying at is what
25 000 ft
ur still in standard pressure region so your alt will always be 29.92
a moist cold airmass that is warmed from below will result in what type of weather
showers and thunderstorms
after the passage of a warm front, the dew point will do what
rise then remain steady
** going from cold air -> warm (moist) air = dew point rises
when a plane crosses a warm front, the maintain track, the planes heading is
corrected to the right
the presence of ice pellets at the surface is evidence that
there is freezing rain at a higher altitude
**ice pellets can be from a warm front aloft OR a cold front (pushes warm air up) so either option would have to start with freezing rain that freezes into ice pellets as it falls into cold air below
a common situation that forms advection fog
an airmass moving inland from the coastline during winter
what lifts advection fog into low level stratus clouds
winds 15 KT or stronger
during approach, what’s the most easily recognized means of being alerted to possible wind shear?
monitor power changes and vertical movements to stay on glide slope
hail is most associated with
strong updrafts
difference between radiation fog, advection fog, steam fog
radiation fog = land
advection fog = common at coast
steam fog = forms over water
