What is my airplane telling me? Flashcards
Airspeed Indicator
Color coded marking for the pilot that reference different speed ranges regardless of the airplane. The reference are white, green, yellow, and red.
VFE
Maximum Flap Extension Speed
VSO
Stall Speed in the landing configuration
What does the green arc represent?
Normal operating range, do not exceed this range unless you are in smooth air.
Yellow
Only with smooth air.
V(SO)
Stuff Out
V(SI)
Stuff In
Yellow and Red (Or Just the Red Line)
Never Exceed Speed
V(NE)
Never Exceed
Which V Speed is not shown on the airspeed indicator?
Maneuvering Speed is not shown on the indicator.
Is the Airspeed Indicator part of the PITOT static system?
YES
Is the Airspeed Indicator part of the vacuum system?
NO
Is the Attitude Indicator part of the PITOT static system?
NO
Is the Attitude Indicator part of the the vacuum system?
YES
Is the Altimeter part of the vacuum system?
NO
Is the Altimeter part of the PITOT static system?
YES
MSL
Mean sea level
AGL
Above ground level
Is the Turn Coordinator / Ball part of the PITOT static system?
NO
Is the Turn Coordinator / Ball part of the vacuum system?
NO
Is the Turn Coordinator a electric instrument?
Yes
Is the Heading Indicator & Magnetic Compass part of the PITOT static system?
NO
Is the Heading Indicator & Magnetic Compass part of the vacuum system?
Yes
What two instruments are part of the vacuum system?
The attitude indicator & the heading indicator.
Does the vertical speed indicator work off the PITOT static system?
Yes
Does the vertical speed indicator work off the vacuum system?
NO
What instruments operate on the PITOT static system?
The altimeter, Air Speed Indicator, and the Vertical Speed Indicator
What instrument is electric?
The “turn Indicator / Ball”
With flaps down this is the slowest I can go according to my airspeed indicator before the aircraft will stall.
VSO
Maximum Flap Extension Speed. It is shown at the higher limit or the end of the white mark.
VFE
What airspeed indicator color range is for flaps?
White
What airspeed indicator color range is for normal operating range?
Green
What airspeed indicator color range is for smooth air only?
Yellow
What airspeed indicator color is for Never Exceed Speed
Red
The pitot system provides impact pressure for which instrument?
A. Altimeter.
B. Vertical-speed indicator.
C. Airspeed indicator.
C. Airspeed indicator.
Which instrument will become inoperative if the pitot tube becomes clogged?
A. Altimeter.
B. Vertical speed.
C. Airspeed.
C. Airspeed.
If the pitot tube and outside static vents become clogged, which instruments would be affected?
A. The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and turn-and-slip indicator.
B. The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator.
C. The altimeter, attitude indicator, and turn-and-slip indicator.
B. The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator.
Which instrument(s) will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged?
A. Airspeed only.
B. Altimeter only.
C. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed.
C. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed.
What does the red line on an airspeed indicator represent?
A. Maneuvering speed.
B. Turbulent or rough-air speed.
C. Never-exceed speed.
C. Never-exceed speed.
Which color identifies the power-off stalling speed with wing flaps and landing gear in the landing configuration?
A. Upper limit of the green arc.
B. Upper limit of the white arc.
C. Lower limit of the white arc.
C. Lower limit of the white arc.
The heading indicator operates off of
A. DC voltage.
B. AC voltage.
C. vacuum.
C. vacuum.
The proper adjustment to make on the attitude indicator during level flight is to align the
A. horizon bar to the level-flight indication.
B. horizon bar to the miniature airplane.
C. miniature airplane to the horizon bar.
C. miniature airplane to the horizon bar.
