Runway Ops and Signals
What colour lines the runway and marks the centreline?
White
These are the four main forces that act on an aircraft.
Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
An astronaut spends six months aboard the International Space Station. Explain two ways microgravity affects the human body and one measure astronauts take to reduce those effects.
Microgravity can cause muscle weakening and bone density loss. Astronauts use excersice and aerobic exercise equipment, along with carefully planned nutrition, to help reduce these effects.
What is a Great Circle?
A line that cuts the earth perfectly in half, like the equator.
What does SPECI mean when it shows up in a metar?
SPECI is issued when weather conditions change significantly between routine hourly reports
Where would I find blue lights on an aerodrome?
Lining a taxiway
These flight control surfaces control roll.
Ailerons
This Canadian robotic system helped build and maintain the International Space Station.
Canadarm
This airspace is outlined by a special boundary and marked with the letter “R” followed by a number. What type of airspace is it?
Class F Restricted
What is the difference between SCT and OVC?
SCT = partly cloudy
OVC = completely cloudy / full ceiling
What does a large X on a runway indicate?
The runway is dangerous/closed for aircraft usage
This axis runs from one wingtip to the other
Lateral Axis
This was the first artificial satellite launched into space, by the Soviet Union in 1957.
Sputnik
Do you use true north or magnetic north in the NDA?
True North
In this metar, what is the weather?
-RA BR
Light rain and mist
When a windsock is horizontal to the ground, what does this indicate?
Wind is >15KT
This type of drag is created as a result of producing lift, especially by wingtip vortices.
Induced Drag
This Canadian astronaut served as commander of the International Space Station in 2013.
Chris Hadfield
This is the angle between true north and magnetic north.
Variation (Magnetic declination)
Decode this: METAR CYVR 162200Z 23006KT 180V240 20SM FEW180 FEW200 FEW230 16/11 A3007 RMK AC1CC1CI2 AC TR CC TR SLP184=
CYVR
Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia
162200Z
Observation on the 16th at 2200 UTC (4pm MDT)
23006KT
Wind from 230° true at 6 knots
180V240
Wind direction is variable between 180° and 240° true
20SM
Visibility of 20 statute miles
FEW180
Few clouds at 18,000 feet AGL
FEW200
Few clouds at 20,000 feet AGL
FEW230
Few clouds at 23,000 feet AGL
16/11
Temperature 16°C, dew point 11°C
A3007
Altimeter setting of 30.07 inches of mercury (inHg)
RMK
Remarks section follows
AC1CC1CI2
Cloud types and amounts: 1/8 altocumulus, 1/8 cirrocumulus, and 2/8 cirrus
AC TR
Altocumulus clouds are trace
CC TR
Cirrocumulus clouds are trace
SLP184
Sea-level pressure of 1018.4 hPa
=
End of report
A runway is labeled 09/27. What are the headings?
09 = 90 degrees
27 = 270 degrees
This occurs when a wing exceeds its critical angle of attack, causing airflow separation and a loss of lift.
stall
who were the astronauts on the Artemis II mission, and what was it for
Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover
to test life support, communication, and navigation systems with astronauts aboard on a lunar flyby
What is the difference between a VNC and a VTA chart?
The scale and level of detail.
What clouds would you find in a warm front?
cirrus clouds, followed by cirrostratus, then altostratus, and finally nimbostratus and stratus clouds