The Instructors
This instructor likes hiking and rock climbing
Who is Reagan Goldsmith?
This is the speed of a Vy pitch (best rate of climb)
What is 72 knots?
This is the force of flight which counteracts weight.
What is lift?
This is created by the movement of air from high pressure towards low pressure around a wing structure. (Bernoulli's principle)
What is lift?
This is the leg of the traffic pattern that I would join if ATC tells me to fly to midfield and join the traffic pattern.
What is a downwind?
This instructor likes to watch soccer
Who is Hyungjun Cho?
This is the airport identifier for Prescott Airport (i.e. KSEA for Seattle).
What is KPRC?
This force is the result of the propeller generating horizontal lift.
What is thrust?
This is a left turning tendency of the Cessna 172.
What is P-Factor, torque, and spiraling slipstream?
This is the leg of the traffic pattern that I would join if air traffic control tells me to join a "straight-in".
What is final?
This instructor took someone flying on a first date and almost crashed
Who is Antione DeLajudie?
This is the speed we do a steep turn at
What is 90 knots?
This is the type of drag which is increased at lower speeds, when the aircraft creates a large amount of lift.
What is induced drag?
This is the speed of minimum drag on a Cessna 172
What is 68 knots?
This is the traffic pattern elevation of Cottonwood Airport.
What is 4,600 ft?
This instructor wants to fly an Airbus one day
Who is Paul Stainnack-Baudel?
This is the Vref speed we fly on short final to the runway
What is 65 knots?
This is the maximum landing weight of the Cessna 172
What is 2550 pounds?
This is the maximum flaps extended speed (flaps full)
What is 85 knots?
This is the traffic pattern elevation of Prescott Airport.
What is 6,000 ft?
This instructor went to the US Coast Guard Academy before coming to Embry-Riddle
Who is Jameson Malig?
This is the biggest runway at Prescott airport
What is runway 21L (or runway 03R)?
This is the point where weight is applied on the airplane.
Think about balancing a pencil on your finger...
What is the center of gravity?
This is what happens if you stall an airplane and you are uncoordinated (not using rudder correctly).
What is a stall?
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This is the maximum speed I can fly in Prescott's airspace?
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How much horsepower is the Cessna 172?
200 knots.
180 horsepower.