Certifications
Carburetors and Mixture
Fuel and Combustion
Propellers and Engine Starts
Miscellaneous
100
Airmen certifications are organized by ______, class, and type.
What is category?
100
This is the main advantage of fuel injection over a carburetor.
What is "it is less likely to ice?"
100
The dual ignition system on an airplane engine provides this.
What is improved engine performance?
100
A constant speed propeller allows the pilot to select a blade angel which provides this.
What is the most efficient performance?
100
This is the time required "bottle to throttle."
What is 8 hours?
200
Aircraft certifications are organized by category and _____.
What is class?
200
If you have ice forming on the carburetor and you apply heat, this is the first thing that will happen.
What is "the engine rpm will decrease?"
200
This type of abnormal combustion can occur when you use too low grade of a fuel.
What is detonation?
200
In an airplane equipped with a constant speed propeller you measure engine output with this gauge.
What is manifold pressure?
200
This is how long you have to report a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) conviction to the FAA.
What is 60 days?
300
For airmen certifications this grouping includes only five things: airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered-lift.
What is category?
300
This will happen after carburetor ice starts to melt.
What is engine rpm will gradually increase?
300
In planes equipped with an electric fuel pump, it usually serves as back-up to this.
What is an engine-driven fuel pump?
300
In an airplane equipped with a variable-pitch propeller you regulate engine rpm with this.
What is the propeller control?
300
A mixture that is too lean can result in this.
What is high engine temperature?
400
For aircraft certification this grouping includes: airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.
What is class?
400
A lean mixture will occur at here if you don't adjust it after changing altitude.
What is low altitude?
400
Using a lower than recommended grade of fuel can result in this.
What is exceeding normal operating temperatures?
400
You need to have one of these at the controls of an airplane if you are hand starting the engine.
What is a certified pilot?
400
Steering can be accomplished using this kind of braking.
What is a differential?
500
Some examples of this include: normal, utility, experimental, transport, and restricted.
What is aircraft certification category?
500
A rich mixture will occur here if you don't adjust it.
What is high altitude?
500
To ensure you purge all water from aircraft fuel tanks you need to drain fuel from this, as well as the fuel tank sumps.
What is the fuel strainer quick drain?
500
This is the first action you should take after starting the engine of an airplane.
Adjust the engine rpm and check the instruments.
500
You want to avoid this on landing gear by keeping the planes longitudinal axis aligned with its direction of travel.
What are side loads?
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