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Missoula’s first airfield

What is Hale field 1927 (was a “strip” at UM 1923)

100

May 6, 1937

What is Hindenburg disaster

100

Transition error moving from 757-200 to 300

What are tail strikes

100

Aluminum sheeting used in Vans aircraft 

What is 2024 T-3 Alclad

100

Inventor of the E6B?

Who is was Phillip Dalton 1938 patent (physicist/aviator/NAS)

200

First pilot to fly in Missoula 

Who is Eugene Ely (1911, Ft Missoula baseball field)

200

July 2, 1937

What is Amelia Earhart’s last flight

200

Reason to go around at St Ignatius

What are deer on runway

200

Famous singer died due to poor fuel selector handle

Who is John Denver

200

First Naval Aviator

Who was Eugene Ely- Jan 1911

300

First pilot to fly across the divide

Who is Cromwell Dixon (1911, Helena to Blossberg 17 mi)

300

August 6, 1945

What is Hiroshima bombing

300

Proper response to a Yellowjacket in the cockpit 

What is fly the airplane 

300

Cause of recent airshow & IAC champion death

What is loose elevator counterweight 

300

Safe direction to move propeller (LyCon)

What is counter to Propeller action

400

First airplanes in Montana 

What is the Curtiss pusher

400

October 14, 1947

What is Sound barrier Bell X-1

400

Tiny insect that can bring down a plane

What is a mud dauber

400

Cause of wingtip/rudder failure and fatalities in Rutan Vari-EZ/ Long-EZs

What is improper fiberglass layup

400

What is stoichiometric ratio

What is ideal fuel to air mixture (eg 15:1 100LL)

500

Fate of the first two MT pilots

What were fatal crashes days later

500

Airline disaster prompting egress safety

What is Air Canada 797, 1983

500

Most dangerous plane preflight error

What is forgetting to check fuel

500

Method used to bind two composite sheets together (glass or plywood)

What is scarf joint

500

TAF tempo 0522/0602 1 am BR

What is 1 mile mist from 22Z to 02Z

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