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Find-Open-Memorize (FOM)
Weather
So I think I'm an airplane expert
WHO DUN IT?
100
This isn’t the once popular 80’s song but it is a phenomenon described as a dynamic, yet vivid blob of colors flowing from front to back within an airplane.
What is St. Elmo's Fire?
100
JHA pilots are forbade to take off during this type of precip.
What is Freezing Rain?
100
If one were to Determine Aircraft AGL in thousands of feet, then adjust tilt so as to see ground returns at range equal to AGL in miles, i.e. AGL 40000 ft = ground return at 40 miles. At this setting adjust tilt of radar up 10 degrees you would be at this specific radar position.
What is Threat Identification Position?
100
This heavy metal band shares the same name as the avionics package used in JHA's Encores.
Who are/ what is PRIMUS?
100
Born on Feb. 22, 1900, in Germany, this man was key in the invention of the barometric altimeter.
Who is Paul Kollsman?
200
This is the temp. range in which one is most likely to encounter P-Static
What is +/- 10 C?
200
Daily Double (Bet on intervals of 200)
These are the customer service items that at the very least should be addressed before beginning the flight.
200
AKA the front of the wing, with respects to a large cell thunderstorm this is the edge at which the largest hail can be seen falling.
What is the Leading Edge?
200
This switch is directly and immediately to the right of the wing/engine switch on the Encore.
What is Tail/Deice switch?
200
He was primarily responsible for the design and development of the Constellation?
Who is Howard Hughes?
300
This is where Hail stands with regards to reflectivity within precipation types.
What is the Lowest?
300
This rule may be broken only if there is a spotter watching a specific area.
What is "The 3 Foot Rule"?
300
With the reason that one may be unable to identify other moisture above the supercooled water droplets that are typically not prevalent at or above 37000 feet he strongly discourages TOPPING cells that have identified weather at or above 37000 feet.
Who is Archie Trammel?
300
This company built the ill-fated Comet.
Who is De Havilland?
300
Although he couldn't play basketball as well as the Portland Trailblazers great "Drexler". This man was the co-founder of a Wichita based aircraft company.
Who is Clyde Cessna?
400
It is a great and uncontrolled release of electricity rather than a slow bleed-off from the airframe.
What is a Spark Discharge?
400
This amount of fuel is required when planning for a go-around with respects to minimum fuel requirements for the Encore.
What is 100 lbs?
400
Daily Double (Bet on intrevals of 400)
These are the six questions that must be answered in determining the level of hazard associated with a storm.
400
This type of flight control system uses linear actuators to move the actual flight controls by hydraulic pressure.
What is a Fully Powered System?
400
He was the pilot of Freedom 7
Who is Alan Shephard?
500
This is a pilot controllable element associated with P-Static and Carl Lewis used to have a lot of it.
What is Speed or Velocity?
500
The time at which the hangar B front door may be unlocked.
What is 30 minutes before the flight?
500
Daily Double (Bet on intervals of only 500)
With a twelve inch dish X-band radar these two Radar Positions are actually the same.
500
This was the military variant of the 727, used as a medium-range transport by the Air National Guard.
What is the C-22?
500
He was the first American to fly after the Wright Brothers in his plane called: "The June Bug".
Who is Glenn Curtiss?
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