Need for Speed
This V-speed is the speed above which the plane should NEVER go.
What is V-NE?
A rudder controls this axis of flight.
What is yaw?
This is the pressure at which pressure altitude is equal to true altitude.
What is 29.92 in Hg?
Under Part 107, a small UAS must weigh less than this.
What is 55 pounds?
This famous animated TV comedy once dedicated an episode to airport noise controversies.
What is The Simpsons?
This is the abbreviation for flap extended speed.
What is VSE?
This is when the four forces that act on an airplane are in equilibrium.
What is unaccelerated, level flight?
These three instruments will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged.
What are the altimeter, airspeed indicator, and VSI?
These require extra safety precautions due to a pesky habit of catching on fire.
What are lithium batteries?
This is the busiest airport in the world by number of passengers per year.
What is ATL?
This is abbreviated VA.
What is maneuvering speed?
This is the name of the angle between the wing's chord line and the relative wind.
What is the angle of attack?
This becomes inoperative when the pitot tube is clogged.
What is the airspeed indicator?
This person is responsible for the airworthiness of a small UAS.
Who is the remote pilot-in-command?
This actor plays "Goose" in the original Top Gun movie.
Who is Anthony Edwards?
This would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during climb after takeoff.
What is Vx?
This basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane (as compared to straight-and-level flight.)
What is a turn?
This is the aviation term for height above mean sea level.
What is true altitude?
Under one of these, no UASs could fly when the President is visiting.
What is a temporary flight restriction (TFR)?
This is the acronym for the system on the 737 Max that was implicated in two crashes.
What is MCAS?
Vso refers to this.
What is stalling speed in the landing configuration?
These enable a pilot to increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.
What are flaps?
This must be periodically realigned with the magnetic compass due to gyroscopic precession.
What is the heading indicator?
Under Part 107 regulations, this is the maximum height an sUAS can fly in uncontrolled airspace.
What is 400 feet AGL?
This feature of bird wings performs a function similar to leading-edge slats.
What is an alula?