Aviation History
Which major American airline is named after a Greek letter?
Who is Delta?
These are the four forces of flight.
What are lift, weight, thrust, and drag?
The abbreviation SMS is short for this aviation program.
What is Safety Management System?
Pilots who exhibit this hazardous attitude will try to prove themselves by taking risks in order to impress others.
What is Macho?
In 2003, which U.S. state was officially declared the birthplace of aviation?
What is Ohio (Dayton, Ohio was the home of Wilbur and Orville Wright)
In a standard one of these normal maneuvers, all aircraft should make turns to the left.
What is a traffic pattern?
Name the 4 SMS components/pillars.
What is Safety Policy, Safety Assurance, Safety Risk Management, Safety Promotion
In a single-pilot environment, this system can greatly reduce workload.
What is an autopilot?
This is the name of the first supersonic passenger airliner.
What is the Concorde?
Landing on the runway, but having to stop before the runway intersection.
What is Land and Hold Short (Operations)?
This tool enables proactive hazard identification, is easy to use and can visually depict risk.
What is the Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT)?
This can be used for almost any operation by assigning likelihood and consequence.
What is the risk assessment matrix or risk matrix?
What was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight?
What is the Bell X-1?
The aircraft's motion about this axis resembles the roll of a ship from side to side.
What is longitudinal?
The Dirty Dozen represents 12 human factors that can lead to dangerous occurrences. Name three
What is lack of communication, lack of assertiveness, complacency, fatigue, stress, lack of knowledge, lack of resources, lack of awareness, distractions, pressure and norms?
These 5 P's consist of of a set of challenges and opportunities that every pilot encounters. They are also used to evaluate the pilot's current situation at key decision points during the flight or when emergency arises.
What is "the Plan, the Plane, the Pilot, the Passengers, and the Programming"?
This was the name of the first commercial jet airliner.
What is the De Havilland Comet?
This is the altitude where Vx and Vy meet.
What is the absolute ceiling?
Safety reporting identifies hazards and risks in the operation. The Safety Team reviews and analyze the reports and creates action. This process falls under ____ component.
What is Safety Assurance?
This is the accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions that affect safety before, during, and after the flight.
What is situational awareness?