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100

How many feet are in a nautical mile?

6076.1

100

What is the standard temperature (Fahrenheit) for 1,000' MSL?

55.4* Fahrenheit
100

What is the constant descent angle equation?

Ground speed  |||    Feet per minute

Rate Arrow      |||   Feet per nautical mile

100

How much slower of a descent will you use to maintain a 300'/nm descent at 160 knots compared to 180 knots?

100'/min slower

100

What is the Pressure Altitude for 10,000' with an altimeter setting of 28.86 and a reported temperature of 5* Celsius?

11,060'

200

How many feet are in a kilometer?

3280.84'

200

If you're flying at 4,500' and your altimeter is set to 30.23", what is your indicated altitude if your friend sets the altimeter to 28.05"?

6680'

200

What is the Equal Time Point equation?

ETP                  |||    Groundspeed in

Total Distance   |||    Total Groundspeed

200

What is the Mach number of your Cessna 150 cruising at 5,000' under ISA conditions? It cruises at 89 knots.

Mach .137
200

What is the CG change if you add a dog (50 lb.s) to station 60 of your plane? Your plane weighed 2,050 lb.s with a CG of 36.2".

.33"

300

How many kilograms are in a pound?

.4545

300

1'' of mercury equals how many millibars of mercury?

33.87 mb

300

What is the radius of action formula?

GS in      |||    GS out   |||    Total GS

Time out |||  Time in    |||   Total Time

300

What is your ETP under the following conditions?

TC: 360        Winds: 360 @ 80 knots

TAS: 90 knots        Distance: 20 nm

113 minutes from departure airport or 6.7 minutes from destination

300

You are flying with your friend (200 lb.s) and he decides to get a quick power-nap in. Leaning his seat back shifted his position back 3". Your plane weighs 2150 lb.s and has a CG of 37". What is your new CG?

37.28"

400

A 3* glideslope uses a descent of how many feet per statute mile?

277'/sm

400

One inch of Mercury equals how many Hectopascals?

25.4 HPa

400

How do you convert degrees Celsius to Kelvin?

C + 273 = K

400

You accelerate to 140 KTAS in 15 seconds in your airliner on takeoff. You are taking off on runway 10 and the winds are 080 at 20 knots. What is your acceleration of GS in kilometers per second?

14.9 Kilometers per second

400

Is flying at 14,000' under the following conditions high enough to truly cross the terrain at or above 2,000' AGL?

Terrain elevation: 11,000' MSL     Altimeter: 29.82"     

Temperature at altitude: -15* C

No, your True altitude would be 12,800' MSL

500

3 meters/second equals how many miles per hour?

6.72 mph

500

What are the standard atmospheric pressures in inches of mercury, millibars of mercury, and hectopascals?

29.92" of Mercury

1013.25 mb of Mercury

760 Hectopascals

500

What is the Percent Mac equation?

CG - Lemac      |||  % Mac

Temac - Lemac |||  10

500

You are 60 minutes from the station. How much time does it take to arc a full circle around the station at your current distance and then fly direct to the station.

248.5 minutes

500

You are 15 DME out on the 090 radial of the ABC VOR/DME. You arc north and find yourself on the 180 radial of the TOM VOR/DME at 10 DME and on the 030 radial of the ABC VOR/DME. You Fly directly to the station. Your GS is 100 knots. How much time does it take to fly this route.

15.45 minutes

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