Turns
What force causes an airplane to turn?
A. Rudder pressure or force around the vertical axis.
B. Vertical lift component.
C. Horizontal lift component.
C. Horizontal lift component.
If a half-standard-rate turn is maintained, how long would it take to turn 360°?
A. 1 minute.
B. 2 minutes.
C. 4 minutes.
C. 4 minutes.
Approximately what percent of the indicated vertical speed should be used to determine the number of feet to lead the level-off from a climb to a specific altitude?
A. 10 percent.
B. 20 percent.
C. 25 percent.
A. 10 percent.
What are the three fundamental skills involved in attitude instrument flying?
A. Instrument interpretation, trim application, and aircraft control.
B. Cross-check, instrument interpretation, and aircraft control.
C. Cross-check, emphasis, and aircraft control.
B. Cross-check, instrument interpretation, and aircraft control.
While recovering from an unusual flight attitude without the aid of the attitude indicator, approximate level pitch attitude is reached when the
A. airspeed and altimeter stop their movement and the VSI reverses its trend.
B. airspeed arrives at cruising speed, the altimeter reverses its trend, and the vertical speed stops its movement.
C. altimeter and vertical speed reverse their trend and the airspeed stops its movement.
A. airspeed and altimeter stop their movement and the VSI reverses its trend.
What is the relationship between centrifugal force and the horizontal lift component in a coordinated turn?
A. Horizontal lift exceeds centrifugal force.
B. Horizontal lift and centrifugal force are equal.
C. Centrifugal force exceeds horizontal lift.
B. Horizontal lift and centrifugal force are equal.
Rate of turn can be increased and radius of turn decreased by
A. decreasing airspeed and shallowing the bank.
B. decreasing airspeed and increasing the bank.
C. increasing airspeed and increasing the bank.
B. decreasing airspeed and increasing the bank.
Conditions that determine pitch attitude required to maintain level flight are
A. flightpath, wind velocity, and angle of attack.
B. airspeed, air density, wing design, and angle of attack.
C. relative wind, pressure altitude, and vertical lift component.
B. airspeed, air density, wing design, and angle of attack.
Which instruments, in addition to the attitude indicator, are pitch instruments?
A. Altimeter and airspeed only.
B. Altimeter and VSI only.
C. Altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator.
C. Altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator.
Which is the correct sequence for recovery from a spiraling, nose-low, increasing airspeed, unusual flight attitude?
A. Increase pitch attitude, reduce power, and level wings.
B. Reduce power, correct the bank attitude, and raise the nose to a level attitude.
C. Correct the bank attitude, raise the nose to a level attitude, and reduce power.
B. Reduce power, correct the bank attitude, and raise the nose to a level attitude.
When airspeed is increased in a turn, what must be done to maintain a constant altitude?
A. Decrease the angle of bank.
B. Increase the angle of bank and/or decrease the angle of attack.
C. Decrease the angle of attack.
B. Increase the angle of bank and/or decrease the angle of attack.
f a standard-rate turn is maintained, how much time would be required to turn to the left from a heading of 090° to a heading of 300°?
A. 30 seconds.
B. 40 seconds.
C. 50 seconds.
C. 50 seconds.
Which instruments should be used to make a pitch correction when you have deviated from your assigned altitude?
A. Altimeter and VSI.
B. Manifold pressure gauge and VSI.
C. Attitude indicator, altimeter, and VSI.
C. Attitude indicator, altimeter, and VSI.
Which instrument provides the most pertinent information for pitch control in straight-and-level flight?
A. Attitude indicator.
B. Altimeter.
C. Airspeed indicator.
B. Altimeter.
If you fly into severe turbulence, which flight condition should you attempt to maintain?
A. Constant airspeed (VA).
B. Level flight attitude.
C. Constant altitude and constant airspeed.
B. Level flight attitude.
During a skidding turn to the right, what is the relationship between the component of lift, centrifugal force, and load factor?
A. Centrifugal force is less than horizontal lift and the load factor is increased.
B. Centrifugal force is greater than horizontal lift and the load factor is increased.
C. Centrifugal force and horizontal lift are equal and the load factor is decreased.
B. Centrifugal force is greater than horizontal lift and the load factor is increased.
During a constant-bank level turn, what effect would an increase in airspeed have on the rate and radius of turn?
A. Rate of turn would increase, and radius of turn would increase.
B. Rate of turn would decrease, and radius of turn would decrease.
C. Rate of turn would decrease, and radius of turn would increase.
C. Rate of turn would decrease, and radius of turn would increase.
While cruising at 160 knots, you wish to establish a climb at 130 knots. When entering the climb (full panel), it is proper to make the initial pitch change by increasing back elevator pressure until the
A. attitude indicator, airspeed, and vertical speed indicate a climb.
B. vertical speed indication reaches the predetermined rate of climb.
C. attitude indicator shows the approximate pitch attitude appropriate for the 130-knot climb.
C. attitude indicator shows the approximate pitch attitude appropriate for the 130-knot climb.
To correct position from an altitude deviation, the primary pitch instruments to be used in your crosscheck are
A. Attitude indicator, altimeter, and VSI.
B. Attitude indicator, heading indicator, and magnetic compass.
C. Altimeter, airspeed indicator, and engine instruments.
A. Attitude indicator, altimeter, and VSI.
severe turbulence is encountered during your IFR flight, the airplane should be slowed to the design maneuvering speed because the
A. maneuverability of the airplane will be increased.
B. amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing will be decreased.
C. airplane will stall at a lower angle of attack, giving an increased margin of safety.
B. amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing will be decreased.
The primary reason the angle of attack must be increased, to maintain a constant altitude during a coordinated turn, is because the
A. thrust is acting in a different direction, causing a reduction in airspeed and loss of lift.
B. vertical component of lift has decreased as the result of the bank.
C. use of ailerons has increased the drag.
B. vertical component of lift has decreased as the result of the bank.
Your heading indicator has failed. To turn left from a heading of 090° to a heading of 360°, using a standard rate turn, how many seconds will it take?
A. 30 seconds.
B. 40 seconds.
C. 50 seconds.
A. 30 seconds.
To enter a constant-airspeed descent from level-cruising flight, and maintain cruising airspeed, the pilot should
A. first adjust the pitch attitude to a descent using the attitude indicator as a reference, then adjust the power to maintain the cruising airspeed.
B. first reduce power, then adjust the pitch using the attitude indicator as a reference to establish a specific rate on the VSI.
C. simultaneously reduce power and adjust the pitch using the attitude indicator as a reference to maintain the cruising airspeed.
C. simultaneously reduce power and adjust the pitch using the attitude indicator as a reference to maintain the cruising airspeed.
Which instrument indicates the quality of a turn?
A. Attitude indicator.
B. Heading indicator or magnetic compass.
C. Ball of the turn coordinator.
C. Ball of the turn coordinator.
When a climb or descent through an inversion or wind-shear zone is being performed, the pilot should be alert for which of the following change in airplane performance?
A. A fast rate of climb and a slow rate of descent.
B. A sudden change in airspeed.
C. A sudden surge of thrust.
B. A sudden change in airspeed.