I Remember Taxiing
How fast should you taxi?
At the speed of a brisk walk.
Movement about the longitudinal axis, is called?
Roll
How many main aircraft attitudes are there?
4
Consistently throughout the flight, and before commencing any air maneuver, it is critical to safety that the pilot does a ________.
Lookout
What controls the direction of travel when taxiing?
Rudder
Pitch is controlled by which flight control surface?
The elevator
In a nose up attitude, airspeed generally ______ and altitude generally _______.
Decreases, Increases.
When flying with an instructor, the instructor says, "I have control". The correct response and action is?
"You have control" then giving the instructor control of the aircraft.
Where should you be looking when you taxi?
Outside!
The vertical axis
In a cruise attitude, the aircraft wings should be _____ with the horizon.
Level
You are flying in the practice area, and directly in front of you, you see a hang glider soaring around. What position would you tell your instructor the traffic is in?
12 o'clock
Where should my heels be located when taxiing?
On the ground!
What is the definition of "movement"
The motion of the aircraft about the centre of gravity.
You are flying and notice that the plane's airspeed is increasing, and that you are losing altitude. What attitude might you expect the plane to be in?
Nose-Down attitude
You are flying and you see an aircraft far away. What are some signs this aircraft and you might be on a collision course?
Traffic will appear not to move, but will grow in size.
Before you begin taxiing, you discern from the ATIS, that the wind is coming from your 2 o'clock position (coming towards you and is in-front of you, and to the right). What are the correct crosswind inputs for taxi?
Control column turned into wind (turned right), with the elevator neutral. [A control column turned right means the right aileron will go up].
A number of factors create a tendency for the aircraft to yaw to the ________. This can be compensated for by use of the ________ rudder.
Left, Right.
In the cruise attitude, the power setting for a C-172 M/N is ______ RPM. This is approximately _____ KTS.
2300 RPM, 95 KTS
What does the acronym I'M SAFE stand for?
Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion