Aviation Weather
What does IFR stand for?
Answer: Instrument Flight Rules.
What is the standard direction of turns in a normal traffic pattern?
Answer: Left turns.
What are the four strokes of a four-stroke engine?
Answer: Intake, compression, power, exhaust.
What force opposes gravity in flight?
Answer: Lift.
What causes an airplane stall?
Answer: Exceeding the critical angle of attack.
Question: What cloud type is most associated with thunderstorms?
Answer: Cumulonimbus clouds.
What leg of the pattern comes after takeoff?
Answer: Upwind leg
Which stroke ignites the fuel-air mixture?
Answer: Power stroke.
Which scientist is associated with pressure differences creating lift?
Answer: Daniel Bernoulli.
Does a stall only happen at low speed?
Answer: No.
What does “VFR” mean?
Answer: Visual Flight Rules.
What leg is flown parallel to the runway opposite the landing direction?
Answer: Downwind leg.
What mixes with fuel before entering the engine cylinder?
Answer: Air.
Which scientist is associated with 'every action has an equal and opposite reaction'?
Answer: Isaac Newton.
What is the first thing a pilot should do to recover from a stall?
Answer: Lower the nose/reduce angle of attack.
What weather condition can reduce visibility close to the ground?
Answer: Fog.
What leg turns the airplane toward the runway for landing?
Answer: Final approach.
What device provides the spark in most aircraft piston engines?
Answer: Magnetos.
What happens to air pressure when airspeed increases over a wing?
Answer: Pressure decreases.
What warning device alerts pilots of an approaching stall?
Answer: Stall horn or stall warning system.
What instrument measures air pressure?
Answer: A barometer.
What is the typical traffic pattern altitude for many small airports?
Answer: 1,000 feet AGL.
What engine system helps keep the engine from overheating?
Answer: Cooling system
What are the four forces of flight?
Answer: Lift, weight, thrust, and drag.
What type of stall happens when one wing stalls before the other and the airplane begins to rotate?
Answer: A spin.