Aircraft Components
This surface on the back of a wing causes the aircraft turn when deflected up or down.
Ailerons
What are the four forces?
Thrust, Lift, Drag, and Weight
Where does a compass point?
magnetic north
What is the difference between SCT and OVC?
SCT = partly cloudy
OVC = completely cloudy / full ceiling
Where would I find blue lights on an aerodrome?
Lining a taxiway
What control surface primarily controls pitch?
Elevator
What force acts downwards on a plane?
weight
Do you use true north or magnetic north in the NDA?
true north
What is the atmosphere made up of?
78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 1% Other gases
What colour lines the runway and marks the centreline?
White
what is the main body of an aircraft called?
fuselage
Which force acts upwards on a plane?
Lift
What is a Rhumb Line?
A curved line on the surface of the earth, cutting all the meridians it meets at the same angle
What does SPECI mean when it shows up in a metar?
SPECI is issued when weather conditions change significantly between routine hourly reports
What does a large X on a runway indicate?
The runway is dangerous/closed for aircraft usage
What is an empennage?
the tail section of an aircraft.
Which force acts forwards on a plane?
Thrust
What is a true heading?
The angle between the meridian of longitude over which an aircraft is flying and the line representing the direction the nose is pointing, measured clockwise from the meridian.
In this metar, what is the weather?
-RA BR
light rain and mist
When a windsock is horizontal to the ground, what does this indicate?
Wind is >15KT
This part of the airplane touches the runway on takeoff/landing.
landing gear
Which force opposes forward movement in an aircraft? (slows plane down)
Drag
What is a great circle?
A circle on the surface of a sphere that passes through the centre of the sphere, cutting it into two equal parts.
What clouds would you find in a warm front
cirrus clouds, followed by cirrostratus, then altostratus, and finally nimbostratus and stratus clouds
A runway is labeled 09/27. What are the headings?
09 = 90 degrees
27 = 270 degrees