Around The Airport
The flight path in an airport pattern that runs in the runway landing direction.
Base Leg
The movement of an aircraft around the vertical axis, characterized by the nose moving side-to-side.
Yaw
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Air Traffic Controller
Airline pilots are not allowed to have beards because it can interfere with this...
oxygen mask
This makes the plane pitch up and down, as you pull and push on it.
Yoke
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Apron
Part of the PAVE Checklist, these are influencing factors that create a sense of pressure to complete a flight, often at the expense of safety.
External Pressures ("E" part of PAVE)
They oversee the assessment, evaluation, and coordination of daily airport operations. Can include development, operations, and finances.
Airport Managers
This was broken for the first time by a jet plane 1947.
sound barrier
These lights are required for both day and night flights, regardless if IFR or VFR.
anti-collision; rotating beacon is acceptable
A commercial enterprise that has been granted the right by an airport authority to operate on that airport and provide aviation services, ie: fuel, parking and hangar space, to the General Aviation (GA) community.
Fixed Base Operator (or FBO)
These are published messages provided to pilots prior to flights advising them of relevant circumstances in real time.
NOTAMs
FAA UAS Rule (Part 107)
Commercial Drone Pilot's License
Due to the extreme friction with air at supersonic speeds, this plane's skin would heat up significantly, causing the aircraft to expand in length by several inches during flight, with estimates ranging from 6 to 10 inches!
The Concorde
This "system" works together to measure both dynamic and static pressure to determine an aircrafts speed, altitude and vertical speed.
Pitot-Static System
A standardized set of code words allowing for clear communication over radio, ensuring accurate transmission of information
The Phonetic Alphabet
The minimum required fuel for a night VFR flight.
The fuel required to the destination airport plus 45 minutes.
They are certified to repair and maintain most parts of an aircraft, including the engines, landing gear, and brakes.
A&P Mechanics
I am the "true" color of the black box on an airplane.
orange
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Winglets
This is controlled by radios on UNICOM or designated frequency.
Activating airport lights at night
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Ailerons
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What are the 4 control surfaces? ****
They design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles with knowledge of physics & mathematics.
Aerospace Engineers
Busiest U.S. airport by total passenger boardings
Atlanta
2023 there were 50,950,068 passenger enplanements.
This will use the signal from a VOR to tell you your relative bearing from or to the VOR.
CDI (Course Deviation Index)