Aviation Regulations
Under 14 CFR 91.17(a)(4), no person may attempt to act or act as a crewmember on a civil aircraft with a BAC above this level.
What is 0.04?
An aircraft wing will always stall when it exceeds this specific metric.
What is the critical angle of attack?
General Aviation VFR pilots must complete a special training course to fly within the Washington DC SFRA. This special airspace is centered around which major US Airport?
What is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA)?
The standard atmosphere at sea level is defined by a barometric pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury and this specific temperature.
What is 15C/59F?
This model of Cessna aircraft is famous worldwide for its ubiquitous nickname of "Skyhawk."
What is a Cessna 172?
Under 14 CFR 91.211(a)(2), minimum flight crew must be provided and utilize supplemental oxygen at cabin pressures above this altitude.
What is 14,000 feet MSL?
This imaginary straight line connects the leading edge of an airfoil to its trailing edge.
What is the chord line?
These two North Carolina Outer Bank airports are renowned vacation destinations, due to their presence directly on the beach.
Where are Ocracoke (W95) and Hatteras (KHSE)?
This lengthy, non-frontal band of thunderstorms creates some of the most hazardous conditions an aircraft can face.
What is a squall line?
When looking at a VFR Sectional Chart, an airport symbol that has a star resting on top of it indicates that the field has this specific feature.
What is a rotating beacon?
For an aircraft without an MEL, 14 CFR 91.213(d) prohibits flying with inoperative equipment required by ADs, TCDS, 91.205 (ATOMATOFLAMES), or this manufacturer list (if applicable).
What is a KOEL (kinds of operations equipment list)?
On takeoff, right rudder is often applied to counter-act torque, a force which attempts to do this.
What is roll the aircraft to the left?
This major US airport features the longest public-use runway in the country.
What is Denver International Airport (KDEN)?
During heavy obscuration associated with ground phenomena, METAR readings will often feature ceilings denoted by this attribute.
What is vertical visibility (VV)?
This major American public figure's crash due to spatial disorientation helped to underscore the dangers of night flying, and the importance of the Instrument Rating.
Who is John F Kennedy Jr.?
14 CFR 91.409(b) mandates that a 100-hour inspection be performed only if an aircraft is operated for these specific purposes.
What is carrying any person (other than a crewmember) for hire, or giving flight instruction for hire?
As an aircraft changes in this way, design maneuvering speed (Va) increases in value.
What is become heavier?
Featuring a cliff face which creates a stunning downwind view, this airport is the highest elevation public airport east of the Mississippi River.
Ingalls Field/Hot Springs (KHSP)
A standard Terminal Aerodrome Forecast is valid for this distance from its issuing airport runway complex center.
What is 5 statute miles?
Upon rapid acceleration with few or no visual references, this phenomena may deceive the body into believing it is experiencing a sharp pitch up motion.
What is the somatogravic illusion?
Under 14 CFR 91.207(f)(10)(ii), this is the longest an aircraft may be operated after an ELT is removed for inspection, repair, modification, or replacement.
What is 90 days?
This aerodynamic characteristic comes into play as the radius of a turn decreases beyond a critical point, overcoming lateral stability.
What is overbanking tendency?
To direct traffic away from the major city core, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (KHNL) controversially had to construct a new 12,000 runway on this feature.
What is a coral reef?
According to the AIM, icing is classified as severe when it reaches this rate of accumulation.
What is any rate such that de-icing and anti-icing equipment is no longer effective?
In a historic cold-war era aviation split, Eastern Bloc countries used this altimeter pressure setting, which lasted as the standard in the Russian Federation until December 3, 2020.
What is QFE?