Local lore
Missoula’s first airfield
What is Hale field 1927 (was a “strip” at UM 1923)
May 6, 1937
What is Hindenburg disaster
Transition error moving from 757-200 to 300
What are tail strikes
Aluminum sheeting used in Vans aircraft
What is 2024 T-3 Alclad
Inventor of the E6B?
Who is was Phillip Dalton 1938 patent (physicist/aviator/NAS)
First pilot to fly in Missoula
Who is Eugene Ely (1911, Ft Missoula baseball field)
July 2, 1937
What is Amelia Earhart’s last flight
Reason to go around at St Ignatius
What are deer on runway
Famous singer died due to poor fuel selector handle
Who is John Denver
First Naval Aviator
Who was Eugene Ely- Jan 1911
First pilot to fly across the divide
Who is Cromwell Dixon (1911, Helena to Blossberg 17 mi)
August 6, 1945
What is Hiroshima bombing
Proper response to a Yellowjacket in the cockpit
What is fly the airplane
Cause of recent airshow & IAC champion death
What is loose elevator counterweight
Safe direction to move propeller (LyCon)
What is counter to Propeller action
First airplanes in Montana
What is the Curtiss pusher
October 14, 1947
What is Sound barrier Bell X-1
Tiny insect that can bring down a plane
What is a mud dauber
Cause of wingtip/rudder failure and fatalities in Rutan Vari-EZ/ Long-EZs
What is improper fiberglass layup
What is stoichiometric ratio
What is ideal fuel to air mixture (eg 15:1 100LL)
Fate of the first two MT pilots
What were fatal crashes days later
Airline disaster prompting egress safety
What is Air Canada 797, 1983
Most dangerous plane preflight error
What is forgetting to check fuel
Method used to bind two composite sheets together (glass or plywood)
What is scarf joint
TAF tempo 0522/0602 1 am BR
What is 1 mile mist from 22Z to 02Z