Aerodynamics
The area of the wing where airflow separates, causing a reduction in lift
What is the boundary layer?
The document that contains the regulations governing the certification and operation of civil aircraft in the United States.
What is the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)?
The process of teaching a maneuver by having the student repeat the actions just demonstrated.
What is the "show and tell" method?
The magnetic direction of the aircraft's nose relative to the Earth's magnetic poles.
What is magnetic heading?
The three main factors to consider when evaluating weather conditions for a safe flight.
What are weather observations and forecasts, personal minimums, and the go/no-go decision?
The point at which an aircraft's weight is balanced by its lift.
What is the aircraft's center of gravity?
The required visibility and cloud clearance for operating in Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL during the day.
What is 3 statute miles visibility and 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontally from clouds?
The concept that requires flight instructors to adapt their teaching methods to the individual student.
What is the principle of "individualization"?
The term for the atmospheric pressure at which the altimeter is set to read altitude above mean sea level
What is pressure altitude?
The acronym for the elements of a successful emergency landing.
What is FORCE (Find a suitable area, Observe and plan, React, Communicate, Execute)?
This effect causes the wing’s effective angle of attack to decrease as bank angle increases during a coordinated turn.
What is load factor?
The regulation that prescribes the minimum safe altitudes for flight
What is FAR 91.119?
The instructional method used to teach decision-making skills by discussing real-world scenarios.
What is scenario-based training?
The line connecting points of equal magnetic variation.
What is an isogonic line?
The three types of hypoxia that can affect pilots at high altitudes.
What are hypoxic hypoxia, hypemic hypoxia, and stagnant hypoxia?
When air flows smoothly over an airfoil, it is said to be in this state.
What is laminar flow?
The minimum altitude for VFR flight over a congested area.
What is 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet?
It refers to a student's uneasiness when they encounter situations for which their past experiences haven’t prepared them.
What is "Dissonance"?
The term for the angle between true north and magnetic north at a specific location.
What is magnetic variation?
The acronym for a decision-making model used in aviation emergencies.
What is "5P" (Perceive, Process, Decide, Perform, and Evaluate)?
The type of drag that is most affected by an aircraft's speed.
What is parasite drag?
The duration for which a third-class medical certificate is valid for a pilot under age 40.
What is 60 months?
The acronym for the process used to remember the steps involved in a decision-making model.
What is DECIDE (Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate)?
The system that uses a network of satellites for navigation.
What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
The procedure for identifying a blocked pitot tube during flight.
What is the "alternate static source"?