Pilot Alphabet
The letter A is said as
Alpha
The first part of a radio call is to say
Who you are talking to
The map pilots use to taxi around the airport is called the
The elevator, located on the tail, makes the aircraft go
Up and Down
How many degrees are on a compass?
360
The letter U is said as
Uniform
If you don't understand a radio call, you should ask the controller to
Repeat the radio call
True or False: When told to "hold short" of a runway, you should cross that runway
False
The control in the cockpit we use to steer the airplane in flight is called
the Yoke
compass heading 090 is also known as which direction?
East
The 14th letter of the alphabet is said as
November
True or False: When making a radio call you should speak as quickly as possible
False
Taxiways and runways are marked by
Signs and markings
On the ground, we use the __________________________ to steer the aircraft
Rudder pedals
South on a compass is written as ______ degrees
180
In pilot speak, spell out the word "Cessna"
Charlie Echo Sierra Sierra November Alpha
List the 5 parts of an initial (first) radio call
1. Who they are
2. Who you are
3. Where you are
4. What you want
5. Extra info (weather code, heading, altitude, etc)
Find BHA on the airport map
In the big hangar next to the beacon
The things on the wings that help bank (turn) the airplane are called
Ailerons
If the compass says 310, which direction are you facing?
Northwest
Spell out in pilot speak the words "I am a pilot"
India, Alpha Mike, Alpha, Papa India Lima Oscar Tango
You are sitting at BHA in the 152. Make your first radio call to Salinas Ground. You have ATIS information Charlie
Salinas Ground, Cessna 757KF, at big hangar, ready to taxi, with Charlie
Given this taxi clearance, show on the diagram where to go
Cessna 757KF, taxi from big hangar to runway 26 via Echo, Alpha, Charlie, cross 31 on Charlie
When does a pilot use flaps?
When slowing the airplane down, like coming in to land or during slow flight
If one end a runway is 270 degrees (runway 27), what numbers are on the opposite end of that runway?
Runway 09 (090 degrees)