Parts of an Aircraft
What are the three axes of an aircraft?
Longitudinal, lateral, and vertical/normal
The vertical speed indicator shows what?
Name a type of high level cloud
cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus
What does IFR stand for
Instrument flight rules
If a glider and a helicopter are converging at approximately the same altitude, who shall give way?
The helicopter shall give way
What controls roll?
the ailerons
What is longitudinal stability?
Stability about the lateral axis, or pitch stability
What is fog
a surface level cloud
Name one word for a letter in the phonetic alphabet
alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, etc. etc.
What are the two main types of engines on airplanes
piston and jet engines
The angle of attack is....
The angle between the relative airflow and the airfoil's chord line
What are the two MAIN types of drag?
induced drag and parasite drag
the ICAO standard temperature at sea level is?
15 degrees C
What is the geographical location for 0 degrees of longitude?
Greenwich England (Prime Meridian)
Uncontrolled airspace means airspace ________
airspace without ATC units
What are the three parts of the boundary layer?
laminar flow, transition point, and turbulent flow
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force
What are the five layers of the atmosphere (in order)?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What is an urgency call in standard radio phraseology?
"Pan-Pan" x3
What are the four strokes of the piston engine
intake, compression, combustion, exhaust
when rolling to the right, what do the ailerons do?
right aileron goes up, left aileron goes down
What does the saying "from high to low, look out below" refer to?
Altimeter pressure error -> when going from an area of high pressure to low pressure without resetting your altimeter, you will fly LOWER than indicated -> the altimeter will read HIGHER than true
Please read the following metar:
METAR CYXX 262100Z 23011KT 10SM SCT020 BKN050 16/10 A3013 RMK SC4 SLP207
METAR from CYXX (abbotsford international airport) from the 26th day of the month at 2100 zulu time. Winds were from 230 degrees (true) at 11 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. Scattered at 2000ft, broken at 5000ft (AGL). Temperature is 16C, dew point is 10C. Altimeter setting 30.13 " Hg. Remarks: Stratocumulus 4 oktas. Sea level pressure 1020.7 hPa.
What project does the VFR Navigation Chart (VNC) use?
LCC - Lamber Conformal Conic
what type of engine is most common on commercial aircraft?
turbofan