FARs
The code of Federal Regulations for aviation
What is title 14 (14 CFR)
The major cause of all weather
What is unequal heating of the Earth's surface?
The four forces acting upon an aircraft is flight
What are:
lift, weight, thrust, drag
This section of the Cessna 172S POH contains information on Airplane and System Descriptions
What is section 7?
At Elizabeth City State University, our flight school has a rigid training syllabus with stage checks but lower hour minimums. The FARs for this program are located under
What is Part 141?
This part of 14 CFR consists of General Operations and Flight Rules
What is Part 91?
During flight, at least this amount of separation is recommended between your aircraft and thunderstorms
Angle of attack is defined as
What is the angle between the chord line and the relative wind?
The four-stroke engine cycle consists of what strokes?
What are Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust?
A holder of a US Driver's License who has held a valid FAA medical certificate after july 14, 2006, may be eligible for this type of medical?
What is Basic Med?
You will refer to this Part of the FARs when seeking a new rating or endorsement
What is Part 61?
On a prognostic chart, this dashed-orange line indicates an elongated area of low atmospheric pressure
This mitigating factor on aircraft lift can pose a hazard when leaving ground effect
What is induced drag?
The main landing gear on the C-172S is constructed with this material
What is tubular-spring steel?
The weight of 100LL Avgas and water are
What are 6 lb/US gal and 8.35 lb/US gal, respectively?
After consuming alcohol, no person may attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft (List three conditions and the regulation)
What is 91.17?
1. Within 8 hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage.2. While under the influence of alcohol.
3. While the alcohol concentration is 0.04 or greater.
In the Northern Hemisphere, this pressure system travels clockwise, outward, and downward
What is a high-pressure system?
This equation is used to calculate lift
What is:
L = Cₗ ⋅ ½ pV² ⋅ A
A high oil temperature indication in combination with low oil pressure may indicate the presence of this condition
What is an oil leak?
While airborne at a towered airport, this lightgun signal means "Cleared to Land"
What is a steady green light?
14 CFR 91.205 (C) refers to operations in this kind of flight condition
What is VFR Night?
Decode the following METAR:
METAR KJFK 281651Z 36011KT 7SM -RA FEW008 BKN012 OVC024 16/14 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 P0000 T01560139
What is:
JFK Airport on the 28th of the month at 1651 Zulu, winds 360 (true) at 11 knots, 7 Statue Miles Visibility, light rain, few clouds at 800 feet, clouds broken at 1200 feet, overcast at 2400 feet, temperature 16 degrees Celsius, dew point 14 degrees Celsius, altimeter 29.84 inHg
Remarks: Automated observation station with precipitation discriminator, sea level pressure 104 hPa/mb, trace amount of precipitation (less than 0.01 inches since last observation), temperature 15.6 degrees Celsius, dew point 13.9 degrees Celsius
This Law of Physics is fundamental in understanding Bernoulli's principle.
(Hint: this is why faster-moving air is at a lower pressure than slower-moving air)
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
The essential electrical bus of the C-172S Nav III runs to these peices of equipment
Standby battery (to and from)
AHRS
Nav 1
Comm 1
Standby indicator lights
ADC
PFD
Engine Airframe Unit/Essential Bus Voltmeter
In accordance with the oxygen requirements of 91.211, aviation-grade oxygen must be
(List the percentage of pure oxygen by volume and the maximum amount of moisture in parts per million)
What is 99.5% pure oxygen by volume, and no more than 7 ppm?