Weather
Aerodynamics
Aircraft Systems
Pilot Qualifications
Misc
100
What type of cloud is this
Cumulus
100
This force acts opposite to lift and pulls the airplane downward.
Weight/gravity
100
This instrument tells a pilot how fast the airplane is moving through the air.
Airspeed indicator
100
Age required to obtain private pilot license.
17
100
This famous aircraft manufacturer produces the 737, 747, and 787 airliners.
Boeing
200
Pilots use this aviation weather report to see current conditions at an airport.
METAR
200
Air moving faster over the top of a wing helps create this force that allows airplanes to fly.
Lift
200
This instrument shows the airplane’s orientation relative to the horizon.
Attitude indicator
200
Required score on FAA knowledge exam
70%
200
This famous female aviator disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
Amelia Earheart
300
This invisible hazard forms when supercooled water freezes on an aircraft.
Icing
300
This term describes the angle between the wing and the oncoming airflow.
Angle of attack
300
This fuel system component mixes fuel with air before it enters the engine in many small aircraft.
Carburetor
300
Amount of flight hours required to obtain private pilot license.
40
300
This supersonic passenger jet, retired in 2003, could fly from New York to London in about 3 hours.
Concorde
400
This weather phenomenon causes sudden strong updrafts and downdrafts near thunderstorms.
Wind shear
400
A factor that causes the aircraft to have a left-turning tendency
P-factor, torque, spiraling slipstream, etc
400
This aircraft system uses pressure differences from a small tube on the outside of the airplane to power the airspeed indicator, altimeter, and vertical speed indicator.
Pitot-static system
400
Type of medical certificate required.
3rd Class Medical
400
This aviation pioneer made the first powered airplane flight in 1903 along with his brother Wilbur.
Orville Wright
500
This weather system usually brings clear skies and sinking air.
High pressure system
500
The increased weight, or load, that an aircraft must support during certain phases of flight, especially during turns.
Load factor
500
This spinning device uses vacuum or electricity to help power instruments like the attitude indicator and heading indicator.
Gyroscope
500
Pilots working for airlines must typically hold this highest pilot certification.
Airline transport pilot (ATP)
500
Commercial airplanes often cruise at about this altitude, measured in feet above sea level.
35,000-40,000ft