Chap 7 & 8
A gyroscope that shows pitch and bank
Attitude Indicator
Lines from North to South
Lines of longitude
Most common taxiway
The parallel taxiway
Third layer of the atmosphere
Mesosphere
Types of fronts
Warm, cold, occulated, stationary
What is the turn and slip indicator?
Shows direction, rate, and quality of turn
Most commonly used aeronautical chart
Sectional Aeronautical chart
FBO
Fixed-base operation, a service station for planes
Which layer also exists within the stratosphere?
Atmosphere condition on which changes in speed and direction of wind occur
Wind shear
measures how fast the engines crankshaft is turning
Tachometer
What chart describes elevation
Relief charts
Provides weather info to pilots, takes care of flight plans
Flight service station
Where is water mostly found
Troposphere
air cooled and falls toward Earth rapidly
Microburst
3.5 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1000 ft increase
How do you tell the part of the mountain that has the highest altitude on a map chart
Color of military airport beacon
Green, white, white
Transfers heat between tropical and polar regions
Global winds
4 things air mass characteristics depends upon
1) surface over which it formed
2) the season
3) surface over which it travels
4) length of time away from its source
Viscosity relation to the air
Greater density of air, greater the resistance
Projection that places a cone over the earth and projects the meridians and parallels
Conic Projection
Voice recording of a tower controller, informing pilots about flying conditions
Automated terminal information system
Direction of jet stream
West to East
Air mass classifications