FARs
name an instruments required for day vfr flight
Airspeed indicatormtachometer,oil pressure gage, magnetic directioin indicator, altimeter, temp gage,oil temp gage,fuel gage,landing gear position indicator,anticolision lights,manifold pressure gage,ELT
when is an ifr flight plan required
to fly through IMC, fly in class A airspace
what is fog
a cloud that form at ground level
what is drag
the resistancee an object experiences moving through a fluid
what is the squak code for an emergency (its a 4 digit number)
7700
what are the fuel requirements of an aircraft flying under day vfr
fly to your destination and an additional 30 min afterward
what are the ifr fuel requirments
fly to your destination, fly to your alternate, and 45 min of cruise
what is a warm front
the broundry between a warm airmass pushing out a colder airmass
what is the one factor that does not change for when a plane stalls
angle of attack
what does a green light gun signal mean
cleared to take off/land
a plane hits a worker taking to the airport gate is this an accident or an incident
incident
how many aproaches must have been made in the past 6 months for a pilot to be instrument current
6
what direction does a low pressure system turn
counter clockwise
what are the 4 forces that a plane experiences in flight
thrust,drag,lift,weight
name one of the 4 types of hypoxia
hypoxic, hypemic, hystotoxic, stagnant
a pilot with a comercial rating is advertising a small time on demand charter opertation, can he legally make these flights
NO
name an instrument in an aircraft that uses gyroscopes
describe a stratus cloud
a flat cloud layer, forms in a stable atmosphere
what is adverse yaw
when in a turn the outside wing needs to move faster than the inside wing causing it to have more drag on the outside wing causing the aircraft to yaw in the opposite direction of turns
what is the squak code for radio failure (4 digit code)
7600
what are the 3 definition of night
sunset, civil twilight, 1 hour after sunset
what need to be in sight for a plane to descend below its minimum descent altitude on an approach
the runway environment
what causes icing on planes
super cooled water dropplets
what is one of the types of drag a plane experences during flight
induced, skin friction, form, interference
what is ground effect
when an aircraft is near the ground it incounters a large reduction in induced drag