Aviation Basics
This part of the airplane houses the pilot, passengers, and cargo.
What is the fuselage?
Clouds commonly associated with thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
GPS stands for this.
What is Global Positioning System?
A ticket that allows travel to a destination and back is called this.
What is a round-trip ticket?
The aviation alphabet word for the letter "G.”
What is Golf?
The four forces of flight include lift, weight, thrust, and this.
What is drag?
This type of icing forms from small supercooled droplets and creates a rough, milky surface.
What is rime ice?
The three letters “VOR” stand for this navigation aid.
What is Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range?
The person who directs aircraft on the ground using illuminated wands or hand signals.
What is a marshaller?
The document that proves an aircraft is safe to fly and must be displayed in the cockpit.
What is an airworthiness certificate?
The imaginary line from the nose to tail that an aircraft rotates around for roll.
What is the longitudinal axis?
This hazardous weather phenomenon is caused by strong downdrafts spreading out when hitting the ground.
What is a microburst?
This navigation method uses two VOR radials to pinpoint an aircraft’s exact position.
What is triangulation (or cross-bearing fix)?
This term describes the time it takes an aircraft to arrive, unload, reload, and depart again.
What is turnaround time?
The minimum fuel reserve for day VFR flight in airplanes is this many minutes beyond the destination.
What is 30 minutes?
This aerodynamic principle states that faster-moving air creates lower pressure.
What is Bernoulli’s principle?
This type of fog forms when warm, moist air moves over a colder surface.
What is advection fog?
This instrument displays course deviation and is commonly paired with VOR or ILS navigation.
What is a CDI (Course Deviation Indicator)?
This international organization sets worldwide standards and recommended practices for civil aviation.
What is ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)?
This regulation requires pilots to become familiar with weather, fuel requirements, alternatives, and delays before every flight.
What is FAR 91.103 (preflight action)?
This speed, marked by a yellow arc on the airspeed indicator, represents the maximum structural cruising speed.
What is VNO?
Clear air turbulence is most commonly found near these high-altitude wind systems.
What are jet streams?
This GPS integrity monitoring system alerts pilots if satellite signals are unreliable.
What is RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring)?
This term describes flying more miles or segments within an airline alliance to earn benefits.
What is frequent flyer (or loyalty program status)?
After an aircraft’s ELT is activated for more than one cumulative hour, the battery must be replaced or recharged after this percentage of useful life.
What is 50%?