SHOT BY THE FAA (FARs)
According to 14 CFR 91.17, a pilot may not fly an aircraft with a BAC above this value.
What is 0.04?
The standard atmosphere at sea level is defined by a barometric pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury and this specific temperature.
What is 15C/59F?
This popular four seat GA aircraft, known as the "Skylane", is one of the most popular ever produced - with over 20,000 manufactured.
What is the Cessna 182?
This metric, when exceeded, leads to a stall.
What is critical angle of attack?
This three-letter acronym refers to an airspace restriction that temporarily prevents general aviation from flying over hazards, space launches, or major sporting events like the Super Bowl.
What is a TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction)
This regulation number's content is affectionately remembered with the acronyms "ATOMATOFLAMES FLAPS GRABCARD."
What is 14 CFR 91.205?
This lengthy, non-frontal band of thunderstorms creates some of the most hazardous conditions an aircraft can face.
What is a squall line?
First produced in 1947, this commonly V-tailed aircraft was historically dubbed the "doctor-killer."
What is the Beechcraft Bonanza?
This imaginary straight line connects the leading edge of an airfoil to its trailing edge.
What is the chord line?
Often identified at night by a rotating beacon featuring two quick white flashes followed by a single green flash, this lighting pattern indicates you are approaching this type of facility.
What is a military airfield
Laid out in 14 CFR 91.151, this amount is the minimum night VFR fuel requirement.
What is fuel to fly to the destination plus 45 minutes?
During heavy obscuration associated with ground phenomena, METAR readings will often feature ceilings denoted by this attribute.
What is vertical visibility (VV)?
This airliner features an iconic elevated cockpit and "hump".
What is the Boeing 747?
After getting shanked by your passenger and hemorrhaging blood, you unfortunately experience this form of hypoxia.
What is hypemic hypoxia?
This major American public figure's crash due to spatial disorientation helped to underscore the dangers of night flying, and the importance of the Instrument Rating.
Who is John F Kennedy Jr.?
According to 91.207(f)(10)(ii), an aircraft with a properly removed and placarded ELT can continue operating for this long.
What is 90 days?
A standard Terminal Aerodrome Forecast is valid for this distance from its issuing airport runway complex center.
What is 5 statute miles?
Many Piper Warrior IIs often acquire an STC which raises the MTOW to 2,440lbs. For the unfortunate aircraft without this STC, their MTOW remains at this weight.
What is 2,325lbs?
You have lost comms and are coming in for a landing. You observe a solid red light gun signal, which has this meaning.
What is "give way and continue circling?"
This transponder code is used by military aircraft conducting interception operations.
What is 7777?
According to 14 CFR 91.225, aircraft above 3,000MSL and within this distance from the coast over the Gulf of Mexico are required to use ADS-B Out equipment.
What is 12 NM?
According to the AIM, icing is classified as severe when it reaches this rate of accumulation.
What is any rate such that de-icing and anti-icing equipment is no longer effective?
Sporting six engines, this massive Soviet-era aircraft was the heaviest airplane ever built before its destruction in 2022.
What is the Antonov An-225 Mriya?
The top geniuses at the FBO, Ethan and Iniyan, have accidentally topped off Jet A into your Cessna 152 instead of 100LL. Your engine will now experience this form of extreme violence.
What is detonation?
In a historic cold-war era aviation split, Eastern Bloc countries used this altimeter pressure setting, which lasted as the standard in the Russian Federation until December 3, 2020.
What is QFE?