Chapter 3 Flight Instruments

What instrument will become inoperative if the pilot tube becomes clogged?

Airspeed

Which instruments will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged?

Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed

If the pitot tube and outside static vents become clogged, which instruments would be affected?

The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator

The pitot static system provides impact pressure for which instrument?

Airspeed indicator

Which V speed represents maneuvering speed?

Va

What does the red line on an airspeed indicator represent?

Never exceed speed

Which color identifies the never exceed speed?

The red radial line

Which color identifies the power off stalling speed in a specified configuration?

Lower limit of the green arc

Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during climb after takeoff?

Vx

After takeoff, which airspeed would the pilot use to gain the most altitude in a given period of time?

Vy

Which color identifies the normal flaps operating range?

The white arc

Which color identifies the power off stalling speed with wing flaps and landing gear in the landing configuration?

Lower limit of the white arc

What is an important airspeed limitation that is not color coded on airspeed indicators?

Maneuvering Speed

Which V speed represents maximum flap extended speed?

Vfe

Which V speed represents maximum landing gear extended speed?

Vle

Vno is defined as the

maximum structural cruising speed

Vso is defined as the

stalling speed or minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration

If an altimeter setting is not available before flight, to which altitude should the pilot adjust the altimeter?

To the elevation of the departure area

Prior to takeoff, the altimeter should be set to which altitude or altimeter setting?

The current local altimeter setting, if available, or the departure airport elevation

At what altitude should the altimeter be set to 29.92, when climbing to cruising flight level?

18,000 feet MSL

Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set to so the altimeter indicates

true altitude at field elevation

How do variations in temperature affect the altimeter?

Pressure levels are raised on warm days and the indicated pressure altitude is lower than true altitude

What is absolute altitude?

The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface

What is true altitude?

The vertical distance of the aircraft above sea level

Under what condition will true altitude be lower than indicated altitude?

In colder than standard air temperature

What is density altitude?

The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature

What is pressure altitude?

The altitude indicated when the barometric pressure scale is set to 29.92

Under what condition is indicated altitude the same as true altitude?

When at sea level under standard conditions

If it is necessary to set the altimeter from 29.15 to 29.85, what change occurs?

700 foot increase in indicated altitude

Under what condition will pressure altitude be equal to true altitude?

When standard atmospheric conditions exist

Under what condition is pressure altitude and density altitude the same value?

At standard temperature

If a flight is made in an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate

lower than actual altitude above sea level

If a flight is made from an area of high pressure into an area of low pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate

higher than the actual altitude above sea level

Which condition would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than true altitude?

Air temperature warmer than standard

(Refer to figure 3) Altimeter 1 indicates

10,500

(Refer to figure 3) Altimeter 2 indicates

14,500

(Refer to figure 3) Altimeter 3 indicates

9,500

(Refer to figure 3) Which altimeter indicates more than 10,000 feet?

1 and 2 only

(Refer to figure 82) Altimeter 3 is indicating a VFR cruising altitude for which direction?

080 magnetic

If a pilot changes the altimeter setting from 30.11 to 29.96, what is the approximate change in indication?

Altimeter will indicate 150 feet lower

(Refer to figure 7) How should a pilot determine the direction of bank from an attitude indicator such as the one illustrated?

By the relationship of the miniature airplane (C) to the deflected horizon bar (B)

(Refer to figure 5) A turn coordinator provides an indication of the

movement of the aircraft about the yaw and roll axis

(Refer to figure 7) The proper adjustment to make on the attitude indicator during level flight is to align the

miniature airplane to the horizon bar

(Refer to figure 6) To receive accurate indications during flight from a heading indicator, the instrument must be

periodically realigned with the magnetic compass as the gyro precesses

Deviation in a magnetic compass is caused by the

magnetic fields within the aircraft distorting the lines of magnetic force

The angular difference between true north and magnetic north is

magnetic variation

Deviation error of the magnetic compass is caused by

certain metals and electrical systems within the aircaft

In the northern hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the north if

an aircraft is accelerated while on an east or west heading

In the northern hemisphere, the magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the south when

the aircraft is decelerated while on a west heading

What should be the indication on the magnetic compass as you roll into a standard rate turn to the right from a south heading in the northern hemisphere?

The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occuring

In the northern hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate

correctly with on a north or south heading

In the northern hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the wet if

if a right turn is entered from a north heading

In the norther hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the east if

a left turn is entered from a north heading

During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate?

Only in straight and level unaccelerated flight