Which V-speed represents maneuvering speed?
V(A)
Which V-speed represents maximum flap extended speed?
V(FE)
Which V-speed represents maximum landing gear extended speed?
V(LE)
V(NO) is defined as the
maximum structural cruising speed
V(SO) is defined as the
stalling speed or minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration
Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during climb after takeoff?
V(X)
After takeoff, which airspeed would the pilot use to gain the most altitude in a given period of time?
V(Y)
If an altimeter setting is not available before flight, to which altitude should the pilot adjust the altimeter?
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 shall the altimeter be set to 29.92, when climbing to cruising flight level?
18,000 feet MSL
If the pitot tube and outside static vents become clogged, which instruments would be affected?
The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator
Which instrument will become inoperative if the pitot tube becomes clogged?
Airspeed
Which instrument(s) will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged?
Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed
Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set 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 altitude is lower than true altitude
What is true altitude?
The vertical distance of the aircraft above sea level
What is absolute altitude?
The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface
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
The pitot system provides impact pressure for which instrument?
Airspeed indicator
What does the red line on an airspeed indicator represent?
Never-exceed speed
What is an important airspeed limitation that is not color coded on airspeed indicators?
Maneuvering speed
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
In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the west if
a right turn is entered from a north heading
In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the east if
a left turn is entered from a north heading
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 occurring
In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate
correctly when on a north or south heading
During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate?
Only in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight
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
Under which 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 from an area of low pressure into an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate
lower than the actual altitude above sea level
If a flight is made from an area of high pressure into an area of lower pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate
higher than the actual altitude above sea level
Under what condition will true altitude be lower than indicated altitude?
In colder than standard air temperature
Which condition would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than true altitude?
Air temperature warmer than standard
Deviation error of the magnetic compass is caused by
certain metals and electrical systems within the aircraft