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Civil Aviation Recap

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  • What do the ailerons do?
    control the ROLL (spin)
  • What do we call this? (Hint: it's on the pedestal)
    throttle
  • What is the difference between a yoke and control stick?
    the location of the control; yokes use two hands...
  • What do the elevators do?
    control the PITCH (up-down motion)
  • What are the Basic Six?
    airspeed indicator; attitude indicator; altimeter; vertical speed indicator; turn coordinator; heading indicator
  • SUPER BONUS QUESTION: When you pitch down, what happens to your airspeed?
    Your airspeed increases
  • What is the FRONT of the plane called?
    nose
  • What is a way to power a plane engine?
    turbine engine or turboprop
  • What is "climb" and "dive?"
    how the planes moves up and down
  • What does the yoke do?
    steers the plane / controls the plane
  • What is a fuselage?
    The "body" of the plane.
  • What is the BACK of the plane called?
    tail
  • What do we call the glass in front of the plane?
    windshield
  • What flight instrument is this?
    airspeed indicator
  • What flight instrument is this?
    attitude indicator, shows movement of the plane
  • What do the flaps do?
    affect speed and lift
  • What is this plane?
    Diamond DA40-NG
  • What do spoilers and slats do?
    slow the speed of the plane
  • What is "climb" and "dive?
  • What do we call the radio that sends/transmits and receives them from the ATC?
    transreceiver
  • What is a flight deck?
    another word for cockpit
  • What does the ATC use to get information from your plane?
    transponder
  • What flight instrument is this?
    altimeter, shows how high the plane is
  • What do the pedals on a plane do?
    control the rudder
  • What is the Garmin G1000?
    a type of glass cockpit
  • What does the word "indicate" mean?
    show
  • What is NOT a fixed-wing aircraft?
    helicopter, glider, camera drone, etc...
  • What does the rudder do?
    controls the YAW (left-right motion)
  • What flight instrument is this?
    turn coordinator, it helps the pilot make turns