Flight Simulator Pre-Test

Todd Johnson

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  1. While airborne, the pedals control the
  2. Your answer:
    wheels.
    throttle.
    rudder.
    Nothing. They only work while on the ground.


  3. Turning the yoke left or right while the plane is in flight causes the plane to
  4. Your answer:
    roll.
    yaw.
    stall.
    pitch.


  5. Supersonic flight occurs when a plane exceeds
  6. Your answer:
    800 miles per hour (mph).
    1000 miles per hour (mph).
    441 miles per hour (mph).
    760 miles per hour (mph).


  7. Pulling back on the yoke to slow the plane down so it can settle onto the runway is called
  8. Your answer:
    flaring.
    coordination.
    alignment.
    rotation.


  9. The propeller and engine on the C182RG provide
  10. Your answer:
    thrust.
    drag.
    weight.
    lift.


  11. What gauge indicates how high a plane is?
  12. Your answer:
    Directional gyro
    Airspeed indicator
    Altimeter
    Throttle


  13. Which instrument is important to use when the horizon vanishes from sight?
  14. Your answer:
    Altimeter
    All of the above
    Directional gyro
    Attitude indicator


  15. If coordinated flight is observed in a left turn, the ball of the turn coordinator will be
  16. Your answer:
    left.
    center.
    right.
    up.


  17. The commercial aircraft built by the French and British governments and capable of supersonic flight is the
  18. Your answer:
    Concorde.
    Cessna 182RG.
    747.
    Cecord.


  19. A coordinated turn occurs when the plane turns and at the same time.
  20. Your answer:
    banks
    climbs
    stalls
    descends


  21. The actual speed registered on the altimeter is the
  22. Your answer:
    true airspeed.
    indicated airspeed.
    real airspeed.
    None of the above


  23. What is the term for a plane moving on the ground?
  24. Your answer:
    Revving
    Hangar rash
    Taxiing
    Crabbing


  25. The process of correcting a stall is called
  26. Your answer:
    uncoordinated turn.
    coordinated turn.
    recovery.
    descent.


  27. On final approach, you should use
  28. Your answer:
    large control movements.
    the brakes.
    a lot of power.
    small control and power movements.


  29. Pulling or pushing the yoke while the plane is in flight causes the plane to
  30. Your answer:
    pitch.
    stall.
    roll.
    yaw.


  31. The force that is influenced by gravity is called
  32. Your answer:
    weight.
    thrust.
    drag.
    rotation.


  33. The attitude indicator shows the nose up/down position from the horizon. This axis is called
  34. Your answer:
    roll.
    yaw.
    pitch.
    stall.


  35. You cause rotation by
  36. Your answer:
    pressing the left rudder pedals.
    pressing the right rudder pedals.
    pulling back on the yoke.
    pressing the toe brakes.


  37. The heading indicator has similar characteristics to the
  38. Your answer:
    compass.
    vertical speed indicator.
    artificial horizon.
    altimeter.


  39. The Wright Brothers first successful flight took place in
  40. Your answer:
    1903.
    1905.
    1920.
    1892.



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