Air Traffic Basics Lp17

Front 1

Three components of the Pitot static system

Back 1

Altimeter, VSI, Airspeed indicator

Front 2

Two major parts of the pitot static system

Back 2

pitot tube with impact pressure chamber and lines & the static air cents with static pressure chambers

Front 3

What is connected to the pitot tube directly

Back 3

airspeed indicator

Front 4

_______ are the source of external atmospheric pressure.

Back 4

static air vents

Front 5

_____ are mounted flush on the side of the fuselage, or behind pitot tube

Back 5

static air vents

Front 6

_______ displays height above a given level

Back 6

altimeter

Front 7

The Altimeter indicates _________ when set to the local altimeter setting.

Back 7

Height above sea level

Front 8

What is the altimeter set to at FL180

Back 8

29.92

Front 9

True or false.
When flying from higher pressure to lower pressure, the altimeter reads a higher altitude

Back 9

True. High to Low look out below.

Front 10

_____Measures the rate of climb or descent in hundreds of feet per minute.

Back 10

VSI Vertical speed indicator

Front 11

_____ Measures indicated airspeed.

Back 11

Airspeed indicator

Front 12

_____ is read directly from the airspeed indicator

Back 12

IAS Indicated airspeed

Front 13

_____Is indicated airspeed corrected for temp and pressure

Back 13

TAS True airspeed

Front 14

_______ is used to tell the pilot the aircrafts heading in relation to magnetic north (the only self-contained direction seeking instrument)

Back 14

Magnetic compass

Front 15

__is the angular difference between true north and the direction indicated by magnetic compass

Back 15

Variation

Front 16

______ is a magnetic compass error caused by electromagnetic interference

Back 16

Deviation

Front 17

List 3 instruments that use the properties of a gyroscope

Back 17

Turn coordinator, Heading indicator, Attitude indicator

Front 18

Two fundamental properties of gyroscopic action are..

Back 18

Rigidity in space and precession

Front 19

_______ shows the yaw and roll of the aircraft around the vertical and longitudinal axes

Back 19

Turn Coordinator

Front 20

The turn coordinator is two instruments combined. They are?

Back 20

Rate of turn indicator and inclinometer

Front 21

_______indicates the coordination of aileron and rudder

Back 21

inclinometer (part of the turn coordinator

Front 22

When the ball is centered, the miniature aircraft represents a standard rate turn of _____ degrees per second

Back 22

3 !

Front 23

______ Is a mechanical instrument designed to facilitate the use of the magnetic compass

Back 23

Heading Indicator

Front 24

________ displays a picture of the pitch and bank attitudes of the airplane

Back 24

Attitude indicator

Front 25

_______ is used to navigate using Nondirectional radio Beacons (NDBs)

Back 25

ADF Automatic Direction Finder

Front 26

______ receiver presents info to indicate bearing TO and FROM the station

Back 26

VOR

Front 27

________ receiving equipment is used to make an ILS approach.

Back 27

ILS Instrument Landing System

Front 28

_______ needle indicates, by deflection, whether the aircraft is right or left of the localizer centerline

Back 28

Localizer needle

Front 29

________ is designed to receive both VOR and NDB signals

Back 29

RMI Radio Magnetic Indicator

Front 30

RMI consists of 3 things:

Back 30

Rotating compass card, Double-barrded bearing indicator, Single-barred bearing indicator

Front 31

______ is a combination of three instruments: Heading indicator, VOR/LOC indicator, Glide slope indicator

Back 31

HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator

Front 32

______ is used in conjuction with the VOR system to show the pilot the exact 'distance' from the VOR

Back 32

DME Distance Measuring Equipment

Front 33

_______ Provides accurate position, speed, and precise trim information on a continuous global basis, reported in lat and long

Back 33

GPS global positioning system

Front 34

_______ is the airborne portion of the secondary radar system. Used to set beacon codes assigned by ATC

Back 34

Transponder

Front 35

True or False
Non-discrete codes end in two 00

Back 35

True

Front 36

_______ Is a computer system that uses a large database to allow routes to be preprogrammed and fed into the system by means of data loader

Back 36

FMS Flight Management system.

Front 37

_______ replaces the attitude indicator,altimiter, radar altimeter, airspeed indicator, and glidesleep indicator

Back 37

PFD primary flight display

Front 38

__________ is the full compass configuration that displays the digital course and ground speed readouts.

Back 38

ND Navigation Display

Front 39

_____________ is the self contained, airborne collision avoidance system

Back 39

TCAS Traffic Collision avoidance system

Front 40

Is ATC responsible for providing standard separation between an aircraft responding to an RA?

Back 40

NOPE

Front 41

What is a condition when there is a lack of oxygen in the blood?

Back 41

Hypoxia