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Movement about the l8ngitudinal axis of the aircraft is termed |
Bank |
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Which of the following does NOT affect density altitude? Altitude Atmospheric pressure Moisture content of the air Temperature Wind velocity |
Wind velocity Four factors that affect density altitude Altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature, moisture content of the air |
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The lifting power for dirigibles is |
Helium |
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The name Igor Sikorsky is generally associated with the development of |
Rotary wing aircraft |
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Most airplanes are designed so that the outer tops of the wing are higher than the wing roots attached to the fuselage in order to |
Provide lateral stability |
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If an airfoil moves forward and upward the relative wind moves |
Backward and downward |
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Tetraethyl lead TEL is use principally as an additive that |
Increases gasoline antiknock quality |
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Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and balance computations. What are the standard weights for gasoline Oil Water |
Gasoline - 6 lbs./U.S. gal Oil- 7.5 lbs. /U.S. gal Water- 8.35 lbs./U.S. gal |
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The primary use of the ailerons is to |
Bank the airplane |
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The pilot is an important component in measuring |
Airspeed ascertain the impact pressure of the air as the plane moves forward |
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Runways are assigned numbers that are determined by the magnetic direction of the runway. The runways magnetic direction is rounded off to the closest 10 degrees and the last 0 is omitted. If a runway is numbered 3 at one end of the runways strip, what would it be numbered at the other end |
21- magnetic directions are 180 degrees apart |
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At a controlled airport the light signal used by the tower to warm an aircraft in flight that the airport is unsafe and not to land is a |
Flashing red light |
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Airport runway lights used to illuminate the runway are |
White |
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What is used by the helicopter pilot to increase or decrease tail-rotor thrust as needed to counteract torque effect |
Foot pedals in the cockpit permit the helicopter to increase/decrease tail-rotor thrust as needed to neutralize torque effect |
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If engine failure is experienced while hovering below 10 feet, the pilot should cushion the landing by applying the |
Collective pitch as necessary to cushion the landing |
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Weight and balance limitations must be met before takeoff. Which of the following is NOT part of the useful load(payload) |
Oil- useful payload is the weight of the pilot, passengers, baggage, removable ballast and usable fuel |
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Primary use of the ailerons is to |
Bank the airplane |
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The pilot is the most important component in measuring |
Airspeed |
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If a runway is numbered 3 at one end of the runway strip, what would it be numbered at the other end? |
21 |
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A basic principle of helicopter performance states that for any given gross weight |
The higher the density altitude the less the rate of climb for any helicopter |
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To go in the ships now is to go |
Forward |
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The ratio of international nautical miles to the statute mile is most nearly |
8/7 |
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On a compass which is to determine East |
90 degrees, West 270 degrees South 180. NORTH 360 OR 0 |
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Delicate feather like white clouds occurring at very high altitude are termed |
Cirrus clouds |
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The formation of fog may be predicted by determining the |
Differences between the wet and dry bulb temperatures |
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Which of the following is a common type 9f visual communication used shipboard |
Semiphore |
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An unlighted buoy used to mark the left side of a channel when |
Can buoy |
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If the clock shows the time to be 1400 aboard a ship sailing in time zone +3 What would the time be in the Greenwich Zone |
1100 |
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The navigation light associated with port is |
Red. Starboard is green White informs an observer Yellow is for special circumstances |
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To go in the direction of the ships stern is to go |
Aft |
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The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest part of the ships bottom is |
Draft |
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The forward part of the main deck 8s generally called the |
Forecastle, the after part is called the fantail |
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The forward part of the main deck 8s generally called the |
Forecastle, the after part is called the fantail |
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The international date line is located at |
180th meridian |
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Compass error in a magnetic compass caused by change in the magnetic field of the earth |
Variation |
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The lubbers line used in ascertaining the ships heading indicates |
The direction of the ships bow |
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A tide falling after high tide is |
Ebbing |
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Low even clouds that form just above the earth and give the sky a hazy appearance |
Straus clouds |
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The Beaufort scale is generally used at sea in estimating |
Wind speed |
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The instrument used in celestial navigation to measure angles in degrees, minutes and seconds is called |
A sextant |
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A fathmeter is what |
A electronic device that is used to make deep sea soundings |
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Dachshund is to dog as: Lion is to pride Bengal is to cat Animal is to zoo Bengal is to tiger Tiger is to jungle |
Bengal is to tiger |
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Vector is to velocity as: Course is to sailing Compassion is to direction Decibel is to sound Navigation is to plotting Casting is to manufacturing |
Decibel is to sound |
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Adamant |
Inflexible |
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Assent |
Consent |
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Attrition |
Surrendering |
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Conducive |
Helpful |
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Fortnight |
Two weeks |
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Impartial |
Fair |
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Incidental |
Minor |
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Indolent |
Lazy |
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Rebuff |
Snub |
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Spurious |
False |
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Concise |
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Dull |
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Terse |
Pointed |
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What is the primary cause of earths magnetic field |
Convection and coriolis force of the earth liquid iron core |
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A statistical significance is used to |
Identify the probability of a result occurring randomly |
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The layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface of the earth is |
Troposphere |
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In a system with no external forces present, every force has an equal and opposite reactive force |
Newton's third law 1st Law - a body at rest stays at rest and a body in motion stays in motion |
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What is not considered a greenhouse gas: Water vapor Carbon dioxide Methane Carbon monoxide Chlorofluorocarbons |
Carbon monoxide |
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Which planet in the solar system has one or more moons that may support life due to the presence of ice |
Jupiter |
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Which of the following cannot be determined from a histogram: Response counts Distribution of the data Mode Median Percentiles |
Percentiles |
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A material that is made out of two or more physically and chemically different materials is best described as a: Alloy Composite Homogeneous mixture Heterogeneous mixture Substance |
Composite |
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A lunar eclipse is when |
The earth's shadow blocks the sun |
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Identify the primary component used to move an aircraft about the vertical axis 8 7 2 9 1 |
9 |
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What relationship among aerodynamic forces best desribes a climb |
Thrust is equal to drag and lift exceeds weight |
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What describes ground effect |
Ground disruption of airfoil upwash, downwash, and wingtip vortices decreases drag and increases |
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How does an aircraft make a level (constant altitude) turn in terms of aerodynamic forces |
The horizontal component of lift equals weight and the vertical component is greater than weight |
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Which of the following best described aircraft lift? |
The laminar flow of air molecules generating lower air pressure above the airfoil relative to under it |
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What airframe nickname is primarily associated with electronic warfare operations? |
Growler |
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A right roll using differential ailerons requires what change? |
The left aileron moves down to increase that wings pressure differential, and the right aileron moves up to increase the wings drag |
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Using manual elevator trim tabs to reduce backward stick pressure what must happen? |
Nose-down trim is accomplished with elevator trim tab moving up |
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The angle formed by a wing cord line and relative wind can best be described as |
Moving the center of pressure (CP) forward with an increase in the angle of attack (AOA) |
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Aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft during a level bank turn |
Vertical lift component horizontal lift component, weight, thrust, and drag |
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Climbing 10,000 feet, you set your altimeter to 29.92. At indicated level flight, true altitude changes will |
Decrease with decreased pressure |
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Changing the altimeter to 30.05 from 29.90 is what apparent change in elevation or altitude |
Decrease of 150 feet |
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Minimum steady flight speed, and stalling speed at the bottom of the green band |
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What is the |
61 nautical miles (nm) and 666 feet |
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What are the parameters for class D airspace |
Surface to 2500 feet above the airport and has an operational control tower |
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What is the maximum indicated airspeed (IAS) below 10,000 feet MSL within Class B airspace |
250 knots |
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While taxing you see a flashing white light from the control tower. What does it mean? |
Return to the startinf point |
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What is the scale of VFR sectional charts |
1:500, 000 |
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The outer walls of a ship are called the |
Hull |
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A ships windlass is designed primarily for |
Handling anchor chain |
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A nautical mile is approximately |
6,076 |
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A yellow jersey and a yellow helmet means what on a flight deck |
Plane directors or aircraft handling officers |
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Using the 24-hour basis in navigation 9:05 pm would be written as |
2105 |
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At sea the time zones are generally bands of longitude |
15 ° in width |
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A ship is at a latitude of 25°N and a long tide of 90°W. It is sailing in the |
Gulf of Mexico |
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A line drawn from a fix in the direction in which a ship is moving is called a |
A course |
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In marine navigation, soundings are used to measure. |
Depth of water |
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As the weight of the load carried by a ship increases |
Freeboard decreases and draft increases |
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Which of the following is NOT considered to be an "aid to navigation" |
Mountain peaks |
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Fog is generally formed when |
WARMER air moves over colder air |
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Navigation light associated with starboard is |
Green |
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Waver |
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Stealthy |
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