26. Pre-Solo Maneuvers

Question 1

Turns around a point are practiced:

Answer 1

To maintain a prescribed ground track in turning flight.

Question 2

An airplane practicing turns around a point with a direct tailwind will:

Answer 2

Be at its slowest speed when it is heading directly into the wind.

Question 3

An airplane practicing turns around a point with a direct tailwind reaches its greatest bank:

Answer 3

When the airplane is heading directly downwind.

Question 4

When deciding on a ground reference to practice S-Turns:

Answer 4

Find a straight line on the ground, like a road, perpendicular to the wind.

Question 5

S-Turns are flown at an altitude:

Answer 5

Approximately 600 to 1,000 feet AGL.

Question 6

In flying an S-Turn, the greatest amount of crab occurs:

Answer 6

At the point where the airplane is directly crosswind.

Question 7

The main objective for practicing turns around a point is to:

Answer 7

Maintain a constant altitude and distance from the center point.

Question 8

In flying a turn around a point, you may not exceed:

Answer 8

45 degrees of bank.