Turning

Question 1

What bank angle is a gentle level turn?

Answer 1

0 to 15 degrees

Question 2

What bank angle is a medium level turn?

Answer 2

15 to 45 degrees

Question 3

What bank angle is a steep level turn?

Answer 3

45 to 60 degrees

Question 4

What is a rate 1 turn?

Answer 4

Takes 2 mins to turn a full 360 degrees

Question 5

What is the approximation of the rate 1 turn bank angle?

Answer 5

IAS/10 + 7

Question 6

What are the forces in a level turn?

Answer 6

Lift splits into a vertical and horizontal component

L

Question 7

What is load factor?

Answer 7

Effectively “g” force

Question 8

How to calculate load factor?

Answer 8

Wing Loading in manoeuvre/Wing Loading in S&L

Question 9

How do you calculate the new stall speed?

Answer 9

New Vs = Old Vs x sqrt (new load factor)

Question 10

What is good turn performance?

Answer 10

Minimum radius of turn and maximum rate of turn

Question 11

What is force pulls the aircraft into a turn?

Answer 11

Centripetal

Question 12

What impact does weight have on turn performance?

Answer 12

No impact

Question 13

What impact does flying at a lower TAS have on turn performance?

Answer 13

Radius will be smaller and rate of turn will be greater

Question 14

What impact does AoB have on turn performance?

Answer 14

At constant TAS, increasing AoB will reduce the radius and rate of turn will be greater

Question 15

What impact does altitude have on turn performance?

Answer 15

Increased alt = increased TAS

So radius will be greater and rate of turn will be reduced

Question 16

What impact does power have on turn performance?

Answer 16

Addition of power causes higher airspeed, so radius will increase turn radius and decrease the rate of turn

Question 17

What is the impact of doubling the speed on turn radius?

Answer 17

4x turn radius

Question 18

What is the over banking tendency on climb caused by?

Answer 18

Higher speed and AoA on the outer wing creates more lift than the inner

Question 19

What is the over banking tendency?

Answer 19

In any turn one wing must travel further and faster, which generates more lift, banking the aircraft into the turn

Question 20

What is the under banking tendency in a decent?

Answer 20

The outer wing travels further at a lower AoA, with the inner wing at a higher AoA countering the over-banking and potentially leading to under banking

Question 21

When is slipping experienced in a turn?

Answer 21

Turning from upwind to downwind

Question 22

What does slipping in a turn mean?

Answer 22

Aircraft is pushed into the turn due to wind

Question 23

When is skidding experience in a turn?

Answer 23

Turning downwind to upwind

Question 24

What does skidding in a turn mean?

Answer 24

Aircraft is pushed out of the turn due to wind

Question 25

When ground speed is highest?

Answer 25

Bank angle must be highest

Question 26

What is Vs?

Answer 26

Stalling speed

Question 27

What is Vs1?

Answer 27

Stalling speed clean

Question 28

What is Vs0?

Answer 28

Stalling speed with flaps and gear down

Question 29

How is Vs1 marked on the ASI?

Answer 29

Bottom of the green arc

Question 30

How is Vs0 marked on the ASI?

Answer 30

Bottom of the white arc

Question 31

What is Va?

Answer 31

Manoeuvring speed or max control deflection speed

Question 32

What is Vno?

Answer 32

Normal operating speed

Question 33

How is Vno marked on the ASI?

Answer 33

Top of the green arc

Question 34

What is Vne?

Answer 34

Never exceed speed

Question 35

How is Vne marked on the ASI?

Answer 35

Red line

Question 36

What is Vb?

Answer 36

Turbulence penetration speed

Question 37

What is Vle?

Answer 37

Max landing gear extended speed

Question 38

What is Vfe?

Answer 38

Max flap extended speed

Question 39

How is Vfe marked on the ASI?

Answer 39

Top of the white arc

Question 40

How does Va change with a decrease in weight?

Answer 40

Decreases