What is my airplane telling me?

Question 1

Airspeed Indicator

Answer 1

Color coded marking for the pilot that reference different speed ranges regardless of the airplane. The reference are white, green, yellow, and red.

Question 2

VFE

Answer 2

Maximum Flap Extension Speed

Question 3

VSO

Answer 3

Stall Speed in the landing configuration

Question 4

What does the green arc represent?

Answer 4

Normal operating range, do not exceed this range unless you are in smooth air.

Question 5

Yellow

Answer 5

Only with smooth air.

Question 6

V(SO)

Answer 6

Stuff Out

Question 7

V(SI)

Answer 7

Stuff In

Question 8

Yellow and Red (Or Just the Red Line)

Answer 8

Never Exceed Speed

Question 9

V(NE)

Answer 9

Never Exceed

Question 10

Which V Speed is not shown on the airspeed indicator?

Answer 10

Maneuvering Speed is not shown on the indicator.

Question 11

Is the Airspeed Indicator part of the PITOT static system?

Answer 11

YES

Question 12

Is the Airspeed Indicator part of the vacuum system?

Answer 12

NO

Question 13

Is the Attitude Indicator part of the PITOT static system?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

Is the Attitude Indicator part of the the vacuum system?

Answer 14

YES

Question 15

Is the Altimeter part of the vacuum system?

Answer 15

NO

Question 16

Is the Altimeter part of the PITOT static system?

Answer 16

YES

Question 17

MSL

Answer 17

Mean sea level

Question 18

AGL

Answer 18

Above ground level

Question 19

Is the Turn Coordinator / Ball part of the PITOT static system?

Answer 19

NO

Question 20

Is the Turn Coordinator / Ball part of the vacuum system?

Answer 20

NO

Question 21

Is the Turn Coordinator a electric instrument?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Is the Heading Indicator & Magnetic Compass part of the PITOT static system?

Answer 22

NO

Question 23

Is the Heading Indicator & Magnetic Compass part of the vacuum system?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

What two instruments are part of the vacuum system?

Answer 24

The attitude indicator & the heading indicator.

Question 25

Does the vertical speed indicator work off the PITOT static system?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

Does the vertical speed indicator work off the vacuum system?

Answer 26

NO

Question 27

What instruments operate on the PITOT static system?

Answer 27

The altimeter, Air Speed Indicator, and the Vertical Speed Indicator

Question 28

What instrument is electric?

Answer 28

The "turn Indicator / Ball"

Question 29

With flaps down this is the slowest I can go according to my airspeed indicator before the aircraft will stall.

Answer 29

VSO

Question 30

Maximum Flap Extension Speed. It is shown at the higher limit or the end of the white mark.

Answer 30

VFE

Question 31

What airspeed indicator color range is for flaps?

Answer 31

White

Question 32

What airspeed indicator color range is for normal operating range?

Answer 32

Green

Question 33

What airspeed indicator color range is for smooth air only?

Answer 33

Yellow

Question 34

What airspeed indicator color is for Never Exceed Speed

Answer 34

Red

Question 35

The pitot system provides impact pressure for which instrument? A. Altimeter. B. Vertical-speed indicator. C. Airspeed indicator.

Answer 35

C. Airspeed indicator.

Question 36

Which instrument will become inoperative if the pitot tube becomes clogged? A. Altimeter. B. Vertical speed. C. Airspeed.

Answer 36

C. Airspeed.

Question 37

If the pitot tube and outside static vents become clogged, which instruments would be affected? A. The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and turn-and-slip indicator. B. The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator. C. The altimeter, attitude indicator, and turn-and-slip indicator.

Answer 37

B. The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator.

Question 38

Which instrument(s) will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged? A. Airspeed only. B. Altimeter only. C. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed.

Answer 38

C. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed.

Question 39

What does the red line on an airspeed indicator represent? A. Maneuvering speed. B. Turbulent or rough-air speed. C. Never-exceed speed.

Answer 39

C. Never-exceed speed.

Question 40

Which color identifies the power-off stalling speed with wing flaps and landing gear in the landing configuration? A. Upper limit of the green arc. B. Upper limit of the white arc. C. Lower limit of the white arc.

Answer 40

C. Lower limit of the white arc.

Question 41

The heading indicator operates off of A. DC voltage. B. AC voltage. C. vacuum.

Answer 41

C. vacuum.

Question 42

The proper adjustment to make on the attitude indicator during level flight is to align the A. horizon bar to the level-flight indication. B. horizon bar to the miniature airplane. C. miniature airplane to the horizon bar.

Answer 42

C. miniature airplane to the horizon bar.