What is the role of Pilot Monitoring?
What is the role of Pilot Monitoring?
To monitor the flight management and aircraft control actions of the Pilot Flying and carry out support duties such as communications and check-list reading.
On A high wing anhedral airplane, like a BAE146, and a high wing straight winged aircraft like a Fokker 50, why they don’t have dihedral wings if it has so many advantages?
On A high wing anhedral airplane, like a BAE146, and a high wing straight winged aircraft like a Fokker 50, why they don’t have dihedral wings if it has so many advantages?
A high wing location like the BAE and the Fokker give a natural stable contribution.
This is because the Center of Gravity is underneath the wing, therefore when disturbed the C.G. provides a positive momentum opposite to the distortion.
Where does a swept wing stall first?
Where does a swept wing stall first?
At the tip
What is the typical range of an NDB?
What is the typical range of an NDB?
Average range over land 20 - 25 miles.
Range for an NDB can be calculated with:
2√power output in Watts = Range (Land) 3√ power output in Watts = Range (Water)
How would you load an aircraft for max range?
How would you load an aircraft for max range?
The position of the CG directly influences the fuel consumption of an aircraft. An aft position of the CG makes the aircraft less stable, requiring less lift to be generated in both the horizontal stabilizer and wings, reducing the overall drag of the aircraft, and increasing the max range.
You want to load the the aircraft so that the CG is at, or as close as possible, to the aft limit (Without exceeding it).
What will happen if the primer of your engine/fuel system kept operating?
What will happen if the primer of your engine/fuel system kept operating?
A variable pitch propeller provides an optimum angle of attack for the propeller blades for a longer range which reduces fuel usage, fixed pitch propellers only have a certain rpm.
What frequency range and band is an NDB in?
What frequency range and band is an NDB in?
Frequency range from 200-1750kHz, medium and low range frequency bands.
If you only have a compass, which is easier to navigate along: a line of longitude or a line of latitude?
If you only have a compass, which is easier to navigate along: a line of longitude or a line of latitude?
A line of latitude.
What is the effect of weight on rate of descent?
What is the effect of weight on rate of descent?
To be the most efficient, aircraft descend at Vmd. Vmd increases with Weight, and therefore the rate of descent increases as well with weight.
What is a VOR? What frequency range and band is it in?
What is a VOR? What frequency range and band is it in?
VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) is defined as VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range, an aircraft navigation system operating in the VHF band.
VOR's are assigned radio channels between 108.0 MHz and 117.95 MHz (with 50 kHz spacing); this is in the very high frequency (VHF) range.