ASA Chapter 1 ppl

While practicing S-turns, a consistently smaller half-circle is made on one side of the road than on the other, and this turn is not completed before crossing the road or reference line. This would most likely occur in turn

4-5-6 because the bank is increased too rapidly during the early part of the turn

When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft

Above and upwind the heavy aircraft.

When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by staying

Above the large aircraft's final path and landing beyond the large aircrafts touchdown point.

Which of the following statements relates to Bernoulli's principle

Air traveling faster over a curved upper surface of an airfoil causes lower pressure on the top of the surface

Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem?

Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed.

during a spin to the left, which wings are stalled

Both wings are stalled

When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?

During unaccelerated flight

What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane?

Location of CG with respect to the center of lift

When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to

Sink in the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence

When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be followed for vortex avoidance?

Stay above it's final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown

The four flight fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft

Straight and level flight, turns, climbs, and descents

The term angle of attack is defined as

The angle between the wing chord line and the relative wind.

What causes an airplane to pitch nose down when power is reduced and controls are not adjusted?

The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced

What is ground effect?

The result of the interference of the surface of the Earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane.

What is the purpose of a rudder on an airplane ?

To control yaw.

What is the purpose of wing flaps?

To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed.

Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's

aerodynamic balance and controllability

In flying the rectangular course, when would the aircraft be turned less than 90 degrees?

corners 1 and 4

Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is

developing lift

An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be

difficulty recovering from a stalled condition

If an emergency situation requires a downwind landing, pilots should expect a faster

ground speed at touchdown, a longer ground roll, and a likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point

The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is

heavy, clean, and slow

What force makes an airplane turn?

horizontal lift component

One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to

increase angle of descent without increasing airspeed

What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect?

induced drag decreases; therefore, any excess speed at the point of flare may cause considerable floating

Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be

less stable at all speeds

Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at

less than the length of the wingspan above the surface

What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is in straight and level flight?

lift equals weight and thrust equals drag

The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are

lift, weight, thrust, and drag

The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a

light quartering tailwind

When executing an emergency approach to land in a single engine airplane, it is important to maintain a constant glide speed because variations in glide speed...

nullify all attempts at accuracy in judgement of gliding distance and landing spot.

How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wing tip

outward, upward and around each tip

As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration will

remain the same regardless of altitude

The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will

remain the same regardless of gross weight

An airplane said to be inherently stable will

require less effort to control

Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to

sink below the aircraft generating turbulence

The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the

speed of an airplane

in what flight condition must and aircraft be placed in order to spin?

stalled

During an approach to a stall and increased load factor will cause the airplane to

to stall at a higher airspeed

Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight-and-level flight?

turns