when you should fly / airplane introduction

go no go

the decision if you should fly that day

what rules do you operate under

visual flight rules

what factors are considered when flying

weather, visibility, wind conditions, cloud cover

what is the minimum cloud coverage

1,000 feet

ceiling

lowest cloud layer that covers most of the sky

overcast ceiling

complete cloud coverage in the sky

broken ceiling

overcast with holes

the front of the airplane deals with the

thrust

the top of the airplane deals with the lift

the end of the airplane deals with the

drag

the bottom of the airplane deals with the

weight

Bernoulli’s Principle is

if the speed of gas increased there will be a decrease in pressure

what is Newton’s third law

action reaction

what axis goes through the length of the plane

longitudinal axis

what is the movement around the longitudinal axis

roll/bank, looks like the plane tilting not turning

what is lateral axis

the axis that goes through the wings of the plane

what is the movement around the lateral axis

pitch

explain pitching

the nose of the plane moving up and down

what is the vertical axis

a 90 degree line through the top of a plane

what is the movement around the vertical axis called

yaw

what does the yaw moving look like/ explain

an ice skater spinning around in the same spot, which direction you atre facing

what are ailerons and where are they

they are hinged panels that can be maneuvered and are situated near the wingtops on both of the aircrafts wings at the back end of the wings

what do ailerons control

whether the plane banks left of right

pulling the yolk towards you causes the planes nose

to move upward

pulling the yolk away from you causes the nose of the plane to

move downward

turning the steering wheel right causes the left aileron to move

up

trim tabs are used to

relieve pressure on the primary control surfaces

what do flaps do and where are theu

they increase tilt and drag, on inner section of wings