CPL Acft Tech - Gyroscopic instruments

Select the two qualities of a spinning gyroscope

• Precession

• Rigidity

• Suction

• Transference

• Resultant

Select all types of systems which can be used to spin a gyroscopic rotor

• Venturi

• Vacuum

• Positive pressure

• Magnetic flux

One of the qualities of a spinning gyroscope is that a force applied at one point is...

• felt 90 degrees further on in the plane of rotation

• felt 90 degrees prior in the plane of rotation

• unable to move the gyroscope except in the plane of rotation

• unable to move the gyroscope except in the opposite direction of the plane of rotation

Select all of the different types of gyroscope

• Space

• Earth

• Tied

• Rate

• Free

Which instrument is shown in the picture?

• Turn coordinator

• Turn indicator

• Turn display

• Turn and slip

If an aircraft pulls out of a dive and is not in balanced flight, what can the turn indicator or coordinator be expected to do?

• The gyro will topple

• It will under read

• It will over read

• It will stick in the same position until negative g is applied

It is possible for the cockpit instruments to indicate that the wings are level but the aircraft is turning....

• Yes

• No

• Only if not fitted with a Turn Coordinator

• Only if not fitted with a Turn Indicator

The balance ball...

• is driven a rate gyroscope

• has no power source

• is driven by an earth gyroscope

• is connected to the turn indicator or turn coordinator

According to the picture, the aircraft is...

• in a turn to the right and is skidding

• in a turn to the right and is slipping

• has its right wing down and the aircraft is yawing

• yawing and the left wing is down

Apparent drift is an error that applies to the _______________ and is caused by ____________ .

• direction indicator , rotation of the earth

• direction indicator , friction forces

• artificial horizon , friction forces

• artificial horizon , rotation of the earth

• turn coordinator , friction forces