Unit 9 Section 1 Review

The speed at which an aircraft gains the greatest amount of altitude over a given distance is called __________.

• V_LE; landing gear extended speed

• V_LO; landing gear operating speed

• V_y; best rate of climb

True or false, an altimeter reads density altitude.

• True

• False

The altimeter must be set prior to takeoff using a knob next to the instrument. If no setting is available, the pilot should set the altimeter to __________.

• airport elevation

• sea level

• 5,000 feet

• cruising altitude

True or false, using pitch and power settings can help a pilot fly the aircraft in the case of a pitot-static malfunction

• True

• False

When looking at an airspeed indicator, where would you find the maximum speed the aircraft should be operated?

• Bottom of green arc

• Top of green arc

• Bottom of yellow arc

• Top of yellow arc

An airspeed indicator is a scale that shows the difference between static pressure and __________.

• density pressure

• dynamic pressure

• total pressure

• pressure altitude

To calculate groundspeed (GS), you take the true airspeed (TAS) and ____________ tailwinds and ______________ headwinds.

• add; subtract

• subtract; add

• multiply; divide

• divide; multiply

Ram (total) pressure is calculated by:

• subtracting the static pressure from the dynamic pressure.

• subtracting the dynamic pressure from the static pressure

• getting the sum of the static and dynamic pressure

• dividing the dynamic pressure by the static pressure

Which of the following are components of the pitot-static system? Select all that apply.

• Static port

• Water tube

• Pitot tube

• Fan

Which of the following can cause a pitot-static malfunction? Select all that apply.

• Ice accumulation on the pitot tube

• Ice accumulation on the static port

• Insects nesting in the pitot tube

• High tailwind or headwind