WorksheetsAirport Traffic Pattern
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Standard traffic pattern turns are to the?
Right
Left
Pilot's choice
What is the VASI lighting system indicating on the picture above?
Too low
Too high
On glidepath
In order to properly enter an airport traffic pattern, a pilot must enter on the downwind at a?
60 degree angle
30 degree angle
45 degree angle
When a manned aircraft is entering the traffic pattern, the pilot must make sure that
his aircraft is descending as it enters the traffic pattern
his aircraft is ascending as it enters the traffic pattern
his aircraft is already at the altitude of the traffic pattern
his aircraft enters the traffic pattern from the left
Small hinged sections on the outboard portion of a wing that are used to generate rolling motion of a plane are called:
ailerons
rudders
flaps
elevators
The four aerodynamic forces that influence an aircraft in flight are:
lift, weight, drag, propulsion
lift, gravity, resistance, thrust
elevator, weight, drag, propulsion
lift, gravity, drag, thrust
The __________ can be raised or lowered to change the direction of the plane's nose (PITCH)
elevator
fin
fudder
The _______________ moves left and right to control the left or right movement of the plane
rudder
tail
fin
a stage of the flight immediately before the touchdown when the nose of the aircraft is raised into the landing attitude
rotation
flare
backtrack
roll-out
approach means
flying low over the airport
making something go to its full length
the descent of an aircraft towards the place where it intends to land
the pattern of take-off, climb-out, turn onto crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg and onto final approach for landing
