Reach for the Sky - Trivia Answers

Medical and Human Factors: What is the term given to the tendency of the human eye to focus at a point several feet away due to a lack of stimulation?

     Answer:  Empty-field myopia.

Theory of Flight: What type of stability does the tail plane provide?
     Answer:  Elevators provide longitudinal stability.

Air Law: What is the minimum flight visibility for VFR flight in a control area?
     Answer:  3 miles.

General Knowledge: What kind of illusion do you get when turning from downwind to upwind?
     Answer:  When turning from downwind to upwind you will get the illusion of the skid.

Reach for the Sky - Trivia

Medical and Human Factors:  What is the term given to the tendency of the human eye to focus at a point several feet away due to a lack of stimulation?

Theory of Flight:  What type of stability does the tail plane provide?

Air Law:  What is the minimum flight visibility for VFR flight in a control area?

General Knowledge:  What kind of illusion do you get when turning from downwind to upwind?

Answers to come tomorrow!

Reach for the Sky - Trivia Answers

Meteorology: In a weather report, what do the letters CS mean?

     Answer:  Cirrostratus

Metereology: In a weather report, what symbols will be used for altocumulus castellanus?
     Answer:  ACC

Navigation: What does the symbol L mean on a map?
     Answer:  L means that runway lighting is available.

Navigation: What is magnetic deviation?
     Answer:  This is a correction applied to a compass when the compass is swung.  It is often as a result of interference with components in the aircraft.

Reach for the Sky - Trivia!

Meteorology:  In a weather report, what do the letters CS mean?

Metereology:  In a weather report, what symbols will be used for altocumulus castellanus?

Navigation:  What does the symbol L mean on a map?

Navigation:  What is magnetic deviation?

Answers will be posted tomorrow!

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