Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday, November 19, 2011
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.
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.
Friday, November 18, 2011
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!
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!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
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.
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.
Friday, November 11, 2011
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!
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!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Owl on Final Approach
Just wait for the final flare: the "stall" on the leading edge of the wings is very graphic!!
Enjoy this one minute video of the majesty of flight.
The aeronautical engineers can't improve on this model......
Watch the wing feathers as he Flares to slow down..
You can see the airflow.
This is an awesome video.... Flight lessons from a real pro!
Best viewed full screen.....
http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/
Enjoy this one minute video of the majesty of flight.
The aeronautical engineers can't improve on this model......
Watch the wing feathers as he Flares to slow down..
You can see the airflow.
This is an awesome video.... Flight lessons from a real pro!
Best viewed full screen.....
http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/
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