What is the range of a VOR?
What is the range of a VOR?
VOR stations are fairly short range: the signals are line of sight between transmitter and receiver and are useful for up to 200 miles.
Each station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the navigation signal, station's identifier and voice, if so equipped.
What is lift?
What is lift?
Lift is the component of the total aerodynamic force perpendicular to the relative airflow.
Lift is generated when a streamlined body, such as an aerofoil, is placed in a flow of air.
Can you explain what a coastal breeze is?
Can you explain what a coastal breeze is?
A coastal breeze is a wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts.
It is formed by increasing temperature differences between the land and water; these create a pressure minimum over the land due to its relative warmth, and forces higher pressure, cooler air from the sea to move inland.
Generally, air temperature gets cooler relative to nearby locations as one moves closer to a large body of water.
What is BEM?
What is BEM?
Basic Empty Mass (BEM) is the mass of the aircraft with the basic equipment, unconsumable fluids and unusable fuel and oil.
You are flying in a straight line on an airway when your company calls and requests you to return to base, what will you do first?
You are flying in a straight line on an airway when your company calls and requests you to return to base, what will you do first?
Inform ATC.
What sort of weather would you find at an occluded front?
What sort of weather would you find at an occluded front?
Low pressure weather, unstable weather.
Why does the speed tape on the PFD reads 45kt when the aircraft is stationary?
Why does the speed tape on the PFD reads 45kt when the aircraft is stationary?
The speed is too low for an indication.
Can a helicopter rotor blade stall?
Can a helicopter rotor blade stall?
Yes
What does a bypass ratio of 11:1 mean?
What does a bypass ratio of 11:1 mean?
For every 1kg of air passing through the combustion chamber, 11kg of air pass bypass the combustion chamber.
How do you prevent an aircraft reaching Mcrit?
How do you prevent an aircraft reaching Mcrit?
Decreasing speed, by reducing engine power or pitching up.