ASTB Aviation UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Transient Torque - CORRECT ANSWER - Torque increased for left cyclic due to counter
clockwise rotation
Translational Lift - CORRECT ANSWER - The additional lift a helicopter gets when it flies
out from its own down wash
Autorotation - CORRECT ANSWER - Turning a rotor system by airflow rather than engine
power
Gyroscopic Precession - CORRECT ANSWER - Force applied to a spinning disk has its
effect happen 90 degrees later in the direction and plane of rotation
Coriolis Force - CORRECT ANSWER - Speed of rotation increases as mass moves closer to
the axis of rotation
Transverse Flow Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear portion has smaller angle of attack as a
result of unequal lift in the front and aft. More lift in front, less in aft
Torque Control - CORRECT ANSWER - Tail rotor compensating for fuselages tendency to
rotate in opposite direction
Tail Rotor/Anti-torque Pedals/ Directional Control System - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls
yaw
Cyclic - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls direction of tilt on the main rotor
, Collective - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls angle of main rotor blades (up: leading edge
higher than trailing edge)
The knob around the collective tube is the rotatable throttle
Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides guidance info
during approach
Movement Area - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of the runway and other areas controlled
by air traffic control tower
Runway headings - CORRECT ANSWER - Run way numbers always differ by 18
symbolizing 180
Runway Sizes - CORRECT ANSWER - Vary between 800-18,000 feet depending on altitude
and temperature.
Runway Marking - CORRECT ANSWER - Threshold markings, Runway designation
markings, Center line markings/ Touchdown zone markings, Aiming point markings
Visual Runway - CORRECT ANSWER - Small Runway, Pilots must see it, radio
communication may not be available
Non-precision Instrument Runway - CORRECT ANSWER - Medium airports, sometimes
have a 1,000 or 1,500 foot aiming point
Precision Instrument Runway - CORRECT ANSWER - Larger Runway with blast pad.
Horizontal and vertical guidance for instrument approaches
Approach Lighting System (ALS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Series of lightbars and strobes
extending from the approach end of the runway
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Transient Torque - CORRECT ANSWER - Torque increased for left cyclic due to counter
clockwise rotation
Translational Lift - CORRECT ANSWER - The additional lift a helicopter gets when it flies
out from its own down wash
Autorotation - CORRECT ANSWER - Turning a rotor system by airflow rather than engine
power
Gyroscopic Precession - CORRECT ANSWER - Force applied to a spinning disk has its
effect happen 90 degrees later in the direction and plane of rotation
Coriolis Force - CORRECT ANSWER - Speed of rotation increases as mass moves closer to
the axis of rotation
Transverse Flow Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear portion has smaller angle of attack as a
result of unequal lift in the front and aft. More lift in front, less in aft
Torque Control - CORRECT ANSWER - Tail rotor compensating for fuselages tendency to
rotate in opposite direction
Tail Rotor/Anti-torque Pedals/ Directional Control System - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls
yaw
Cyclic - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls direction of tilt on the main rotor
, Collective - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls angle of main rotor blades (up: leading edge
higher than trailing edge)
The knob around the collective tube is the rotatable throttle
Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides guidance info
during approach
Movement Area - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of the runway and other areas controlled
by air traffic control tower
Runway headings - CORRECT ANSWER - Run way numbers always differ by 18
symbolizing 180
Runway Sizes - CORRECT ANSWER - Vary between 800-18,000 feet depending on altitude
and temperature.
Runway Marking - CORRECT ANSWER - Threshold markings, Runway designation
markings, Center line markings/ Touchdown zone markings, Aiming point markings
Visual Runway - CORRECT ANSWER - Small Runway, Pilots must see it, radio
communication may not be available
Non-precision Instrument Runway - CORRECT ANSWER - Medium airports, sometimes
have a 1,000 or 1,500 foot aiming point
Precision Instrument Runway - CORRECT ANSWER - Larger Runway with blast pad.
Horizontal and vertical guidance for instrument approaches
Approach Lighting System (ALS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Series of lightbars and strobes
extending from the approach end of the runway
