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7500 - ANSWER-hijacking
7600 - ANSWER-Loss of communication
7700 - ANSWER-emergency
7777 - ANSWER-Military flight or Intercept
Absolute Altitude - ANSWER-actual height of the airplane above the earth's surface
over which it is flying
Ader Eole - ANSWER-First true aeroplane
Steam powered
Developed by Clement Ader in 1890
ADM - ANSWER-Aeronautical Decision Making
aft - ANSWER-behind
Air weights - ANSWER-- Humid air is lighter than dry air
- Warm air is lighter than cold air (heat rises)
Aircraft Right of way - ANSWER-- Aircraft in distress always has the right of way
- the least maneuverable
aircraft has right of way. Balloon > Glider > Aircraft Refueling > Airship > Airplane /
Rotorcraft
- Aircraft in approach for landing has right of way over others in the pattern and those on
the ground.
Aircraft ROW, head on - ANSWER-both aircraft give way to the right
Airport lights: flashing green - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight:Cleared to approach airport, or
return to land
aircraft in ground: Cleared to taxi
Airport lights: flashing red - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight: Airport unsafe, do not land
aircraft in
ground: Immediately taxi clear of runway in use
, Ground vehicles or personnel: Clear the taxiway/runway
Airport Lights: Flashing White - ANSWER-aircraft in ground: Return to starting point
Ground vehicles or personnel: Return to starting
point
Airport lights: steady green - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight: Cleared to land
aircraft in ground: Cleared for takeoff
Ground vehicles or personnel: Cleared to
cross/proceed
Airport lights: steady red - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight: Continue circling, give way to
other aircraft
aircraft in ground: stop
Ground vehicles or personnel: stop
Alan Shepard - ANSWER-First American in space
alternating red and green - ANSWER-Exercise extreme
caution
Amelia Mary Earhart - ANSWER-First woman to : receive distinguished flying cross, fly
the atlantic/alone/and twice, fly an autogyro (small rotorcraft), cross the US in an
autogyro, fly non-stop across the US, fly non stop from Hawaii to the continental US
Angle of attack - ANSWER-angle formed by the chord line of the wing and the
oncoming airflow
ASI - ANSWER-Air Speed Indicator
ASOS - ANSWER-Automated Surface Observation System
Aspect ratio - ANSWER-b²/s ; where b is wing span, s is surface area of wing
At what height do you need oxygen for flight. - ANSWER-10,000 ft
ATC - ANSWER-Air Traffic Control
ATIS - ANSWER-Automatic Terminal Information Service
Atmosphere layers and depth - ANSWER-- Troposphere (20,000 ft at poles, 60,000 ft at
equator)
- Stratosphere (120,000 ft)
- Mesosphere (300,000 ft)
- Thermosphere / Ionosphere / Aurora (above and beyond)
- Ozone layer is in the higher end of the stratosphere.
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7500 - ANSWER-hijacking
7600 - ANSWER-Loss of communication
7700 - ANSWER-emergency
7777 - ANSWER-Military flight or Intercept
Absolute Altitude - ANSWER-actual height of the airplane above the earth's surface
over which it is flying
Ader Eole - ANSWER-First true aeroplane
Steam powered
Developed by Clement Ader in 1890
ADM - ANSWER-Aeronautical Decision Making
aft - ANSWER-behind
Air weights - ANSWER-- Humid air is lighter than dry air
- Warm air is lighter than cold air (heat rises)
Aircraft Right of way - ANSWER-- Aircraft in distress always has the right of way
- the least maneuverable
aircraft has right of way. Balloon > Glider > Aircraft Refueling > Airship > Airplane /
Rotorcraft
- Aircraft in approach for landing has right of way over others in the pattern and those on
the ground.
Aircraft ROW, head on - ANSWER-both aircraft give way to the right
Airport lights: flashing green - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight:Cleared to approach airport, or
return to land
aircraft in ground: Cleared to taxi
Airport lights: flashing red - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight: Airport unsafe, do not land
aircraft in
ground: Immediately taxi clear of runway in use
, Ground vehicles or personnel: Clear the taxiway/runway
Airport Lights: Flashing White - ANSWER-aircraft in ground: Return to starting point
Ground vehicles or personnel: Return to starting
point
Airport lights: steady green - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight: Cleared to land
aircraft in ground: Cleared for takeoff
Ground vehicles or personnel: Cleared to
cross/proceed
Airport lights: steady red - ANSWER-Aircraft in flight: Continue circling, give way to
other aircraft
aircraft in ground: stop
Ground vehicles or personnel: stop
Alan Shepard - ANSWER-First American in space
alternating red and green - ANSWER-Exercise extreme
caution
Amelia Mary Earhart - ANSWER-First woman to : receive distinguished flying cross, fly
the atlantic/alone/and twice, fly an autogyro (small rotorcraft), cross the US in an
autogyro, fly non-stop across the US, fly non stop from Hawaii to the continental US
Angle of attack - ANSWER-angle formed by the chord line of the wing and the
oncoming airflow
ASI - ANSWER-Air Speed Indicator
ASOS - ANSWER-Automated Surface Observation System
Aspect ratio - ANSWER-b²/s ; where b is wing span, s is surface area of wing
At what height do you need oxygen for flight. - ANSWER-10,000 ft
ATC - ANSWER-Air Traffic Control
ATIS - ANSWER-Automatic Terminal Information Service
Atmosphere layers and depth - ANSWER-- Troposphere (20,000 ft at poles, 60,000 ft at
equator)
- Stratosphere (120,000 ft)
- Mesosphere (300,000 ft)
- Thermosphere / Ionosphere / Aurora (above and beyond)
- Ozone layer is in the higher end of the stratosphere.
