Test Pilot: 1,001 Things You Thought You Knew About Aviation
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Test Pilot: 1,001 Things You Thought You Knew About Aviation

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Test Pilot: 1,001 Things You Thought You Knew About Aviation

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Barry Schiff's latest work compiles fascinating material from his AOPA Pilot magazine monthly quiz column into one book for a riveting volume that will keep you reading.

Organized into eight chapters, the book presents fun facts on the following subjects: History, Piloting, Navigation, Weather, Aircraft, Airlines and Military, Facts of Flight, Procedures and Regulations. Through multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, mix-and-match, and essay questions, the reader is challenged to derive the answer before finding it at the end of the chapter. Pilots are accustomed to test-taking—it's part of earning and maintaining all pilot certificates. But this collection of infrequently-asked questions puts the fun back into self-quizzing, encouraging you to stretch your knowledge base and go beyond the subjects learned during student pilot days. Some of Schiff's questions are for pure entertainment. Some take you right to the airport: "Q: A pilot is taxiing along a narrow taxiway at an uncontrolled airport on a cloudless day when he notices another 172 approaching from the opposite direction. Without stopping, how can both pilots be certain that their wingtips will not touch as they pass one another?" Some questions share tips from a pro; other material will spark lively discussions for hangar flying.

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Publisher
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
Year
2001
ISBN
9781644251317
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Aviation
Index
Technology & Engineering
Question 1
Mix ’n’ Match the first and last names:
1. _____ Hobbs
2. _____ Venturi
3. _____ Bernoulli
4. _____ Jeppesen
5. _____ Immelmann
6. _____ Chandelle
7. _____ Pitot
8. _____ Coriolis
9. _____ Mach
10. _____ Kollsman
11. _____ Fahrenheit
12. _____ Mercator
A. Daniel
B. Gaspard
C. Paul
D. (not a person’s name)
E. Gerardus
F. Elrey
G. Ernst
H. John W.
I. Gabriel
J. Max
K. Henri
L. Giovanni
Q 2
John Magee wrote the famous poem, High Flight,
A. in a notebook while riding on a Lancaster bomber.
B. on an envelope while flying a Spitfire.
C. on a napkin at an airport restaurant.
D. in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
Q 3
True or False? The first powered flight of an aircraft occurred in 1903.
Q 4
Why are aircraft position lights also called navigation lights?
Q 5
Which lightplane manufacturer designed an automobile immediately after the end of World War II in an effort to offset canceled military contracts and a dim outlook for general aviation?
A. Beech
B. Cessna
C. Piper
D. None of the above.
Q 6
Which of the following airplanes holds the world’s altitude record of 56,046 feet MSL for piston-powered airplanes?
A. Cessna T210
B. Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza
C. Lockheed 1649A Constellation
D. Fabric-covered Caproni biplane
Q 7
True or False? On April 3, 1844, a prestigious newspaper, the New York Sun, carried the astounding news that the Atlantic Ocean had been crossed by air in three days. This story—called the greatest air hoax ever known—was perpetrated by Edgar Allan Poe.
Q 8
True or False? The stick in the term “dead-stick landing” refers to the control stick (or wheel).
Q 9
Why is it said when a pilot has a fatal accident that he has “bought the farm”?
Q 10
Why is a life vest also called a Mae West?
Q 11
The record for endurance flights (longest time in the air without landing) was flown in
A. a Boeing 747-400.
B. the Rutan Voyager.
C. a helium-filled balloon.
D. a Cessna 172.
Q 12
Which of the following does not belong?
A. king
B. queen
C. egg
D. yoke
Q 13
The first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean was
A. Albert C. Read.
B. Charles A. Lindbergh.
C. John W. Alcock.
D. Charles Nungesser.
Q 14
True or False? Charles A. Lindbergh was known as “Lucky Lindy.” One reason for this is that during his solo flight across the Atlantic to Paris, the net drift was zero.
Q 15
Mix ’n’ Match the fol...

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Foreword by Thomas B. Haines
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 History
  5. Chapter 2 Piloting
  6. Chapter 3 Navigation
  7. Chapter 4 Weather
  8. Chapter 5 Aircraft
  9. Chapter 6 Airline and Military
  10. Chapter 7 Facts of Flight
  11. Chapter 8 Procedures and Regulations
  12. Acknowledgments