Definition of aircraft - Answer Machine capable of deriving support in the atmosphere from the
reactions of the air
Definition of aeroplane - Answer Power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight from
aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed under given conditions of flight
Definition of airframe - Answer The aeroplane structure, excluding instruments and engine
Aircraft classes - Answer - balloon
- glider
- aeroplane
- ultra-light aeroplane
- helicopter
- gyroplane
Aircraft categories - Answer - single-engine land aeroplane
- single-engine sea aeroplane
,- multi-engine land aeroplane
- multi-engine sea aeroplane
Manoeuvring speed definition - Answer Speed at or below which, the aircraft's controls can be fully
deflected without exceeding load limits
Air time - Answer Total period of time from aeroplane leaving the surface to time of aeroplane landing
Flight time - Answer Total period from time aeroplane moves under its own power to time the aircraft
stops at the termination of flight
Technical dispatch duties - Answer Require the pilot to conduct:
- a pre-flight examination of the operator's published Aircraft Status Board
- a pre-flight examination of the Journey Log
- a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft
- a pre-flight preparation of the takeoff and landing weight and balance
- the completion of pre-takeoff cockpit checks that are specified by the manufacturer
Compass swinging interval - Answer 12 months
Pitot-static system testing interval - Answer 24 months
Fire extinguisher certification interval - Answer 12 months
Operator's Maintenance Control Manual - Answer A written contract or agreement between the
operator and Transport Canada specifying a comprehensive system for ensuring quality control of aircraft
maintenance
,Functions of engine oil - Answer - cooling
- sealing (pistons)
- lubrication
- flushing
Effects of engine oil getting too hot - Answer If the oil gets too hot, viscosity is lost and engine parts
lose their protective film of oil
Effects of engine oil getting too cold - Answer If the oil is too cold, the thick oil cannot flow through
engine passageways, and oil functions are impaired
Effects of engine oil viscosity on pressure - Answer Viscosity is resistance to motion. If the viscosity is
reduced the oil flows more freely, i.e. faster, and hence the static pressure is reduced. Increase the
viscosity and the oil is flowing slowly and the static pressure increases
High octane rating effect - Answer Slow, smooth burn with slow, even expansion (not explosion)
Definition of fuel octane - Answer Any substances in the fuel that have minimum detonation qualities
Definition of fuel heptane - Answer Any substances in the fuel that have maximum detonation qualities
Fuel color and octane rating - Answer Red: Grade 80/87
Green: Grade 100/130
Blue: Grade 100/130 LL (low lead)
Purple: Grade 115/145
Clear/Straw: MOGAS (automobile fuel) and Jet fuel (kerosene)
Conditions for carburettor icing - Answer Moist air conditions (convergence of temperature and dew
point) and between temperatures of -5° and 30° C
, What do magnetos do? - Answer Generate low-tension current, transform it into high-tension current,
distribute it to individual spark plugs
What does the engine starter off position do? - Answer Grounds the primary circuit
Where are superchargers mounted? - Answer Between the carburettor (or fuel control unit) and intake
manifold
By what are superchargers driven? - Answer By the engine
Where are turbochargers mounted? - Answer Between air intake and the carburettor (or fuel control
unit)
By what are turbochargers driven? - Answer By exhaust gases turbine
In what phase of flight should coarse-pitch be used? - Answer Cruise
In what phase of flight should fine-pitch be used? - Answer Takeoffs and approaches
Broad categories of propellers - Answer - constant/fixed pitch
- variable pitch
Types of variable pitch propellers - Answer - mechanical
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