What is an orographic cloud?

What is an orographic cloud?

An orographic cloud is formed as the air rises up the slope and will often envelope the summit.

When the air is humid, some of the moisture will fall on the windward slope and on the summit of the mountain.

When does speed change from IAS to Mach?

When does speed change from IAS to Mach?

At FL260

What performance category was your last aircraft? How are airplanes classified?

What performance category was your last aircraft? How are airplanes classified?

Note: this question was asked to a candidate with previous Seneca experience, make sure to be able to answer this question for your previous aircraft type.

Seneca is class A.

Aircraft are classified according to their Vat.

What systems protect against a stall?

What systems protect against a stall?

Stall warning, stick shaker, stick pusher, etc...

Generically we can destinguish between systems that alert the pilot of the impeding stall, like stall the stall warning or stick shaker, and systems that try to correct the situation, like a stick pusher.

How would you navigate if all VOR's and NDB's en route fail?

How would you navigate if all VOR's and NDB's en route fail?

With the IRS/INS/GPS or visually.

Does a jet have a critical engine? Why yes or no?

Does a jet have a critical engine? Why yes or no?

No, there is no P-factor (asymmetric blade effect) as on a propeller-driven aircraft.

What are the G-limits of the Boeing 737-800?

What are the G-limits of the Boeing 737-800?

+2.5G / -1.0G

If in a go-around, which take-off stages will still apply?

If in a go-around, which take-off stages will still apply?

None. The go around procedure is distinct from the take off procedure. You will still have an acceleration altitude, but you will not have a screen height, V1, Vr, V2, flap retraction altitude, etc.

What is the mean camberine?

What is the mean camberine?

a line extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge equidistent from the upper and lower surface of the aerofoil.

What is convergency?

What is convergency?

Meridians converge from their maximum distance apart (at the equator) to the poles where they meet.

Great circles are the shortest distance between two points and convergency represents the change in direction experienced between those points.

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