Statistics for Aviation Terms/Callouts

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This quiz has been taken 21 times
The average score is 23 of 42

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
Device that extends to give the aircraft more lift	Flaps	100%
What happens when a pilot abandons the landing attempt	Go Around	93%
Instrument that tells the current altitude	Altimeter	86%
Aircraft's speed relative to the ground	Ground Speed	86%
Term used by ATC to identify an aircraft with a takeoff weight of 136 tonnes or more	Heavy	86%
Goods carried by planes	Cargo	79%
The force that wings generate	Lift	79%
Abbreviated to FO	First Officer	71%
Main central area of a plane; Houses the flight crew, passengers and cargo	Fuselage	71%
Movement of the aircraft's nose in an up and down motion	Pitch	71%
Area that an aircraft lands on	Runway	71%
Main input device on a Boeing	Yoke	71%
Mechanism that controls the aircraft's bank	Aileron	64%
Team that communicates with a plane and helps guide it	Air Traffic Control	64%
Wind blowing perpendicular to the aircraft	Crosswind	64%
Mechanism that controls the aircraft pitch	Elevator	64%
Unit used to measure airspeed	Knots	64%
The ratio of the speed of sound; used to measure airspeed	Mach	64%
Call out when you reach the minimums	Minimums	64%
Mechanism used to control the aircraft's yaw	Rudder	64%
Airbus planes call this out when landing	Retard	57%
Device that controls the power of an engine	Throttle	57%
The movement of the aircraft's nose side to side	Yaw	57%
Instrument that tells you the current speed	Air Speed Indicator	50%
System used to control the plane during flight	Autopilot	50%
System that helps guide pilots into land	Instrument Landing System	50%
Main input device on an airbus	Side stick	50%
Condition where an aircraft's wings are no longer generating lift	Stall	50%
The area the aircraft drives on to reach the runway or the gates	Taxiway	50%
The point of no return when taking off	V1	50%
Abbreviated to IFR	Instrument Flight Rules	43%
Abbreviated to FMC	Flight Management Computer	36%
Main screen used by the pilots	Primary Flight Display	29%
The bank rotation of the aircraft	Roll	29%
Abbreviated to VFR	Visual Flight Rules	29%
Main control area on the aircraft	Flight Deck	21%
Call out when you are 100 feet above the minimums	Hundred above	21%
A sudden shift in air flow caused by atmospheric motion.	Turbulence	21%
System used to help the pilots land	Glide slope	14%
Mechanism that prevents pitching motion of the aircraft	Horizontal Stabilizer	14%
Sudden change in the horizontal or vertical wind direction	Wind Shear	14%
System used to help pilots land	Localizer	7%