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| The airspeed indicator computes the speed the glider is moving through the air by comparing the difference between _______ pressure and ______ pressures. |
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| If you look behind the instrument panel, you’ll notice there is only one plastic tube connected to the back of the altimeter. The altimeter is connected to the _______ pressure system. |
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| Altimeters are equipped with a barometric pressure setting knob (& window) for adjusting the altimeter to compensate for variations in __________ ____________. |
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| rate of climb or descent. |
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| A variometer indicates _____ __ ______ __ ________. |
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If you look behind the instrument panel of the 2-33, you will see what looks like a thermos bottle with a tube coming out of it. Being a student of pitot-static systems, you know that that ‘insulated reference chamber’ is connected to the:
a) Airspeed Indicator
b) Altimeter
c) Variometer
d) Hot water system |
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| We like to think of a variometer as showing us what the surrounding air mass is doing (are we in rising air or sinking air?). However, for it to accurately display this information, a ________ airspeed must be maintained. |
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| C. Wings level, steady glide. |
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You thought that a compass was a simple, trustworthy device. After reading about all the possible errors, when is the best time to actually believe what it’s telling you?
a) Accelerating
b) Decelerating
c) Wings level, steady glides
d) Turning flight |
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| controls are properly coordinated. |
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| In flight when the yaw string points straight back, it indicates that ______ ___ _______ _________. |
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