CheckList:
What You Should Know
o The fuselage houses the cabin, or cockpit, and serves as the attachment point for the other major airplane components
o Wings may be attached at the top, middle, or lower portion of the fuselage and are contoured to take maximum advantage of the lifting force created by the passing airflow.
o The empenage consists of the vertical stabilizer and the horizontal stabilizer which act to steady the airplane and maintain a straight path through the air.
o Trim devices are used to help minimize your workload by aerodynamically helping you move a control surface, or maintain the surface in a desired position.
o Landing gear employing a rear-mounted wheel is called conventional gear.
o When the third wheel is locted on the nose, the design s referred to as tricycle gear.
o Brake Pressure may be applied equally or to varying degrees by pressing on the top of each rudder pedal.
o The engine works to turn the propeller, generate electrical energy, create a vacuum source for some flight instruments, and, in most single-engine airplanes, provide a source of heat for the pilot and passengers.
o The propeller translates the rotating force of the engine into a forward-acting force called thrust that helps to move the airplane through the air.
o Most of the pertinent information about a particular make and model of airplaine, including operating limits, can be found in the pilot's operating handbook (POH) and FAA approved airplane flight manual (AFM).
