PHAK Ch. 8 Flight Instruments

Where can you find the PHAK?

• At FAA.com

• At FAA.gov

• At FAA.net

• At FAA.us

What is the slang term for the basic flight instruments?

• BFI

• Seven Pack

• Six Pack

• Six Pick

What is one of the two categories of basic flight instruments?

• Pitot-Static Instruments

• Static-Pitot Instruments

• Pilot-Standard Instruments

• Scopic Instruments

What is the other category of basic flight instruments?

• Precession Instruments

• Standard Instruments

• Gyroscopic Instruments

• Rigidity Instruments

Which chamber and line system experiences "ram air" or "dynamic" pressure?

• Stator

• Impact

• Static

• Illicit

Which pitot-static instrument utilizes a sealed aneroid wafer to function?

• Altimeter

• VSI

• Airspeed Indicator

• Heading Indicator

Which pitot-static instrument uses a diaphragm and calibrated leak to function?

• Turn Coordinator

• Attitude Indicator

• VSI

• Altimeter

The attitude indicator relies on which gyroscopic principle to function?

• Statism

• Precession

• Rigidity in Space

• Porpoising

Which gyroscopic instrument uses precession to operate?

• Attitude Indicator

• Turn Coordinator

• Turn and Slip Indicator

• Directional Gyro

True or False: A directional gyro (heading indicator) experiences the same errors as a magnetic compass.

• True

• False