Members philbo Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Don't feel bad - I worked in an autopilot design group for 9 years, and only got 5 right. Of course, I'm not a pilot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted August 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Everyone misunderstood the point of this thread. It wasn't to take the quiz, I posted it for context. I was just curious how people interpreted the question I posted and how they figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slight-return Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Everyone misunderstood the point of this thread. It wasn't to take the quiz, I posted it for context. I was just curious how people interpreted the question I posted and how they figured it out. That's offensive to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Chappell Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Everyone misunderstood the point of this thread. It wasn't to take the quiz, I posted it for context. I was just curious how people interpreted the question I posted and how they figured it out. Well (ahem), that's what I thought I was doing by "showing my work." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slight-return Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 me too (which is why I'm offended) - since we have "everyone" specified, we carry a weight of zero (ie no one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Chappell Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 me too (which is why I'm offended) - since we have "everyone" specified, we carry a weight of zero (ie no one) Yes, and I was even ridiculed for my efforts (by being called "Vizzini"). Inconceivable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Everyone misunderstood the point of this thread. It wasn't to take the quiz, I posted it for context. I was just curious how people interpreted the question I posted and how they figured it out. I answered the question I saw: Are you a calculated thinker? Figure this out... http://www.flightsimaviation.com/quiz-fsav_takeoff.html Looks to me like you're the one with the problem, here, jack. If you're gonna play gotchya, just make sure you're not the one who got got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 7/10, lotsa lucky guesses as 2.5 years of Aerospace engineering only helped me on ONE of those questions; they're probably more geared for those with licenses... Obviously, I was luckier than {censored}. Should have played the lottery instead. I knew, or had a good idea of, about half of the answers from flying flight simulators. The rest of the questions are like the majority of multiple guess tests. Usually two are not close to correct, leaving two possibilities so there's a 50/50 chance of hitting it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Scored a 7 and have a single engine license, but haven't flown in many years. Being from Minnesota, and having flown there in summer and winter the runway length question was easy. Even a little 4 seat single engine plane will climb like a rocket when it's 20 below zero outside. I once flew from Minneapolis to northern Wisconsin (Cable, Ws. IIRC) and back to meet Bonnie Raitt at a ski resort where she was playing. It was a cold night and I think the Cessna 172 could have left the ground after about 100' (well, not quite). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted August 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 Interesting, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 I would guess that those from Minnesota or other northern states would have a distinct advantage with the question, assuming they did some all season flying before taking the test. There really is a HUGE difference in climbing between summer and winter there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slight-return Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 I would guess that those from Minnesota or other northern states would have a distinct advantage It's not just luck that UND has a bitchin flight school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 It's not just luck that UND has a bitchin flight school University of Notre Dame has a bitchin flight school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hush Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 7 out of 10. Mostly educated guesses for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted August 5, 2009 Members Share Posted August 5, 2009 University of North Dakota. They have quite the great reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 I think it wasn't really that people missed the point, I think everybody was more amused with the entire quiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 University of North Dakota. They have quite the great reputation. Yeah, I know that. I'm from NoDak. Kinda how the user name came about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 Yeah, I know that. I'm from NoDak. Kinda how the user name came about. I lived there for three years, one block north of UND. Damn thieving students had my apple tree picked clean every fall, on the sidewalk side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 I lived there for three years, one block north of UND. Damn thieving students had my apple tree picked clean every fall, on the sidewalk side... Wadda ya expect from starving students who've spent their food money on booze and broads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 Well, an occasional "favor" would've been nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 Oh hell, you said "on broads"... I need to rephrase this. And I know for a fact it were the coeds who did the most stealing (my binoculars did not lie!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monstermaker Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 I would have guessed longer because the hot tarmac would create drag against huge rubber tires. But what do I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Cohn Posted August 9, 2009 Members Share Posted August 9, 2009 Density altitude. Plane needs longer runway. DA is something lots of pilots never quite grasp, and it kills a lot of people. Especially affects non turbo aircraft. I'mma take the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Cohn Posted August 9, 2009 Members Share Posted August 9, 2009 Got 9/10. The answer I missed is wrong. When are you allowed to take-off?When you are cleared by ATC and have read the clearance. A clearance is used for IFR flightplans and is NOT to take-off, it is for your flightplan activation and route. You contact clearance delivery, get the clearance, read it back. they flip you to ground, they tell you to taxi, you flip to tower and they tell you to take-off. You don't ask ATC to take-off, you ask the tower. The answer they give is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Cohn Posted August 9, 2009 Members Share Posted August 9, 2009 Lose engine on right, lose lift on right. Right rudder to compensate. I guessed right. I was always taught to 'raise the dead.' Meaning, when you lose an engine, the rudder pedal closest to that engine gets lifted, ultimately meaning to push the opposite one down. I have a lot of dumb lines like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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