CGI Aircraft Systems & Instruments

Question 1

Which flight instrument is powered by the pitot-static system?

Accepted Answer

Airspeed indicator

Answer

Attitude indicator

Answer

Heading indicator

Answer

Turn coordinator

Question 2

What does the VSI (Vertical Speed Indicator) display?

Accepted Answer

Rate of change of altitude in feet per minute

Answer

True airspeed relative to the ground

Answer

Indicated altitude corrected for temperature

Answer

Vertical component of the aircraft's ground speed

Question 3

Which gyroscopic instrument is MOST susceptible to precession error?

Accepted Answer

Heading indicator

Answer

Attitude indicator

Answer

Turn coordinator

Answer

VSI

Question 4

What is the purpose of the carburetor heat system?

Accepted Answer

Prevent or eliminate carburetor ice by routing warm air to the carburetor

Answer

Increase engine power during takeoff

Answer

Cool the engine during high-power operations

Answer

Improve mixture distribution to cylinders

Question 5

What does a 'rich' mixture setting mean in a piston engine?

Accepted Answer

More fuel relative to stoichiometric air-fuel ratio

Answer

More air than fuel in the mixture

Answer

Leaner than best power mixture

Answer

Maximum power with minimum fuel

Question 6

The altimeter is set to the local altimeter setting. What does it then display?

Accepted Answer

Indicated altitude, which approximates MSL altitude in standard conditions

Answer

True altitude above sea level

Answer

Pressure altitude

Answer

Density altitude corrected for temperature