BRIEFING TEST PILOT TEST PILOT | BY BARRY SCHIFF 1. From reader Tony Bill: “I apparently was the first to pilot a heavier-than-air aircraft in controlled flight. I also was first to use the term, ‘aero plane,’ and even wrote a small book with that title. I died following a crash in an aircraft of my design, and my last words were, ‘How is the machine?’ Who am I?” 2. True or False? A pilot is about to land an airplane with the right landing-gear leg and nosewheel extended but with the left landing-gear leg stuck in its well. The ailerons are equipped with conventional trim tabs that are controllable from the cockpit. During landing and rollout, the right aileron tab should be deflected fully downward. 3. Why did some airmen training at Midland, Texas, during World War II have a higher incidence of black eyes than airmen training elsewhere? 4. From reader Howie Lowden: How can you tell the difference between a U.S. Naval aviator and a traditional Naval officer who does not fly simply by looking at their feet? 5. A pilot wants to fly a perfectly rectangular pattern while in the left traffic pattern for Runway 36 when the wind is strong and from the northeast. This requires that the radius of all turns be the same with respect to the ground. Assuming a constant airspeed throughout the pattern, the most steeply banked turn will be required when turning from a. base to final. b. crosswind to downwind. c. downwind to base. d. upwind to crosswind. 6. From reader Mike Piccola: True or False: Most of the American aircraft that took off from Oahu during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor were shot down. 7. True or False: It is legal for a VFR-only pilot to fly extended distances in a small airplane above a solid undercast with no more than the instruments required for VFR flight. ANSWERS on page 40 38 | AOPA PILOT April 2013 JOHN SAUER 8. Who was the first woman in the United States to become a licensed glider pilot?http://www.PennYanAero.com http://www.PennYanAero.com