AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2016 - 47

TEST PILOT ANSWERS

from page 44

1. A deceleron is a two-part aileron that
can be deflected conventionally as a
single unit to provide roll control, or
it can be split open to serve as an air
brake. Decelerons were developed by
Northrop for its F-89 Scorpion and also
were used on the Fairchild Republic
A-10 Thunderbolt II.

AOPA PRESIDENT Mark Baker spoke
informally with honorees before
flight school winners and individual
instructors accepted awards for
their accomplishments.

Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County
Airport, Nabors teaches the group how to
pull spark plugs from an engine and then
displays a handful of the carbon-fouled
devices to help students visualize the consequences of rich idling. He said it drives
home the lesson because students better
understand why they should pay attention
to details like proper leaning techniques
during taxiing.
Best Flight Instructor winner Todd
Shellnutt, who also is a designated pilot
examiner operating at DeKalb-Peachtree
Airport in Atlanta, topped 1,533 nominations in the category. Shellnutt said
he took things a step further by initiating a CFI development program to help
instructors focus on their own careers,
using coaching methods for professional
resume development and networking
skills.
Chris Moser, AOPA program manager
for flight training initiatives, said a great
teacher is "someone who teaches students not just their content area, but also
one who pushes them to grow as a person. Flight training can be a life-changing
event that builds confidence by seeing
what we are able to accomplish, introduces us to a welcoming new community,
and can inspire us with endless opportunities for new adventure."

2. Technically, scud is either fractostratus or fractocumulus of bad weather.
They usually consist of small, dark,
ragged cloud fragments that hang
beneath a layer of stratocumulus or
nimbostratus.
3. Royal Air Force Squadrons 71, 121, and
133 consisted of 244 American pilots
who joined the RAF to fight the Third
Reich until the United States entered
the war.
4. a. The purpose of such filing (or
dressing) is to remove stress points (risers) and should be performed only be a
certified mechanic.
5. Of the 294,000 aircraft built in the
United States for the war, 21,583 were
lost domestically during test flights,
ferrying, training, et cetera, and 43,581
were lost en route to and during theater
operations. Most surplus aircraft were
destroyed for their aluminum, but some
were sold to civilians. Airworthy P-51
Mustangs sold for less than $1,000.
6. True. A test pilot must determine
that no adverse effects (such as flutter)
occur at what is called the dive speed
(VD). VNE may not be greater than 90
percent of VD.
7. What? You've never heard of a Ryan
coffin? This was before Ryan Aeronautical purchased the manufacturing rights
to the Navion from North American
Aviation in 1948 and began producing
airplanes once again.

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8. Chandelle is taken from monter en
chandelle, a French expression that
means "climb on (or around) a candle,"
and is similar to the American idiom,
"turn on a dime."

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