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‘Flying for a Lifetime’
New ASI seminar examines aging pilot concerns
AS YOU ARE learning to fly, your instructor may have pointed out how airplanes can change as they age and what trouble spots you should be on the lookout for. You learn to pay close attention to your airplane, search out hidden problems, and generally keep a wary eye on things. But, do you also take stock of how life’s changes and aging as a pilot may affect your flying? These changes can be subtle—and we should learn to give them the attention they really deserve. Join ASI as we take a fun, fast-paced look at that question, and explore different ways you can maintain the same high level of safety over a lifetime of flying. Mark your calendar to attend the free “Flying for a Lifetime” seminar in your area. Visit the website (www.airsafetyinstitute.org/seminars) for information.

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'AGING GRACEFULLY, FLYING SAFELY' Explore this Air Safety Institute course, built around a candid discussion with several real pilots about their personal reflections on aging and flying. Visit the website (www.airsafetyinstitute.org/lifetimeflying) to learn from their experience.

Final Exam
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Think you know your stuff? Quiz yourself with these FAA test questions
1. When the course deviation indicator (CDI) needle is centered during an omnireceiver check using a VOR test signal (VOT), the omnibearing selector (OBS) and the To/From indicator should read: a. 0 degrees TO or 180 degrees FROM, regardless of the pilot’s position from the VOT. b. 0 degrees FROM or 180 degrees TO, regardless of the pilot’s position from the VOT. c. 180 degrees FROM, only if the pilot is due north of the VOT. 2. What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane? a. To control roll. b. To control yaw. c. To control overbanking tendency. 3. What is the purpose of the runway/hold position sign? a. Denotes intersecting runways. b. Denotes entrance to runway from a taxiway.
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c. Denotes area protected for an aircraft approaching or departing a runway. 4. Under what condition will true altitude be lower than indicated altitude? a. In warmer-than-standard air temperature. b. When density altitude is higher than indicated altitude. c. In colder-than-standard air temperature. 5. When the CDI needle is centered during an airborne VOR check, the omnibearing selector and the TO/FROM indicator should read a. within 4 degrees of the selected radial. b. within 6 degrees of the selected radial. c. 0 degrees TO, only if you are due south of the VOR. 6. Which is true about homing when using ADF during crosswind conditions? Homing a. to a radio station results in a curved path that leads to the station.

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