Aircraft General Knowledge
Know your aircraft
The Aircraft General Knowledge topic covers all of the components of a light piston driven aircraft. These are the Airframe, the Powerplant, the Systems, Electrics and Instrumentation. Understanding how and engine works and the limitations imposed on the airframe is an essential part to becoming a good all round pilot.
SOLUTION
This is quite a technical topic. You learn how engines and instruments work, and how to cope if something goes wrong like a pitot blockage. How the altimeter and VSI work on static pressure but the airpeed indicator measures dynamic. Make sense of all those dials! They are your aircraft’s ‘life support’.
RESULT
The exam is 20 questions in 45 minutes
A natural subject to learn along with this one is Principles of Flight and Performance. Together they are the beginnings of your knowledge of how aircraft and their systems operate, and how to monitor them, analyse the information they give and stay within safe parameters.