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Holiday Quiz 2011 – Results

Dec 28 2011 · 0 comments · Events, News

AeroDynamic Aviation Holiday Quiz 2011 Answers

  1. Match up the restaurant with the airport

    1. Columbia                              Jack Douglass Saloon

    2. Half Moon Bay                      Barbara’s Fishtrap

    3. Lee Vining                            Whoa Nellie Deli

    4. Livermore                             Beeb’s Sportsbar & Grill

    5. Redding                                Peter Chu’s Skyroom

    6. Monterey Peninsula               Golden Tee

    7. Palo Alto                               Ming’s

    8. Salinas                                 The Landing Zone

    9. Sonoma County                    Sky Lounge

    10. Watts Woodland                  Yolo Fliers Club

  2. Where, other than Frazier Lake, can you land on a grass runway?

    Columbia

  3. Which airport is named after the creator of the Peanuts cartoons?

    Charles M. Schultz, Sonoma County

  4. The use of alcohol and drugs by pilots is regulated by CFR 91.17. Among other provisions, this regulation states that no person may operate or attempt to operate an aircraft with a blood alcohol content of _0.04_% or greater.
  5. Match up the airport hazards

    1. Oceano                                 Be alert for kites flown along beach 1/2 mile west of ry

    2. Klamath Glen                        Mountain flying experience recommended

    3. Shelter Cove                         Expect Crosswinds, downdrafts and extdd periods of fog

                                                    year-round

    4. Catalina                                Pilots cannot see acft on opposite ends of rwy

    5. Gravelly Valley                     No Lndg on ry 19 due to hill NE of arpt

    6. Lake Tahoe                           Arpt surrounded on E; S & W by rapidly rising terrain

  6. Where can you fly in to enjoy a Shakespeare play under the stars?

    Ashland, OR

  7. You’re giving Santa a lift in Citabria N53893 (Empty weight including unusable fuel and oil is 1115.0 lbs, Moment=12042 inch-lbs). His weight is 260 lbs. Assuming you are a standard FAA weight of 170 lbs, how much fuel can you carry (to the nearest gallon)?

    17.5 gallons

  8. For which girl will you have to fly not just cross-country, but across the continent?

    Marianna Airport, FL (All others in California, except Jean, NV)

  9. You’re on final, inbound for landing, when Tower tells you to Go around. What do they want you to do?

    Climb back up and continue round the pattern

  10. Which of these airports qualify as Cross Country destinations from Reid Hillview?

    Harris Ranch, Kingdon, Napa, Oceano (over 50 miles away)

  11. Where can you land on a dry lakebed?

    Ocotillo Wells

  12. Which is the odd one out?

    Weed (yep, it’s not a tree!)

  13. You’re enjoying a holiday party, but you have an early flight at 7:30am tomorrow morning. When must you stop drinking any more alcohol?

    11:30pm (8 hours bottle to throttle)

  14. Where can you fly in to visit the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine as shown in the TV series Murder She Wrote?

    Little River  for Mendocino

  15. Which airport is named after a well-known comedian?

    Bob Hope, Burbank 

  16. In which type of aircraft is a three point landing a BAD thing?

    Nose wheel

  17. Where can you fly in for a Hot Springs experience where clothing is optional in the pools?

    Sierraville Dearwater for Sierra Hot Springs

  18. Can you identify this lighthouse?

    Point Sur

  19. Which of these airports qualify as Cross Country destinations from Salinas?

    Half Moon Bay, Harris Ranch, Kingdon, Napa, Oceano, Stockton (over 50 miles away)

  20. Place these airports in order of pattern altitude – from lowest to highest

    Calipatria                                  618’ MSL

    Hayward Executive                   652’

    Furnace Creek                          790’

    Salinas                                     885’

    Catalina                                    2602’

    Trinity Center                           3190’

    Lake Tahoe                              7500’

    Lee Vining                                7602’

    Big Bear City                            7952’

    Mammoth Yosemite                  8007’

  21. Where are these airport attractions?

    1. San Carlos                            Hiller Aviation Museum

    2. King City                              Sean Tucker Aerobatic School

    3. Nut Tree                               Vacaville Outlet Mall

    4. Petaluma                              Airport Muse

    5. Lee Vining                            Mono Lake

  22. How many public airports are there in California where the runway is BELOW sea-level?

    6: Furnace Creek -210’, Calipatra -182’, Brawley -128’, Jacqueline Cochran -115’, Salton Sea -84’, Imperial -54’

  23. Tower tells you that you’re Cleared for the option. What have they given you permission to do?

    Land on the specified runway

    Make a stop and go landing

    Make a touch and go landing

    Make a low pass over the airport

  24. Match up the airport names

    1. Little River

    2. Lone Pine

    3. Long Beach

    4. Lost Hills

    5. Red Bluff

    6. Round Valley

  25. Which is the odd one out?

    Spaceport America Airport, Truth or Consequences, NM is the only one that is actually a spaceport, purpose built for commercial space operations.

 

 

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