Figure 4: Airspeed indicator
FAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement · asked on the Private Pilot Helicopter test
FAA Figure 4Airspeed indicatorFAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement
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Question 1 · Private Pilot Helicopter
(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 4.) Which marking identifies the never-exceed speed?
- A.Upper limit of the green arc.
- B.Upper limit of the white arc.
- C.The red radial line.
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Correct: C. The red radial line.
On the Figure 4 airspeed indicator, as PHAK Chapter 8 explains, the red radial line marks the never-exceed speed (VNE). The top of the green arc is the maximum structural cruising speed (VNO) and the top of the white arc is the maximum flap-extended speed (VFE).
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