FAA figures/8080-2H/Figure 5

Figure 5: Turn coordinator

FAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement · asked on the Private Pilot test

FAA Figure 5Turn coordinatorFAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement
How to read it: The miniature airplane shows rate of roll and rate of turn, not bank angle. The ball shows coordination (slip or skid).

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  1. Question 1 · Private Pilot

    (Refer to figure 5.) A turn coordinator provides an indication of the

    • A.movement of the aircraft about the yaw and roll axis.
    • B.angle of bank up to but not exceeding 30°.
    • C.attitude of the aircraft with reference to the longitudinal axis.
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    Correct: A. movement of the aircraft about the yaw and roll axis.

    PHAK Chapter 8 explains that the turn coordinator's gyro is canted so it senses both rate of roll and rate of yaw (turn), so it shows movement about the yaw and roll axes. It shows rate, not bank angle, and, as Figure 5 notes, it gives no pitch information.

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