AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2020 - 44

PILOT BRIEFING

TEST PILOT

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BY BARRY SCHIFF

1. Some wristwatches are chronometers,
and some are not. What is the difference?
2. Why is the registration number of U.S.registered aircraft preceded with an N
instead of some other letter (such as U)?
3. From reader George Shanks: What was
the first flight instrument with which a
fixed-wing airplane was equipped?

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with actor Burt Lancaster. After learning that
Lancaster was appearing in a celebrity golf
tournament, what did Huston do to disrupt
the game?
6. Name two things that are wrong with this
statement: While in cruise flight at 25,000 feet
during World War II, the P-51 pilot lit a cigarette and settled back to enjoy the flight.

4. Which of the following single-engine airplanes have been converted into twins?
A. Ercoupe
B. North American Navion
C. Piper Super Cub
D. Piper Tri-Pacer

7. Who said, "When everything seems to be
going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against
the wind, not with it"?
A. James "Jimmy" Doolittle
B. Thomas Edison
C. Henry Ford
D. Wilbur Wright

5. From reader John Schmidt: While filming the 1960 western
Unforgiven, famed director-and pilot-John Huston had a dispute

8. True or false? A seaplane has been safely and intentionally
flown faster than the speed of sound.
ANSWERS on page 48

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