While cruising straight and level, you notice the elevator trim wheel spinning rapidly downward without control wheel input, causing the airplane to pitch nose down. What is the FIRST procedure to manage this abnormality?
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During the preflight inspection, while cycling the wing flaps through their full range of travel, you notice that the left flap extends approximately 1 inch less than the right flap. What is the most appropriate action?
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The METAR at your departure airport reads: KXYZ 101200Z 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC003 M01/M01 A3002. These conditions indicate a risk of pitot tube icing. Which electrical system component should be turned on prior to takeoff?
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During a stabilized approach, extending wing flaps typically causes a nose-down pitching moment in a small airplane. To maintain the desired pitch attitude using a secondary flight control, the pilot should apply
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In the primary flight control system of a light airplane, the aileron bellcrank has an input arm (control stick side) that is 4 inches long and an output arm (aileron pushrod side) that is 8 inches long. If the control stick is displaced laterally 3 inches from neutral, what is the approximate linear displacement at the end of the output arm? (Assume small displacements where arc length approximates linear motion.)