Magnetic poles, Wings, and Airplane simulation day

Today we used Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 to simulate the feeling of being in the cockpit of a Cessna Airplane.

Here is a sample picture of a Cessna in Microsoft Flight simulator 2004.















Homework:
1. What is the difference between True North and Magnetic North?
True North is the direction of the Earth's north pole, while Magnetic North is the direction of Earth's magnetic pole.

2. What is the Attitude Gyro for?
The Attitude gyro represents the aircraft attitude, or the pitch and bank, using one or two gyroscopes for reference.

3. Define "Airfoil."
The airfoil is a shape designed to "cut" through the air.

4. 1 Nautical mile= 1.15 statue miles
"X" Nautical miles= 35.5 statue miles.
X=About 30.87