General: FAA A&P Mechanic topic guide

General is one of the 3 areas in this course's FAA A&P Mechanic blueprint. It spans 30 concepts. The course teaches it in 6 study units: Basic Electricity & Ohm's Law, Weight & Balance, Materials, Hardware & Corrosion, Nondestructive Testing, Regulations, Forms & Records and Mathematics & Physics.

What General covers

What is Ohm's law and its three forms?
In a SERIES circuit, what happens to current, voltage, and resistance?
In a PARALLEL circuit, what happens to voltage, current, and total resistance?
How does a lead-acid battery differ from a nickel-cadmium battery?
What is the formula for electrical power?
What is the datum in weight and balance?
Define arm, moment, and center of gravity.
How do you calculate the center of gravity of an aircraft?
What is useful load, and what is tare weight when weighing an aircraft?
Why does center of gravity location matter for flight?
What do the diameter and length numbers on a standard AN bolt tell you?
What is galvanic corrosion and what causes it?
Name the common forms of aircraft corrosion.
What is the correct general procedure to treat corrosion on an aluminum part?
How is a castellated nut secured?
What does magnetic particle inspection detect, and on which materials?
What is dye-penetrant inspection used for?
What is eddy current inspection, and what is one advantage over penetrant?
When are ultrasonic and radiographic inspection used?
Which NDT method would you choose for a surface crack in a steel part vs. an aluminum part?
What is the difference between an Airworthiness Directive and a Service Bulletin?
What do Parts 43, 65, and 91 each cover?
Who can perform and approve an ANNUAL inspection vs. a 100-hour inspection?
When is a 100-hour inspection required, and can the time be exceeded?
What form records a major repair or major alteration, and what must a maintenance logbook entry contain?
How do you find the area of a circle and the volume of a cylinder?
State Boyle's law and Charles's law.
What is compression ratio in a reciprocating engine?
What is mechanical advantage of a simple machine?
How do you convert a fraction or ratio to a percentage, and why does it matter on the test?

In the app this area comes with 30 memory cards and 43 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.