CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
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What airspeed indicator marking identifies the maximum
structural cruising speed of an aircraft?
A. Red radial line.
B. Upper limit of the green arc.
C. Upper limit of the yellow arc. - Correct Answers ✅B.
Upper limit of the green arc.
An illusion, that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it
actually is, is produced by
A. atmospheric haze.
B. upsloping terrain.
C. downsloping terrain. - Correct Answers ✅B. upsloping
terrain
If the nosewheel of an airplane moves aft during gear
retraction, how would this aft movement affect the CG
location of that airplane? It would
A. cause the CG location to move aft.
B. have no effect on the CG location.
C. cause the CG location to move forward. - Correct
Answers ✅A. cause the CG location to move aft.
(Refer to figure 45.) What are the visibility and cloud
clearance requirements in an airplane at night when
,CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
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conducting takeoffs and landings at McCampbell Airport (area
1) if the pattern altitude is 600 feet AGL?
A. 3 SM visibility and clear of clouds.
B. 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-
half mile of the airport.
C. Remain clear of clouds and operate at a speed that allows
adequate opportunity to see other traffic and obstructions in
time to avoid a collision. - Correct Answers ✅B. 1 SM
visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile
of the airport.
What would cause the 45° point to be reached before the
maximum pitchup attitude during a lazy eight?
A. Beginning with too slow a rate of roll.
B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
C. Allowing the airspeed to remain too high causing the rate
of turn to increase. - Correct Answers ✅B. Beginning with
too rapid a rate of roll.
If severe turbulence is encountered, the aircraft's airspeed
should be reduced to
A. maneuvering speed.
B. normal structural cruising speed.
C. the minimum steady flight speed in the landing
configuration. - Correct Answers ✅A. maneuvering speed.
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If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature
gauges have exceeded their normal operating range, you
may have been
A. operating with the mixture set too rich.
B. using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating.
C. operating with too much power and with the mixture set
too lean. - Correct Answers ✅C. operating with too much
power and with the mixture set too lean.
When using a Constant Pressure Analysis Chart for planning a
flight at 10,000 feet MSL, a pilot should refer to the
A. 850-millibar analysis.
B. 700-millibar analysis.
C. 500-millibar analysis. - Correct Answers ✅B. 700-
millibar analysis.
Which training time must be certified by the instructor from
whom it was received?
A. Flight training.
B. Flight training and training in a flight training device.
C. All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground
training. - Correct Answers ✅C. All flight training, flight
simulator training, and ground training.
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(Refer to figure 45, area 5.) What is the elevation of the
Thomas (T69) Airport?
A. 122.8 feet MSL.
B. 43 feet MSL.
C. 48 feet MSL. - Correct Answers ✅C. 48 feet MSL.
(Refer to figure 14.) At what altitude is the freezing level over
the middle of Florida on the 12-hour Significant Weather
Prognostic Chart?
A. 4,000 feet.
B. 12,000 feet.
C. 8,000 feet. - Correct Answers ✅B. 12,000 feet.
12. What could be a result of a student focusing too far ahead
during a landing approach?
A. Reactions will be either too abrupt or too late.
B. Rounding out too high and developing an excessive sink
rate.
C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting
in a nose-first touchdown. - Correct Answers ✅C. Difficulty
in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first
touchdown.
13. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
A. Indefinite.
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What airspeed indicator marking identifies the maximum
structural cruising speed of an aircraft?
A. Red radial line.
B. Upper limit of the green arc.
C. Upper limit of the yellow arc. - Correct Answers ✅B.
Upper limit of the green arc.
An illusion, that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it
actually is, is produced by
A. atmospheric haze.
B. upsloping terrain.
C. downsloping terrain. - Correct Answers ✅B. upsloping
terrain
If the nosewheel of an airplane moves aft during gear
retraction, how would this aft movement affect the CG
location of that airplane? It would
A. cause the CG location to move aft.
B. have no effect on the CG location.
C. cause the CG location to move forward. - Correct
Answers ✅A. cause the CG location to move aft.
(Refer to figure 45.) What are the visibility and cloud
clearance requirements in an airplane at night when
,CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
(Latest 2026)
conducting takeoffs and landings at McCampbell Airport (area
1) if the pattern altitude is 600 feet AGL?
A. 3 SM visibility and clear of clouds.
B. 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-
half mile of the airport.
C. Remain clear of clouds and operate at a speed that allows
adequate opportunity to see other traffic and obstructions in
time to avoid a collision. - Correct Answers ✅B. 1 SM
visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile
of the airport.
What would cause the 45° point to be reached before the
maximum pitchup attitude during a lazy eight?
A. Beginning with too slow a rate of roll.
B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
C. Allowing the airspeed to remain too high causing the rate
of turn to increase. - Correct Answers ✅B. Beginning with
too rapid a rate of roll.
If severe turbulence is encountered, the aircraft's airspeed
should be reduced to
A. maneuvering speed.
B. normal structural cruising speed.
C. the minimum steady flight speed in the landing
configuration. - Correct Answers ✅A. maneuvering speed.
,CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
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If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature
gauges have exceeded their normal operating range, you
may have been
A. operating with the mixture set too rich.
B. using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating.
C. operating with too much power and with the mixture set
too lean. - Correct Answers ✅C. operating with too much
power and with the mixture set too lean.
When using a Constant Pressure Analysis Chart for planning a
flight at 10,000 feet MSL, a pilot should refer to the
A. 850-millibar analysis.
B. 700-millibar analysis.
C. 500-millibar analysis. - Correct Answers ✅B. 700-
millibar analysis.
Which training time must be certified by the instructor from
whom it was received?
A. Flight training.
B. Flight training and training in a flight training device.
C. All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground
training. - Correct Answers ✅C. All flight training, flight
simulator training, and ground training.
, CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
(Latest 2026)
(Refer to figure 45, area 5.) What is the elevation of the
Thomas (T69) Airport?
A. 122.8 feet MSL.
B. 43 feet MSL.
C. 48 feet MSL. - Correct Answers ✅C. 48 feet MSL.
(Refer to figure 14.) At what altitude is the freezing level over
the middle of Florida on the 12-hour Significant Weather
Prognostic Chart?
A. 4,000 feet.
B. 12,000 feet.
C. 8,000 feet. - Correct Answers ✅B. 12,000 feet.
12. What could be a result of a student focusing too far ahead
during a landing approach?
A. Reactions will be either too abrupt or too late.
B. Rounding out too high and developing an excessive sink
rate.
C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting
in a nose-first touchdown. - Correct Answers ✅C. Difficulty
in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first
touchdown.
13. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
A. Indefinite.
