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 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.
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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.
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.
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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.
(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?
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A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued. - Correct
Answers ✅A. Indefinite.
14. Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-
engine airplane, received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight training including
flights of 1.9 hours, 1.0 hours, and 0.6 hours. Is your student eligible to take
the practical test?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes but, if test is satisfactory, certificate will have an ICAO limitation on it.
- Correct Answers ✅A. Yes.
15. (Refer to figure 20.) At an airspeed represented by point B, in steady
flight, the pilot can expect to obtain the aircraft's
A. maximum coefficient of lift.
B. minimum coefficient of lift.
C. maximum glide range in still air. - Correct Answers ✅C. maximum glide
range in still air.
16. Leaving the carburetor heat on while taking off
A. leans the mixture for more power on takeoff.
B. will decrease the takeoff distance.
C. will increase the ground roll. - Correct Answers ✅C. will increase the
ground roll.
17. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture control at altitude is to
A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air density.
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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 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.
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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.
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.
,CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
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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.
(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?
, CFI FIA exam Questions and Answers
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A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued. - Correct
Answers ✅A. Indefinite.
14. Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-
engine airplane, received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight training including
flights of 1.9 hours, 1.0 hours, and 0.6 hours. Is your student eligible to take
the practical test?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes but, if test is satisfactory, certificate will have an ICAO limitation on it.
- Correct Answers ✅A. Yes.
15. (Refer to figure 20.) At an airspeed represented by point B, in steady
flight, the pilot can expect to obtain the aircraft's
A. maximum coefficient of lift.
B. minimum coefficient of lift.
C. maximum glide range in still air. - Correct Answers ✅C. maximum glide
range in still air.
16. Leaving the carburetor heat on while taking off
A. leans the mixture for more power on takeoff.
B. will decrease the takeoff distance.
C. will increase the ground roll. - Correct Answers ✅C. will increase the
ground roll.
17. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture control at altitude is to
A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air density.
