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Instrument Stage 1 Exam with precise detailed solutions ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




During your instrument training, you are preparing to practice instrument maneuvers and ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




procedures. To meet your responsibilities as pilot in command, what are actions you should ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




take when practicing instrument maneuvers and procedure?
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Fly with an instructor or safety pilot who has a private pilot certificate with the category
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and class ratings that apply to the airplane and have an appropriate view-limiting device.
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What are six concepts that make up single-pilot resource management (SRM)?
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Aeronautical decision making, ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




risk management, ||\\//|\




task management, ||\\//|\




situational awareness, ||\\//|\




controlled flight into terrain awareness, automation management ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




What five categories of risk factors do you need to consider when making decisions about a
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flight?
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Pilot,
passengers,
plane,
programming,
plan

As you taxi to the runway, you discover that the vertical speed indicator displays a descent
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of 100 feet per minute. What action should you take?
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Use 100 feet per minute down as the zero indication
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During takeoff, you note that the pointer of the airspeed indicator rests between 0 and 15 ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




knots. It is a windy day, and your airplane is stopped and facing into the wind. What
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should you do? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




Turn the airplane away from the wind and stop; then verify that the pointer drops to zero.
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How can you check the airspeed indicator during your takeoff roll?
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Verify that the airspeed indicator begins moving and increases at an appropriate rate as you
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accelerate. If it doesn't change appropriately, discontinue the takeoff
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,How does magnetic dip cause compass errors in high latitudes?
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Magnetic dip combines with characteristics of the internal compass structure to cause ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




compass errors during turns and during acceleration and deceleration. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




In addition to a clock, slip/skid indicator, sensitive altimeter, and the instruments you need
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for VFR, what other flight instruments does 14 CFR Part 91 require for IFR flight?
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Gyroscopic pitch and bank indicator Gyroscopic direction indicator ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




Gyroscopic turn indicator ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




In the northern hemisphere, what must you do to compensate for compass errors when
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turning to a northerly or southerly heading? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




Use standard-rate turns; turn past the intended heading when turning to a southerly
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heading; roll out early when turning to a northerly heading. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




What are the key components that measure the rate of climb or descent in a vertical speed
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indicator?

A. Diaphragm ||\\//|\




B. Calibrated Leak
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C. Direct Static Pressure source
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What does this Mach meter indicate? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




The true airspeed is 80 % of the speed of sound
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What is a standard-rate turn? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




3 degrees per second or 180 degrees in one minute
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What is the function of the aneroid wafers in the altimeter? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




They expand and contract in response to static pressure changes.
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What is the indicated altitude? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




12,600

What is the relationship between the horizontal component of lift and centrifugal force in
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this turn? ||\\//|\




Centrifugal force exceeds the horizontal component of lift. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




What observations demonstrate that the turn indicator is operating correctly?
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, There are no operation warnings and no unusual noises when power is applied to the gyra
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What pretakeoff check should you make for a vacuum-driven heading indicator in
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preparation for an IFR flight? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




Check for operation warnings and listen for unusual noises after starting the engine.
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When you begin a tun to the right from a southerly heading in the northern hemisphere,
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what indication should you expect on the magnetic compass?||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




The compass will lead the turn initially , showing more of a turn than the aircraft has made
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, and will indicate correctly as you reach a westerly heading .
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Which is the best explanation for the operation of the heading indicator? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




The heading indicator gyro spins in a vertical plane , and the aircraft rotates around the
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gyro . ||\\//|\




Which statement best explains the error and corrective action associated with the heading
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indicator?

Precession causes the heading to drift . Compensate by checking the heading indicator ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




against the magnetic compass in straight - and - level unaccelerated flight at approximately ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




15 - minute intervals and reset it as necessary
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Which turn-and-slip indicator shows a standard-rate turn of three degrees per second? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




B

You are planning a flight along V139 and the winds aloft are 296 degrees true. What is the
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magnetic wind direction? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




304 degrees ||\\//|\




Which indication would you expect on your attitude indicator after you return to straight-
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and-level flight after making a coordinated 180-degree steep turn to the right? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




C

Which indication would you expect on your attitude indicator after returning to straight-
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and-level flight after making a skidding 180-degree turn to the left? ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\




A

Which indication would you expect on your attitude indicator during a rapid deceleration?
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B

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