PRIVATE PILOT GLIDER WRITTEN
EXAM 2026 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS A+
◉ How does Bernoulli's principle relate to the design of an aircraft
wing?. Answer: Air traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an
airfoil causes lower pressure on the top surface
◉ The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are. Answer: Lift,
weight, thrust and drag
◉ When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?.
Answer: During unaccelerated flight
◉ An airplane said to be inherently stable will. Answer: Require less
effort to control
◉ What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane?. Answer:
The location of the CG with respect to the center of lift
◉ What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when
power is reduced and controls are not adjusted?. Answer: The downwash
on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator
effectiveness is reduced
,◉ An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located
aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might
experience with this airplane would be. Answer: Difficulty in recovering
from a stalled condition.
◉ Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be.
Answer: Less stable at all speeds
◉ Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's.
Answer: Aerodynamic balance and controllability
◉ What force makes an airplane turn?. Answer: The horizontal
component of lift
◉ During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the
airplane to. Answer: Stall at a higher airspeed
◉ What four flight fundamentals are involved in maneuvering an
aircraft?. Answer: Straight and level flight, turns, climbs, and descents
◉ While practicing S-turns, a consistently smaller half circle is made on
one side of the road than on the other, and this turn is not completed
before crossing the road or reference line. This would most likely occur
in. Answer: 4-5-6 because the bank is increased too slowly during the
latter part of the turn
,◉ If an emergency situation requires a downwind landing, pilots should
expect a faster. Answer: Groundspeed at touchdown, a longer ground
roll, and the likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point.
◉ As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane
stalls in a particular configuration will. Answer: remain the same
regardless of altitude.
◉ In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin.
Answer: Stalled
◉ During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are stalled. Answer: Both
wings are stalled
◉ The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will. Answer:
Remain the same regardless of gross weight
◉ One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to.
Answer: Increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed
◉ What is one purpose of wing flaps?. Answer: To enable the pilot to
make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed.
◉ Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem during
takeoff?. Answer: Becoming airborne before reaching the recommended
takeoff speed
, ◉ What is ground effect?. Answer: The result of the interference of the
surface of the Earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane
◉ Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most
realized during an approach to land when at. Answer: Less than the
length of the wingspan above the surface
◉ What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect?. Answer:
Induced drag decreases; therefore, any excess speed at the point of flare
may cause considerable floating
◉ When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be
followed for vortex avoidance?. Answer: Stay above its final approach
flightpath all the way to touchdown
◉ How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?.
Answer: Outward, upward and around each tip
◉ When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are
operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip
vortices because this turbulence tends to. Answer: Sink into the
flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence
◉ Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is. Answer:
Developing lift
EXAM 2026 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS A+
◉ How does Bernoulli's principle relate to the design of an aircraft
wing?. Answer: Air traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an
airfoil causes lower pressure on the top surface
◉ The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are. Answer: Lift,
weight, thrust and drag
◉ When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?.
Answer: During unaccelerated flight
◉ An airplane said to be inherently stable will. Answer: Require less
effort to control
◉ What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane?. Answer:
The location of the CG with respect to the center of lift
◉ What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when
power is reduced and controls are not adjusted?. Answer: The downwash
on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator
effectiveness is reduced
,◉ An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located
aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might
experience with this airplane would be. Answer: Difficulty in recovering
from a stalled condition.
◉ Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be.
Answer: Less stable at all speeds
◉ Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's.
Answer: Aerodynamic balance and controllability
◉ What force makes an airplane turn?. Answer: The horizontal
component of lift
◉ During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the
airplane to. Answer: Stall at a higher airspeed
◉ What four flight fundamentals are involved in maneuvering an
aircraft?. Answer: Straight and level flight, turns, climbs, and descents
◉ While practicing S-turns, a consistently smaller half circle is made on
one side of the road than on the other, and this turn is not completed
before crossing the road or reference line. This would most likely occur
in. Answer: 4-5-6 because the bank is increased too slowly during the
latter part of the turn
,◉ If an emergency situation requires a downwind landing, pilots should
expect a faster. Answer: Groundspeed at touchdown, a longer ground
roll, and the likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point.
◉ As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane
stalls in a particular configuration will. Answer: remain the same
regardless of altitude.
◉ In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin.
Answer: Stalled
◉ During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are stalled. Answer: Both
wings are stalled
◉ The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will. Answer:
Remain the same regardless of gross weight
◉ One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to.
Answer: Increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed
◉ What is one purpose of wing flaps?. Answer: To enable the pilot to
make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed.
◉ Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem during
takeoff?. Answer: Becoming airborne before reaching the recommended
takeoff speed
, ◉ What is ground effect?. Answer: The result of the interference of the
surface of the Earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane
◉ Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most
realized during an approach to land when at. Answer: Less than the
length of the wingspan above the surface
◉ What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect?. Answer:
Induced drag decreases; therefore, any excess speed at the point of flare
may cause considerable floating
◉ When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be
followed for vortex avoidance?. Answer: Stay above its final approach
flightpath all the way to touchdown
◉ How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?.
Answer: Outward, upward and around each tip
◉ When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are
operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip
vortices because this turbulence tends to. Answer: Sink into the
flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence
◉ Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is. Answer:
Developing lift
