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PPL – ATPL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
That weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather
minimums - Correct Answers -An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight
hours indicates
A. There are obstructions on the airport
B. The Air Traffic Control tower is not in operation
C. That weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather
minimums
Green, yellow, and white rotating beacon - Correct Answers -A lighted heliport may be
identified by a
A. green, yellow, and white rotating beacon
B. blue lighted square landing area
C. flashing yellow light
Two quick, white flashes between green flashes - Correct Answers -A military air station
can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits
A. White and green alternating flashes
B. Green, yellow, and white flashes
C. Two quick, white flashes between green flashes
Blue omnidirectional lights - Correct Answers -Airport taxiway edge lights are identified
at night by
A. Blue omnidirectional lights
B. White directional lights
C. Alternated red and green lights
Five Times (Key the mike 7 times; this assures that all the lights are on and at high
intensity. Next key the mike 5 times to get the medium-intensity setting) - Correct
Answers -To set the high intensity RWY lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click
the microphone seven times, then click it
A. One time
B. Three times
C. Five Times
,Comply with any FAA traffic pattern establish for the airport - Correct Answers -Which is
the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled airport?
A. Comply with any FAA traffic pattern establish for the airport
B. Make all turns to the left
C. Depart in any direction consistent with safety, after crossing the airport boundary
cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff - Correct Answers -
Displaced Thresholds - The arrows that appear on the end of the north/south RWY
indicate that the area
A. cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff
B. may be used only for taxiing
C. is usable for taxiing, takeoff, and landing
Green light signal (Answer A is incorrect because, a tri-color VASI does not emit white
light) - Correct Answers -An on glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is
A. White light signal
B. Amber light signal
C. Green light signal
Amber light signal (The tri-color VASI has three lights: Amber for above the glide scope,
Green for on the glide scope, and Red for below the glide scope) - Correct Answers -An
above glide scope indication from a tri-color VASI is
A. White light signal
B. Amber light signal
C. Green light signal
Pulsating red light (Answer A is for on glide slope indication, Answer C is for above glide
scope indication. Pulsating VASI - range is 4 miles during day and up to 10 miles during
night) - Correct Answers -A below glide scope indication from a pulsating approach
slope indicator is a
A. Steady white flow
B. Pulsating red light
C. Pulsating white light
maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope. - Correct Answers -When approaching
to land on a RWY served by a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI), the pilot shall
A. remain on the glide slope and land between the two-light bar
B. maintain an altitude that captures the glide slope at least 2 miles downwind from the
RWY threshold
, C. maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope
Developing lift - Correct Answers -Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is
A. heavily loaded
B. operating at high airspeeds
C. developing lift
Sink below the aircraft generating the turbulence (Both A and B are incorrect because
wingtip vortices do not rise or gain altitudes, but sink toward the ground. However, they
may move horizontally left or right depending on crosswind conditions) - Correct
Answers -Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to
A. Sink below the aircraft generating the turbulence
B. Rise into the traffic pattern
C. Rise into the takeoff or landing path of a crossing runway
Heavy, clean, and slow (Vortices are the greatest when the wingtips are at high angles
of attack. This occurs at high gross weight, flaps up, and low airspeed) - Correct
Answers -The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is
A. light, dirty, and fast
B. heavy, dirty, and fast
C. heavy, clean, and slow
Light, quartering tailwind - Correct Answers -The wind condition that requires maximum
caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a
A. Strong headwind
B. Light, quartering headwind
C. Light, quartering tailwind
above and upwind from the heavy aircraft (Since vortices sink and drift downwind) -
Correct Answers -When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake
turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft
A. below and downwind from the heavy aircraft
B. above and upwind from the heavy aircraft
C. below and upwind from the heavy aircraft
above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the large aircraft's
touchdown point (When the aircraft touches down, the vortices will stop, so you should
thus touch down beyond where the large aircraft did) - Correct Answers -When landing
behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by staying
PPL – ATPL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
That weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather
minimums - Correct Answers -An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight
hours indicates
A. There are obstructions on the airport
B. The Air Traffic Control tower is not in operation
C. That weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather
minimums
Green, yellow, and white rotating beacon - Correct Answers -A lighted heliport may be
identified by a
A. green, yellow, and white rotating beacon
B. blue lighted square landing area
C. flashing yellow light
Two quick, white flashes between green flashes - Correct Answers -A military air station
can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits
A. White and green alternating flashes
B. Green, yellow, and white flashes
C. Two quick, white flashes between green flashes
Blue omnidirectional lights - Correct Answers -Airport taxiway edge lights are identified
at night by
A. Blue omnidirectional lights
B. White directional lights
C. Alternated red and green lights
Five Times (Key the mike 7 times; this assures that all the lights are on and at high
intensity. Next key the mike 5 times to get the medium-intensity setting) - Correct
Answers -To set the high intensity RWY lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click
the microphone seven times, then click it
A. One time
B. Three times
C. Five Times
,Comply with any FAA traffic pattern establish for the airport - Correct Answers -Which is
the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled airport?
A. Comply with any FAA traffic pattern establish for the airport
B. Make all turns to the left
C. Depart in any direction consistent with safety, after crossing the airport boundary
cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff - Correct Answers -
Displaced Thresholds - The arrows that appear on the end of the north/south RWY
indicate that the area
A. cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff
B. may be used only for taxiing
C. is usable for taxiing, takeoff, and landing
Green light signal (Answer A is incorrect because, a tri-color VASI does not emit white
light) - Correct Answers -An on glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is
A. White light signal
B. Amber light signal
C. Green light signal
Amber light signal (The tri-color VASI has three lights: Amber for above the glide scope,
Green for on the glide scope, and Red for below the glide scope) - Correct Answers -An
above glide scope indication from a tri-color VASI is
A. White light signal
B. Amber light signal
C. Green light signal
Pulsating red light (Answer A is for on glide slope indication, Answer C is for above glide
scope indication. Pulsating VASI - range is 4 miles during day and up to 10 miles during
night) - Correct Answers -A below glide scope indication from a pulsating approach
slope indicator is a
A. Steady white flow
B. Pulsating red light
C. Pulsating white light
maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope. - Correct Answers -When approaching
to land on a RWY served by a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI), the pilot shall
A. remain on the glide slope and land between the two-light bar
B. maintain an altitude that captures the glide slope at least 2 miles downwind from the
RWY threshold
, C. maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope
Developing lift - Correct Answers -Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is
A. heavily loaded
B. operating at high airspeeds
C. developing lift
Sink below the aircraft generating the turbulence (Both A and B are incorrect because
wingtip vortices do not rise or gain altitudes, but sink toward the ground. However, they
may move horizontally left or right depending on crosswind conditions) - Correct
Answers -Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to
A. Sink below the aircraft generating the turbulence
B. Rise into the traffic pattern
C. Rise into the takeoff or landing path of a crossing runway
Heavy, clean, and slow (Vortices are the greatest when the wingtips are at high angles
of attack. This occurs at high gross weight, flaps up, and low airspeed) - Correct
Answers -The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is
A. light, dirty, and fast
B. heavy, dirty, and fast
C. heavy, clean, and slow
Light, quartering tailwind - Correct Answers -The wind condition that requires maximum
caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a
A. Strong headwind
B. Light, quartering headwind
C. Light, quartering tailwind
above and upwind from the heavy aircraft (Since vortices sink and drift downwind) -
Correct Answers -When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake
turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft
A. below and downwind from the heavy aircraft
B. above and upwind from the heavy aircraft
C. below and upwind from the heavy aircraft
above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the large aircraft's
touchdown point (When the aircraft touches down, the vortices will stop, so you should
thus touch down beyond where the large aircraft did) - Correct Answers -When landing
behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by staying
