Questions and CORRECT Answers
Unless otherwise specified, Federal Airways include that Class E airspace extending upward
from - Correct Answer- 1,200 feet above the surface up to and including 17,999 feet MSL.
What minimum radio equipment is required for operation within Class C airspace? - Correct
Answer- Two-way radio communications equipment, a 4096-code transponder, and an
encoding altimeter
An almond or lens-shaped cloud which appears stationary, but which may contain winds of
50 knots or more, is referred to as - Correct Answer- a lenticular cloud.
An operable 4096-code transponder with an encoding altimeter is required in which airspace?
- Correct Answer- Class A, Class B (and within 30 miles of the Class B primary airport), and
Class C.
When flying in the airspace underlying Class B airspace, the maximum speed authorized is -
Correct Answer- 200 knots.
What exception, if any, permits a private pilot to act as pilot in command of an aircraft
carrying passengers who pay for the flight? - Correct Answer- If a donation is made to a
charitable organization for the flight.
Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an
approach to land when at - Correct Answer- less than the length of the wingspan above the
surface.
Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be - Correct Answer- less
stable at all speeds.
After landing at a tower-controlled airport, when should the pilot contact ground control? -
Correct Answer- When advised by the tower to do so.
,From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground
operations? - Correct Answer- Ground control, on initial contact.
When the course deviation indicator (CDI) needle is centered using a VOR test signal (VOT),
the omnibearing selector (OBS) and the TO/FROM indicator should read - Correct Answer-
0° FROM or 180° TO, regardless of the pilot's position from the VOT.
When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should
state - Correct Answer- the aircraft identification or the pilot's name.
What is the minimum weather condition required for airplanes operating under special VFR
in Class D airspace? - Correct Answer- 1 mile flight visibility.
Which V-speed represents best-angle-of-climb speed? - Correct Answer- VX
The condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a
- Correct Answer- light, quartering tailwind.
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is - Correct Answer- developing lift.
During the preflight inspection who is responsible for determining the aircraft is safe for
flight? - Correct Answer- The pilot in command
Where may an aircraft's operating limitations be found? - Correct Answer- In the current,
FAA-approved flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any
combination thereof.
During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate? - Correct Answer-
Only in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight.
In what flight condition is torque effect the greatest in a single-engine airplane? - Correct
Answer- Low airspeed, high power, high angle of attack.
The airspace system designations used throughout the United States - Correct Answer-
standardizes airspace classifications with other countries.
, For private pilot operations, a Second-Class Medical Certificate issued to a 42-year-old pilot
on July 15, this year, will expire at midnight on - Correct Answer- July 31, 2 years later.
A flashing white light signal from the control tower to a taxiing aircraft is an indication to -
Correct Answer- return to the starting point on the airport.
Which conditions result in the formation of frost? - Correct Answer- The temperature of the
collecting surface is at or below the dewpoint of the adjacent air and the dewpoint is below
freezing.
When warm, moist, stable air flows upslope, it - Correct Answer- produces stratus type
clouds.
For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height above the Earth's surface of the -
Correct Answer- lowest broken or overcast layer or vertical visibility into an obscuration.
Magnetic heading is - Correct Answer- the direction the nose is pointed referenced to
magnetic north.
Rapid or extra deep breathing while using oxygen can cause a condition known as - Correct
Answer- hyperventilation
The angle of attack for a propeller is defined as - Correct Answer- The angle between the
propeller chord line and the relative wind.
A person may not act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft if alcoholic beverages have been
consumed by that person within the preceding - Correct Answer- 8 hours.
How should an aircraft preflight inspection be accomplished for the first flight of the day? -
Correct Answer- Thorough and systematic means recommended by the manufacturer.
Excessively high engine temperatures, either in the air or on the ground, will - Correct
Answer- cause loss of power, excessive oil consumption, and possible permanent internal
engine damage.