CPL Practice Exam Questions and
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With a fuel air mixture that is too lean the mixture burns
Select one:
a. too slowly reducing the heat in the cylinders resulting in cooler running engine leading to
fouled plugs.
b. slowly subjecting the cylinders to heat for a longer period resulting in overheating of the
cylinder heads.
c. too quickly subjecting the cylinders to very high heat resulting in overheating of the cylinder
heads.
d. quickly subjecting the cylinders to heat for a shorter period resulting in a cooler running
engine leading to fouled plugs. - ANSWERS -b. slowly subjecting the cylinders to heat for a
longer period resulting in overheating of the cylinder heads.
After donating blood a pilot should not fly
Select one:
a. until civilian aviation medical examiner has been consulted.
b. as PIC for 24 consecutive hours.
c. as a flight crew member for 48 consecutive hours.
d. as a flight crew member for 24 consecutive hours. - ANSWERS -c. as a flight crew member for
48 consecutive hours.
In the case of a gyroscope, precession is
Select one:
a. the result of a force being applied to the rotor and resulting in a reaction 90° later in the same
direction of the applied force.
,b. referring to a gyro holding its position in space unless an external force is applied to it.
c. an instrument error resulting from the friction of the bearings and gears.
d. an error resulting from the curvature of the Earth. - ANSWERS -a. the result of a force being
applied to the rotor and resulting in a reaction 90° later in the same direction of the applied
force.
he normal final approach speed is 95 KT, but with the wind 20 gusting 35 KT the final approach
speed be
Select one:
a. 115 KT.
b. 95 KT.
c. 110 KT.
d. 103 KT. - ANSWERS -d. 103 KT.
What force or forces on a conventional gear aircraft cause the left turning tendency that must
be overcome by using right rudder during the takeoff roll?
Select one:
a. Slipstream
b. Torque, P-factor, and gyroscopic precession
c. Slipstream and torque
d. Gyroscopic precession - ANSWERS -b. Torque, P-factor, and gyroscopic precession
In order to act as pilot-in-command of a two-crew aircraft the pilot must have
Select one:
A. A CPL with a checkout for the aircraft.
B. An ATPL with a type rating for the aircraft.
C. 50 hours on type.
,D. The IATRA written with 750 hours and a type rating. - ANSWERS -B. An ATPL with a type rating
for the aircraft.
In order to act as pilot-in-command of a single-engine aircraft for an air taxi service under night
VFR without passengers a commercial pilot must have
Select one:
A. Competency check.
B. A valid instrument rating and PPC.
C. A valid night rating and competency check.
D. None of the above. - ANSWERS -A. Competency check.
The maximum flight duty period of a pilot with a commercial operator depends on
Select one:
A. The reporting time and the number of flights scheduled during the flight duty period.
B. The reporting time only.
C. Rest period the pilot got in the previous day.
D. The number of sectors only. - ANSWERS -A. The reporting time and the number of flights
scheduled during the flight duty period.
What affect can a few millimeters of ice or frost have on an aerofoil?
Select one:
A. Nothing substantial.
B. Wing stall speed could be increased as much as 10 to 30% but the ice or frost does not need
to be removed until the stall speed is increased by 50%.
C. Increase in the speed and takeoff distance and the ice or frost must be removed before flight.
D. Lift decreases by 40% will drag is increased by 30%. - ANSWERS -C. Increase in the speed and
takeoff distance and the ice or frost must be removed before flight.
, The minimum lighting required for an aerodrome's movement area at night, is a parallel row of
white runway lights visible in flight at a distance of not less than
Select one:
A. Two nautical miles in all directions.
B. Two nautical miles in all directions with blue taxiway lights.
C. Two nautical miles in all directions, with blue taxiway and parking area lights, and a lighted
windsock.
D. Two nautical miles in all directions with green threshold and red runway end lights, blue
taxiway and parking area lights, and a lighted windsock. - ANSWERS -C. Two nautical miles in all
directions, with blue taxiway and parking area lights, and a lighted windsock.
Average cabin pressure altitude is 11 000 feet ASL and the aircraft type certificate allows for
flight above FL250.
What is the oxygen requirements for an emergency descent from 20 000 feet ASL for 45
minutes following a depressurization of a pressurized aircraft operated in an air transport
service with 20 passengers?
Select one:
A. 45 minutes for all passengers and all crew members.
B. 45 minutes for 2 passengers and 2 hours for all crew members.
C. 30 minutes for 2 passengers and all crew members.
D. 2 hours for 2 passengers and all crew members. - ANSWERS -B. 45 minutes for 2 passengers
and 2 hours for all crew members.
In a normally aspirated engine as density altitude increases the power output
Select one:
A. Increases.
B. Decreases.
C. Decreases with a decrease in temperature and humidity.
D. Increases with an increase in temperature and humidity. - ANSWERS -B. Decreases.
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With a fuel air mixture that is too lean the mixture burns
Select one:
a. too slowly reducing the heat in the cylinders resulting in cooler running engine leading to
fouled plugs.
b. slowly subjecting the cylinders to heat for a longer period resulting in overheating of the
cylinder heads.
c. too quickly subjecting the cylinders to very high heat resulting in overheating of the cylinder
heads.
d. quickly subjecting the cylinders to heat for a shorter period resulting in a cooler running
engine leading to fouled plugs. - ANSWERS -b. slowly subjecting the cylinders to heat for a
longer period resulting in overheating of the cylinder heads.
After donating blood a pilot should not fly
Select one:
a. until civilian aviation medical examiner has been consulted.
b. as PIC for 24 consecutive hours.
c. as a flight crew member for 48 consecutive hours.
d. as a flight crew member for 24 consecutive hours. - ANSWERS -c. as a flight crew member for
48 consecutive hours.
In the case of a gyroscope, precession is
Select one:
a. the result of a force being applied to the rotor and resulting in a reaction 90° later in the same
direction of the applied force.
,b. referring to a gyro holding its position in space unless an external force is applied to it.
c. an instrument error resulting from the friction of the bearings and gears.
d. an error resulting from the curvature of the Earth. - ANSWERS -a. the result of a force being
applied to the rotor and resulting in a reaction 90° later in the same direction of the applied
force.
he normal final approach speed is 95 KT, but with the wind 20 gusting 35 KT the final approach
speed be
Select one:
a. 115 KT.
b. 95 KT.
c. 110 KT.
d. 103 KT. - ANSWERS -d. 103 KT.
What force or forces on a conventional gear aircraft cause the left turning tendency that must
be overcome by using right rudder during the takeoff roll?
Select one:
a. Slipstream
b. Torque, P-factor, and gyroscopic precession
c. Slipstream and torque
d. Gyroscopic precession - ANSWERS -b. Torque, P-factor, and gyroscopic precession
In order to act as pilot-in-command of a two-crew aircraft the pilot must have
Select one:
A. A CPL with a checkout for the aircraft.
B. An ATPL with a type rating for the aircraft.
C. 50 hours on type.
,D. The IATRA written with 750 hours and a type rating. - ANSWERS -B. An ATPL with a type rating
for the aircraft.
In order to act as pilot-in-command of a single-engine aircraft for an air taxi service under night
VFR without passengers a commercial pilot must have
Select one:
A. Competency check.
B. A valid instrument rating and PPC.
C. A valid night rating and competency check.
D. None of the above. - ANSWERS -A. Competency check.
The maximum flight duty period of a pilot with a commercial operator depends on
Select one:
A. The reporting time and the number of flights scheduled during the flight duty period.
B. The reporting time only.
C. Rest period the pilot got in the previous day.
D. The number of sectors only. - ANSWERS -A. The reporting time and the number of flights
scheduled during the flight duty period.
What affect can a few millimeters of ice or frost have on an aerofoil?
Select one:
A. Nothing substantial.
B. Wing stall speed could be increased as much as 10 to 30% but the ice or frost does not need
to be removed until the stall speed is increased by 50%.
C. Increase in the speed and takeoff distance and the ice or frost must be removed before flight.
D. Lift decreases by 40% will drag is increased by 30%. - ANSWERS -C. Increase in the speed and
takeoff distance and the ice or frost must be removed before flight.
, The minimum lighting required for an aerodrome's movement area at night, is a parallel row of
white runway lights visible in flight at a distance of not less than
Select one:
A. Two nautical miles in all directions.
B. Two nautical miles in all directions with blue taxiway lights.
C. Two nautical miles in all directions, with blue taxiway and parking area lights, and a lighted
windsock.
D. Two nautical miles in all directions with green threshold and red runway end lights, blue
taxiway and parking area lights, and a lighted windsock. - ANSWERS -C. Two nautical miles in all
directions, with blue taxiway and parking area lights, and a lighted windsock.
Average cabin pressure altitude is 11 000 feet ASL and the aircraft type certificate allows for
flight above FL250.
What is the oxygen requirements for an emergency descent from 20 000 feet ASL for 45
minutes following a depressurization of a pressurized aircraft operated in an air transport
service with 20 passengers?
Select one:
A. 45 minutes for all passengers and all crew members.
B. 45 minutes for 2 passengers and 2 hours for all crew members.
C. 30 minutes for 2 passengers and all crew members.
D. 2 hours for 2 passengers and all crew members. - ANSWERS -B. 45 minutes for 2 passengers
and 2 hours for all crew members.
In a normally aspirated engine as density altitude increases the power output
Select one:
A. Increases.
B. Decreases.
C. Decreases with a decrease in temperature and humidity.
D. Increases with an increase in temperature and humidity. - ANSWERS -B. Decreases.
