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Final Exam

Test Your Aviation Knowledge

These questions test the aeronautical knowledge required of all pilots. If any tools, such as an E6B, are required to answer certain questions, they will be identified in parentheses. You can find the answers to some of the questions in this month's articles. Have fun!

With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a category of aircraft?

A. Normal, utility, acrobatic.

B. Landplane, seaplane.

C. Airplane, rotorcraft, glider.

No person may operate an aircraft in acrobatic flight when

A. less than 2,500 feet AGL.

B. over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement.

C. flight visibility is less than 5 miles.

In which controlled airspace is acrobatic flight prohibited?

A. All Class G airspace.

B. Class D airspace, Class E airspace designated for Federal Airways.

C. All Class E airspace below 1,500 feet AGL.

What is the lowest altitude permitted for acrobatic flight without a low-altitude waiver?

A. 2,000 feet AGL.

B. 1,500 feet AGL.

C. 1,000 feet AGL.

No person may operate an aircraft in acrobatic flight when the flight visibility is less than

A. 7 miles.

B. 5 miles.

C. 3 miles.

With certain exceptions, when must each occupant of an aircraft wear an approved parachute?

A. When intentionally pitching the nose of the aircraft up or down 30? or more.

B. When a door is removed from the aircraft to facilitate parachute jumpers.

C. When intentionally banking in excess of 30?.

An approved chair-type parachute may be carried in an aircraft for emergency use if it has been packed by an appropriately rated parachute rigger within the preceding

A. 120 days.

B. 180 days.

C. 365 days.

When you taxi with strong quartering tailwinds, which aileron positions should be used?

A. Aileron down on the side from which the wind is blowing.

B. Ailerons neutral.

C. Aileron down on the downwind side.

Which aileron positions should a pilot generally use when taxiing in strong quartering headwinds?

A. Ailerons neutral.

B. Aileron up on the side from which the wind is blowing.

C. Aileron down on the side from which the wind is blowing.

A state of temporary confusion resulting from misleading information being sent to the brain by various sensory organs is defined as

A. hyperventilation.

B. spatial disorientation.

C. hypoxia.

Pilots are more subject to spatial disorientation if

A. body signals are used to interpret flight attitude.

B. they ignore the sensations of muscles and inner ear.

C. eyes are moved often in the process of cross-checking the flight instruments.

ANSWERS

1. A. "Aerobatics" - FAR 1.1

2. B. "Aerobatics" - FAR 91.303

3. B. "Aerobatics" - FAR 91.303

4. B. "Aerobatics" - FAR 91.303

5. C. "Aerobatics" - FAR 91.303

6. A. "Aerobatics" - FAR 91.307

7. A. "Aerobatics" - FAR 91.307

8. A. . "Checkride" - Flight Training Handbook, "Ground Operations"

9. B. "Checkride" - Flight Training Handbook, "Ground Operations"

10. B. Medical Handbook For Pilots, "Disorientation (Vertigo)"

11. A. Medical Handbook For Pilots, "Disorientation (Vertigo)"

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