A. when the associated Flight Service Station is in operation.
B. when the associated control tower is in operation.
C. when the weather minimums are below basic VFR.
2. What is the minimum weather condition required for airplanes operating under special VFR in Class D airspace?
A. 1 mile flight visibility and 1,000-foot ceiling.
B. 3 miles flight visibility and 1,000-foot ceiling.
C. 1 mile flight visibility.
3. If an aircraft is equipped with a fixed-pitch propeller and a float-type carburetor, the first indication of carburetor ice would most likely be
A. engine roughness.
B. a drop in oil temperature and cylinder head temperature.
C. loss of RPM.
4. The presence of carburetor ice in an aircraft equipped with a fixed-pitch propeller can be verified by applying carburetor heat and noting
A. an increase in RPM and then a gradual decrease in RPM.
B. a decrease in RPM and then a constant RPM indication.
C. a decrease in RPM and then a gradual increase in RPM.
5. With regard to carburetor ice, float-type carburetor systems in comparison to fuel injection systems are generally considered to be
A. more susceptible to icing.
B. equally susceptible to icing.
C. susceptible to icing only when visible moisture is present.
6. The presence of ice pellets at the surface is evidence that there
A. are thunderstorms in the area.
B. has been cold frontal passage.
C. is a temperature inversion with freezing rain at a higher altitude.
7. In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest accumulation rate?
A. Freezing rain.
B. Freezing drizzle.
C. Cumulus clouds with below freezing temperatures.
8. One in-flight condition necessary for structural icing to form is
A. small temperature/dewpoint spread.
B. visible moisture.
C. stratiform clouds.
9. Which would most likely result in hyperventilation?
A. Emotional tension, anxiety, or fear.
B. An extremely slow rate of breathing and insufficient oxygen.
C. The excessive consumption of alcohol.
10. The letters VHF/DF appearing in the Airport/Facility Directory for a certain airport indicate that
A. this airport is designated as an airport of entry.
B. this airport has a direct-line phone to the Flight Service Station.
C. the Flight Service Station has equipment with which to determine your direction from the station.
11. Which procedure is recommended to ensure that the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) has not been activated?
A. Turn off the aircraft ELT after landing.
B. Ask the airport tower if they are receiving an ELT signal.
C. Monitor 121.5 before engine shutdown.
ANSWERS
1. B. FAR 91.129
2. C. FAR 91.157
3. C. Pilot's Handbook Of Aeronautical Knowledge, "Airplanes and Engines"
4. C. Pilot's Handbook Of Aeronautical Knowledge, "Airplanes And Engines"
5. A. Pilot's Handbook Of Aeronautical Knowledge, "Airplanes And Engines"
6. C. Aviation Weather, "Moisture, Cloud Formation, And Precipitation"
7. A. Aviation Weather, "Icing"
8. B. Aviation Weather, "Icing"
9. A. Medical Handbook For Pilots,
"Hyperventilation"
10. C. Aeronautical Information Manual, "Airport/Facility Directory"
11. C. Aeronautical Information Manual, "Emergency Services Available To Pilots"
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