1. How many satellites make up the Global Positioning System?
B. 22.
C. 24.
2. What is the minimum visibility for a pilot to receive a land-and-hold-short clearance?
A. Three nautical miles.
B. One statute mile.
C. Three statute miles.
3. What is one of the neglected items when a pilot relies on short- and long-term memory to complete repetitive tasks?
A. Checklists.
B. Situational awareness.
C. Flying outside the envelope.
4. The section of the area forecast titled "SIG CLDS AND WX" contains a summary of
A. weather advisories still in effect at the time of issue.
B. forecast sky cover, cloud tops, visibility, and obstructions to vision along specific routes.
C. cloudiness and weather significant to flight operations broken down by states or other geographical areas.
5. During a night flight, you observe a steady white light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of the movement of the other aircraft?
A. The other aircraft is flying away from you.
B. The other aircraft is crossing your course to the left.
C. The other aircraft is crossing your course to the right.
6. No person may take off or land an aircraft under basic VFR at an airport that lies within Class D airspace unless the
A. flight visibility at that airport is at least one mile.
B. ground visibility at that airport is at least three miles.
C. ground visibility at that airport is at least one mile.
7. With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a class of aircraft?
A. Lighter-than-air, airship, hot air balloon, gas balloon.
B. Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.
C. Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea.
8. For private pilot operations, a first-class medical certificate issued to a 23-year-old pilot on October 21 this year will expire at midnight on
A. October 21, two years later.
B. October 21, next year.
C. October 31, three years later.
9. The pitot system provides impact pressure for which instrument?
A. Altimeter.
B. Vertical speed indicator.
C. Airspeed indicator.
10. Detonation occurs in a reciprocating aircraft engine when
A. hot spots in the combustion chamber ignite the fuel/air mixture in advance of the normal ignition.
B. the spark plugs are fouled or shorted out or the wiring is defective.
C. the unburned charge in the cylinders explodes instead of burning normally.
11. How many GPS satellites are required to yield a three-dimensional position and time solution?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Four.
Answers
1. C. AIM 1-1-21
2. C. AIM 4-3-11
3. A. AC 60-22
4. C. AC 00-45D
5. A. AC 61-21A
6. B. FAR 91.155
7. C. FAR 1.1
8. C. FAR 61.23
9. C. AC 61-23C
10. C. AC 61-23C
11. C. AIM 1-1-21
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