1. Clouds, fog, or dew will always form when
A. relative humidity reaches 100 percent.
B. water vapor is present.
C. water vapor condenses.
2. To minimize the side loads placed on the landing gear during touchdown, the pilot should keep the
A. longitudinal axis of the aircraft parallel to the direction of its motion.
B. direction of motion of the aircraft parallel to the runway.
C. downwind wing lowered sufficiently to eliminate the tendency for the aircraft to drift.
3. One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to
A. decrease the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.
B. increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.
C. permit a touchdown at a higher indicated airspeed.
4. A slightly high glideslope indication for a precision approach path indicator is
A. three white lights and one red light.
B. one white light and three red lights.
C. two white and two red lights.
5. During a night flight, you observe steady red and green lights ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general movement of the other aircraft?
A. Left to right.
B. Same direction as you are travelling.
C. The other aircraft is approaching you head on.
6. Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at
A. a higher-than-normal angle of attack.
B. less than the length of the wingspan above the surface.
C. twice the length of the wingspan above the surface.
7. In order to act as pilot in command of a high- performance airplane, a pilot must have
A. logged flight time in a high performance airplane.
B. received and logged ground and flight instruction in an airplane that has more than 200 horsepower.
C. successfully completed a flight test in such an airplane with a pilot examiner or FAA inspector.
8. To lift a typical training helicopter to a hover, depress the (left or right) pedal; to start the takeoff run, the cyclic should be (pushed or pulled); and to flare after approach (add or reduce) power.
A. Left, pulled, reduce
B. Left, pushed, add
C. Right, pushed, add
1. The correct answer is C. 100 percent relative humidity and the presence of water vapor do not necessarily guarantee the formation of clouds, fog, or dew. However, one, two, or all three will form when water vapor condenses, as that is an absolute. (Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 11)
2. The correct answer is A. Whether landing in a crosswind on the upwind main wheel, or with no wind on both main wheels, it is important to keep the longitudinal axis of the aircraft parallel to the direction of motion. This will ensure the aircraft touches down with no side load forces. (Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8)
3. The correct answer is B. Extending wing flaps creates drag that allows the pilot to increase the descent angle without a corresponding increase in airspeed, and allows for slower touchdown speeds compared to no flap use. (Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 5)
4. The correct answer is A. A typical PAPI system uses four lights to show landing approach status. Too low is four red, slightly low is three red and one white, on path is two of each, slightly high is three white and one red, and too high is four white. (Aeronautical Information Manual, Section 2-1-2)
5. The correct answer is C. Position lights are steady burning and airplanes have a red position light on the left wing tip and a green position light on the right wing tip. If you see both lights, with the red light on your right, you are observing the other aircraft approaching you head-on. Deviation in heading or altitude, or both, may be required. (Federal Aviation Regulation 23.1385)
6. The correct answer is B. Ground effect is most noticeable when the aircraft is approximately half its wingspan in altitude above the surface. For most small GA airplanes, this would be about 15 to 20 feet. (Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 4)
7. The correct answer is B. To exercise PIC privileges, a pilot must have received and logged both ground and flight training in a high-performance airplane, and receive a one-time endorsement in his logbook by the instructor who provided the training. The training must be done with a flight instructor. Simply having logged flight time is not enough. (FAR 61.31[f])
8. The correct answer is B. With a counter-clockwise-rotating rotor system, left pedal is required to lift to a hover. Pushing the cyclic control forward will start the helicopter accelerating for takeoff. Descending into the flare, power and up collective are added to reduce the descent rate. (Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, Chapter 9)
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