1. Under what conditions, if any, may a pilot fly through a restricted area?
A. When flying on airways with an ATC clearance.
B. With the controlling authority’s authorization.
C. Regulations do not allow this.
2. What hazards to aircraft may exist in restricted areas?
A. Unusual, often invisible, hazards such as aerial gunnery or guided missiles.
B. High volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aerial activity.
C. Military training activities that necessitate aerobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers.
3. Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by
A. white directional lights.
B. blue omnidirectional lights.
C. alternate red and green lights.
4. A slightly high glideslope indication from a precision approach path indicator is
A. three white lights and one red light.
B. four white lights.
C. two white lights and two red lights.
5. The numbers 8 and 26 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately
A. 008 degrees and 026 degrees true.
B. 080 degrees and 260 degrees magnetic.
C. 080 degrees and 260 degrees true.
6. If instructed by ground control to taxi to Runway 9, the pilot may proceed
A. via taxiways and across runways to Runway 9, where an immediate takeoff may be made.
B. to the next intersecting runway where further clearance is required.
C. via taxiways and across runways to, but not onto, Runway 9.
7. What information is contained in the Notices to Airmen publication?
A. All current notams.
B. Current notam (D) and FDC notams.
C. Current notam (L) and FDC notams.
8. You are almost out of fuel, it is getting dark, there is no airport in sight, and the weather is going downhill fast. What is your best course of action?
A. Press on; everything will be fine.
B. Make a controlled precautionary landing on a road or bean patch.
C. Panic.
1. The correct answer is B. While flying under IFR on airways with an ATC clearance, authorization to fly through a restricted area is implied without a specific clearance to do so; however, under VFR, the controlling agency’s authorization is required to fly through restricted areas. (FAR 91.133(a))
2. The correct answer is A. Answer B describes an alert area and answer C describes a military operations area. (Aeronautical Information Manual, Chapter 3-4-3)
3. The correct answer is B. Taxiway edge lights are blue and are used to identify taxiways at night. (AIM, Chapter 2-1-11(a))
4. The correct answer is A. Two white and two red show an on-glide path indication, while four white is high. Three white and one red is slightly high. (AIM, Chapter 2-1-2(b))
5. The correct answer is B. Runways are numbered according to their magnetic orientation, and opposite ends are always 18 numbers apart, for 180 degrees. Runway 8 is approximately 80 degrees magnetic and runway 26 is approximately 260 degrees magnetic.
6. The correct answer is B. A clearance must be obtained prior to crossing any runway. ATC will issue an explicit clearance for all runway crossings. This is designed to reduce runway incursion incidents. (AIM, Chapter4-3-18(a)(5))
7. The correct answer is B. The Notices to Airmen publication does not include all current notams, as some that are current may only be current for a few hours or a few days. Those that are more longstanding make their way into the book. Local, or L notams, were terminated a few years ago.
8. The correct answer is B, of course. Hoping for the best in this scenario is foolish as there are already three strikes against you. If you panic, your logical thought process deteriorates. Land soon, under control, and navigate the red tape later. (This question is not part of the FAA test.)
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