1. Where may an aircraft’s operating limitations be found if the aircraft has an Experimental or Special Light Sport airworthiness certificate?
A. In the aircraft airframe and engine logbooks.
B. Attached to the airworthiness certificate.
C. In the current, FAA-approved flight manual.
2. On aircraft equipped with fuel pumps, when is the auxiliary electric-driven pump used?
A. All the time to aid the engine-driven fuel pump.
B. Constantly except in starting the engine.
C. In the event the engine-driven pump fails.
3. (Refer to the figure.) The intensity of the turbulence reported at a specific altitude is
A. moderate from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet.
B. light from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet.
C. moderate at 5,500 feet and at 7,200 feet.
1. Refer to the figure. The acute angle A is the angle of
A. attack.
B. dihedral.
C. incidence.
1. The correct answer is A. In cruise, the angle of attack changes with changes in airspeed—it increases as speed slows and decreases as speed increases. The critical angle of attack is reached when the wing can no longer provide enough lift, the result of which is an aerodynamic stall. (Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 4)
2. The correct answer is C. He ran out of gas four miles short of home base. An airplane spends more time fighting a headwind than it does benefitting from a tailwind. His outbound flight time was 1:29, while his inbound time would have been 3:05. Unfortunately, the engine quit at 3:01. Plan each flight based on fact, not guesswork.
3. The correct answer is B. The formula for temperatures in Fahrenheit is—(T-DP)/4.4 X 1,000 + FE, where the spread between temperature and dew point is divided by 4.4 (convergence rate), then multiplied by 1,000 to give the cloud base in feet above ground level. Add to that the field elevation to obtain the cloud base in msl. 70-48 = 22. 22/4.4 = 5. 5 x 1,000 = 5,000. 5,000 + 1,000 = 6,000. (Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 11)
4. The correct answer is A. Some characteristics of a temperature inversion include warmer air above colder air, poor visibility in the lower levels of the atmosphere, and stratiform clouds. Pilots will notice an increase in outside air temperature as altitude is increased.
(Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 11)
5. The correct answer is A. FAR 91.155 details that when in Class G airspace above 1,200 feet agl and below 10,000 msl during the day, the minimum VFR visibility required is one statute mile.
6. The correct answer is A. FAR 91.155 details that when in Class G airspace below 1,200 feet agl during the day, the minimum VFR visibility required is one statute mile, and the pilot must remain clear of clouds.
7. The correct answer is B. Many aircraft accidents are not preceded by any type of mechanical or structural malfunction; in other words, the aircraft was operating in good condition when the accident occurred. Pilot judgment and human error are causal factors in many aircraft accidents. Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 17)
2. A student pilot is planning a round-trip cross-country to an airport 200 nm distant, at 100 knots indicated airspeed with no wind. His total round-trip flight time is four hours, and his fuel on board is 4.5 hours. His first destination airport has no fuel. Barely legal, but it meets the FAR 91.151 requirements. On the day of the flight, a weather briefing indicates a 35-knot tailwind for the outbound leg. He reasons, “The headwind I will have on the return will be cancelled out by the tailwind I have going; it will still take me four hours and give me a 30-minute fuel reserve when I land.” He departs. His reasoning was
A. Stellar. He is absolutely correct.
B. Logical. Close but not exact.
C. Completely based in fiction. He will exhaust his 100LL supply.
3. What is the approximate base of the cumulus clouds if the surface air temperature at 1,000 feet mean sea level is 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the dew point is 48 degrees F?
A. 5,000 feet msl.
B. 6,000 feet msl.
C. 4,000 feet msl.
4. A temperature inversion would most likely result in which weather condition?
A. An increase in temperature as altitude is increased.
B. Good visibility in the lower levels of the atmosphere and poor visibility above an inversion aloft.
C. Clouds with extensive vertical development above an inversion aloft.
5. Outside controlled airspace, the minimum flight visibility requirement for VFR flight above 1,200 feet agl and below 10,000 feet msl during daylight hours is
A. one mile.
B. five miles.
C. three miles.
6. What minimum visibility and clearance from clouds are required for VFR operations in Class G airspace at 700 feet agl or below during daylight hours?
A. One mile visibility and clear of clouds.
B. Three miles visibility and clear of clouds.
C. One mile visibility, 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontal clearance from clouds.
7.What is the one common factor that affects most preventable accidents?
A. Mechanical malfunction.
B. Human error.
C. Structural failure.
Related Articles
