FAA Private Pilot Knowledge
Certification
TEST Questions and Answers
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Question:
With respect to the certification of AIRMEN, which is a CLASS of aircraft?
Answer:
Single-engine land and sea, multi-engine land and sea
Question:
With respect to the certification of AIRCRAFT, which is a CATEGORY of aircraft?
Answer:
Normal, utility, and acrobatic
Question:
With respect to the certification lf AIRCRAFT, which is a CLASS of aircraft?
Answer:
Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, baloon
Question:
How soon after a DUI or DWAI conviction must it be reported to the FAA?
Answer:
No longer than 60 days after the motor vehicle action
Question:
Where may an aircraft's operating limitations be found?
Answer:
In the current FAA-approved flight manual, markings, placards, or approved manual
,Question:
To minimize the side loads placed on the landing gear during touchdown, the pilot
should keep the
Answer:
lomgitudinal axis of the aircraft parallel to the direction of its motion.
Question:
Where may the operating limitations be found on an Experimental or light sport
airworthiness cerificate?
Answer:
Attatched to the airworthiness certificate
Question:
Excessively high engine temperatures will...
Answer:
cause loss of power, excessive oil consumption, and possible internal engine damage.
Question:
If the engine and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceded their normal
operating range, the pilot may have
Answer:
been operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
Question:
One purpose of the dual ignition system on an aircraft engine is to provide for
Answer:
improved engine performance.
Question:
On aircraft with fuel pumps, when is the auxiliary electric driven pump used?
Answer:
In the event the engine driven pump fails
, Question:
The operating principle of float-type carburetors is based on the
Answer:
difference in air pressure at the venturi throat and the air inlet.
Question:
The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture at altitude is to
Answer:
decrease the fuel flow in order to compensate for decreased air density.
Question:
During run-up at a high-elevation airport, the pilot notices a slight engine roughness
not affected by magneto check and worsened by carburetor heat check. What is the
most logical initial action?
Answer:
Check the results with a leaner setting of the mixture
Question:
What will happen when a descent from 9,500 ft MSL to 4,500 ft MSL is made without
readjusting the mixture?
Answer:
The fuel/air mixture may become excessively lean
Question:
What condition is most favorable to the development of carburetor icing?
Answer:
Temperature between 20 and 70 degrees F and high humidity
Question:
The possibility of carburetor icing exists even when the ambient air temperature is as
Answer:
high as 70 degrees F and the relative humidity is high
Certification
TEST Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
With respect to the certification of AIRMEN, which is a CLASS of aircraft?
Answer:
Single-engine land and sea, multi-engine land and sea
Question:
With respect to the certification of AIRCRAFT, which is a CATEGORY of aircraft?
Answer:
Normal, utility, and acrobatic
Question:
With respect to the certification lf AIRCRAFT, which is a CLASS of aircraft?
Answer:
Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, baloon
Question:
How soon after a DUI or DWAI conviction must it be reported to the FAA?
Answer:
No longer than 60 days after the motor vehicle action
Question:
Where may an aircraft's operating limitations be found?
Answer:
In the current FAA-approved flight manual, markings, placards, or approved manual
,Question:
To minimize the side loads placed on the landing gear during touchdown, the pilot
should keep the
Answer:
lomgitudinal axis of the aircraft parallel to the direction of its motion.
Question:
Where may the operating limitations be found on an Experimental or light sport
airworthiness cerificate?
Answer:
Attatched to the airworthiness certificate
Question:
Excessively high engine temperatures will...
Answer:
cause loss of power, excessive oil consumption, and possible internal engine damage.
Question:
If the engine and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceded their normal
operating range, the pilot may have
Answer:
been operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
Question:
One purpose of the dual ignition system on an aircraft engine is to provide for
Answer:
improved engine performance.
Question:
On aircraft with fuel pumps, when is the auxiliary electric driven pump used?
Answer:
In the event the engine driven pump fails
, Question:
The operating principle of float-type carburetors is based on the
Answer:
difference in air pressure at the venturi throat and the air inlet.
Question:
The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture at altitude is to
Answer:
decrease the fuel flow in order to compensate for decreased air density.
Question:
During run-up at a high-elevation airport, the pilot notices a slight engine roughness
not affected by magneto check and worsened by carburetor heat check. What is the
most logical initial action?
Answer:
Check the results with a leaner setting of the mixture
Question:
What will happen when a descent from 9,500 ft MSL to 4,500 ft MSL is made without
readjusting the mixture?
Answer:
The fuel/air mixture may become excessively lean
Question:
What condition is most favorable to the development of carburetor icing?
Answer:
Temperature between 20 and 70 degrees F and high humidity
Question:
The possibility of carburetor icing exists even when the ambient air temperature is as
Answer:
high as 70 degrees F and the relative humidity is high
