CFI FIA exam with Questions and Correct
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1. What could be a result of a student focusing too far ahead during a landing approach?
A. Reactions will be either too abrupt or too late.
B. Rounding out too high and developing an excessive sink rate.
C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first touchdown. -
✔✔C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first
touchdown.
2. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued. - ✔✔A. Indefinite.
3. Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-engine
airplane, received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight training including flights of 1.9 hours,
1.0 hours, and 0.6 hours. Is your student eligible to take the practical test?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes but, if test is satisfactory, certificate will have an ICAO limitation on it. - ✔✔A.
Yes.
4. (Refer to figure 20.) At an airspeed represented by point B, in steady flight, the pilot
can expect to obtain the aircraft's
A. maximum coefficient of lift.
B. minimum coefficient of lift.
,C. maximum glide range in still air. - ✔✔C. maximum glide range in still air.
5. Leaving the carburetor heat on while taking off
A. leans the mixture for more power on takeoff.
B. will decrease the takeoff distance.
C. will increase the ground roll. - ✔✔C. will increase the ground roll.
6. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture control at altitude is to
A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air density.
B. decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for increased air density.
C. increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for the decrease in
pressure and density of the air. - ✔✔A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for
decreased air density.
7. (Refer to Figure 19.) The lift/drag at 2° angle of attack is approximately the same as
the lift/drag for
A. 9.75° angle of attack.
B. 10.5° angle of attack.
C. 17.2° angle of attack. - ✔✔C. 17.2° angle of attack.
8. Flat skidding turns at low altitudes such as in the traffic pattern are often the result of
A. conscious or subconscious effort to avoid banking close to the ground.
B. attempting to execute a turn solely by reference to instruments.
C. fixating on nose reference while excluding wing reference. - ✔✔A. conscious or
subconscious effort to avoid banking close to the ground.
9. An aircraft's operating limitations may be found in the
,A. FAA-approved aircraft flight manual.
B. owner's handbook published by the aircraft manufacturer.
C. aircraft flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any
combination thereof. - ✔✔C. aircraft flight manual, approved manual material,
markings, and placards, or any combination thereof.
What airspeed indicator marking identifies the maximum structural cruising speed of an
aircraft?
A. Red radial line.
B. Upper limit of the green arc.
C. Upper limit of the yellow arc. - ✔✔B. Upper limit of the green arc.
An illusion, that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is, is produced by
A. atmospheric haze.
B. upsloping terrain.
C. downsloping terrain. - ✔✔B. upsloping terrain
If the nosewheel of an airplane moves aft during gear retraction, how would this aft
movement affect the CG location of that airplane? It would
A. cause the CG location to move aft.
B. have no effect on the CG location.
C. cause the CG location to move forward. - ✔✔A. cause the CG location to move aft.
(Refer to figure 45.) What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements in an
airplane at night when conducting takeoffs and landings at McCampbell Airport (area 1)
if the pattern altitude is 600 feet AGL?
A. 3 SM visibility and clear of clouds.
B. 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
, C. Remain clear of clouds and operate at a speed that allows adequate opportunity to
see other traffic and obstructions in time to avoid a collision. - ✔✔B. 1 SM visibility
and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
What would cause the 45° point to be reached before the maximum pitchup attitude
during a lazy eight?
A. Beginning with too slow a rate of roll.
B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
C. Allowing the airspeed to remain too high causing the rate of turn to increase. -
✔✔B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
If severe turbulence is encountered, the aircraft's airspeed should be reduced to
A. maneuvering speed.
B. normal structural cruising speed.
C. the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. - ✔✔A.
maneuvering speed.
If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceeded
their normal operating range, you may have been
A. operating with the mixture set too rich.
B. using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating.
C. operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean. - ✔✔C.
operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
When using a Constant Pressure Analysis Chart for planning a flight at 10,000 feet MSL,
a pilot should refer to the
A. 850-millibar analysis.
B. 700-millibar analysis.
Answers
1. What could be a result of a student focusing too far ahead during a landing approach?
A. Reactions will be either too abrupt or too late.
B. Rounding out too high and developing an excessive sink rate.
C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first touchdown. -
✔✔C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first
touchdown.
2. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued. - ✔✔A. Indefinite.
3. Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-engine
airplane, received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight training including flights of 1.9 hours,
1.0 hours, and 0.6 hours. Is your student eligible to take the practical test?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes but, if test is satisfactory, certificate will have an ICAO limitation on it. - ✔✔A.
Yes.
4. (Refer to figure 20.) At an airspeed represented by point B, in steady flight, the pilot
can expect to obtain the aircraft's
A. maximum coefficient of lift.
B. minimum coefficient of lift.
,C. maximum glide range in still air. - ✔✔C. maximum glide range in still air.
5. Leaving the carburetor heat on while taking off
A. leans the mixture for more power on takeoff.
B. will decrease the takeoff distance.
C. will increase the ground roll. - ✔✔C. will increase the ground roll.
6. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture control at altitude is to
A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air density.
B. decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for increased air density.
C. increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for the decrease in
pressure and density of the air. - ✔✔A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for
decreased air density.
7. (Refer to Figure 19.) The lift/drag at 2° angle of attack is approximately the same as
the lift/drag for
A. 9.75° angle of attack.
B. 10.5° angle of attack.
C. 17.2° angle of attack. - ✔✔C. 17.2° angle of attack.
8. Flat skidding turns at low altitudes such as in the traffic pattern are often the result of
A. conscious or subconscious effort to avoid banking close to the ground.
B. attempting to execute a turn solely by reference to instruments.
C. fixating on nose reference while excluding wing reference. - ✔✔A. conscious or
subconscious effort to avoid banking close to the ground.
9. An aircraft's operating limitations may be found in the
,A. FAA-approved aircraft flight manual.
B. owner's handbook published by the aircraft manufacturer.
C. aircraft flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any
combination thereof. - ✔✔C. aircraft flight manual, approved manual material,
markings, and placards, or any combination thereof.
What airspeed indicator marking identifies the maximum structural cruising speed of an
aircraft?
A. Red radial line.
B. Upper limit of the green arc.
C. Upper limit of the yellow arc. - ✔✔B. Upper limit of the green arc.
An illusion, that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is, is produced by
A. atmospheric haze.
B. upsloping terrain.
C. downsloping terrain. - ✔✔B. upsloping terrain
If the nosewheel of an airplane moves aft during gear retraction, how would this aft
movement affect the CG location of that airplane? It would
A. cause the CG location to move aft.
B. have no effect on the CG location.
C. cause the CG location to move forward. - ✔✔A. cause the CG location to move aft.
(Refer to figure 45.) What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements in an
airplane at night when conducting takeoffs and landings at McCampbell Airport (area 1)
if the pattern altitude is 600 feet AGL?
A. 3 SM visibility and clear of clouds.
B. 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
, C. Remain clear of clouds and operate at a speed that allows adequate opportunity to
see other traffic and obstructions in time to avoid a collision. - ✔✔B. 1 SM visibility
and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
What would cause the 45° point to be reached before the maximum pitchup attitude
during a lazy eight?
A. Beginning with too slow a rate of roll.
B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
C. Allowing the airspeed to remain too high causing the rate of turn to increase. -
✔✔B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
If severe turbulence is encountered, the aircraft's airspeed should be reduced to
A. maneuvering speed.
B. normal structural cruising speed.
C. the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. - ✔✔A.
maneuvering speed.
If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceeded
their normal operating range, you may have been
A. operating with the mixture set too rich.
B. using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating.
C. operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean. - ✔✔C.
operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
When using a Constant Pressure Analysis Chart for planning a flight at 10,000 feet MSL,
a pilot should refer to the
A. 850-millibar analysis.
B. 700-millibar analysis.
