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Private Pilot Stage 3 Exam Questions and Answers
1. What combination of conditions is most detrimental to takeoff and climb
performance?
ANS High temperature, high humidity, and high altitude
2. According to the accompanying chart, pressure altitude of 5,000 feet with
a temperature of +40C will result in a density altitude of approximately
ANS 8,900 feet
3. According to the accompanying takeoff distance chart and the following
conditions, what is the total distance necessary to clear a 50-foot obstacle?-
ANS 1,732 feet
4. Using the listed conditions and the accompanying landing distance chart,
determine the distance required to land over a 50-foot barrier
ANS 1,470 feet
5. Use the accompanying maximum rate-of-climb chart and the listed condi-
tions to determine the rate of climb
ANS 765 f.p.m.
6. What is the difference between the range and the endurance of an aircraft?-
ANS With a given amount of fuel, range is the distance that the aircraft can fly, and
endurance is the amount of time that the aircraft can remain in the air.
7. Center of gravity is defined as the theoretical point
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ANS where all of the aircraft's weight is considered to be concentrated
8. One of the items included in an aircraft's basic empty weight is
ANS unusable fuel
9. What is the CG location after the airplane is loaded with full fuel?
ANS 42.66 inches
10. How much fuel can be carried in the aircraft without exceeding a maximum
takeoff weight of 2,700 pounds?
ANS 19.6 gallons
11. Using the loading specifications from the previous problem, the total
moment is
ANS 113,8976.4 pound-inches
12. Assume an aircraft has a total weight of 2,950 pounds and a total moment
of 210,700 pound-inches. If the CG range is from 82.1 to 86.7 inches, what
action, if any, should you take before you fly the aircraft?
ANS Move some load aft in the aircraft
13. Based on the following conditions, what is the total moment/1000
pound-inches?
ANS 96.8
14. According to the center of gravity moment envelope, the aircraft's CG
is
ANS within normal category limits but outside utility category limits
15. The time-speed-distance function of your flight computer can be used to
solve for
ANS groundspeed and fuel consumption
16. If your aircraft's fuel consumption rate is 5.6 g.p.h., how much fuel will it
use on a flight of 230 n.m. with an average groundspeed of 93 knots?
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Private Pilot Stage 3 Exam Questions and Answers
1. What combination of conditions is most detrimental to takeoff and climb
performance?
ANS High temperature, high humidity, and high altitude
2. According to the accompanying chart, pressure altitude of 5,000 feet with
a temperature of +40C will result in a density altitude of approximately
ANS 8,900 feet
3. According to the accompanying takeoff distance chart and the following
conditions, what is the total distance necessary to clear a 50-foot obstacle?-
ANS 1,732 feet
4. Using the listed conditions and the accompanying landing distance chart,
determine the distance required to land over a 50-foot barrier
ANS 1,470 feet
5. Use the accompanying maximum rate-of-climb chart and the listed condi-
tions to determine the rate of climb
ANS 765 f.p.m.
6. What is the difference between the range and the endurance of an aircraft?-
ANS With a given amount of fuel, range is the distance that the aircraft can fly, and
endurance is the amount of time that the aircraft can remain in the air.
7. Center of gravity is defined as the theoretical point
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ANS where all of the aircraft's weight is considered to be concentrated
8. One of the items included in an aircraft's basic empty weight is
ANS unusable fuel
9. What is the CG location after the airplane is loaded with full fuel?
ANS 42.66 inches
10. How much fuel can be carried in the aircraft without exceeding a maximum
takeoff weight of 2,700 pounds?
ANS 19.6 gallons
11. Using the loading specifications from the previous problem, the total
moment is
ANS 113,8976.4 pound-inches
12. Assume an aircraft has a total weight of 2,950 pounds and a total moment
of 210,700 pound-inches. If the CG range is from 82.1 to 86.7 inches, what
action, if any, should you take before you fly the aircraft?
ANS Move some load aft in the aircraft
13. Based on the following conditions, what is the total moment/1000
pound-inches?
ANS 96.8
14. According to the center of gravity moment envelope, the aircraft's CG
is
ANS within normal category limits but outside utility category limits
15. The time-speed-distance function of your flight computer can be used to
solve for
ANS groundspeed and fuel consumption
16. If your aircraft's fuel consumption rate is 5.6 g.p.h., how much fuel will it
use on a flight of 230 n.m. with an average groundspeed of 93 knots?
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