IRA Written Exam Questions and
Answers
When the marker beacon shows a blue light with tones of all dashes on ILS approach, this indicates you
are - Answer-near glide slope intercept.
While flying a 3° glide slope, a headwind shears to a tailwind. Which conditions should the pilot expect
on the glide slope? - Answer-Airspeed and pitch attitude decrease and there is a tendency to go below
glide slope.
If an aircraft on final approach and on glideslope encounters a sudden change from 20 knots tailwind to
20 knots headwind, the pilot should be ready to correct for - Answer-increased airspeed and a tendency
to go above glideslope.
During normal operation of a vacuum driven attitude indicator, what attitude indication should you see
when rolling out from a 180° skidding turn to straight-and-level coordinated flight? - Answer-The
miniature aircraft shows a turn in the direction opposite the skid.
Thrust is managed to maintain IAS, and glide slope is being flown. What characteristics should be
observed when a headwind shears to be a constant tailwind? - Answer-PITCH ATTITUDE: Decreases;
REQUIRED THRUST: Increased, then reduced; VERTICAL SPEED: Increases; IAS: Decreases, then increases
to approach speed.
, (Refer to figure 250.) While flying at an assigned altitude of 7,000 feet MSL, you are cleared for the GPS
RWY 3 approach at OWK. At what point may you leave 7,000 feet MSL? - Answer-Upon crossing UCCOX
for the procedure turn.
Immediately after passing the final approach fix in bound during an ILS approach in IFR conditions, the
glide slope warning flag appears. The pilot is - Answer-permitted to continue the approach and descend
to the localizer MDA.
Under which condition does advection fog usually form? - Answer-Moist air moving over colder ground
or water.
Roll upsets caused by ice accumulations forward of the ailerons can be remedied by - Answer-reducing
angle of attack by increasing airspeed or extending wing flaps to the first setting and, if in a turn, rolling
wings level.
The Surface Analysis Chart depicts - Answer-actual frontal positions, pressure patterns, temperature,
dew point, wind, weather, and obstructions to vision at the valid time of the chart.
ATC has cleared you direct to the XYZ VOR and instructed you to hold East as published. You should -
Answer-proceed direct to the VOR and enter the published hold.
Which range facility associated with the ILS can be identified by a two letter coded signal? - Answer-
Compass locator.
When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, the 'taxiway directional sign' indicates - Answer-
designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection.
The amount of water vapor which air can hold largely depends on - Answer-air temperature.
Answers
When the marker beacon shows a blue light with tones of all dashes on ILS approach, this indicates you
are - Answer-near glide slope intercept.
While flying a 3° glide slope, a headwind shears to a tailwind. Which conditions should the pilot expect
on the glide slope? - Answer-Airspeed and pitch attitude decrease and there is a tendency to go below
glide slope.
If an aircraft on final approach and on glideslope encounters a sudden change from 20 knots tailwind to
20 knots headwind, the pilot should be ready to correct for - Answer-increased airspeed and a tendency
to go above glideslope.
During normal operation of a vacuum driven attitude indicator, what attitude indication should you see
when rolling out from a 180° skidding turn to straight-and-level coordinated flight? - Answer-The
miniature aircraft shows a turn in the direction opposite the skid.
Thrust is managed to maintain IAS, and glide slope is being flown. What characteristics should be
observed when a headwind shears to be a constant tailwind? - Answer-PITCH ATTITUDE: Decreases;
REQUIRED THRUST: Increased, then reduced; VERTICAL SPEED: Increases; IAS: Decreases, then increases
to approach speed.
, (Refer to figure 250.) While flying at an assigned altitude of 7,000 feet MSL, you are cleared for the GPS
RWY 3 approach at OWK. At what point may you leave 7,000 feet MSL? - Answer-Upon crossing UCCOX
for the procedure turn.
Immediately after passing the final approach fix in bound during an ILS approach in IFR conditions, the
glide slope warning flag appears. The pilot is - Answer-permitted to continue the approach and descend
to the localizer MDA.
Under which condition does advection fog usually form? - Answer-Moist air moving over colder ground
or water.
Roll upsets caused by ice accumulations forward of the ailerons can be remedied by - Answer-reducing
angle of attack by increasing airspeed or extending wing flaps to the first setting and, if in a turn, rolling
wings level.
The Surface Analysis Chart depicts - Answer-actual frontal positions, pressure patterns, temperature,
dew point, wind, weather, and obstructions to vision at the valid time of the chart.
ATC has cleared you direct to the XYZ VOR and instructed you to hold East as published. You should -
Answer-proceed direct to the VOR and enter the published hold.
Which range facility associated with the ILS can be identified by a two letter coded signal? - Answer-
Compass locator.
When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, the 'taxiway directional sign' indicates - Answer-
designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection.
The amount of water vapor which air can hold largely depends on - Answer-air temperature.
