AVN 161 PRIVATE PILOT GROUND-FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AVN 161 PRIVATE PILOT GROUND-
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A _____________________ is the weather observer's interpretation or an
automated report of actual weather conditions at a given site and time - ANSWER-
Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)

A METAR determines the flying category at an airport as _____________________,
______________________, ___________________, _____________________ -
ANSWER--Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
-Marginal VFR (MVFR)
-Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
-Low IFR (LIFR)

A Terminal Aerodome Forecast (TAF) is a forecast of weather conditions within a
___ mile radius for a ____ hour time period. A TAF is issued ___ times a day -
ANSWER--5
-24
-4 (0000Z, 0600Z,1200Z, 1800Z)

Airman Meteorological Information (AIRMETs) are expected to occur over an area of
at least __________ square miles. AIRMETs are issued for ________________,
___________________, ___________________ and _______________________ -
ANSWER--3,000
-Surface winds greater than 30 knots
-IFR conditions (Ceiling less than 1,000ft; Visibility less than 3SM)
-Moderate Turbulence
-Moderate Icing

Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMETs) are expected to occur over an
area of at least __________ square miles. SIGMETs are issued for
________________, ___________________ and ___________________ -
ANSWER--3,000
-Thunderstorms
-Severe Turbulence
-Severe Icing
**Dust/Sandstorms
**Volcanic Ash
**Tropical Cyclone

Convective SIGMETs are issued for severe/embedded thunderstorms occurring for
more than ___ minutes, lines of thunderstorms at least ___ miles long with
thunderstorms affecting at least ___ percent of its length and areas of T-storms
affecting at least 40% of an area covering __________ square miles. - ANSWER--30
-50; 40
-3,000

, Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) have a ceiling less than __________ ft and visibility is
less than ___ - ANSWER--1,000ft
-3 miles

Visual Flight Rules (VFR) have a ceiling greater than __________ ft and visibility is
greater than ___ miles - ANSWER--3,000ft
-5 miles

The imaginary line connected from the leading to the trailing edge of an airfoil is the
___________________ - ANSWER-Chord Line

Wind moving opposite of the direction of movement of an airfoil (wind pushing
through an airfoil) is __________________________ - ANSWER-Relative Wind

The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the relative wind is known as the
_________________ - ANSWER-Angle of Attack

Drag resulting from the production of lift is __________________ - ANSWER-
Induced Drag

Drag resulting from an airplane moving through the air is _____________________ -
ANSWER-Parasite Drag

As airspeed increases, induced drag will _______ - ANSWER-Decrease

As airspeed decreases, induced drag will _______ - ANSWER-Increase

As airspeed increases, parasitic drag will _______ - ANSWER-Increase

As airspeed decreases, parasitic drag will _______ - ANSWER-Decrease

L/D Max - ANSWER-Achieving the most lift for the least amount of drag

Longitudinal stability is inherently stable along the _______________ axis. The
longitudinal stability is determined by the relationship between the
________________ and _________________ - ANSWER--Lateral
-Center of Gravity
-Center of Lift

Cessnas are stable because the __________________ is located forward of the
______________________. To keep the nose from pitching down, there is a slight
downward force on the ______________ which helps make the airplane stable in in
pitch and speed - ANSWER--Center of Gravity
-Center of lift
-Horizontal tail

An annual inspection is signed off by ________________, is required for
_____________ aircraft and _______________ be extended by
___________________ - ANSWER--Maintenance Tech with IA