GROUND SCHOOL EXAM Q&A

GROUND SCHOOL EXAM Q&A
aircraft checkout - ANSWER-transition training to learn to fly new aircraft

ATP - ANSWER-airline transport pilot

logbook endorsement - ANSWER-requirement to fly high performance or tailwheel
aircraft

40 hrs flight time, knowledge & practical tests - ANSWER-requirements for
instrument rating

practical test - ANSWER-requirement for multi-engine rating

category & class rating - ANSWER-requirement to fly helicopters, gliders, or hot air
balloons

190-250 hrs of flight time, 100 hrs PIC time, 50 hrs cross-country - ANSWER-
requirements for commercial pilot certificate

2 knowledge tests, practical test - ANSWER-requirements for CFI training

1500 hrs of flight time, 250 hrs PIC time, 500 hrs cross-country, 100 hrs night flight,
75 hrs instrument - ANSWER-requirements for ATP certificate

CRM - ANSWER-Crew Resource Management

ADM - ANSWER-aeronautical decision making

air pressure differential between middle ear and outside - ANSWER-cause of ear
pain

slow descent, opening eustachian tube by yawning, swallowing, chewing, or
employing Valsalva maneuver - ANSWER-ways of reducing ear pain

.04 percent, 8 hrs between drinking and piloting - ANSWER-alcohol rules for piloting
aircraft
FAA - ANSWER-Federal Aviation Administration

FARs - ANSWER-Federal Aviation Regulations

FBOs - ANSWER-fixed base operators

CFIs - ANSWER-FAA certificated flight instructors

PIC - ANSWER-pilot in command