AS 121 Exam 1 review (ERAU) Questions
with complete solution 2025
Name the categories of aircraft that can be placed on a pilot certificate -
correct answers Airplane, Rotorcraft, Powered Lift, Glider, Lighter than air,
Powered parachute, weight shifted control
Name the pilot certificates - correct answers Sport, Recreational, Private,
Commercial, Flight Instructor, and Airline Transport
Name the airplane class ratings - correct answers Single engine land, Single
engine sea, Mulit engine land, and Multi engine sea
When does a class 3 medical certificate expire if the pilot is over 40? - correct
answers 24 Calendar months
When do you have to have a type rating? - correct answers When the aircraft
weighs over 12,500 lbs
What makes an airplane count as high performance? - correct answers A high
performance airplane has engines that individually have over 200 horsepower
What makes an airplane count as complex? - correct answers The airplane
must have a controllable propeller, retractable flaps, AND retractable landing
gear
What are the requirements to be PIC with passengers? - correct answers To
act as PIC of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made at
least three takeoffs and three landings in an aircraft of the same category and
, class, and if a type rating is required, of the same type, within the preceding
90 days.
Explain Zulu time, what is the correction in DAB? - correct answers Zulu time
is the time at the Zero Meridian, also known as GMT time. DAB/EST adds 5
hours to correct to Zulu time
How do you tell if an airport is controlled or not? - correct answers VFR charts
depict towered airports in blue, and nontowered airports are shown in
magenta
Describe the relationship between the 4 fundamental forces when the plane is
flying at a steady speed and altitude - correct answers Lift equals weight and
thrust equals drag
What is angle of attack? - correct answers Angle between chord line and
relative wind
Name the 3 axis and describe their relation to the plane: - correct answers
Longitudinal runs from the nose to the tail, lateral runs from wingtip to wingtip,
and vertical goes straight up and down through the center of gravity
What controls movement about each axis? - correct answers Ailerons control
movement about the longitudinal axis, Elevator controls movement about the
lateral axis, and the rudder controls movement about the vertical axis
What do flaps do? - correct answers increase lift, allow slower flight, increase
drag, steepen descent, allow shorter take off
What is trim for? - correct answers Trim is to decrease control pressure for the
pilot
with complete solution 2025
Name the categories of aircraft that can be placed on a pilot certificate -
correct answers Airplane, Rotorcraft, Powered Lift, Glider, Lighter than air,
Powered parachute, weight shifted control
Name the pilot certificates - correct answers Sport, Recreational, Private,
Commercial, Flight Instructor, and Airline Transport
Name the airplane class ratings - correct answers Single engine land, Single
engine sea, Mulit engine land, and Multi engine sea
When does a class 3 medical certificate expire if the pilot is over 40? - correct
answers 24 Calendar months
When do you have to have a type rating? - correct answers When the aircraft
weighs over 12,500 lbs
What makes an airplane count as high performance? - correct answers A high
performance airplane has engines that individually have over 200 horsepower
What makes an airplane count as complex? - correct answers The airplane
must have a controllable propeller, retractable flaps, AND retractable landing
gear
What are the requirements to be PIC with passengers? - correct answers To
act as PIC of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made at
least three takeoffs and three landings in an aircraft of the same category and
, class, and if a type rating is required, of the same type, within the preceding
90 days.
Explain Zulu time, what is the correction in DAB? - correct answers Zulu time
is the time at the Zero Meridian, also known as GMT time. DAB/EST adds 5
hours to correct to Zulu time
How do you tell if an airport is controlled or not? - correct answers VFR charts
depict towered airports in blue, and nontowered airports are shown in
magenta
Describe the relationship between the 4 fundamental forces when the plane is
flying at a steady speed and altitude - correct answers Lift equals weight and
thrust equals drag
What is angle of attack? - correct answers Angle between chord line and
relative wind
Name the 3 axis and describe their relation to the plane: - correct answers
Longitudinal runs from the nose to the tail, lateral runs from wingtip to wingtip,
and vertical goes straight up and down through the center of gravity
What controls movement about each axis? - correct answers Ailerons control
movement about the longitudinal axis, Elevator controls movement about the
lateral axis, and the rudder controls movement about the vertical axis
What do flaps do? - correct answers increase lift, allow slower flight, increase
drag, steepen descent, allow shorter take off
What is trim for? - correct answers Trim is to decrease control pressure for the
pilot
