CFI FIA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026-2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
WhatNairspeedNindicatorNmarkingNidentifiesNtheNmaximumNstructuralNcruisingNspeedNofNanNaircraf
t?
A.NRedNradialNline.
B.NUpperNlimitNofNtheNgreenNarc.
C.NUpperNlimitNofNtheNyellowNarc.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.NUpperNlimitNofNtheNgreenNarc.
AnNillusion,NthatNtheNaircraftNisNatNaNhigherNaltitudeNthanNitNactuallyNis,NisNproducedNby
A.NatmosphericNhaze.
B.NupslopingNterrain.
C.NdownslopingNterrain.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.NupslopingNterrain
IfNtheNnosewheelNofNanNairplaneNmovesNaftNduringNgearNretraction,NhowNwouldNthisNaftNmovemen
tNaffectNtheNCGNlocationNofNthatNairplane?NItNwould
A.NcauseNtheNCGNlocationNtoNmoveNaft.
B.NhaveNnoNeffectNonNtheNCGNlocation.
C.NcauseNtheNCGNlocationNtoNmoveNforward.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NcauseNtheNCGNlocationNtoNmoveNaft.
(ReferNtoNfigureN45.)NWhatNareNtheNvisibilityNandNcloudNclearanceNrequirementsNinNanNairplaneNatN
nightNwhenNconductingNtakeoffsNandNlandingsNatNMcCampbellNAirportN(areaN1)NifNtheNpatternNaltit
udeNisN600NfeetNAGL?
A.N3NSMNvisibilityNandNclearNofNclouds.
B.N1NSMNvisibilityNandNclearNofNcloudsNifNremainingNwithinNone-halfNmileNofNtheNairport.
,C.NRemainNclearNofNcloudsNandNoperateNatNaNspeedNthatNallowsNadequateNopportunityNtoNseeNoth
erNtrafficNandNobstructionsNinNtimeNtoNavoidNaNcollision.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.N1NSMNvisibilityNandNclearNofNcloudsNifNremainingNwithinNone-
halfNmileNofNtheNairport.
WhatNwouldNcauseNtheN45°NpointNtoNbeNreachedNbeforeNtheNmaximumNpitchupNattitudeNduringNaN
lazyNeight?
A.NBeginningNwithNtooNslowNaNrateNofNroll.
B.NBeginningNwithNtooNrapidNaNrateNofNroll.
C.NAllowingNtheNairspeedNtoNremainNtooNhighNcausingNtheNrateNofNturnNtoNincrease.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.NBeginningNwithNtooNrapidNaNrateNofNroll.
IfNsevereNturbulenceNisNencountered,NtheNaircraft'sNairspeedNshouldNbeNreducedNto
A.NmaneuveringNspeed.
B.NnormalNstructuralNcruisingNspeed.
C.NtheNminimumNsteadyNflightNspeedNinNtheNlandingNconfiguration.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NmaneuveringNspeed.
IfNtheNengineNoilNtemperatureNandNcylinderNheadNtemperatureNgaugesNhaveNexceededNtheirNnorm
alNoperatingNrange,NyouNmayNhaveNbeen
A.NoperatingNwithNtheNmixtureNsetNtooNrich.
B.NusingNfuelNthatNhasNaNhigher-than-specifiedNfuelNrating.
C.NoperatingNwithNtooNmuchNpowerNandNwithNtheNmixtureNsetNtooNlean.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NoperatingNwithNtooNmuchNpowerNandNwithNtheNmixtureNsetNtooNlean.
WhenNusingNaNConstantNPressureNAnalysisNChartNforNplanningNaNflightNatN10,000NfeetNMSL,NaNpilotN
shouldNreferNtoNthe
A.N850-millibarNanalysis.
B.N700-millibarNanalysis.
,C.N500-millibarNanalysis.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.N700-millibarNanalysis.
WhichNtrainingNtimeNmustNbeNcertifiedNbyNtheNinstructorNfromNwhomNitNwasNreceived?
A.NFlightNtraining.
B.NFlightNtrainingNandNtrainingNinNaNflightNtrainingNdevice.
C.NAllNflightNtraining,NflightNsimulatorNtraining,NandNgroundNtraining.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NAllNflightNtraining,NflightNsimulatorNtraining,NandNgroundNtraining.
(ReferNtoNfigureN45,NareaN5.)NWhatNisNtheNelevationNofNtheNThomasN(T69)NAirport?
A.N122.8NfeetNMSL.
B.N43NfeetNMSL.
C.N48NfeetNMSL.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.N48NfeetNMSL.
(ReferNtoNfigureN14.)NAtNwhatNaltitudeNisNtheNfreezingNlevelNoverNtheNmiddleNofNFloridaNonNtheN12-
hourNSignificantNWeatherNPrognosticNChart?
A.N4,000Nfeet.
B.N12,000Nfeet.
C.N8,000Nfeet.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.N12,000Nfeet.
12.NWhatNcouldNbeNaNresultNofNaNstudentNfocusingNtooNfarNaheadNduringNaNlandingNapproach?
A.NReactionsNwillNbeNeitherNtooNabruptNorNtooNlate.
B.NRoundingNoutNtooNhighNandNdevelopingNanNexcessiveNsinkNrate.
C.NDifficultyNinNjudgingNtheNclosenessNofNtheNgroundNresultingNinNaNnose-firstNtouchdown.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NDifficultyNinNjudgingNtheNclosenessNofNtheNgroundNresultingNinNaNnose-
firstNtouchdown.
13.NWhatNisNtheNdurationNofNaNStudentNPilotNCertificate?
, A.NIndefinite.
B.N60NcalendarNmonthsNafterNtheNmonthNinNwhichNitNwasNissued.
C.N24NcalendarNmonthsNafterNtheNmonthNinNwhichNitNwasNissued.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NIndefinite.
14.NYourNstudent,NwhoNisNpreparingNforNaNPrivateNPilotNpracticalNtestNinNaNsingle-
engineNairplane,NreceivedN3.5NhoursNofNcross-
countryNflightNtrainingNincludingNflightsNofN1.9Nhours,N1.0Nhours,NandN0.6Nhours.NIsNyourNstudentNel
igibleNtoNtakeNtheNpracticalNtest?
A.NYes.
B.NNo.
C.NYesNbut,NifNtestNisNsatisfactory,NcertificateNwillNhaveNanNICAONlimitationNonNit.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NYes.
15.N(ReferNtoNfigureN20.)NAtNanNairspeedNrepresentedNbyNpointNB,NinNsteadyNflight,NtheNpilotNcanNex
pectNtoNobtainNtheNaircraft's
A.NmaximumNcoefficientNofNlift.
B.NminimumNcoefficientNofNlift.
C.NmaximumNglideNrangeNinNstillNair.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NmaximumNglideNrangeNinNstillNair.
16.NLeavingNtheNcarburetorNheatNonNwhileNtakingNoff
A.NleansNtheNmixtureNforNmoreNpowerNonNtakeoff.
B.NwillNdecreaseNtheNtakeoffNdistance.
C.NwillNincreaseNtheNgroundNroll.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NwillNincreaseNtheNgroundNroll.
17.NTheNbasicNpurposeNofNadjustingNtheNfuel/airNmixtureNcontrolNatNaltitudeNisNto
A.NdecreaseNtheNfuelNflowNtoNcompensateNforNdecreasedNairNdensity.
B.NdecreaseNtheNamountNofNfuelNinNtheNmixtureNtoNcompensateNforNincreasedNairNdensity.
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WhatNairspeedNindicatorNmarkingNidentifiesNtheNmaximumNstructuralNcruisingNspeedNofNanNaircraf
t?
A.NRedNradialNline.
B.NUpperNlimitNofNtheNgreenNarc.
C.NUpperNlimitNofNtheNyellowNarc.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.NUpperNlimitNofNtheNgreenNarc.
AnNillusion,NthatNtheNaircraftNisNatNaNhigherNaltitudeNthanNitNactuallyNis,NisNproducedNby
A.NatmosphericNhaze.
B.NupslopingNterrain.
C.NdownslopingNterrain.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.NupslopingNterrain
IfNtheNnosewheelNofNanNairplaneNmovesNaftNduringNgearNretraction,NhowNwouldNthisNaftNmovemen
tNaffectNtheNCGNlocationNofNthatNairplane?NItNwould
A.NcauseNtheNCGNlocationNtoNmoveNaft.
B.NhaveNnoNeffectNonNtheNCGNlocation.
C.NcauseNtheNCGNlocationNtoNmoveNforward.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NcauseNtheNCGNlocationNtoNmoveNaft.
(ReferNtoNfigureN45.)NWhatNareNtheNvisibilityNandNcloudNclearanceNrequirementsNinNanNairplaneNatN
nightNwhenNconductingNtakeoffsNandNlandingsNatNMcCampbellNAirportN(areaN1)NifNtheNpatternNaltit
udeNisN600NfeetNAGL?
A.N3NSMNvisibilityNandNclearNofNclouds.
B.N1NSMNvisibilityNandNclearNofNcloudsNifNremainingNwithinNone-halfNmileNofNtheNairport.
,C.NRemainNclearNofNcloudsNandNoperateNatNaNspeedNthatNallowsNadequateNopportunityNtoNseeNoth
erNtrafficNandNobstructionsNinNtimeNtoNavoidNaNcollision.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.N1NSMNvisibilityNandNclearNofNcloudsNifNremainingNwithinNone-
halfNmileNofNtheNairport.
WhatNwouldNcauseNtheN45°NpointNtoNbeNreachedNbeforeNtheNmaximumNpitchupNattitudeNduringNaN
lazyNeight?
A.NBeginningNwithNtooNslowNaNrateNofNroll.
B.NBeginningNwithNtooNrapidNaNrateNofNroll.
C.NAllowingNtheNairspeedNtoNremainNtooNhighNcausingNtheNrateNofNturnNtoNincrease.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.NBeginningNwithNtooNrapidNaNrateNofNroll.
IfNsevereNturbulenceNisNencountered,NtheNaircraft'sNairspeedNshouldNbeNreducedNto
A.NmaneuveringNspeed.
B.NnormalNstructuralNcruisingNspeed.
C.NtheNminimumNsteadyNflightNspeedNinNtheNlandingNconfiguration.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NmaneuveringNspeed.
IfNtheNengineNoilNtemperatureNandNcylinderNheadNtemperatureNgaugesNhaveNexceededNtheirNnorm
alNoperatingNrange,NyouNmayNhaveNbeen
A.NoperatingNwithNtheNmixtureNsetNtooNrich.
B.NusingNfuelNthatNhasNaNhigher-than-specifiedNfuelNrating.
C.NoperatingNwithNtooNmuchNpowerNandNwithNtheNmixtureNsetNtooNlean.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NoperatingNwithNtooNmuchNpowerNandNwithNtheNmixtureNsetNtooNlean.
WhenNusingNaNConstantNPressureNAnalysisNChartNforNplanningNaNflightNatN10,000NfeetNMSL,NaNpilotN
shouldNreferNtoNthe
A.N850-millibarNanalysis.
B.N700-millibarNanalysis.
,C.N500-millibarNanalysis.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.N700-millibarNanalysis.
WhichNtrainingNtimeNmustNbeNcertifiedNbyNtheNinstructorNfromNwhomNitNwasNreceived?
A.NFlightNtraining.
B.NFlightNtrainingNandNtrainingNinNaNflightNtrainingNdevice.
C.NAllNflightNtraining,NflightNsimulatorNtraining,NandNgroundNtraining.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NAllNflightNtraining,NflightNsimulatorNtraining,NandNgroundNtraining.
(ReferNtoNfigureN45,NareaN5.)NWhatNisNtheNelevationNofNtheNThomasN(T69)NAirport?
A.N122.8NfeetNMSL.
B.N43NfeetNMSL.
C.N48NfeetNMSL.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.N48NfeetNMSL.
(ReferNtoNfigureN14.)NAtNwhatNaltitudeNisNtheNfreezingNlevelNoverNtheNmiddleNofNFloridaNonNtheN12-
hourNSignificantNWeatherNPrognosticNChart?
A.N4,000Nfeet.
B.N12,000Nfeet.
C.N8,000Nfeet.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSB.N12,000Nfeet.
12.NWhatNcouldNbeNaNresultNofNaNstudentNfocusingNtooNfarNaheadNduringNaNlandingNapproach?
A.NReactionsNwillNbeNeitherNtooNabruptNorNtooNlate.
B.NRoundingNoutNtooNhighNandNdevelopingNanNexcessiveNsinkNrate.
C.NDifficultyNinNjudgingNtheNclosenessNofNtheNgroundNresultingNinNaNnose-firstNtouchdown.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NDifficultyNinNjudgingNtheNclosenessNofNtheNgroundNresultingNinNaNnose-
firstNtouchdown.
13.NWhatNisNtheNdurationNofNaNStudentNPilotNCertificate?
, A.NIndefinite.
B.N60NcalendarNmonthsNafterNtheNmonthNinNwhichNitNwasNissued.
C.N24NcalendarNmonthsNafterNtheNmonthNinNwhichNitNwasNissued.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NIndefinite.
14.NYourNstudent,NwhoNisNpreparingNforNaNPrivateNPilotNpracticalNtestNinNaNsingle-
engineNairplane,NreceivedN3.5NhoursNofNcross-
countryNflightNtrainingNincludingNflightsNofN1.9Nhours,N1.0Nhours,NandN0.6Nhours.NIsNyourNstudentNel
igibleNtoNtakeNtheNpracticalNtest?
A.NYes.
B.NNo.
C.NYesNbut,NifNtestNisNsatisfactory,NcertificateNwillNhaveNanNICAONlimitationNonNit.N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSA.NYes.
15.N(ReferNtoNfigureN20.)NAtNanNairspeedNrepresentedNbyNpointNB,NinNsteadyNflight,NtheNpilotNcanNex
pectNtoNobtainNtheNaircraft's
A.NmaximumNcoefficientNofNlift.
B.NminimumNcoefficientNofNlift.
C.NmaximumNglideNrangeNinNstillNair.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NmaximumNglideNrangeNinNstillNair.
16.NLeavingNtheNcarburetorNheatNonNwhileNtakingNoff
A.NleansNtheNmixtureNforNmoreNpowerNonNtakeoff.
B.NwillNdecreaseNtheNtakeoffNdistance.
C.NwillNincreaseNtheNgroundNroll.N-NNCORRECTNANSWERSC.NwillNincreaseNtheNgroundNroll.
17.NTheNbasicNpurposeNofNadjustingNtheNfuel/airNmixtureNcontrolNatNaltitudeNisNto
A.NdecreaseNtheNfuelNflowNtoNcompensateNforNdecreasedNairNdensity.
B.NdecreaseNtheNamountNofNfuelNinNtheNmixtureNtoNcompensateNforNincreasedNairNdensity.