PRIVATE PILOT STAGE 3 EXAM EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is
to: Answer: Increase the angle of descent without increasing the
airspeed.
◉ What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane? Answer: To
control yaw.
◉ Which is not a primary flight control surface?
A. Flaps
B. Stabilator
C Ailerons Answer: A. Flaps
◉ The elevator controls movement around which axis? Answer:
Lateral.
◉ Which statement is true concerning primary flight controls?
A. The effectiveness of each control surface increases with speed
because there is more flow over them
,B. Only when all three primary flight controls move in sequence do
the airflow and pressure distribution change over and around the
airfoil.
C. Primary flight controls include ailerons, rudder, elevator, and trim
systems Answer: A. The effectiveness of each control surface
increases with speed because there is more flow over them.
◉ Which of the following is true concerning flaps?
A. Flaps are attached to the leading edge of the wing and are used to
increase wing lift.
B. Flaps allow an increase in the angle of descent without increasing
airspeed.
C. Flaps are high drag devices deployed from the wings to reduce lift.
Answer: B. Flaps allow and increase in the angle of descent without
increasing airspeed.
◉ Which device is a secondary flight control?
A. Spoilers
B. Ailerons
C. Stabilators Answer: A. Spoilers
◉ Trim systems are designed to do what? Answer: They relieve the
pilot of the need to maintain constant back pressure on the flight
controls.
,◉ The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are: Answer: Lift,
Weight, Thrust, & Drag
◉ When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?
Answer: During unaccelerated flight.
◉ What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the
airplane is in straight-and-level flight? Answer: Lift equals weight.
Thrust equals drag.
◉ Which statement relates to Bernoulli's principle? Answer: Air
traveling faster over the curve upper surface of an airfoil causes
lower pressure on the top surface.
◉ The term "angle of attack" is defined as the angle... Answer:
between the wing chord line and the relative wind.
◉ Angle of attack is defined as the chord line of an airfoil and the...
Answer: Direction of the relative wind.
◉ The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will... Answer:
Remain the same regardless of gross weight.
, ◉ As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given
airplane stalls in a particular configuration will... Answer: Remain
the same regardless of altitude.
◉ In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to
spin? Answer: Stalled.
◉ During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are stalled? Answer:
Both wings are stalled.
◉ How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff
performance? Answer: Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over
the wing, adversely affecting its lifting capability.
◉ Why is frost considered hazardous to flight? Answer: Frost spoils
the smooth flow of air over the wings, thereby decreasing lifting
capability.
◉ How does frost affect the lifting surfaces of an airplane on takeoff?
Answer: Frost my prevent the airplane from becoming airborne at
normal takeoff speed.
◉ What is ground effect? Answer: The result of inference of the
surface of the earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane.
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is
to: Answer: Increase the angle of descent without increasing the
airspeed.
◉ What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane? Answer: To
control yaw.
◉ Which is not a primary flight control surface?
A. Flaps
B. Stabilator
C Ailerons Answer: A. Flaps
◉ The elevator controls movement around which axis? Answer:
Lateral.
◉ Which statement is true concerning primary flight controls?
A. The effectiveness of each control surface increases with speed
because there is more flow over them
,B. Only when all three primary flight controls move in sequence do
the airflow and pressure distribution change over and around the
airfoil.
C. Primary flight controls include ailerons, rudder, elevator, and trim
systems Answer: A. The effectiveness of each control surface
increases with speed because there is more flow over them.
◉ Which of the following is true concerning flaps?
A. Flaps are attached to the leading edge of the wing and are used to
increase wing lift.
B. Flaps allow an increase in the angle of descent without increasing
airspeed.
C. Flaps are high drag devices deployed from the wings to reduce lift.
Answer: B. Flaps allow and increase in the angle of descent without
increasing airspeed.
◉ Which device is a secondary flight control?
A. Spoilers
B. Ailerons
C. Stabilators Answer: A. Spoilers
◉ Trim systems are designed to do what? Answer: They relieve the
pilot of the need to maintain constant back pressure on the flight
controls.
,◉ The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are: Answer: Lift,
Weight, Thrust, & Drag
◉ When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?
Answer: During unaccelerated flight.
◉ What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the
airplane is in straight-and-level flight? Answer: Lift equals weight.
Thrust equals drag.
◉ Which statement relates to Bernoulli's principle? Answer: Air
traveling faster over the curve upper surface of an airfoil causes
lower pressure on the top surface.
◉ The term "angle of attack" is defined as the angle... Answer:
between the wing chord line and the relative wind.
◉ Angle of attack is defined as the chord line of an airfoil and the...
Answer: Direction of the relative wind.
◉ The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will... Answer:
Remain the same regardless of gross weight.
, ◉ As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given
airplane stalls in a particular configuration will... Answer: Remain
the same regardless of altitude.
◉ In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to
spin? Answer: Stalled.
◉ During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are stalled? Answer:
Both wings are stalled.
◉ How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff
performance? Answer: Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over
the wing, adversely affecting its lifting capability.
◉ Why is frost considered hazardous to flight? Answer: Frost spoils
the smooth flow of air over the wings, thereby decreasing lifting
capability.
◉ How does frost affect the lifting surfaces of an airplane on takeoff?
Answer: Frost my prevent the airplane from becoming airborne at
normal takeoff speed.
◉ What is ground effect? Answer: The result of inference of the
surface of the earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane.
