DISPATCHER WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Even a small amount of frost, ice, or snow may:
A) increase takeoff performance.
B) hinder lift production to a point where takeoff will be impossible.
C) decrease takeoff ground run. ANS >>B) hinder lift production to a
point where takeoff will be impossible.
What is the purpose of an elevator trim tab?
A) Modify the downward tail load for various airspeeds in flight
eliminating flight-control pressures.
B) Adjust the speed tail load for different airspeeds in flight
allowing neutral control forces.
C) Provide horizontal balance as airspeed is increased to allow
hands-off flight. ANS >>A) Modify the downward tail load for
various airspeeds in flight eliminating flight-control pressures.
, DISPATCHER WRITTEN EXAM
Which is a purpose of ground spoilers?
A) Aid in rolling an airplane into a turn.
B) Increase the rate of descent without gaining airspeed.
C) Reduce the wings' lift upon landing. ANS >>C) Reduce the wings' lift
upon landing.
(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-7D, Appendix 2, Figure 459.) For a
supplemental charter, a still air range of 2,250 NM is required.
The payload for this non-stop trip is:
A) 5,100 pounds.
B) 5,900 pounds.
C) 6,100 pounds ANS >>B) 5,900 pounds.
(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-7D, Appendix 2, Figures 273 and 475.) With a
reported temperature of 32°C,
and a weight of 58,000 pounds, the second segment takeoff gross climb
gradient is:
A) 0.057%.
B) 0.062%.
C) 0.034%. ANS >>B) 0.062%.
(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-7D, Appendix 2, Figures 71 and 72.) What is
the approximate level-off pressure altitude after driftdown under
Operating Conditions D-3?