PRIVATE HELICOPTER TEST PREP
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ Which statement about longitude and latitude is true?.
Answer: Lines of longitude cross the Equator at right angles.
◍ Airfoil.
Answer: Structure or body which produces a useful reaction to air
movement. Includes airplane wings, helicopter rotor blades, and propellers.
◍ Chord line.
Answer: Imaginary straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of
an airfoil.
◍ (Refer to Figure 20, area 3.) Determine the approximate latitude and
longitude of Currituck County Airport..
Answer: 36 Degrees 24'N - 76 Degrees 01'W
◍ (Refer to Figure 21, area 2.) Which airport is located at approximately 47
degrees 35'30''N latitude and 100 degrees 43'00''W longitude?.
Answer: Makeeff.
◍ Relative wind.
Answer: Wind felt by an airfoil. Created by the movement of air past an
airfoil, motion of an airfoil through air, or a combination of the two. It is
parallel and in the opposite direction to the airfoil's flight path.
◍ Angle of attack (AOA).
Answer: Angle between the chord line of the airfoil and the relative wind.
The pilot can change the AOA by manipulating the aircraft controls.
,◍ Angle of incidence (AOI).
Answer: Angle at which the airfoil is attached to the fuselage. Pilot has no
control over AOI except in weight-shift controlled aircraft.
◍ (Refer to Figure 21, area 3.) Which airport is located at approximately 47
degrees 21'N latitude and 101 degrees 01'W longitude?.
Answer: Washburn.
◍ The angle of attack at which an airfoil stalls will.
Answer: Remain the same regardless of gross weight and CG position.
◍ What is the effect of advancing the throttle in flight?.
Answer: Airspeed will remain relatively constant but the aircraft will climb.
◍ (Refer to Figure 22, area 3.) Determine the approximate latitude and
longitude of Shoshone County Airport..
Answer: 47 degrees 33'N - 116 degrees 11'W
◍ Lateral axis.
Answer: Imaginary line from wing tip to wing tip.
◍ (Refer to Figure 26, area 2.) What is the approximate mate latitude and
longitude of Cooperstown Airport?.
Answer: 47 degrees 25'N - 98 degrees 06'W.
◍ Pitch.
Answer: Rotation around the lateral axis
◍ During VFR navigation, without ration instruments, heading and
groundspeed, as calculated by dead reckoning, should be constantly
monitored and corrected by.
Answer: pilotage as observed from checkpoints.
◍ For cross-country flights over land, navigation without radio instruments is
usually accomplished using dead reckoning and.
Answer: pilotage.
◍ Using pilotage, a pilot can keep from drifting too far off course by.
, Answer: referring to selected features or checkpoints.
◍ Longitudinal control/stability.
Answer: Controlling pitch through use of the elevators.
◍ (Refer to Figure 27.) An aircraft departs an airport in the eastern daylight
time zone at 0945 EDT for a 2-hour flight to an airport located in the central
daylight time zone. The landing should be at what coordinated universal
time?.
Answer: 1545Z.
◍ Longitudinal axis.
Answer: Imaginary line from nose to tail.
◍ Roll.
Answer: Rotation around the longitudinal axis.
◍ (Refer to Figure 27.) An aircraft departs an airport in the central standard
time zone at 0930 CST for a 2-hour flight to an airport located in the
mountain standard time zone. The landing should be at what time?.
Answer: 1030 MST.
◍ Lateral control/stability.
Answer: Controlling roll through use of the ailerons.
◍ Vertical axis.
Answer: Imaginary line running vertically from where the lateral and
longitudinal axes intersect.
◍ Yaw.
Answer: Rotation around the vertical axis.
◍ Directional control/stability.
Answer: Controlling yaw through use of the rudder.
◍ Center of gravity (CG).
Answer: Imaginary point where weight is concentrated. Point at which an
airplane would balance if it were suspended at that point.
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Which statement about longitude and latitude is true?.
Answer: Lines of longitude cross the Equator at right angles.
◍ Airfoil.
Answer: Structure or body which produces a useful reaction to air
movement. Includes airplane wings, helicopter rotor blades, and propellers.
◍ Chord line.
Answer: Imaginary straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of
an airfoil.
◍ (Refer to Figure 20, area 3.) Determine the approximate latitude and
longitude of Currituck County Airport..
Answer: 36 Degrees 24'N - 76 Degrees 01'W
◍ (Refer to Figure 21, area 2.) Which airport is located at approximately 47
degrees 35'30''N latitude and 100 degrees 43'00''W longitude?.
Answer: Makeeff.
◍ Relative wind.
Answer: Wind felt by an airfoil. Created by the movement of air past an
airfoil, motion of an airfoil through air, or a combination of the two. It is
parallel and in the opposite direction to the airfoil's flight path.
◍ Angle of attack (AOA).
Answer: Angle between the chord line of the airfoil and the relative wind.
The pilot can change the AOA by manipulating the aircraft controls.
,◍ Angle of incidence (AOI).
Answer: Angle at which the airfoil is attached to the fuselage. Pilot has no
control over AOI except in weight-shift controlled aircraft.
◍ (Refer to Figure 21, area 3.) Which airport is located at approximately 47
degrees 21'N latitude and 101 degrees 01'W longitude?.
Answer: Washburn.
◍ The angle of attack at which an airfoil stalls will.
Answer: Remain the same regardless of gross weight and CG position.
◍ What is the effect of advancing the throttle in flight?.
Answer: Airspeed will remain relatively constant but the aircraft will climb.
◍ (Refer to Figure 22, area 3.) Determine the approximate latitude and
longitude of Shoshone County Airport..
Answer: 47 degrees 33'N - 116 degrees 11'W
◍ Lateral axis.
Answer: Imaginary line from wing tip to wing tip.
◍ (Refer to Figure 26, area 2.) What is the approximate mate latitude and
longitude of Cooperstown Airport?.
Answer: 47 degrees 25'N - 98 degrees 06'W.
◍ Pitch.
Answer: Rotation around the lateral axis
◍ During VFR navigation, without ration instruments, heading and
groundspeed, as calculated by dead reckoning, should be constantly
monitored and corrected by.
Answer: pilotage as observed from checkpoints.
◍ For cross-country flights over land, navigation without radio instruments is
usually accomplished using dead reckoning and.
Answer: pilotage.
◍ Using pilotage, a pilot can keep from drifting too far off course by.
, Answer: referring to selected features or checkpoints.
◍ Longitudinal control/stability.
Answer: Controlling pitch through use of the elevators.
◍ (Refer to Figure 27.) An aircraft departs an airport in the eastern daylight
time zone at 0945 EDT for a 2-hour flight to an airport located in the central
daylight time zone. The landing should be at what coordinated universal
time?.
Answer: 1545Z.
◍ Longitudinal axis.
Answer: Imaginary line from nose to tail.
◍ Roll.
Answer: Rotation around the longitudinal axis.
◍ (Refer to Figure 27.) An aircraft departs an airport in the central standard
time zone at 0930 CST for a 2-hour flight to an airport located in the
mountain standard time zone. The landing should be at what time?.
Answer: 1030 MST.
◍ Lateral control/stability.
Answer: Controlling roll through use of the ailerons.
◍ Vertical axis.
Answer: Imaginary line running vertically from where the lateral and
longitudinal axes intersect.
◍ Yaw.
Answer: Rotation around the vertical axis.
◍ Directional control/stability.
Answer: Controlling yaw through use of the rudder.
◍ Center of gravity (CG).
Answer: Imaginary point where weight is concentrated. Point at which an
airplane would balance if it were suspended at that point.
