PRIVATE PILOT EXAM SCRIPT FINAL PAPER
2026 SOLVED QUESTION SET GRADED A+
◉What are the 3 types of airmets? Answer: Sierra: IFR conditions or
mountain obscurations
Tango: Turbulence and surface winds greater than 30 knots
Zulu: Icing conditions
◉What is a center weather advisory? Answer: Issued by control
centers and concern both SIGMET and AIRMET conditions and
relate to specific air route traffic control center areas
◉Define the term Ceiling Answer: The lowed broken or overcast
layer of clouds
◉Which is worst, sigmet or airmet? Answer: SIGMET, extreme
conditions that relate to all aircraft
,◉CHAPTER 5 PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS Answer:
CHAPTER 5 PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS
◉What 4 forces are always acting on an airplane? Answer: Lift
weight
drag
thrust
◉What is angle of attack? Answer: The angle between the chord line
and relative wind
◉What is relative wind? Answer: The direction of airflow with
respect to am airfoil
Parallel and opposite the path of the airfoils movement
◉What is Bernoullis principle? Answer: When a fluid's velocity
increases, the pressure decreases. Produces lift as more pressure
with slower moving air under the airfoil
◉What is a stall? Answer: Exceed critical angle of attack. Abrupt
decrease in lift because there is no more airflow over the wings
◉What factors affect stall speed? Answer: Weight and center of
gravity
,◉characteristics of forward and aft CG Answer: aft:
-less stable
(center of gravity is closer to center of pressure causes longitudinal
instability, stall spin recovery is more difficult)
-higher cruise speed, because of reduced drag and smaller angle of
attack required to maintain altitude
-lower stall speed because less wing loading
forward:
-more stable because CG is further from center of pressure,
increases longitudinal stability
-slower cruise speed, bc increase of drag and higher AOA required to
maintain altitude
-higher stall speed because of increased wing loaded
◉What is P-factor? Answer: prop turns clockwise when viewed from
the pilots seat . The descending blade of the propeller moves faster
that the ascending blade, making the aircraft yaw left
◉What are the 2 types of drag? Answer: Parasite drag and induced
drag
, Parasite drag: all the things that slow the aircraft down
-Form drag
-Skin drag
-Interference drag
Induced drag: byproduct of lift
◉What is load factor? Answer: The load the wings are supporting
divided by the total weigh of the airplane
Ratio of the lift generated by the wings /total weight of aircraft
usually expressed in G's
◉What effect does an increase in load factor have on stall speed?
Answer: A heavily loaded airplane has a higher stall speed than the
same airplane with a light load. This is because the heavier loaded
airplane must use a higher angle of attack to generate the required
lift any given time than when lightly loaded
◉Define VA Answer: VA is maneuvering speed = 97
The speed at which maneuvers can be performed without over
stressing the airplane
2026 SOLVED QUESTION SET GRADED A+
◉What are the 3 types of airmets? Answer: Sierra: IFR conditions or
mountain obscurations
Tango: Turbulence and surface winds greater than 30 knots
Zulu: Icing conditions
◉What is a center weather advisory? Answer: Issued by control
centers and concern both SIGMET and AIRMET conditions and
relate to specific air route traffic control center areas
◉Define the term Ceiling Answer: The lowed broken or overcast
layer of clouds
◉Which is worst, sigmet or airmet? Answer: SIGMET, extreme
conditions that relate to all aircraft
,◉CHAPTER 5 PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS Answer:
CHAPTER 5 PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS
◉What 4 forces are always acting on an airplane? Answer: Lift
weight
drag
thrust
◉What is angle of attack? Answer: The angle between the chord line
and relative wind
◉What is relative wind? Answer: The direction of airflow with
respect to am airfoil
Parallel and opposite the path of the airfoils movement
◉What is Bernoullis principle? Answer: When a fluid's velocity
increases, the pressure decreases. Produces lift as more pressure
with slower moving air under the airfoil
◉What is a stall? Answer: Exceed critical angle of attack. Abrupt
decrease in lift because there is no more airflow over the wings
◉What factors affect stall speed? Answer: Weight and center of
gravity
,◉characteristics of forward and aft CG Answer: aft:
-less stable
(center of gravity is closer to center of pressure causes longitudinal
instability, stall spin recovery is more difficult)
-higher cruise speed, because of reduced drag and smaller angle of
attack required to maintain altitude
-lower stall speed because less wing loading
forward:
-more stable because CG is further from center of pressure,
increases longitudinal stability
-slower cruise speed, bc increase of drag and higher AOA required to
maintain altitude
-higher stall speed because of increased wing loaded
◉What is P-factor? Answer: prop turns clockwise when viewed from
the pilots seat . The descending blade of the propeller moves faster
that the ascending blade, making the aircraft yaw left
◉What are the 2 types of drag? Answer: Parasite drag and induced
drag
, Parasite drag: all the things that slow the aircraft down
-Form drag
-Skin drag
-Interference drag
Induced drag: byproduct of lift
◉What is load factor? Answer: The load the wings are supporting
divided by the total weigh of the airplane
Ratio of the lift generated by the wings /total weight of aircraft
usually expressed in G's
◉What effect does an increase in load factor have on stall speed?
Answer: A heavily loaded airplane has a higher stall speed than the
same airplane with a light load. This is because the heavier loaded
airplane must use a higher angle of attack to generate the required
lift any given time than when lightly loaded
◉Define VA Answer: VA is maneuvering speed = 97
The speed at which maneuvers can be performed without over
stressing the airplane
