FAA Commercial Pilot Knowledge
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Question:
What is one purpose of wing flaps? A. To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches
to a landing without increasing the airspeed. B. To relieve the pilot of maintaining
continuous pressure on the controls. C. To decrease wing area to vary the lift.
Answer:
A. To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the
airspeed.
Question:
The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is A. Light, Dirty, and
Fast B. Heavy, Dirty, and Fast C. Heavy, Clean and Slow
Answer:
C. Heavy, Clean and Slow
Question:
Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an
approach to land when at A. Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface. B.
Twice the length of the wingspan above the surface. C. A higher-than-normal angle of
attack.
Answer:
A. Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface.
,Question:
When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should
be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to
A. Rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff or landing path. B. Rise into the traffic
pattern area surrounding the airport. C. Sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating
below the aircraft generating the turbulence.
Answer:
C. Sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence.
Question:
Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem? A. Settling to the surface
abruptly during landing. B. Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff
speed. C. Inability to get airborne even though airspeed is sufficient for normal takeoff
needs.
Answer:
B. Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed.
Question:
In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin? A. Partially stalled
with one wing low. B. In a steep diving spiral. C. Stalled.
Answer:
C. Stalled.
Question:
When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be followed for vortex
avoidance? A. Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown. B.
Stay below and to one side of its final approach flightpath. C. Stay well below its final
approach flightpath and land at least 2,000 feet behind.
Answer:
A. Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown.
, Question:
Select the four flight fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft. A. Aircraft
power, pitch, bank, and trim. B. Starting, taxiing, takeoff, and landing. C.
Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.
Answer:
C. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.
Question:
How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip? A. Inward,
upward, and around each tip. B. Inward, upward, and counterclockwise. C. Outward,
upward, and around each tip.
Answer:
C. Outward, upward, and around each tip.
Question:
When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium? A. During
unaccelerated flight. B. When the aircraft is accelerating. C. When the aircraft is at rest
on the ground.
Answer:
A. During unaccelerated flight.
Question:
Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to
straight-and-level flight? A. Climbs. B. Turns. C. Stalls.
Answer:
B. Turns.
Question:
(Refer to figure 62.) In flying the rectangular course, when would the aircraft be turned
less than 90°? A. Corners 1 and 4 B. Corners 1 and 2 C. Corners 2 and 4
Answer:
A. Corners 1 and 4
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Evaluation Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
What is one purpose of wing flaps? A. To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches
to a landing without increasing the airspeed. B. To relieve the pilot of maintaining
continuous pressure on the controls. C. To decrease wing area to vary the lift.
Answer:
A. To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the
airspeed.
Question:
The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is A. Light, Dirty, and
Fast B. Heavy, Dirty, and Fast C. Heavy, Clean and Slow
Answer:
C. Heavy, Clean and Slow
Question:
Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an
approach to land when at A. Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface. B.
Twice the length of the wingspan above the surface. C. A higher-than-normal angle of
attack.
Answer:
A. Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface.
,Question:
When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should
be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to
A. Rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff or landing path. B. Rise into the traffic
pattern area surrounding the airport. C. Sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating
below the aircraft generating the turbulence.
Answer:
C. Sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence.
Question:
Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem? A. Settling to the surface
abruptly during landing. B. Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff
speed. C. Inability to get airborne even though airspeed is sufficient for normal takeoff
needs.
Answer:
B. Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed.
Question:
In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin? A. Partially stalled
with one wing low. B. In a steep diving spiral. C. Stalled.
Answer:
C. Stalled.
Question:
When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be followed for vortex
avoidance? A. Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown. B.
Stay below and to one side of its final approach flightpath. C. Stay well below its final
approach flightpath and land at least 2,000 feet behind.
Answer:
A. Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown.
, Question:
Select the four flight fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft. A. Aircraft
power, pitch, bank, and trim. B. Starting, taxiing, takeoff, and landing. C.
Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.
Answer:
C. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.
Question:
How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip? A. Inward,
upward, and around each tip. B. Inward, upward, and counterclockwise. C. Outward,
upward, and around each tip.
Answer:
C. Outward, upward, and around each tip.
Question:
When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium? A. During
unaccelerated flight. B. When the aircraft is accelerating. C. When the aircraft is at rest
on the ground.
Answer:
A. During unaccelerated flight.
Question:
Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to
straight-and-level flight? A. Climbs. B. Turns. C. Stalls.
Answer:
B. Turns.
Question:
(Refer to figure 62.) In flying the rectangular course, when would the aircraft be turned
less than 90°? A. Corners 1 and 4 B. Corners 1 and 2 C. Corners 2 and 4
Answer:
A. Corners 1 and 4
