Private Pilot (FAA) Exam Questions And Answers | Latest Updated 2023/2024 (Graded 100%)

Private Pilot (FAA) Exam Questions And Answers | Latest Updated 2023/2024 (Graded 100%). What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect? - Answer Induced drag decreases; therefore, any excess speed at the point of flare may cause considerable floating Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem? - Answer Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed What force makes an airplane turn? - Answer The horizontal component of lift An airplane said to be inherently stable will... - Answer Require less effort to control What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane? - Answer The location of the CG with respect to the center of lift Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's... - Answer Aerodynamic balance and controllability An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be... - Answer Difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when power is reduced and controls are not adjusted? - Answer The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and the elevator effectiveness is reduced Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be... - Answer Less stable at all speeds In what flight condition is torque effect the greatest in a single-engine airplane? - Answer Low airspeed, high power, high angle of attack The left turning tendency of an airplane caused by P-factor is the result of the... - Answer Propeller blade descending on the right, producing more thrust than the ascending blade on the left When does P-factor cause the airplane to yaw to the left? - Answer When at high angles of attack The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the... - Answer Speed of the airplane Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight-and-level flight? - Answer Turns During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the aircraft to... - Answer Stall at a higher airspeed In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the north if... - Answer An aircraft is accelerated while on an east—west heading During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate? - Answer Only in straight-and-level, unaccelerated flight Deviation in a magnetic compass is caused by the... - Answer Magnetic fields within the aircraft distorting the lines of magnetic force In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate... - Answer Correctly when on a north or south heading In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the west if... - Answer A right turn is entered from a north heading In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the south when... - Answer The aircraft is decelerated while on a west heading In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the east if... - Answer A left turn is entered from a north heading What should be the indication on the magnetic compass as you roll into a standard rate turn to the right from a south heading in the Northern Hemisphere? - Answer The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring The pitot systems provides impact pressure for what instrument? - Answer Airspeed indicator Which instrument will become inoperative if the pitot tube becomes clogged? - Answer Airspeed If the pitot tube and outside static vents become clogged, which instruments would be affected? - Answer The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator Which instrument(s) will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged? - Answer Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed indicator What does the red line on an airspeed indicator represent? - Answer (Vne) Neverexceed speed What is an important airspeed limitation that is not coded on airspeed indicators? - Answer Maneuvering speed What is absolute altitude - Answer The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface What is true altitude? - Answer The vertical distance of the aircraft above sea level What is density altitude? - Answer The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature Under what conditions are pressure altitude and density altitude the same value? - Answer At standard temperature Under what condition is indicated altitude the same as true altitude? - Answer When at sea level under standard conditions Under what condition will pressure altitude be equal to true altitude? - Answer When standard atmospheric conditions exist What is pressure altitude? - Answer The altitude indicated when the barometric pressure scale is set to 29.92 Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set so the altimeter indicates... - Answer True altitude at field elevation If it is necessary to set the altimeter from 29.15 to 29.85 what change occurs? - Answer 700' increase in indicated altitude. (The altimeter-indicated altitude moves in the same direction as the altimeter setting and changes about 1,000' per inHg) If a pilot changes the altimeter setting from 30.11 to 29.96 what is the approximate change in indication? - Answer Altimeter will indicate 150' lower If a flight is made from an area of low pressure into an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate... - Answer Lower than the actual altitude above sea level Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. If a flight is made from an area of high pressure into an area of lower pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate... - Answer Higher than the actual altitude above sea level Which condition would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than true altitude? A. Air temperature lower than standard B. Atmospheric pressure lower than standard C. Air temperature warmer than standard - Answer C. Air temperature warmer than standard Under what condition will true altitude be lower than indicated altitude? A. In colder than standard air temperature B. In warmer than standard air temperature C. When density altitude is higher than indicated altitude - Answer A. Colder than standard air temperature How do variations in temperature affect the altimeter? - Answer Pressure levels are raised on warm days and the indicated altitude is lower than the true altitude What is a benefit of flying with a glass cockpit? - Answer Situational awareness is increased What steps must be taken when flying with glass cockpits to ensure safe flight? - Answer Regularly scan both inside and outside, use all appropriate checklist, and cross-check with other forms of information An abnormally high engine oil temperature indication may be caused by... - Answer The oil level being too low Excessively high engine temperatures will... - Answer Cause loss of power, excessive oil consumption, and possible permanent internal engine damage Excessively high engine temperatures, either in the air or on the ground, will... - Answer Cause loss of power, excessive oil consumption, and possible permanent internal engine damage For internal cooling, air cooled engines are especially dependent on... - Answer The circulation of lubricating oil Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceeded their normal operating range, the pilot may have been operating with... - Answer Too much power and with the mixture set too lean What action can a pilot take to aid in cooling an engine that is overheating during a climb? - Answer Reduce rate of climb and increase airspeed What is one procedure to aid in cooling an engine that is overheating. - Answer Enrich the fuel mixture How is engine operation controlled on an engine equipped with a constant-speed propeller? - Answer The throttle controls power output as registered on the manifold pressure gauge and the propeller control regulates engine RPM A precaution for the operation of an engine equipped with a constant-speed propeller is to... - Answer Avoid high manifold pressure settings with low RPM What is an advantage of a constant-speed propeller? - Answer Permits the pilot to select the blade angle for the most efficient performance One purpose of the dual ignition system on an aircraft engine is to provide for... - Answer Improved engine performance, and increased safety (redundancy) If the ignition switch ground wire becomes disconnected, the magneto... - Answer May continue to fire With regard to carburetor ice, float-type carburetor systems in comparison to fuel injection systems are generally considered to be... - Answer More susceptible to icing Which condition is most favorable to the development of carburetor icing? - Answer Temperature between 20ºF and 70ºF and high humidity The possibility of carburetor icing exist even when the ambient air temperature is as... - Answer High as 70ºF and the relative humidity is high If an aircraft is equipped with a fixed-pitch propeller and a float-type carburetor, the first indication of carburetor ice would most likely be... - Answer Loss of RPM The operating principle of float-type carburetors is based on the... - Answer Difference in air pressure at the venturi throat and the air inlet Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. The presence of carburetor ice in an aircraft equipped with a fixed-pitch propeller can be verified by applying carburetor heat and noting... - Answer A decrease in RPM and then a gradual increase in RPM Generally speaking, the use of carburetor heat tends to... - Answer Decrease engine performance Applying carburetor heat will... - Answer Enrich the fuel/air mixture What change occurs in the fuel/air mixture when the carburetor heat is applied? - Answer The fuel/air mixture becomes richer During the run-up at a high-elevation airport, a pilot notes a slight engine roughness that is not affected by the magneto check but grows worse during the carburetor heat check. Under these circumstances, what would be the most logical initial action? - Answer Check the results obtained with a leaner setting of the mixture The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture at altitude is to... - Answer Decrease the fuel flow in order to compensate for decreased air density While curising at 9,500' MSL, the fuel/air mixture is properly adjusted. What will occur if a descent to 4,500' MSL is made without readjusting the mixture? - Answer The fuel/air mixture may become excessively lean Detonation occurs in a reciprocating aircraft engine when? - Answer The unburned charge in the cylinders explodes instead of burning normally Detonation may occur at high-power settings when? - Answer The fuel mixture ignites instantaneously instead of burning progressively and evenly If a pilot suspects that the engine (with a fixed-pitch propeller) is detonating during climb-out after takeoff, the initial course of action to take would be to... - Answer Lower the nose slightly to increase airspeed If the grade of fuel used in an aircraft engine is lower than specified for the engine, it will most likely cause... - Answer Detonation The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air charge in advance of normal spark ignition is know as... - Answer Pre-ignition What type fuel can be substituted for an aircraft if the recommended octane is not available? - Answer The next higher octane aviation gas Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. Filing the fuel tanks after the last flight of the day is considered a good operating procedure because this will... - Answer Prevent moisture condensation by eliminating airspace in the tanks To properly purge water from the fuel system of an aircraft equipped with fuel tank sumps and a fuel strainer quick drain, it is necessary to drain fuel from the... - Answer Fuel strainer drain and the fuel tank sumps On aircraft equipped with fuel pumps, when is the auxiliary electric driven pump used? - Answer In the event engine-driven fuel pump fails Which would most likely cause cylinder head temperature and engine oil temperature gauges to exceed their normal operating ranges? A. Using fuel that has a lower-than-specified fuel rating B. Using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating C. Operating with higher-than-normal oil pressure - Answer A. Using fuel that has a lower-than-specified fuel rating What should be the first action after starting an aircraft engine? - Answer Adjust for proper RPM and check for desired indication on the engine gauges Should it become necessary to hand prop an airplane engine, it is extremely important that a competent pilot... - Answer Be at the controls in the cockpit An electrical system failure( battery and alternator) occurs during flight. In this situation, you would... - Answer Experience avionics equipment failure A positive indication on an ammeter... - Answer Shows the rate of charge on the battery To keep a battery charged, the alternator voltage output should be... - Answer Higher than the battery voltage Which of the following is a true statement concerning electrical systems? A. The master switch provides current to the electrical system B. The airspeed indicator is driven by the electrical system C. Lights and radios use the electrical system for power - Answer C. Lights and radios use the electrical system for power The numbers 09 and 27 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately... - Answer 090° and 270° Magnetic Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. The numbers 08 and 26 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately... - Answer 080º and 260º Magnetic When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with the continuous line, the pilot... - Answer Should not cross the lines without ATC clearance What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign? - Answer Denotes intersecting runways What does the outbound destination sign identify? - Answer Identifies direction to takeoff runways When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, what is the purpose of the taxi way directional sign? - Answer Indicates designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection What purpose does the taxiway location sigh serve? - Answer Identifies taxiway on which an aircraft is located An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates... - Answer That weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums A lighted heliport my be identified by a... - Answer Green, yellow, and white rotating beacon A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits... - Answer Two quick, white flashes between green flashes How can a military airport be identified at night? - Answer Dual peaked (two quick) white flashes between green flashes Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by... - Answer Blue omnidirectional lights To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the microphone seven times, and the click it... - Answer Five times within (5) fiveseconds Which is the correct traffic pattern departure to use at a noncontrolled airport? - Answer Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is... - Answer To enter 45º at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude An on glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... - Answer A green light signal An above glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... - Answer An amber light signal A below glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... - Answer A red light signal A below glide slope indication from a pulsating approach slope indicator is... - Answer A pulsating red light When approaching to land on a runway served by a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), the pilot shall... - Answer Maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope While operating in class D airspace, each pilot of an aircraft approaching to land on a runway served by a visual approach slope indicator (VASI) shall... - Answer Maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope until a lower altitude is necessary for a safe landing A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator is... - Answer Three white lights and one red light Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is... - Answer Developing lift Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to... - Answer Sink below the aircraft generating the turbulence How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wing tip? - Answer Outward, upward, and around each tip When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particular alert to the hazards of wing tip vortices because this turbulence tends to... - Answer Sink into the flight path of the aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is... - Answer Heavy, clean, and slow The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is... - Answer Light, quartering tailwind Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft... - Answer Above and upwind from the heavy aircraft When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by staying... - Answer Above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the large aircraft's touchdown point When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be followed for vortex avoidance? - Answer Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown During a night flight,you observe a steady red light and a flashing red light at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of he other aircraft? - Answer The other aircraft is crossing to the left During a night flight, you observe a steady white light and a flashing read light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft? - Answer The other aircraft is flying away from you During a night flight, you observe steady red and green lights ahead at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft? - Answer The other aircraft is approaching head-on The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during daylight hours is to use... - Answer A series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 10° sector. The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during nighttime hours is to use... - Answer Peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing offcenter viewing How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft? - Answer There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the other aircraft Prior to starting each maneuver, pilots should... - Answer Visually scan the entire area for collision avoidance What procedure is recommended when climbing or descending VFR on an airway? - Answer Execute gentle banks left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace Responsibility for collision avoidance in an alert area rest with... - Answer All pilots Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. Most midair collision accidents occur during... - Answer Clear days Pilots are encouraged to turn on their landing lights when operating below 10,000' day or night, and especially when operating... - Answer In conditions of reduced visibility After landing at a tower-controlled airport, when should the pilot contact ground control? - Answer When advised by the tower to do so If instructed by ground control to taxi to Runway 09, the pilot may proceed... - Answer To the next intersecting runway where further clearance is required Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) is the continuous broadcast of recorded information concerning... - Answer Noncontrol information in selected highactivity terminal areas Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates that... - Answer The ceiling is at least 5,000' and visibility is (5) five-miles or more A blue segmented circle on a Sectional Chart depicts which class airspace? - Answer Class D Airspace at an airport with a part-time control tower is classified as Class D airspace only... - Answer When the associated control tower is in operation When a control tower located on an airport within class D airspace ceases operation for the day, what happens to the airspace designation? - Answer The airspace reverts to Class E or a combination of Class E and G airspace during the hours the tower is not in operation A non-towered satellite airport, within the same Class D airspace as that designated for the primary airport, requires radio communications be established and maintained with the... - Answer Primary airport's control tower Unless otherwise authorized, two-way radio communications with Air Traffic Control are required for landings or takeoffs... - Answer At all tower controlled airports regardless of weather conditions The lateral dimensions of Class D airspace are based on... - Answer The instrument procedures for which the controlled airspace is established Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. If a control tower and an FSS are located on the same airport, which function is provided by the FSS during those periods when the tower is closed? - Answer Airport Advisory Service Prior to entering an Airport Advisory Area, a pilot should... - Answer Contact the local FSS for airport and traffic advisories When should pilots state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff? - Answer When departing from a runway intersection The normal radius of the outer area of Class C airspace is... - Answer 20 nm All operations within Class C airspace must be... - Answer In communications with the responsible ATC facility The vertical limit of Class C airspace above the primary airport is normally... - Answer 4,000' Under what conditions may an aircraft operate from a satellite airport within Class C airspace? - Answer The pilot must contact ATC as soon as practicable after takeoff What initial action should a pilot take prior to entering Class C airspace? - Answer Contact approach control on the appropriate frequency TRSA Service in the terminal radar program provides... - Answer Sequencing and separation for participating VFR aircraft From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground operations? - Answer Ground control, on initial contact Basic radar service in the terminal radar program is best described as... - Answer Safety alerts, traffic advisories and limited vectoring to VFR aircraft If Air Traffic Control advises that radar service is terminated when the pilot is departing Class C airspace, the transponder should be set to code... - Answer 1200 When making routine transponder code changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of which codes? - Answer 7500, 7600, 7700 When operating VFR below 18,000' MSL, unless otherwise authorized what transponder code should be selected - Answer Mode3/A, Code 1200 Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. When flying HAWK N666CB, the proper phraseology for initial contact with McAlester AFSS is... - Answer "MC ALESTER RADIO, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER." The correct method of stating 4,500' MSL to ATC is... - Answer "FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED" The correct method of stating 10,500' MSL to ATC is... - Answer "ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED" When an air traffic controller issues radar traffic information in relation to the 12-hour clock, the reference the controller uses is the aircraft's... - Answer Ground track An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 090°: "TRAFFIC 3 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, WESTBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic? - Answer South An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 360° "TRAFFIC 10 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic? - Answer Northwest An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: "TRAFFIC 2 O'CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic? - Answer Between directly ahead and 90º to the right While on final approach for landing, an alternating green and red followed by a flashing red light is received from the control tower. Under these circumstances the pilot should... - Answer Exercise extreme caution and abandon the approach, realizing the airport is unsafe for landing A steady green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal that the pilot... - Answer Is clear to land A flashing white light from the control tower to a taxiing aircraft is an indication to... - Answer Return to the starting point on the airport If the control tower uses a light signal to direct a pilot to give way to other aircraft and continue circling the light will be... - Answer Steady red An alternating red and green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal to... - Answer Exercise extreme caution Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam(Does not include questions that reference charts or other images)Questions And Answers. If the aircraft's radio fails, what is the recommended procedure when landing at a controlled airport? - Answer Observe the traffic flow, enter the pattern, and look for a light signal from the tower When activated, an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) transmits on... - Answer 121.5 and 243 MHz Which procedure is the recommended to ensure that the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) has not been activated? - Answer Monitor 121.5 before engine shutdown The letters VHF/DF appearing in the Airport/Facility Directory for a certain airport indicate that... - Answer The Flight Service Station has equipment with which to determine your direction from the station To use VHF/DF facilities for assistance in locating an aircraft's position, an aircraft must have a... - Answer VHF transmitter and receiver Who should not participate in the Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) program? - Answer Student pilots Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short clearance? - Answer Pilot in command When should pilots decline a land and hold short clearance? - Answer When it will compromise safety Where is the "Available Landing Distance" (ADL) data published for an airport that utilizes Land and Hold Short Operations? - Answer Special Notices section of the Airport/Facility Directory (AF/D)