CFI FIA exam
What airspeed indicator marking identifies the maximum structural cruising speed of an
aircraft?
A. Red radial line.
B. Upper limit of the green arc.
C. Upper limit of the yellow arc. - correct answer B. Upper limit of the green arc.
An illusion, that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is, is produced by
A. atmospheric haze.
B. upsloping terrain.
C. downsloping terrain. - correct answer B. upsloping terrain
If the nosewheel of an airplane moves aft during gear retraction, how would this aft movement
affect the CG location of that airplane? It would
A. cause the CG location to move aft.
B. have no effect on the CG location.
C. cause the CG location to move forward. - correct answer A. cause the CG location to move aft.
(Refer to figure 45.) What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements in an airplane at
night when conducting takeoffs and landings at McCampbell Airport (area 1) if the pattern
altitude is 600 feet AGL?
A. 3 SM visibility and clear of clouds.
B. 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
C. Remain clear of clouds and operate at a speed that allows adequate opportunity to see other
traffic and obstructions in time to avoid a collision. - correct answer B. 1 SM visibility and clear
of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
What would cause the 45° point to be reached before the maximum pitchup attitude during a
lazy eight?
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A. Beginning with too slow a rate of roll.
B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
C. Allowing the airspeed to remain too high causing the rate of turn to increase. - correct
answer B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
If severe turbulence is encountered, the aircraft's airspeed should be reduced to
A. maneuvering speed.
B. normal structural cruising speed.
C. the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. - correct answer A.
maneuvering speed.
If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceeded their
normal operating range, you may have been
A. operating with the mixture set too rich.
B. using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating.
C. operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean. - correct answer C.
operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
When using a Constant Pressure Analysis Chart for planning a flight at 10,000 feet MSL, a pilot
should refer to the
A. 850-millibar analysis.
B. 700-millibar analysis.
C. 500-millibar analysis. - correct answer B. 700-millibar analysis.
Which training time must be certified by the instructor from whom it was received?
A. Flight training.
B. Flight training and training in a flight training device.
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C. All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground training. - correct answer C. All flight
training, flight simulator training, and ground training.
(Refer to figure 45, area 5.) What is the elevation of the Thomas (T69) Airport?
A. 122.8 feet MSL.
B. 43 feet MSL.
C. 48 feet MSL. - correct answer C. 48 feet MSL.
(Refer to figure 14.) At what altitude is the freezing level over the middle of Florida on the 12-
hour Significant Weather Prognostic Chart?
A. 4,000 feet.
B. 12,000 feet.
C. 8,000 feet. - correct answer B. 12,000 feet.
12. What could be a result of a student focusing too far ahead during a landing approach?
A. Reactions will be either too abrupt or too late.
B. Rounding out too high and developing an excessive sink rate.
C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first touchdown. - correct
answer C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first touchdown.
13. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued. - correct answer A. Indefinite.
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14. Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-engine airplane,
received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight training including flights of 1.9 hours, 1.0 hours, and
0.6 hours. Is your student eligible to take the practical test?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes but, if test is satisfactory, certificate will have an ICAO limitation on it. - correct answer A.
Yes.
15. (Refer to figure 20.) At an airspeed represented by point B, in steady flight, the pilot can
expect to obtain the aircraft's
A. maximum coefficient of lift.
B. minimum coefficient of lift.
C. maximum glide range in still air. - correct answer C. maximum glide range in still air.
16. Leaving the carburetor heat on while taking off
A. leans the mixture for more power on takeoff.
B. will decrease the takeoff distance.
C. will increase the ground roll. - correct answer C. will increase the ground roll.
17. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture control at altitude is to
A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air density.
B. decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for increased air density.
C. increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for the decrease in pressure and
density of the air. - correct answer A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air
density.
18. (Refer to Figure 19.) The lift/drag at 2° angle of attack is approximately the same as the
lift/drag for
What airspeed indicator marking identifies the maximum structural cruising speed of an
aircraft?
A. Red radial line.
B. Upper limit of the green arc.
C. Upper limit of the yellow arc. - correct answer B. Upper limit of the green arc.
An illusion, that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is, is produced by
A. atmospheric haze.
B. upsloping terrain.
C. downsloping terrain. - correct answer B. upsloping terrain
If the nosewheel of an airplane moves aft during gear retraction, how would this aft movement
affect the CG location of that airplane? It would
A. cause the CG location to move aft.
B. have no effect on the CG location.
C. cause the CG location to move forward. - correct answer A. cause the CG location to move aft.
(Refer to figure 45.) What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements in an airplane at
night when conducting takeoffs and landings at McCampbell Airport (area 1) if the pattern
altitude is 600 feet AGL?
A. 3 SM visibility and clear of clouds.
B. 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
C. Remain clear of clouds and operate at a speed that allows adequate opportunity to see other
traffic and obstructions in time to avoid a collision. - correct answer B. 1 SM visibility and clear
of clouds if remaining within one-half mile of the airport.
What would cause the 45° point to be reached before the maximum pitchup attitude during a
lazy eight?
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A. Beginning with too slow a rate of roll.
B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
C. Allowing the airspeed to remain too high causing the rate of turn to increase. - correct
answer B. Beginning with too rapid a rate of roll.
If severe turbulence is encountered, the aircraft's airspeed should be reduced to
A. maneuvering speed.
B. normal structural cruising speed.
C. the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. - correct answer A.
maneuvering speed.
If the engine oil temperature and cylinder head temperature gauges have exceeded their
normal operating range, you may have been
A. operating with the mixture set too rich.
B. using fuel that has a higher-than-specified fuel rating.
C. operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean. - correct answer C.
operating with too much power and with the mixture set too lean.
When using a Constant Pressure Analysis Chart for planning a flight at 10,000 feet MSL, a pilot
should refer to the
A. 850-millibar analysis.
B. 700-millibar analysis.
C. 500-millibar analysis. - correct answer B. 700-millibar analysis.
Which training time must be certified by the instructor from whom it was received?
A. Flight training.
B. Flight training and training in a flight training device.
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C. All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground training. - correct answer C. All flight
training, flight simulator training, and ground training.
(Refer to figure 45, area 5.) What is the elevation of the Thomas (T69) Airport?
A. 122.8 feet MSL.
B. 43 feet MSL.
C. 48 feet MSL. - correct answer C. 48 feet MSL.
(Refer to figure 14.) At what altitude is the freezing level over the middle of Florida on the 12-
hour Significant Weather Prognostic Chart?
A. 4,000 feet.
B. 12,000 feet.
C. 8,000 feet. - correct answer B. 12,000 feet.
12. What could be a result of a student focusing too far ahead during a landing approach?
A. Reactions will be either too abrupt or too late.
B. Rounding out too high and developing an excessive sink rate.
C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first touchdown. - correct
answer C. Difficulty in judging the closeness of the ground resulting in a nose-first touchdown.
13. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued. - correct answer A. Indefinite.
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14. Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-engine airplane,
received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight training including flights of 1.9 hours, 1.0 hours, and
0.6 hours. Is your student eligible to take the practical test?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes but, if test is satisfactory, certificate will have an ICAO limitation on it. - correct answer A.
Yes.
15. (Refer to figure 20.) At an airspeed represented by point B, in steady flight, the pilot can
expect to obtain the aircraft's
A. maximum coefficient of lift.
B. minimum coefficient of lift.
C. maximum glide range in still air. - correct answer C. maximum glide range in still air.
16. Leaving the carburetor heat on while taking off
A. leans the mixture for more power on takeoff.
B. will decrease the takeoff distance.
C. will increase the ground roll. - correct answer C. will increase the ground roll.
17. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture control at altitude is to
A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air density.
B. decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for increased air density.
C. increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for the decrease in pressure and
density of the air. - correct answer A. decrease the fuel flow to compensate for decreased air
density.
18. (Refer to Figure 19.) The lift/drag at 2° angle of attack is approximately the same as the
lift/drag for
