END OF COURSE TEST (GROUND
SCHOOL) QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
what are required placards in the airplane - ANSWER-Day, Night, VFR. flight
maneuver permitted, maneuvering speed, airspeed indicator, cockpit control, fuel
and oil.
what are the 7 required inspections - ANSWER-1. annual inspection
2. airworthiness directives
3. VOR check every 30 days
4. 100 hour if used for hire
5. altimeter every 24 months
6. transponder every 24 months
7. ELT every 12 months.
who can conduct an annual inspection - ANSWER-A and P technician with an
inspection authorization
who can perform a 100 hour inspection - ANSWER-A and P mechanic
what are special flight permits - ANSWER-issued for aircraft that does not currently
meet airworthiness but capable for safe flight.
when can a special flight permit be issued (5) - ANSWER-1. flying aircraft to a base
for repairs
2. delivery or exporting and aircraft
3. production flight testing
4. evacuating from impending danger
5. conducting customer demonstration
what 3 regulations apply regarding operation of aircraft that has alterations or repairs
that may effect its flight - ANSWER-1. private pilot or above flies aircraft
2. makes operational check of maintenance
3. logs flight in flight record
can pilot legally conduct flight operations with known inoperative equipment? -
ANSWER-yes under conditions in 14 CFR 91.213 A and D and 91.205
what is the MEL - ANSWER-the minimum equipment list is a list of equipment that
can be inoperable and aircraft is still airworthy
what are the steps if position lights are out on an aircraft with an approved MEL -
ANSWER-make an entry in the maintenance record, check the MEL, if acceptable to
operate without, disconnect the equipment, turn it off and label it inoperative.
,explain the limitations of an MEL - ANSWER-an MEL is considered a supplement
type certificate and all maintenance deferrals must be done in accordance with it.
what equipment is required for VFR day flight - ANSWER-A- airspeed
T-tachometer
O- oil pressure
M- manifold pressure
A-altimeter
T - temperature gauge
O- oil temperature
F - fuel gauge
L - landing gear position light
A - air collision light
M - magnetic compass
E- ELT
S-safety belts
what equipment is required for VFR night - ANSWER-F - fuses
L- landing light
A - anti collision light
P - position lights
S- spare source of power
who can perform maintenance on aircraft - ANSWER-FAA certified A and P
mechanic
A and P mechanic with inspector auth
FAA certified repair station
define PM - ANSWER-simple or minor operations and replacements
14 CFR part 43
what log book entry is required for person performing maintenance - ANSWER-in
aircraft maintenance logbook including work performed, date, pilots name, signature,
cert and cert number
State the general characteristics in regards to the flow of air around high and low
pressure systems in northern hemisphere - ANSWER-Low pressure- inward, upward
and counterclockwise
high Pressure- outward, downward and clockwise
what kind of weather in a low pressure system - ANSWER-rising air, conductive
cloudiness, precipitation an dbad weather
what kind of weather in a high pressure system - ANSWER-descending air,
dissipation of cloudiness and good waether
cold front - ANSWER-occurs when a mass of cold dense stable air raplaces a body
of warmer air
, occluded front - ANSWER-fast moving cold front catches up with a slow moving
warm front
warm front - ANSWER-boundary area formed when a warm air mass contacts and
flows over a cold air mass
stationary front - ANSWER-forces of two masses are equal and the boundary that
separates them remains stationary.
what type of weather is near a cold front - ANSWER-towering cumulus or
cumulonimbus clouds, heavy rain, thunderstorm, hail, poor visibility, temperature and
dew point drop rapidly
what type of weather is near a warm front - ANSWER-statiform clouds, drizzle, low
ceiling, poor visibility variable winds and rise in temperature.
what is a trough - ANSWER-elongated area of low pressure. area of rising air which
creates clouds and rain.
what is a ridge - ANSWER-elongated area of high pressure. areas of descending air
moving out of a high, dissipation of clouds,
what is the standard sea level and pressure - ANSWER-15 celcius and 29.92 hg
what are isobars - ANSWER-a line on a weather chart which connect ares of equal
pressure
how are isobars depicted on charts - ANSWER-when spaced close the higher wind
speeds and when far apart the calmer the wind
what causes wind aloft to flow parallel to isobars - ANSWER-the coriolis effect
why do surface winds flow across isobar at and angle? - ANSWER-surface friction
at what rate does atmospheric pressure decrease with an increase in altitude -
ANSWER-1" HG per 1000 ft
what is dew point - ANSWER-temperature air must achieve to attain a sate of
saturation
what factor determines the vertical extent of clouds? - ANSWER-stability of
atmosphere
are there any other activities and pilot can do to substitute flight review? - ANSWER-
14 CFR 61.56 -
1. proficiency check by FAA instructor
2. FAA pilot proficiency award program
3. re-certified flight instructor,
SCHOOL) QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
what are required placards in the airplane - ANSWER-Day, Night, VFR. flight
maneuver permitted, maneuvering speed, airspeed indicator, cockpit control, fuel
and oil.
what are the 7 required inspections - ANSWER-1. annual inspection
2. airworthiness directives
3. VOR check every 30 days
4. 100 hour if used for hire
5. altimeter every 24 months
6. transponder every 24 months
7. ELT every 12 months.
who can conduct an annual inspection - ANSWER-A and P technician with an
inspection authorization
who can perform a 100 hour inspection - ANSWER-A and P mechanic
what are special flight permits - ANSWER-issued for aircraft that does not currently
meet airworthiness but capable for safe flight.
when can a special flight permit be issued (5) - ANSWER-1. flying aircraft to a base
for repairs
2. delivery or exporting and aircraft
3. production flight testing
4. evacuating from impending danger
5. conducting customer demonstration
what 3 regulations apply regarding operation of aircraft that has alterations or repairs
that may effect its flight - ANSWER-1. private pilot or above flies aircraft
2. makes operational check of maintenance
3. logs flight in flight record
can pilot legally conduct flight operations with known inoperative equipment? -
ANSWER-yes under conditions in 14 CFR 91.213 A and D and 91.205
what is the MEL - ANSWER-the minimum equipment list is a list of equipment that
can be inoperable and aircraft is still airworthy
what are the steps if position lights are out on an aircraft with an approved MEL -
ANSWER-make an entry in the maintenance record, check the MEL, if acceptable to
operate without, disconnect the equipment, turn it off and label it inoperative.
,explain the limitations of an MEL - ANSWER-an MEL is considered a supplement
type certificate and all maintenance deferrals must be done in accordance with it.
what equipment is required for VFR day flight - ANSWER-A- airspeed
T-tachometer
O- oil pressure
M- manifold pressure
A-altimeter
T - temperature gauge
O- oil temperature
F - fuel gauge
L - landing gear position light
A - air collision light
M - magnetic compass
E- ELT
S-safety belts
what equipment is required for VFR night - ANSWER-F - fuses
L- landing light
A - anti collision light
P - position lights
S- spare source of power
who can perform maintenance on aircraft - ANSWER-FAA certified A and P
mechanic
A and P mechanic with inspector auth
FAA certified repair station
define PM - ANSWER-simple or minor operations and replacements
14 CFR part 43
what log book entry is required for person performing maintenance - ANSWER-in
aircraft maintenance logbook including work performed, date, pilots name, signature,
cert and cert number
State the general characteristics in regards to the flow of air around high and low
pressure systems in northern hemisphere - ANSWER-Low pressure- inward, upward
and counterclockwise
high Pressure- outward, downward and clockwise
what kind of weather in a low pressure system - ANSWER-rising air, conductive
cloudiness, precipitation an dbad weather
what kind of weather in a high pressure system - ANSWER-descending air,
dissipation of cloudiness and good waether
cold front - ANSWER-occurs when a mass of cold dense stable air raplaces a body
of warmer air
, occluded front - ANSWER-fast moving cold front catches up with a slow moving
warm front
warm front - ANSWER-boundary area formed when a warm air mass contacts and
flows over a cold air mass
stationary front - ANSWER-forces of two masses are equal and the boundary that
separates them remains stationary.
what type of weather is near a cold front - ANSWER-towering cumulus or
cumulonimbus clouds, heavy rain, thunderstorm, hail, poor visibility, temperature and
dew point drop rapidly
what type of weather is near a warm front - ANSWER-statiform clouds, drizzle, low
ceiling, poor visibility variable winds and rise in temperature.
what is a trough - ANSWER-elongated area of low pressure. area of rising air which
creates clouds and rain.
what is a ridge - ANSWER-elongated area of high pressure. areas of descending air
moving out of a high, dissipation of clouds,
what is the standard sea level and pressure - ANSWER-15 celcius and 29.92 hg
what are isobars - ANSWER-a line on a weather chart which connect ares of equal
pressure
how are isobars depicted on charts - ANSWER-when spaced close the higher wind
speeds and when far apart the calmer the wind
what causes wind aloft to flow parallel to isobars - ANSWER-the coriolis effect
why do surface winds flow across isobar at and angle? - ANSWER-surface friction
at what rate does atmospheric pressure decrease with an increase in altitude -
ANSWER-1" HG per 1000 ft
what is dew point - ANSWER-temperature air must achieve to attain a sate of
saturation
what factor determines the vertical extent of clouds? - ANSWER-stability of
atmosphere
are there any other activities and pilot can do to substitute flight review? - ANSWER-
14 CFR 61.56 -
1. proficiency check by FAA instructor
2. FAA pilot proficiency award program
3. re-certified flight instructor,
