Private Pilot Ground Final Exam UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
With respect to the certification of Aircraft, which is a category of Aircraft?
A) Normal, utility, acrobatic
B) Airplane, rotorcraft, glider
C) Landplane, seaplane - CORRECT ANSWER -A
How soon after the conviction for driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs shall it be
reported to the FAA, Civil Aviation Security Division?
A) No later than 60 days after the motor vehicle action.
B) No later than 30 working days after the motor vehicle action.
C) Required to be reported upon renewal of medical certificate. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A
What is an advantage of a constant-speed propeller?
A) Permits the pilot to select and maintain a desired cruising speed.
B) Permits the pilot to select the blade angle for the most efficient performance.
C) Provides a smoother operation with stable RPM and eliminates vibrations. - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
Should it become necessary to handprop an airplane engine, it is extremely important that a
competent pilot
A) call "contact" before touching the propeller.
B) be at the controls in the cockpit.
C) be in the cockpit and call out all commands - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set so the
altimeter indicates
A) calibrated altitude at field elevation
, B) absolute altitude at field elevation
C) true altitude at field elevation - CORRECT ANSWER -B
In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward
the west if
A) a left turn is entered from a north heading
B) a right turn is entered from a north heading
C) an aircraft is accelerated while on a north heading - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Under which condition will pressure altitude be equal to true altitude?
A) When the atmospheric pressure is 29.92 inches HG.
B) When standard atmospheric conditions exist
C) When indicated altitude is equal to the pressure altitude - CORRECT ANSWER -B
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
A) lower than the actual altitude above sea level.
B) higher than the actual altitude above sea level.
C) the actual altitude above sea level. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which factor would tend to increase the density altitude at a given airport?
A) An increase in barometric pressure
B) An increase in ambient temperature
C) A decrease in relative humidity - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's
A) lift/ drag ratio
B) lifting capacity
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
With respect to the certification of Aircraft, which is a category of Aircraft?
A) Normal, utility, acrobatic
B) Airplane, rotorcraft, glider
C) Landplane, seaplane - CORRECT ANSWER -A
How soon after the conviction for driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs shall it be
reported to the FAA, Civil Aviation Security Division?
A) No later than 60 days after the motor vehicle action.
B) No later than 30 working days after the motor vehicle action.
C) Required to be reported upon renewal of medical certificate. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A
What is an advantage of a constant-speed propeller?
A) Permits the pilot to select and maintain a desired cruising speed.
B) Permits the pilot to select the blade angle for the most efficient performance.
C) Provides a smoother operation with stable RPM and eliminates vibrations. - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
Should it become necessary to handprop an airplane engine, it is extremely important that a
competent pilot
A) call "contact" before touching the propeller.
B) be at the controls in the cockpit.
C) be in the cockpit and call out all commands - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set so the
altimeter indicates
A) calibrated altitude at field elevation
, B) absolute altitude at field elevation
C) true altitude at field elevation - CORRECT ANSWER -B
In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward
the west if
A) a left turn is entered from a north heading
B) a right turn is entered from a north heading
C) an aircraft is accelerated while on a north heading - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Under which condition will pressure altitude be equal to true altitude?
A) When the atmospheric pressure is 29.92 inches HG.
B) When standard atmospheric conditions exist
C) When indicated altitude is equal to the pressure altitude - CORRECT ANSWER -B
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
A) lower than the actual altitude above sea level.
B) higher than the actual altitude above sea level.
C) the actual altitude above sea level. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which factor would tend to increase the density altitude at a given airport?
A) An increase in barometric pressure
B) An increase in ambient temperature
C) A decrease in relative humidity - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's
A) lift/ drag ratio
B) lifting capacity
