PPL Exam
Place to obtain advisory circulars? - answer Government printing office
Airmen
Airspace
General operations - answerPart 61
Part 70
Part 90
Wind condition most critical for nose-wheel, high-wing plane? - answer Quartering
tailwind
ATIS didn't broadcast sky conditions and visibility - answer Ceiling > 5000'
Visibility > 5sm
What part of FA is forecast? - answerCLDS/WX
Purpose of prog charts - answerFor determining areas to avoid (freezing levels and
turbulence)
Individual forecasts for specific routes of flight can be obtained from which weather
source? - answerTranscribed Weather Forecasts broadcasted on certain VOR/NDB
frequencies
The section of the Area Forecast entitled 'VFR CLDS/ WX' contains a general
description of - answerClouds and weather covering greater than 3,000 square miles
and is significant to VFR flight operations.
Where to obtian weather information at airport without terminal forecast? - answerArea
Forecast
Enroute icing and freezing level can be obtained from... - answerInflight aviation
weather advisories
Continous transcribe weaether briefing on xc flights can be obtained from... -
answerTranscribed weather forecast on VOR/NDB facilites
How does altitude affect stall speed? - answerStall speed remains the same regardless
of altitude
Decreasing altimeter setting (E.g. from 30.11 to 29.95) - answerIndicated altitude will
LOWER
, Travelling from high pressure/temp to low pressure/temp - answerAltitude will be
HIGHER than actual
Magnetic compass errors - answerAccelerate- north; deccelerate- south
North- lags; south leads
Variation
Deviatiation
Logging night time vs night landing - answerNight time: absense of civil twilight
Light landing: 1hr after sunset to 1hr before sunrise
"Category" for certification of aircraft - answerBased on intended use such as normal,
unitlity, acrobatic
"Class" for certification of aircraft - answerBased on propultion, flight, or landing such as
rotorcraft, glider, balloon
Restriction when flying "restricted" or "experimental" aircraft - answerCannot fly over
densely populated area and congested airways
Requirement for maintaining recency in a tailwheel airplane - answerLandings must be
to a full stop
Recency requirement for towing a glider - answer3 actual/simulated glider tows
accompanied by a qualified pilot in the last 12 months
Requirement to act as PIC of an aircraft towing a glider - answer100 hrs PIC in the
same category, class, and type of aircraft pilot is using to tow a glider
Recency requirement for night - answer3 full stop landings in the past 90 days
When to report DUI to FAA? - answer60 days after DMV action
Supplemental oxygen requirements - answer12500-14000- use if staying for >30mins
14000-15000- use at all times
15000+- both crew and pax must use oxygen
Where can we find the operating limits of sports aircrafts? - answerAttached to the
airwortiness certificate
Light gun signal
Green/Red/Flashing Red - answerGreen: Clear to takeoff/land
Red: Continue circling/give way to other aircrafts on ground
Flashing red: do not land/ taxi clear of active runway
Place to obtain advisory circulars? - answer Government printing office
Airmen
Airspace
General operations - answerPart 61
Part 70
Part 90
Wind condition most critical for nose-wheel, high-wing plane? - answer Quartering
tailwind
ATIS didn't broadcast sky conditions and visibility - answer Ceiling > 5000'
Visibility > 5sm
What part of FA is forecast? - answerCLDS/WX
Purpose of prog charts - answerFor determining areas to avoid (freezing levels and
turbulence)
Individual forecasts for specific routes of flight can be obtained from which weather
source? - answerTranscribed Weather Forecasts broadcasted on certain VOR/NDB
frequencies
The section of the Area Forecast entitled 'VFR CLDS/ WX' contains a general
description of - answerClouds and weather covering greater than 3,000 square miles
and is significant to VFR flight operations.
Where to obtian weather information at airport without terminal forecast? - answerArea
Forecast
Enroute icing and freezing level can be obtained from... - answerInflight aviation
weather advisories
Continous transcribe weaether briefing on xc flights can be obtained from... -
answerTranscribed weather forecast on VOR/NDB facilites
How does altitude affect stall speed? - answerStall speed remains the same regardless
of altitude
Decreasing altimeter setting (E.g. from 30.11 to 29.95) - answerIndicated altitude will
LOWER
, Travelling from high pressure/temp to low pressure/temp - answerAltitude will be
HIGHER than actual
Magnetic compass errors - answerAccelerate- north; deccelerate- south
North- lags; south leads
Variation
Deviatiation
Logging night time vs night landing - answerNight time: absense of civil twilight
Light landing: 1hr after sunset to 1hr before sunrise
"Category" for certification of aircraft - answerBased on intended use such as normal,
unitlity, acrobatic
"Class" for certification of aircraft - answerBased on propultion, flight, or landing such as
rotorcraft, glider, balloon
Restriction when flying "restricted" or "experimental" aircraft - answerCannot fly over
densely populated area and congested airways
Requirement for maintaining recency in a tailwheel airplane - answerLandings must be
to a full stop
Recency requirement for towing a glider - answer3 actual/simulated glider tows
accompanied by a qualified pilot in the last 12 months
Requirement to act as PIC of an aircraft towing a glider - answer100 hrs PIC in the
same category, class, and type of aircraft pilot is using to tow a glider
Recency requirement for night - answer3 full stop landings in the past 90 days
When to report DUI to FAA? - answer60 days after DMV action
Supplemental oxygen requirements - answer12500-14000- use if staying for >30mins
14000-15000- use at all times
15000+- both crew and pax must use oxygen
Where can we find the operating limits of sports aircrafts? - answerAttached to the
airwortiness certificate
Light gun signal
Green/Red/Flashing Red - answerGreen: Clear to takeoff/land
Red: Continue circling/give way to other aircrafts on ground
Flashing red: do not land/ taxi clear of active runway
