You reach your assigned takeoff runway, and ATC advises you to line
up and wait. Which lights should you turn on? Select all that apply. -
ANSWERS-a. Logo lights
b. Taxi lights
d. Rotating beacon
e. Anti-collision lights
f. Position / navigation lights
ATC didn't tell you why you are waiting on the runway. How long
should you wait before reminding ATC you are still holding? -
ANSWERS-c. 90 seconds
Which on the following is NOT a stage in a high-bypass turbofan
engine? - ANSWERS-c. After-burning
Pilots of general aviation aircraft commonly make approaches and
landings with throttle settings near idle. Why is this technique
inappropriate for turbine-powered aircraft? - ANSWERS-b. Turbine
engines are slow to respond to changes in power setting.
Including the allowance for carry-on baggage and personal items,
what is the standard average passenger weight currently
, recommended by the FAA? Assume it is summer. - ANSWERS-c. 190
pounds
195 pounds in winter
A plane's LEMAC is 500 inches aft of datum and its MAC is 100
inches. You calculate that its center of gravity is located 522 inches aft
of datum. What is that CG expressed in %MAC? - ANSWERS-b. 22
percent.
To minimize the length of runway required (or equivalently, maximize
the weight at which we can take off from a given runway), we select
V1 so that: - ANSWERS-a. The accelerate-stop distance is equal to
the accelerate-go distance.
V1 cannot be: - ANSWERS-a. Less that Vmcg
c. Greater that Vr
d. A and C
When following the one-engine inoperative climb profile, what is the
only configuration change allowed bellow 400 feet? - ANSWERS-d.
Retracting landing gear.
To maximize efficiency, a transport jet should gradually do what
throughout a flight? - ANSWERS-a. Climb