Private Pilot: FAA Written Exam
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What fis fone fpurpose fof fwing fflaps? f- fCORRECT✅✅To fenable fthe fpilot fto fmake
fsteeper fapproaches fto fa flanding fwithout fincreasing fthe fairspeed
One fof fthe fmain ffunctions fof fflaps fduring fapproach fand flanding fis fto... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Increase fthe fangle fof fdescent fwithout fincreasing fthe fairspeed
What fis fthe fpurpose fof fthe frudder fon fan fairplane? f- fCORRECT✅✅To fcontrol fyaw
Which fis fnot fa fprimary fflight fcontrol fsurface?
A. fFlaps
B. fStabilator
C fAilerons f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fFlaps
The felevator fcontrols fmovement faround fwhich faxis? f- fCORRECT✅✅Lateral
Which fstatement fis ftrue fconcerning fprimary fflight fcontrols?
A. fThe feffectiveness fof feach fcontrol fsurface fincreases fwith fspeed fbecause fthere fis
fmore fairflow fover fthem.
B. fOnly fwhen fall fthree fprimary fflight fcontrols fmove fin fsequence fdo fthe fairflow fand
fpressure fdistribution fchange fover fand faround fthe fairfoil.
C. fPrimary fflight fcontrols finclude failerons, frudder, felevator, fand ftrim fsystems. f-
fCORRECT✅✅A. fThe feffectiveness fof feach fcontrol fsurface fincreases fwith fspeed
fbecause fthere fis fmore fairflow fover fthem
Which fof fthe ffollowing fis ftrue fconcerning fflaps?
A. fFlaps fare fattached fto fthe fleading fedge fof fthe fwing fand fare fused fto fincrease fwing
flift.
B. fFlaps fallow fan fincrease fin fthe fangle fof fdescent fwithout fincreasing fairspeed.
C. fFlaps fare fhigh fdrag fdevices fdeployed ffrom fthe fwings fto freduce flift. f-
fCORRECT✅✅B. fFlaps fallow fan fincrease fin fthe fangle fof fdescent fwithout fincreasing
fairspeed
Which fdevice fis fa fsecondary fflight fcontrol?
A. fSpoilers
B. fAilerons
C. fStabilators f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fSpoilers
,Trim fsystems fare fdesigned fto fdo fwhat? f- fCORRECT✅✅They frelieve fthe fpilot fof fthe
fneed fto fmaintain fconstant fback fpressure fon fthe fflight fcontrols
The ffour fforces facting fon fan fairplane fin fflight fare: f- fCORRECT✅✅Lift, fWeight,
fThrust, fand fDrag
When fare fthe ffour fforces fthat fact fon fan fairplane fin fequilibrium? f-
fCORRECT✅✅During funaccelerated fflight
What fis fthe frelationship fof flift, fdrag, fthrust, fand fweight fwhen fthe fairplane fis fin
fstraight-and-level fflight? f- fCORRECT✅✅Lift fequals fweight
Thrust fequals fdrag
Which fstatement frelates fto fBernoulli's fprinciple? f- fCORRECT✅✅Air ftraveling ffaster
fover fthe fcurve fupper fsurface fof fan fairfoil fcauses flower fpressure fon fthe ftop fsurface
The fterm f"angle fof fattack" fis fdefined fas fthe fangle... f- fCORRECT✅✅Between fthe
fwing fchord fline fand fthe frelative fwind
Angle fof fattack fis fdefined fas fthe fchord fline fof fan fairfoil fand fthe... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Direction fof fthe frelative fwind
The fangle fof fattack fat fwhich fan fairplane fwing fstalls fwill... f- fCORRECT✅✅Remain
fthe fsame fregardless fof fgross fweight
As faltitude fincreases, fthe findicated fairspeed fat fwhich fa fgiven fairplane fstalls fin fa
fparticular fconfiguration fwill... f- fCORRECT✅✅Remain fthe fsame fregardless fof
faltitude
In fwhat fflight fcondition fmust fan faircraft fbe fplaced fin forder fto fspin? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Stalled
During fa fspin fto fthe fleft, fwhich fwing(s) fis/are fstalled? f- fCORRECT✅✅Both fwings
fare fstalled
How fwill ffrost fon fthe fwings fof fan fairplane faffect ftakeoff fperformance? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Frost fwill fdisrupt fthe fsmooth fflow fof fair fover fthe fwing, fadversely
faffecting fits flifting fcapability
Why fis ffrost fconsidered fhazardous fto fflight? f- fCORRECT✅✅Frost fspoils fthe
fsmooth fflow fof fair fover fthe fwings, fthereby fdecreasing flifting fcapability
How fdoes ffrost faffect fthe flifting fsurfaces fof fan fairplane fon ftakeoff? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Frost fmy fprevent fthe fairplane ffrom fbecoming fairborne fat fnormal
ftakeoff fspeed
,What fis fground feffect? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fresult fof finference fof fthe fsurface fof fthe
fearth fwith fthe fairflow fpatterns fabout fan fairplane
Floating fcaused fby fthe fphenomenon fof fground feffect fwill fbe fmost frealized fduring fan
fapproach fto fland fwhen fat... f- fCORRECT✅✅Less fthan fthe flength fof fthe fwingspan
fabove fthe fsurface
What fmust fa fpilot fbe faware fof fas fa fresult fof fground feffect? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Induced fdrag fdecreases; ftherefore, fany fexcess fspeed fat fthe fpoint fof
fflare fmay fcause fconsiderable ffloating
Ground feffect fis fmost flikely fto fresult fin fwhich fproblem? f- fCORRECT✅✅Becoming
fairborne fbefore freaching frecommended ftakeoff fspeed
What fforce fmakes fan fairplane fturn? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fhorizontal fcomponent fof
flift
An fairplane fsaid fto fbe finherently fstable fwill... f- fCORRECT✅✅Require fless feffort fto
fcontrol
What fdetermines fthe flongitudinal fstability fof fan fairplane? f- fCORRECT✅✅The
flocation fof fthe fCG fwith frespect fto fthe fcenter fof flift
Changes fin fthe fcenter fof fpressure fof fa fwing faffect fthe faircraft's... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Aerodynamic fbalance fand fcontrollability
An fairplane fhas fbeen floaded fin fsuch fa fmanner fthat fthe fCG fis flocated faft fof fthe faft
fCG flimit. fOne fundesirable fflight fcharacteristic fa fpilot fmight fexperience fwith fthis
fairplane fwould fbe... f- fCORRECT✅✅Difficulty fin frecovering ffrom fa fstalled fcondition
What fcauses fan fairplane f(except fa fT-tail) fto fpitch fnosedown fwhen fpower fis freduced
fand fcontrols fare fnot fadjusted? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fdownwash fon fthe felevators
ffrom fthe fpropeller fslipstream fis freduced fand fthe felevator feffectiveness fis freduced
Loading fan fairplane fto fthe fmost faft fCG fwill fcause fthe fairplane fto fbe... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Less fstable fat fall fspeeds
In fwhat fflight fcondition fis ftorque feffect fthe fgreatest fin fa fsingle-engine fairplane? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Low fairspeed, fhigh fpower, fhigh fangle fof fattack
The fleft fturning ftendency fof fan fairplane fcaused fby fP-factor fis fthe fresult fof fthe... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Propeller fblade fdescending fon fthe fright, fproducing fmore fthrust fthan
fthe fascending fblade fon fthe fleft
When fdoes fP-factor fcause fthe fairplane fto fyaw fto fthe fleft? f- fCORRECT✅✅When fat
fhigh fangles fof fattack
, The famount fof fexcess fload fthat fcan fbe fimposed fon fthe fwing fof fan fairplane fdepends
fupon fthe... f- fCORRECT✅✅Speed fof fthe fairplane
Which fbasic fflight fmaneuver fincreases fthe fload ffactor fon fan fairplane fas fcompared fto
fstraight-and-level fflight? f- fCORRECT✅✅Turns
During fan fapproach fto fa fstall, fan fincreased fload ffactor fwill fcause fthe faircraft fto... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Stall fat fa fhigher fairspeed
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate fa fturn ftoward
fthe fnorth fif... f- fCORRECT✅✅An faircraft fis faccelerated fwhile fon fan feast—west
fheading
During fflight, fwhen fare fthe findications fof fa fmagnetic fcompass faccurate? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Only fin fstraight-and-level, funaccelerated fflight
Deviation fin fa fmagnetic fcompass fis fcaused fby fthe... f- fCORRECT✅✅Magnetic
ffields fwithin fthe faircraft fdistorting fthe flines fof fmagnetic fforce
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fif fan faircraft fis faccelerated for fdecelerated, fthe fmagnetic
f
compass fwill fnormally findicate... f- fCORRECT✅✅Correctly fwhen fon fa fnorth for fsouth
fheading
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate finitially fa fturn
ftoward fthe fwest fif... f- fCORRECT✅✅A fright fturn fis fentered ffrom fa fnorth fheading
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate fa fturn ftoward
fthe fsouth fwhen... f- fCORRECT✅✅The faircraft fis fdecelerated fwhile fon fa fwest
fheading
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate finitially fa fturn
ftoward fthe feast fif... f- fCORRECT✅✅A fleft fturn fis fentered ffrom fa fnorth fheading
What fshould fbe fthe findication fon fthe fmagnetic fcompass fas fyou froll finto fa fstandard
frate fturn fto fthe fright ffrom fa fsouth fheading fin fthe fNorthern fHemisphere? f-
fCORRECT✅✅The fcompass fwill findicate fa fturn fto fthe fright, fbut fat fa ffaster frate
fthan fis factually foccurring
The fpitot fsystems fprovides fimpact fpressure ffor fwhat finstrument? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Airspeed findicator
Which finstrument fwill fbecome finoperative fif fthe fpitot ftube fbecomes fclogged? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Airspeed
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What fis fone fpurpose fof fwing fflaps? f- fCORRECT✅✅To fenable fthe fpilot fto fmake
fsteeper fapproaches fto fa flanding fwithout fincreasing fthe fairspeed
One fof fthe fmain ffunctions fof fflaps fduring fapproach fand flanding fis fto... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Increase fthe fangle fof fdescent fwithout fincreasing fthe fairspeed
What fis fthe fpurpose fof fthe frudder fon fan fairplane? f- fCORRECT✅✅To fcontrol fyaw
Which fis fnot fa fprimary fflight fcontrol fsurface?
A. fFlaps
B. fStabilator
C fAilerons f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fFlaps
The felevator fcontrols fmovement faround fwhich faxis? f- fCORRECT✅✅Lateral
Which fstatement fis ftrue fconcerning fprimary fflight fcontrols?
A. fThe feffectiveness fof feach fcontrol fsurface fincreases fwith fspeed fbecause fthere fis
fmore fairflow fover fthem.
B. fOnly fwhen fall fthree fprimary fflight fcontrols fmove fin fsequence fdo fthe fairflow fand
fpressure fdistribution fchange fover fand faround fthe fairfoil.
C. fPrimary fflight fcontrols finclude failerons, frudder, felevator, fand ftrim fsystems. f-
fCORRECT✅✅A. fThe feffectiveness fof feach fcontrol fsurface fincreases fwith fspeed
fbecause fthere fis fmore fairflow fover fthem
Which fof fthe ffollowing fis ftrue fconcerning fflaps?
A. fFlaps fare fattached fto fthe fleading fedge fof fthe fwing fand fare fused fto fincrease fwing
flift.
B. fFlaps fallow fan fincrease fin fthe fangle fof fdescent fwithout fincreasing fairspeed.
C. fFlaps fare fhigh fdrag fdevices fdeployed ffrom fthe fwings fto freduce flift. f-
fCORRECT✅✅B. fFlaps fallow fan fincrease fin fthe fangle fof fdescent fwithout fincreasing
fairspeed
Which fdevice fis fa fsecondary fflight fcontrol?
A. fSpoilers
B. fAilerons
C. fStabilators f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fSpoilers
,Trim fsystems fare fdesigned fto fdo fwhat? f- fCORRECT✅✅They frelieve fthe fpilot fof fthe
fneed fto fmaintain fconstant fback fpressure fon fthe fflight fcontrols
The ffour fforces facting fon fan fairplane fin fflight fare: f- fCORRECT✅✅Lift, fWeight,
fThrust, fand fDrag
When fare fthe ffour fforces fthat fact fon fan fairplane fin fequilibrium? f-
fCORRECT✅✅During funaccelerated fflight
What fis fthe frelationship fof flift, fdrag, fthrust, fand fweight fwhen fthe fairplane fis fin
fstraight-and-level fflight? f- fCORRECT✅✅Lift fequals fweight
Thrust fequals fdrag
Which fstatement frelates fto fBernoulli's fprinciple? f- fCORRECT✅✅Air ftraveling ffaster
fover fthe fcurve fupper fsurface fof fan fairfoil fcauses flower fpressure fon fthe ftop fsurface
The fterm f"angle fof fattack" fis fdefined fas fthe fangle... f- fCORRECT✅✅Between fthe
fwing fchord fline fand fthe frelative fwind
Angle fof fattack fis fdefined fas fthe fchord fline fof fan fairfoil fand fthe... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Direction fof fthe frelative fwind
The fangle fof fattack fat fwhich fan fairplane fwing fstalls fwill... f- fCORRECT✅✅Remain
fthe fsame fregardless fof fgross fweight
As faltitude fincreases, fthe findicated fairspeed fat fwhich fa fgiven fairplane fstalls fin fa
fparticular fconfiguration fwill... f- fCORRECT✅✅Remain fthe fsame fregardless fof
faltitude
In fwhat fflight fcondition fmust fan faircraft fbe fplaced fin forder fto fspin? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Stalled
During fa fspin fto fthe fleft, fwhich fwing(s) fis/are fstalled? f- fCORRECT✅✅Both fwings
fare fstalled
How fwill ffrost fon fthe fwings fof fan fairplane faffect ftakeoff fperformance? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Frost fwill fdisrupt fthe fsmooth fflow fof fair fover fthe fwing, fadversely
faffecting fits flifting fcapability
Why fis ffrost fconsidered fhazardous fto fflight? f- fCORRECT✅✅Frost fspoils fthe
fsmooth fflow fof fair fover fthe fwings, fthereby fdecreasing flifting fcapability
How fdoes ffrost faffect fthe flifting fsurfaces fof fan fairplane fon ftakeoff? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Frost fmy fprevent fthe fairplane ffrom fbecoming fairborne fat fnormal
ftakeoff fspeed
,What fis fground feffect? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fresult fof finference fof fthe fsurface fof fthe
fearth fwith fthe fairflow fpatterns fabout fan fairplane
Floating fcaused fby fthe fphenomenon fof fground feffect fwill fbe fmost frealized fduring fan
fapproach fto fland fwhen fat... f- fCORRECT✅✅Less fthan fthe flength fof fthe fwingspan
fabove fthe fsurface
What fmust fa fpilot fbe faware fof fas fa fresult fof fground feffect? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Induced fdrag fdecreases; ftherefore, fany fexcess fspeed fat fthe fpoint fof
fflare fmay fcause fconsiderable ffloating
Ground feffect fis fmost flikely fto fresult fin fwhich fproblem? f- fCORRECT✅✅Becoming
fairborne fbefore freaching frecommended ftakeoff fspeed
What fforce fmakes fan fairplane fturn? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fhorizontal fcomponent fof
flift
An fairplane fsaid fto fbe finherently fstable fwill... f- fCORRECT✅✅Require fless feffort fto
fcontrol
What fdetermines fthe flongitudinal fstability fof fan fairplane? f- fCORRECT✅✅The
flocation fof fthe fCG fwith frespect fto fthe fcenter fof flift
Changes fin fthe fcenter fof fpressure fof fa fwing faffect fthe faircraft's... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Aerodynamic fbalance fand fcontrollability
An fairplane fhas fbeen floaded fin fsuch fa fmanner fthat fthe fCG fis flocated faft fof fthe faft
fCG flimit. fOne fundesirable fflight fcharacteristic fa fpilot fmight fexperience fwith fthis
fairplane fwould fbe... f- fCORRECT✅✅Difficulty fin frecovering ffrom fa fstalled fcondition
What fcauses fan fairplane f(except fa fT-tail) fto fpitch fnosedown fwhen fpower fis freduced
fand fcontrols fare fnot fadjusted? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fdownwash fon fthe felevators
ffrom fthe fpropeller fslipstream fis freduced fand fthe felevator feffectiveness fis freduced
Loading fan fairplane fto fthe fmost faft fCG fwill fcause fthe fairplane fto fbe... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Less fstable fat fall fspeeds
In fwhat fflight fcondition fis ftorque feffect fthe fgreatest fin fa fsingle-engine fairplane? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Low fairspeed, fhigh fpower, fhigh fangle fof fattack
The fleft fturning ftendency fof fan fairplane fcaused fby fP-factor fis fthe fresult fof fthe... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Propeller fblade fdescending fon fthe fright, fproducing fmore fthrust fthan
fthe fascending fblade fon fthe fleft
When fdoes fP-factor fcause fthe fairplane fto fyaw fto fthe fleft? f- fCORRECT✅✅When fat
fhigh fangles fof fattack
, The famount fof fexcess fload fthat fcan fbe fimposed fon fthe fwing fof fan fairplane fdepends
fupon fthe... f- fCORRECT✅✅Speed fof fthe fairplane
Which fbasic fflight fmaneuver fincreases fthe fload ffactor fon fan fairplane fas fcompared fto
fstraight-and-level fflight? f- fCORRECT✅✅Turns
During fan fapproach fto fa fstall, fan fincreased fload ffactor fwill fcause fthe faircraft fto... f-
fCORRECT✅✅Stall fat fa fhigher fairspeed
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate fa fturn ftoward
fthe fnorth fif... f- fCORRECT✅✅An faircraft fis faccelerated fwhile fon fan feast—west
fheading
During fflight, fwhen fare fthe findications fof fa fmagnetic fcompass faccurate? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Only fin fstraight-and-level, funaccelerated fflight
Deviation fin fa fmagnetic fcompass fis fcaused fby fthe... f- fCORRECT✅✅Magnetic
ffields fwithin fthe faircraft fdistorting fthe flines fof fmagnetic fforce
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fif fan faircraft fis faccelerated for fdecelerated, fthe fmagnetic
f
compass fwill fnormally findicate... f- fCORRECT✅✅Correctly fwhen fon fa fnorth for fsouth
fheading
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate finitially fa fturn
ftoward fthe fwest fif... f- fCORRECT✅✅A fright fturn fis fentered ffrom fa fnorth fheading
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate fa fturn ftoward
fthe fsouth fwhen... f- fCORRECT✅✅The faircraft fis fdecelerated fwhile fon fa fwest
fheading
In fthe fNorthern fHemisphere, fa fmagnetic fcompass fwill fnormally findicate finitially fa fturn
ftoward fthe feast fif... f- fCORRECT✅✅A fleft fturn fis fentered ffrom fa fnorth fheading
What fshould fbe fthe findication fon fthe fmagnetic fcompass fas fyou froll finto fa fstandard
frate fturn fto fthe fright ffrom fa fsouth fheading fin fthe fNorthern fHemisphere? f-
fCORRECT✅✅The fcompass fwill findicate fa fturn fto fthe fright, fbut fat fa ffaster frate
fthan fis factually foccurring
The fpitot fsystems fprovides fimpact fpressure ffor fwhat finstrument? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Airspeed findicator
Which finstrument fwill fbecome finoperative fif fthe fpitot ftube fbecomes fclogged? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Airspeed