Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What altitude is displayed on the aircraft altimeter - CORRECT ANSWER - Pressure
What occurs as a result of a forward center of gravity - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficulty
applying upward pitch
What type of environmental condition yields the greatest aircraft performance - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sea level and cold
Describe how to recover from a stall - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease pitch and increase
power
Dead reckoning navigation involves - CORRECT ANSWER - Utilizing a previously
known position and using time/distance equations to estimate present position
The rudder controls - CORRECT ANSWER - Yaw
What effect do the flaps have on landing distance? - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease
When the aircraft yoke or control wheel is moved to the right what happens to the right aileron? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Moves upward
How does ice accumulated on the aircraft's wings affect the stall speed - CORRECT
ANSWER - Increase
What conditions are conducive to fog formation - CORRECT ANSWER - Low temp dew
point spread and calm winds. Especially in low lying valleys and coastal areas
, In straight and level flight with the autopilot disengaged, after adding power or thrust the aircraft
will - CORRECT ANSWER - Climb
What type of aircraft has the most severe wake turbulence - CORRECT ANSWER -
Heavy, slow, gear up, flaps up
What must be done to maintain altitude in a turn? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increase pitch
What flight control is used to mitigate adverse yaw in a turn - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rudder
ATC orders a pilot discretion descent from 12,000' to meet a 3,000' crossing restriction. Using a
3° descent profile, how far away from the 3,000' constraint must the descent be initiated -
CORRECT ANSWER - 30 miles
In calm winds, what happens to fuel consumption as the aircraft climbs - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decreases
What effect does a tailwind have on takeoff distance - CORRECT ANSWER - Increases
What is the best airspeed for maximum fuel endurance - CORRECT ANSWER -
Maximum lift and lowest drag known as L/D max
When is the magnetic compass most accurate - CORRECT ANSWER - Straight and level
flight
An aircraft has a ground speed of 120 knots. How long will it take to travel 20 NM - CORRECT
ANSWER - 10 minutes
Consider an object acted on by two forces. Is F1 and F2 are equal, which statement is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The velocity must remain constant