Private Pilot Written Exam: test questions and Answers!

What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when power is reduced and controls are not adjusted? - ANSWER The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced. - ANSWER ... - ANSWER ... The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air charge in advance of normal spark ignition is known as - ANSWER pre-ignition. Safety belts are required to be properly secured about which persons in an aircraft and when? - ANSWER Passengers, during taxi, takeoffs, and landings only. (Refer to Figure 22, area 1.) The visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate VFR during daylight hours over Sandpoint Airport at 1,200 feet AGL are - ANSWER 3 miles and 1,000 feet above, 500 feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontally from each cloud. The Sandpoint Airport Class E airspace starts at 700 feet AGL. The visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate VFR during daylight hours over Sandpoint Airport at 1,200 feet AGL are 3 SM, 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontal. With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft? - ANSWER Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon. When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft - ANSWER at the lower altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of or to overtake another. What are the minimum requirements for airplane operations under special VFR in Class D airspace at night? - ANSWER The pilot must be instrument rated, and the airplane must be IFR equipped. With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers during - ANSWER taxi, takeoffs, and landings. A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 36-year-old pilot on August 10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the medical certificate will be valid until midnight on - ANSWER August 31, 5 years later. Refer to Figure 52.) What is the recommended communications procedure for landing at Lincoln Municipal during the hours when the tower is not in operation? - ANSWER Monitor airport traffic and announce your position and intentions on 118.5 MHz. Except in Alaska, during what time period should lighted position lights be displayed on an aircraft? - ANSWER Sunset to sunrise. A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator is - ANSWER three white lights and one red light.The precision approach path indicator (PAPI) uses light units similar to the VASI but are installed in a single row of either two or four light units. Four white lights means you are above the glide slope, three white lights and one red light means you are slightly high, two red and two white lights means you are on the glide slope, three reds and one white light means you are slightly low and four red lights means you are below the glide slope. A pilot can expect a wind-shear zone in a temperature inversion whenever the windspeed at 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surface is at least - ANSWER 25 knots. An increase in temperature with altitude is defined as a temperature inversion. A pilot can be relatively certain of a shear zone in the inversion if the pilot knows the wind at 2,000 to 4,000 feet is 25 knots or more. Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms? - ANSWER SIGMET. In the TAF from KOKC, the clear sky becomes - ANSWER overcast at 2,000 feet during the forecast period between 2200Z and 2400Z. Refer to Figure 37.) Determine the approximate total distance required to land over a 50-foot obstacle. OAT 90°F Pressure altitude 4,000 ft Weight 2,800 lb