Airport Operations Quiz

Question 1

What is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a non-controlled airport?

Answer 1

Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport.

Question 2

The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is?

Answer 2

to enter at 45 degrees at the midpoint of the downward leg at traffic pattern altitude.

Question 3

When taxiing with strong quartering tailwinds, which aileron positions should be used?

Answer 3

Ailerons down on the side from which the wind is blowing.

Question 4

What aileron positions should a pilot generally use when taxiing in strong quartering headwinds?

Answer 4

Ailerons up from the side which the winds are blowing.

Question 5

What wind condition would be most critical when taxiing a nosewheel equipped high-wing aircraft?

Answer 5

Quartering Tailwind

Question 6

How should the flight controls be held while taxiing a tricycle gear equipped plane into a left quartering tailwind?

Answer 6

Left aileron up, elevator neutral

Question 7

When do most mid-air accidents occur?

Answer 7

Clear days.

Question 8

The numbers 9 and 27 on a runway that the runway is oriented approximately -

Answer 8

90 and 270 degrees magnetic

Question 9

If an airport doesn’t have a wind indicator, what else can one use?

Answer 9

Smoke, Trees, Flags. AWOS, ATIS, METAR (if equipped)

Question 10

Describe a runway hold short line.

Answer 10

4 yellow lines, two solid followed by 2 dashed lines. Mark the runway boundary area.

Question 11

What must one do prior to crossing a hold short line at a non-controlled field?

Answer 11

Pilots must ensure adequate separation from other aircraft.

Question 12

What are the 5 W’s of radio communication?

Answer 12

Who you are talking to,
Who you are,
Where you are,
What do you want,
Who you are talking to (repeated).

Question 13

What are the legs of a traffic pattern?

Answer 13

Upwind, Crosswind, Downwind, Base, Final

Question 14

What are the appropriate traffic pattern exit procedures?

Answer 14

1. Continue straight down the departure leg for atleast 500ft before making any turns.
2. Depart 45 degrees off the departure leg in the direction of the traffic pattern at traffic pattern altitude.

Question 15

What is the difference between CTAF and UNICOM?

Answer 15

CTAF is used around non-controlled airports in order to allow pilots to give positioning reports to one another in the air.
UNICOM is an air to ground radio communication used primarily to provide airport information at public use airports.

Question 16

What is a runway incursion?

Answer 16

Any occurrence in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard.

Question 17

List the various exterior lights and when they would be required to be in use.

Answer 17

Position Lights - Operated on the surface and while in flight from sunset to sunrise.
Anti-Collision/Strobe - Operated during all types of operations, day and night.
Rotating Beacons - Operated whenever aircraft engine is in operation.
Taxi Light - Operated prior to taxi, especially at night

Question 18

Describe the method for traffic scanning.

Answer 18

Systematic scanning using 10 degree increments.

Question 19

What aircraft has the right of way over all aircraft.

Answer 19

Aircraft in distress.

Question 20

What is the Clermont Practice area frequency?

Answer 20

122.75