CFII Exam Flashcards
In a propellor driven aircraft, maximum range occurs at:
maximum lift/drag ratio
Which characteristic of a spin is not a characteristic of a steep spiral?
Stalled wing
The tendency of an aircraft to develop forces which restore it to its original condition, when disturbed from a condition of steady flight, is known as:
Stability
An airplane has a normal stalling speed of 60 knots but is forced into an accelerated stall at twice that speed. What maximum load factor will result from this maneuver?
4 Gs
Immediately after takeoff, a downwind turn close to the ground is not good practice because it:
Increases the hazards involved should an emergency landing become necessary
Instrument and installation errors are most prominent at:
low airspeed
Frequent inspections should be made of aircraft exhaust manifold-type heating systems to minimize the possibility of:
exhaust gases leaking into the cockpit
What would the indicated stall speed be during a 40 deg banked turn with the gear down and flaps 45?
Refer to Fig 83 knots
What is the stall speed of an airplane in a 30 deg bank turn if the level stall speed is 100 knots?
Refer to Fig 108 knots
What is the stall speed of an airplane in a 45 deg bank turn if the level stall speed is 100 knots?
Refer to Fig 119 knots
What is the stall speed of an airplane in a 50 deg bank turn if the level stall speed is 100 knots?
Refer to Fig 124 knots
Concerning the advantages of an aircraft generator or alternator, select the true statement:
An alternator provides more electrical power at lower engine RPM than a generator
A common error during autorotation is:
Lowering the nose too abruptly
FAR’s: What is the duration of a student pilot certificate for a person seeking an airplane rating who has not reached age 40?
60 calendar months from the month in which the medical certificate was issued
FAR’s: What is the duration of a Flight Instructor Certificate?
24 calendar months from the month in which it was issued or renewed
FAR’s: If a second class medical certificate was issued to a commercial pilot 13 months ago, during the next 11 months this pilot may:
act as pilot in command and carry passengers or property, but not for compensation or hire
FAR’s: A second class medical certificate issued January 18 of this year will expire:
January 31 of next year for commercial pilot privileges
FAR’s: To act as pilot in command of an airplane that has more than 200 horsepower, a person holding a Private or Commercial Pilot Certificate is required to:
receive ground and flight training in an airplane that has more than 200 horsepower
FAR’s: Which of the following normally requires the pilot in command to hold a type rating?
Any turbojet-powered aircraft
FAR’s: To act as a pilot in command of an airplane with retractable landing gear, flaps, and controllable propeller, a person holding a Private or Commercial Pilot Certificate is required to
receive ground and flight training in such an airplane, and obtain a logbook endorsement of proficiency.
FAR’s: No person may act as pilot in command of a pressurized airplane with a service ceiling or maximum operating altitude, whichever is lower, above 25,000 feet unless that person has:
received ground and flight training in high altitude operations and a logbook endorsement certifying this training.
FAR’s: Which is applicable to a private pilot with ASEL ratings who has never flown in a tailwheel airplane? The pilot:
must have received instruction and have a logbook endorsement before acting as pilot in command.
FAR’s: A person who the Administrator finds has cheated or committed any unauthorized act while taking a knowledge test may not take another test within:
1 year
FAR’s: A written statement from an authorized instructor certifying that an applicant has received the required training preparation for a practical test must be dated within:
2 calendar months preceding the month of the application
To be eligible for a practical test under 14CFR Part 61, an applicant must have passed the appropriate knowledge test (when required) within the preceding:
24 calendar months
An applicant who holds a Comm Pilot Certificate with ASEL ratings is seeking a MEL rating at the commercial level. On Aug 1, 2007 the applicant shows you a second class medical dated January 2, 2006. May the applicant take the practical test?
Yes
If all increments for a practical test for a certificate or rating are not completed on one date, all remaining increments must be satisfactorily completed no later than:
2 calendar months after the month the test was begun
What is one requirement for an aircraft furnished for a practical test?
Must have no prescribed operating limitations that prohibit its use in any required area of operation
A flight instructor applicant must demonstrate spins in an airplane or glider when:
being retested for deficiencies in instructional proficiency on stall awareness or spins demonstrated during an initial test.
An applicant who fails a practical test for the second time may apply for retesting after:
Receiving the necessary instruction and endorsement from an authorized instructor who gave the training.
Which training time must be certified by the instructor from whom it was received?
All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground training.
What flight time must be recorded by a pilot exercising the privileges of a commercial certificate?
Only the flight time necessary to meet the recent flight experience requirements.
When is a recreational pilot required to carry a logbook with the required endorsement?
On all flights when serving as pilot in command.
A flight review is not required if a pilot has completed, within the time specified:
A pilot proficiency check conducted by the FAA.
A flight review will consist of:
A minimum of 1 hour ground training and 1 hour flight training.
A flight instructor who has not satisfactorily accomplished a flight review or passed a required proficiency check within the prescribed time is:
Not authorized to fly solo
What recent flight experience must be met before a commercial airplane pilot may fly solo in an airplane?
Satisfactorily accomplished a flight review in any aircraft for which rated within the preceding 24 calendar months.
To meet the recent flight experience requirements for acting as pilot in command carrying passengers at night, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days and from 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise, three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop in:
the same category, class, and type (if a type rating is required) of aircraft to be used.
A private pilot has completed three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop within the preceding 90 days in a tricycle-gear airplane, single-engine land, and decides to take a passenger for a flight in a tailwheel airplane, single engine land. Since these aircraft are of the same category and class, the pilot is current in:
The tricycle-gear airplane
If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and official sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is:
1929
The holder of a pilot or instructor certificate who fails to notify the FAA Airmen Certification Branch in writing of a change of permanent mailing address may exercise the privileges of that certificate for how many days after the date of change?
30
To be eligible for a Commercial Pilot Certificate, an applicant who does not meet the requirements of FAR 61.73 must hold at least a valid:
Private Pilot Certificate
A Private Pilot with an airplane single engine land rating may act as pilot in command of an airplane towing a glider if the pilot has:
three flights as pilot in command of a glider towed by an aircraft within 24 calendar months before the flight.
To be eligible for a Student Pilot Certificate limited to airplanes, an applicant is required to be at least how old?
16 years
Prior to a first solo flight, the flight instructor is required to endorse the students:
logbook and pilot certificate
A student is required to have his/her pilot certificate endorsed by a flight instructor for each:
Make and model of aircraft to be flown solo.
Who is responsible for administering the required knowledge test to a student pilot prior to solo flight?
The students authorized instructor
What subjects must be covered on the presolo knowledge test?
Applicable regulations, flight characteristics, and operational limitations of make and model aircraft to be flown.
Prior to solo flight, a student must have received flight instruction in:
ground reference maneuvers
Are students authorized to make repeated solo cross-country flights without each flight being logbook endorsed?
Yes, provided the flights take place under stipulated conditions.
One requirement for a student pilot to be authorized to make a solo cross-country flight is an endorsement:
in the students logbook that the preflight planning and preparation has been reviewed and the student is prepared to make the flight safely.
May repeated solo cross-country flights over the same route be made by a student without receiving an endorsement from a flight instructor for each flight?
Yes, if the route is no more than 50 nm from the point of departure and instruction was given in both directions over the route.
To operate an aircraft on a solo flight within Class B airspace, a student must have a logbook endorsement showing that he/she has:
received ground instruction on and flight instruction in that specific airspace for which solo flight is authorized.
Who is authorized to endorse a student pilot logbook authorizing flight in Class B airspace?
Only the flight instructor who conducted the training.
Your student is not interested in flying at night. May he/she take the practical test for a Private Pilot Certificate without any night flight training?
No, your student must have logged at least 3 hours of night flight training in order to be issued a certificate.
Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-engine airplane, received 3.5 hours of cross-country training including flights of 1.9 hours, 1.0 hours, and .6 hours. Is you student eligible to take the practical test?
Yes
What night flight training is required for an unrestricted Private Pilot Certificate with an airplane rating?
3 hours to include 10 takeoffs and 10 landings and one cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles.
With respect to day cross-country experience requirements, a private pilot airplane applicant must have a minimum of:
3 hours dual and 5 hours solo
Your student has received 3.0 hours of night flight training including five takeoffs and landings. Is your student eligible to take the Private Pilot practical test?
No
An applicant for a Commercial Pilot Certificate with ASEL ratings presents a logbook with 254 hours total time. Of that 20 hours are logged as SIC in single engine airplanes certificated for single pilot operations. You determine this time was accumulated as safety pilot with another pilot who was flying under the hood. Does the applicant have enough total time to be eligible for the practical test?
Yes
Under FAR Part 61, a commercial pilot-airplane applicant is required to have a minimum of how much cross-country experience?
50 hours
What requirements must an authorized instructor meet in order to prepare an applicant for an initial Flight Instructor Certificate?
Held a Flight Instructor Certificate for at least 24 months and given a minimum of 200 hours of flight training.
The type and date of each student pilot endorsement given shall be maintained by each flight instructor. For what period of time is this record required to be retained?
3 years
A flight instructor who applies for an additional rating on that certificate must have a minimum of how many hours as pilot in command in the category and class of aircraft appropriate to the rating sought?
15
To endorse a student pilots logbook for solo flight, an instructor is required, in part, to have:
given that student flight training in the type of aircraft involved.
The minimum pilot in command time requirement for a flight instructor with multi engine privileges to give flight training to a student for a Multi engine rating is:
Five hours in the make and model of aircraft in which training is to be given
The minimum pilot in command time requirement for a flight instructor with multi engine privileges to give flight training to a student for a Multi engine rating is:
Five hours in the make and model of aircraft in which training is to be given
The holder of an expired flight instructor certificate may exchange that certificate for a new one by:
Passing the appropriate practical test
A recreational pilot with less than 400 hours flight time may not act as pilot in command unless the pilot has:
Logged pilot in command time in the last 180 days
A turbine powered or large airplane is required to enter an airport traffic pattern at an altitude of at least:
1500 feet AGL
When operating VFR in class B airspace, what are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements?
3 statute miles visibility and clear of clouds
The minimum visibility for VFR flight in class E airspace increases from 3 to 5 statute miles beginning at an altitude of:
10,000 feet MSL if above 1200 feet AGL
And airplane may be operated in on controlled airspace at night below 1200 feet above the surface under the following conditions:
Less then 3 miles but more than 1 mile visibility in an airport traffic pattern and within 1/2 mile of the runway
While in class E airspace in VFR conditions what in-flight visability is required when flying more than n 1200 feet AGL & at or above 10,000 feet MSL?
5 statute miles
When operating an airplane within class T airspace under special V of whore, the flight visibility is required to be at least
1SM
No person may operate an airplane within class D and E airspace between sunset and sunrise under special VFR unless the:
Airplane is equipped for instrument flight
Regulations stipulate that, at an airport located within class E airspace and at which ground visibility is not reported, takeoffs and landings of airplanes under special VFR
Authorized if the flight visibility is at least 1 statute mile
Which preflight action is required for every flight?
Determine runway length at airports of intended use
The preflight action required by regulations relative to alternatives available, if the planned flight cannot be completed, is applicable to
Any flight not in the vicinity of an airport
Which statement is true regarding the use of seat belts and shoulder harnesses?
The pilot in command must ensure that each person on board an aircraft is briefed on how to fasten and unfasten seatbelts
Went two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft
At the lower altitude
An airplane and an airship are converging. If the airship is left of the airplanes position, which aircraft has the right of way?
The airship
Unless otherwise authorized, what is the maximum indicated airspeed which an aircraft may be flown in a satellite airport traffic pattern located with in class B airspace?
250 knots
Unless otherwise authorized or required by air traffic control, what is the maximum indicated airspeed at which a person may operate an aircraft below 10,000 feet MSL?
250 knots
The minimum distance at which an airplane may be operated over a structure which is located in a sparsely populated area is
500 feet from the structure
Which courses and altitudes are appropriate for VFR aircraft operating more than 3000 feet AGL, but below 18,000 feet MSL?
Magnetic course 180° to 359° inclusive, even thousands +500 feet
What are the requirements, if any, to overfly class C airspace?
Transponder with automatic altitude reporting capability is required above the airspace ceiling and upward to 10,000 feet MSL
Which is required equipment for powered aircraft during VFR night flights?
Magnetic direction indicator
When an aircraft is being flown over water, under what circumstances must approved flotation gear be readily available to each occupant?
When operating for hire beyond power off gliding distance from shore
What is the maximum distance from an airport that an aircraft engaged in training operations may be operated without an emergency locator transmitter?
50 NM
When are emergency locator transmitter batteries required to be replaced or recharged?
After 1 cumulative hour of use
And aircraft not equipped with the required position lights must terminate flight
At sunset
Unless each occupant is provided with supplemental oxygen, no person may operate a civil aircraft of US registry above a cabin pressure altitude of
15,000 feet MSL
The primary purpose of a minimum equipment list MEL is to
List the equipment that can be inoperative and still not affect the airworthiness of an aircraft
Which action is appropriate if an aircraft, operating under FAR part 91 and for which a master minimum equipment list has not been developed, is determined to have an inopperative instrument or piece of equipment that does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft? The item should be
Deactivated and placarded “inoperative” but repairs can be deferred indefinitely
How long before the proposed operation should a request be submitted to the controlling ATC facility to operate in class C airspace without the required altitude reporting transponder?
1hour
A coded transponder with altitude reporting capability is required for all controlled airspace
At & above 10,000 feet MSL, excluding airspace at or below 2500 feet AGL
And altitude reporting coded transponder is required for all airspace:
At and above 10,000 feet Msl and below the floor of class A airspace excluding airspace at or below 2500 feet AGL
What is the minimum altitude required for aerobatic flight?
1500 feet AGL
Who is primarily responsible for maintaining an aircraft in an airworthy condition?
Owner or operator of the aircraft
Assuring compliance with airworthiness directive’s is the responsibility of the:
Owner or operator of the aircraft