Common Mistakes

Question 1

The minimum flight visibility for VFR flight increases to 5 statute miles beginning at an altitude

Answer 1

10,000 feet MSL if above 1,200 feet AGL.

Question 2

The U.S. High-Level Significant Weather Prognostic Chart forecasts significant weather for what airspace?

Answer 2

25,000 feet to 63,000 feet.

Question 3

One of the main functions of flaps during the approach and landing is to

Answer 3

provide the same amount of lift at a slower airspeed.

Question 4

Light beacons producing red flashes indicate

Answer 4

obstructions or areas considered hazardous to aerial navigation.

Question 5

What is the upper limit of the Low Level Significant Weather Prognostic Chart?

Answer 5

24,000 feet.

Question 6

A propeller’s angle of incidence is the greatest

Answer 6

At the hub, which permits the same amount of lift to be created along the blade’s length.

Question 7

An ATC transponder is not to be used unless it has been tested, inspected, and found to comply with regulations within the preceding

Answer 7

24 Months

Question 8

Which is true regarding flight operations to or from a satellite airport, without an operating control tower, within the Class C airspace area?

Answer 8

Prior to entering that airspace, a pilot must establish and maintain communication with the ATC serving facility.

Question 9

The ILS Critical Area Boundary Sign indicates

Answer 9

you are about to enter, or you are clear of, the ILS critical area.

Question 10

The final approach fix for the PRECISION approach is located at

Answer 10

the lightning bolt.

Question 11

Name the four fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft.

Answer 11

Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.

Question 12

Which maximum range factor decreases as weight decreases?

Answer 12

Airspeed.

Question 13

After experiencing a powerplant failure at night, one of the primary considerations should include

Answer 13

planning the emergency approach and landing to an unlighted portion of an area.

Question 14

While taxiing a light, high-wing airplane during strong quartering tailwinds, the aileron control should be positioned

Answer 14

opposite the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Question 15

Flying a heading that is reciprocal to the bearing selected on the OBS results in what ?

Answer 15

Reverse sensing.

Question 16

what is the approx base of the clouds if temp at 2000 fett is 10 deg C and dewpoint is 1 deg C ?

Answer 16

??

Question 17

The runway holding position sign is located on

Answer 17

runways that intersect other runways.

Question 18

The angle of attack of a wing directly controls the

Answer 18

distribution of pressures acting on the wing.

Question 19

Which is true regarding pilot certification requirements for operations in Class B airspace?

Answer 19

The pilot in command must hold at least a private pilot certificate.

Question 20

(Refer to Area 6.) What is the purpose of the star that follows the CT-120.65 in the information box for the Sacramento Mather (MHR) Airport?

Answer 20

That the control tower has limited hours of operation.

Question 21

Which of the following best describes a destination sign?

Answer 21

Indicates the direction to the takeoff runway.

Question 22

What minimum distance should exist between intense radar echoes before any attempt is made to fly between these thunderstorms?

Answer 22

40 mile (i.e between)

Question 23

They consist of either an observation and a forecast or just a forecast for tornadoes, significant thunderstorm activity, or hail greater than or equal to 3/4 inch in diameter.

Answer 23

They consist of either an observation and a forecast or just a forecast for tornadoes, significant thunderstorm activity, or hail greater than or equal to 3/4 inch in diameter.

Question 24

In aircraft equipped with constant-speed propellers and normally-aspirated engines, which procedure should be used to avoid placing undue stress on the engine components? When power is being

Answer 24

increased, increase the RPM before increasing the manifold pressure.

Question 25

A pilot reporting turbulence that momentarily causes slight, erratic changes in altitude and/or attitude should report it as…

Answer 25

Light TURBULANCE (not chop)

Question 26

How should the pilot make a VOR receiver check when the aircraft is located on the designated checkpoint on the airport surface?

Answer 26

Set the OBS on the designated radial. The CDI must center within plus or minus 4° of that radial with a FROM indication.

Question 27

Are the upper limits of Class D airspace are depicted in MSL or ASL ?

Answer 27

MSL

Question 28

Each required flight crewmember is required to keep his or her shoulder harness fastened

Answer 28

during takeoff and landing, unless he or she is unable to perform required duties.

Question 29

Which of the following best describes a destination sign?

Answer 29

Indicates the direction to the takeoff runway.

Question 30

Hazardous attitudes which contribute to poor pilot judgment can be effectively counteracted by

Answer 30

redirecting that hazardous attitude so that appropriate action can be taken.

Question 31

To maintain a standard rate turn as the airspeed increases, the bank angle of the aircraft will need to

Answer 31

increase. (A standard rate turn, although always 3° per sec., requires higher angles of bank as airspeed increases.)

Question 32

During flight a fire, which was extinguished, burned the insulation from a transceiver wire. What action is required by regulations?

Answer 32

A report must be filed with the avionics inspector at the responsible FAA Flight Standards office within 48 hours.

Question 33

14 CFR Part 1 defines VF as

Answer 33

design flap speed.

Question 34

The basic drive for a pilot to demonstrate the “right stuff” can have an adverse effect on safety, by

Answer 34

generating tendencies that lead to practices that are dangerous, often illegal, and may lead to a mishap.

Question 35

A moist, unstable air mass is characterized by

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cumuliform clouds and showery precipitation.

Question 36

From which of the following can the observed temperature, wind, and temperature/dewpoint spread be determined at a specified altitude?

Answer 36

Constant Pressure Analysis Charts.

Question 37

To serve as second in command of an airplane that is certificated for more than one pilot crew-member, and operated under Part 91, a person must

Answer 37

within the last 12 months become familiar with the required information, and perform and log pilot time in the type of airplane for which privileges are requested.

Question 38

The stalling speed of an airplane is most affected by

Answer 38

variations in airplane loading.

Question 39

When flying beneath the lateral limits of Class B airspace, the maximum indicated airspeed authorized is

Answer 39

200 knots.

Question 40

Regulations which refer to “commercial operators” relate to that person who

Answer 40

for compensation or hire, engages in the carriage by aircraft in air commerce of persons or property, OTHER than as an air carrier.

Question 41

Which is the correct symbol for the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in a specified configuration?

Answer 41

VS1.