Glider Exam Prep

Question 1

If you move the subscale down on the altimeter what will happen on the instrument face?

Indicated altitude will:
- Decrease
- Increase
- Not change
- Increase then decrease

Answer 1

Decrease - If you lower the air pressure from the aerodrome, then the lower actual outside pressure from altitude won’t seem that different in comparason.

Question 2

Which best describes CAS?

• True AS corrected for density error
• Indicated AS corrected for position and density error
• Indicated AS corrected for position and instrument error
• True AS corrected for compressibility error

Answer 2

Indicated AS corrected for position and instrument error

Question 3

Instrument shows indications of yaw?

• Turn coordinator
• Heading indicator
• Magnetic Compass
• Attitude indicator

Answer 3

Turn coordinator

Question 4

What is the actual path flown over the ground called?

• Track
• Track made good
• Magnetic Heading
• True heading

Answer 4

Track made good

Question 5

A straight line drawn on a VNC between any two points most closely approximates a…

• Meridian
• Rhumb line
• Great circle
• Parallel of latitude

Answer 5

Great circle

Question 6

At a gliding ratio of 15:1, a glider decending 1,000’ in still air will move forward how far?

• 2.2NM
• 3.1NM
• 2.5NM
• 2.8NM

Answer 6

2.5NM

Question 7

What weather conditions may be expected with a cold air mass moving over warm land?

• Fog, Drizzle, stratus clouds
• Good vis, turbulence
• Poor vis, smooth conditions
• None of the above

Answer 7

Good vis and turbulent flying conditions

Question 8

Unless otherwise noted, cloud bases are forecaast iin height?

• ASL in both GFA and TAF
• AGL in GFA and ASL in TAF
• AGL in GFA and TAF
• ASL in GFA and AGL in TAF

Answer 8

ASL in GFA and AGL in TAF

Question 9

Pressure tendency in Vancouver?
A3002-A3002-A3002
SLP166-SLP167-SLP167
DenAlt700-800-1000

• Not enough info
• Neutral
• Increasing
• Decreasing

Answer 9

Neutral

Question 10

What is dihedral?

• Down sloping wings, unstable, used on high speed A/C
• Twisted wings so wing tips have lower AoA than the wing root
• Angle between wing tips and wing roots
• Horiz stabilizer is set at a neg. AoA to compensate for engine weight

Answer 10

Angle between wing tips and wing roots

Question 11

Severe turbulence can exist as far as (blank)NM from a TS?

• 15
• 20
• 25
• 10

Answer 11

20NM

Question 12

What is Vso?

• Bottom of green arc and indicates stall speed in cruise config.
• Bottom of white arc and indicates stall speed in landing config.
• Bottom of green arc and indicates stall speed in landing config.
• Not found on ASI and indicates stall speed in landing config.

Answer 12

Bottom of white arc and indicates stall speed in landing config.

Question 13

Full pitot blockage, what is true in a climb?

• IAS higher than actual
• IAS lower than actual
• ASI roll back to 0 after leveling off
• ASI reads actual speed

Answer 13

IAS higher than actual

Question 15

During initial contact with Canadian ATC unit, pilot should transmit registration as:

• LM
• GFLU
• C-GFLU
• FLU

Answer 15

GFLU

Question 16

WHich would not be indicated to the pilot at a MF aerodrome?

• Runway surface conditions
• Instructions to join the circuit
• Wind speed and direction
• Traffic Info

Answer 16

Instructions to join the circuit

Question 17

If flying at an indicated altitude that is the same as the Max elevation figure, you must be aware that:

• All MEF include a 100m buffer above all obstacles in the quadrangle
• You may be flying at or below the highest obstacle in that quadrangle
• You are guarenteed clearance from any obstacle or feature in the quad.
• MEF is used as a reference only when flying according to IFR

Answer 17

You may be flying at or below the highest obstacle in that quadrangle