Marked Questions 1

Question 1

How would you describe a holding position sign?

Answer 1

red background with a white inscription.

Question 2

To receive accurate indications during flight from a heading indicator, the instrument must be

Answer 2

periodically realigned with the magnetic compass as the gyro precesses.

Question 3

As used with respect to the certification, ratings, privileges, and limitations of airmen, examples of a “category” of aircraft would be:

Answer 3

airplane; rotorcraft; glider; and lighter-than-air

Question 4

The operating principle of float-type carburetors is based on the

Answer 4

When air flows through a venturi, a low-pressure area is created. This lower pressure causes fuel to flow from the discharge nozzle and mix with the air in the throat of the venturi.

Question 5

The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) specifically encourages pilots to turn on their landing lights when operating below 10,000 feet, day or night, and especially when operating

Answer 5

reduced visibility, and in areas where flocks of birds may be expected.

Question 6

The ‘No Entry’ sign identifies

Answer 6

paved area where aircraft entry is prohibited.

Question 7

Thunderstorms may contain:

Answer 7

lightning, adverse winds, downbursts, turbulence, icing, hail, rapid altimeter changes, static electricity, and tornadoes.

Question 8

Which items are included in the empty weight of an aircraft?

Answer 8

The basic empty weight of the aircraft includes unusable (residual) fuel and full engine oil. Some older aircraft only include undrainable, residual oil.

Question 9

When may hazardous wind shear be expected?

Answer 9

a low level temperature inversion, a frontal zone, or clear air turbulence at high levels associated with a jet stream or strong circulation.

Question 10

What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?

Answer 10

Severe thunderstorms, lines of thunderstorms, thunderstorms with wide spread heavy precipitation, and embedded thunderstorms. Embedded thunderstorms are those obscured by massive cloud layers.

Question 11

The operator of an aircraft that has been involved in an incident is required to submit a report to the nearest field office of the NTSB

Answer 11

when requested by the NTSB.

Question 12

The suffix ‘nimbus,’ used in naming clouds, means

Answer 12

rain cloud.

Question 13

An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be

Answer 13

difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition.

Question 14

What would decrease the stability of an air mass?

Answer 14

When air near the surface is warm and moist, suspect instability.

Question 15

To receive a Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) in the vicinity of area 4, what frequency would you tune to?

Answer 15

Find the VOR box for Grand Forks VOR. The small letter “H” in the corner indicates HIWAS.

Question 16

What does a runway hold position sign indicate?

Answer 16

This sign is located at the holding position on taxiways that intersect a runway or on runways that intersect other runways.

Question 17

IF there is thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of an airport at which you plan to land, which hazardous atmospheric phenomenon might be expected on the landing approach?

Answer 17

Hazardous turbulence is present in all thunderstorms. Outside the cloud, shear turbulence has been noted as much as 20 miles laterally from a severe storm.

Question 18

What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?

Answer 18

identify themselves as pilots and give clear and concise facts about their flight.

Question 19

A precaution for the operation of an engine equipped with a constant-speed propeller is to

Answer 19

For any given RPM there is a manifold pressure that should not be exceeded. If manifold pressure is excessive for a given RPM, the pressure within the cylinders could be exceeded, placing undue stress on them. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations.

Question 20

The most frequent type of ground or surface-based temperature inversion is that which is produced by

Answer 20

The ground radiates and cools much faster than the overlying air. The air in contact with the ground becomes cold while the temperature a few hundred feet above changes very little. Thus, temperature increases with altitude.

Question 21

What is manifold pressure?

Answer 21

vacuum pressure between the throttle and the cylinders.

Question 22

What is the connection between manifold pressure and throttle?

Answer 22

The manifold pressure will increase as throttle is increased, due to the greater flow of fuel/air mix into the manifold (greater mass of air flowing into a fixed volume -> higher pressure). So the pressure difference will get larger as the throttle is increased.