Oral Exam

Question 1

IMSAFE

Answer 1

Illness, medication, stresses, alcohol, fatigue, eating/emotions

Question 2

PAVE

Answer 2

Pilot, Aircraft, Environment, External Pressures

Question 3

NWKRAFT

Answer 3

Notams, Weather, Known ATC Delays, Runway Lengths and Directions, Alternates Available, Fuel Reserves, Takeoff and Landing Distances

Question 4

HANDLE

Answer 4

Horizontally Opposed, Aircooled, Naturally Asperated, Direct drive, Lycoming, Equipped with carburetor

Question 5

(ATOMS)^2 FLEA FLAPS

Answer 5

Airspeed Indicator, Altimeter, Tachometer, Temperature Gauge, Oil Press, Oil Temp, Manifold Pressure Gauge, Mag Compass, Seat Belt, Shoulder Harness
Fuel Gauge, Landing Gear Position Indicator (for retractable landing gear) Elt, Anti Collision Lights
Fuses, Landing Lights (For hire), Anti Collision Lights, Position Lights, Source of Power

Question 6

SPARROW

Answer 6

Supplements, Placards, Airworthiness Certificate, Registration (F:3, S:1), Radio Operators Manual, Operating Manual, Weight and Balance

Question 7

HAAASTEEE

Answer 7

Hundred Hour, Annual, Airworthiness Directives, Altimeter, Static and Pitot System, Transponder, Encoder, ELT, ELT Battery

Question 8

Dimensions of D Airspace

Answer 8

5SM/4.4NM, 2500 AGL

Question 9

C Airspace

Answer 9

Inner ring: 5nm, SFC-4000AGL
Outer Ring: 10 NM, 1200AGL-4000AGL
Speed Limit: 200Knots
Two way radio, mode C transponder

Question 10

B airspace

Answer 10

SFC-10000 above the airport
Mode C Transponder
ADSB 
Clearance 
Endorsement if student pilot 
Speed Limit: 200knots

Question 11

E Airspace

Answer 11

Outside faded blue vignette: G ends 1200 AGL
Solid blue: G ends 14500 MSL
Magenta Faded: starts 700 AGL
Magenta Solid: Starts 1200 AGL

Question 12

Induced drag

Answer 12

By product of lift, created by the angle between lift and effective lift. Decreases when airspeed increases

Question 13

Parasite Drag

Answer 13

Caused by the aircraft’s shape and construction, increases with airspeed

Question 14

Leakage Drag

Answer 14

Due from high pressure inside cabin seeking low outside cabin, prominent when windows are open

Question 15

Form Drag

Answer 15

Caused by the shape of the aircraft

Question 16

Skin Friction

Answer 16

The smoothness of the aircraft itself for the air to flow over

Question 17

Interference Drag

Answer 17

Caused by things such as wings struts and can be reduced with fillets

Question 18

Properties of a Gyroscope

Answer 18

Rigidity in space so the aircraft will move around the gyro, gyroscopic procession, when the gyroscope turns it will want to go 90 degrees to the direction it turns

Question 19

Private Pilot Requirements

Answer 19

17 years old for anything other than glider or balloon
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand english
Receive a logbook endorsement from instructor

Question 20

Va calculation

Answer 20

square root (1675/our weight) x104

Question 21

angle of incidence

Answer 21

angle between longitudinal axis and chord of the wing

Question 22

centrifugal force

Answer 22

force that acts equal and opposite to the horizontal component of lift

Question 23

ground effect

Answer 23

positive influence on lifting force

Question 24

adverse yaw

Answer 24

the tendency of an aircraft when turning and banked to go to the opposite direction

Question 25

forward cg effects

Answer 25

Longer takeoff and landing distance higher stall speeds more stable decreased cruising speed

Question 26

aft cg effects

Answer 26

lower stall speed less stability higher cruising speed

Question 27

oil weight standard

Answer 27

7.5 lbs/gallon

Question 28

carb heat system

Answer 28

carb heat valve opens and heated air from the shroud around muffler goes to the carburetor

Question 29

cabin heat

Answer 29

shroud around muffler

Question 30

mag compass errors

Answer 30

ANDS- Accelerate North Decelerate South | Northernly Turning Error- UNOS undershoot north, overshoot south

Question 31

airmet zulu

Answer 31

icing hazards

Question 32

airmet sierra

Answer 32

terrain

Question 33

airmet tango

Answer 33

turbulence

Question 34

Class E weather mins

Answer 34

Less than 10000 msl: 3 152 | More than 10000 msl: 5 sm, 1000 feet below, 1000 above, 1sm horizontal

Question 35

Class G Weather Mins

Answer 35

1200 AGL or less: Day- 1 clear of clouds, Night- 3 152 More than 1200 AGL but less than 10000 MSL: Day- 1 152 Night- 3 152 More than 1200 AGL and more than 10000 MSL: 5sm, 1000 feet below, 1000 feet above, 1 sm

Question 36

Class D Weather Mins

Answer 36

3 152

Question 37

Class C Weather Mins

Answer 37

3miles vis, 500 below, 1000 above, 2000 horizontal of clouds