Practical Test Knowledge Questions

Question 1

What are the PPL eligibility requirements

Answer 1

17yo for rating
Read, write, speak English
Receive a logbook endorsement from an instructor for the required knowledge test.
Pass knowledge test
Receive flight training and logbook endorsement from an instructor (§61.107(b))
Certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test
Meet aeronautical experience requirements
Pass Practical test
Comply with category & class requirements
Hold a U.S. student, sport, or rec pilot cert

Question 2

What is category?

Answer 2

Airplane
Rotorcraft
Powered lift
Glider
Lighter than air
Powered parachute

Question 3

What is class?

Answer 3

single-engine land class
multi-engine land class
single-engine sea class
multi-engine sea class

Question 4

What is type?

Answer 4

All turbojets, regardless of weight, require a “type” rating.
Non-turbojet (ie. turboprop) airplanes don’t have a separate “type” rating until they get above 12,500 pounds.

Question 5

What is needed prior to solo?

Answer 5

Student Pilot’s License
Medical
Be at least 16 years of age
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
Instructor endorsement - limited solo flight in a specific type (make and model) of aircraft.

Question 6

What is the risk management process?

Answer 6

Identify Hazards
Assess Risk
Analyze Controls
Make Control Decisions
Use Controls
Analyze Results

Question 7

What are the 5 hazardous attitudes & antidotes?

Answer 7

Anti-authority: “Don’t tell me.” - Follow the rules. They are usually right.
Impulsivity: “Do it quickly.” - Not so fast. Think first.
Invulnerability: “It won’t happen to me.” - It could happen to me.
Macho: “I can do it.” - Taking chances is foolish.
Resignation: “What’s the use?” - I’m not helpless. I can make a difference.

Question 8

What are the severity of events?

Answer 8

Catastrophic—results in fatalities, total loss
Critical—severe injury, major damage
Marginal—minor injury, minor damage
Negligible—less than minor injury, less than minor
system damage

Question 9

What is the pilots checklist

Answer 9

IMSAFE
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Emotion/Eating

Question 10

What is the pre-flight checklist?

Answer 10

Pilot (IMSAFE)
Aircraft
Environment
External Pressures

Question 11

What are the 5 Ps?

Answer 11

Plan
Plane
Pilot
Passengers
Programming

Question 12

What is pressure altitude?

Answer 12

The height above a standard datum plane (SDP), which is a theoretical level where the weight of the atmosphere is 29.92

Setting the barometric scale of the altimeter to 29.92and reading the indicated altitude

Question 13

What is density altitude?

Answer 13

Pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.

Question 14

What is a standard day?

Answer 14

The standard atmosphere at sea
level is a surface temperature of 59 °F or 15 °C and a surface
pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury

Question 15

What is Newton’s first law?

Answer 15

Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it.

Question 16

What is Newton’s second law?

Answer 16

Force is equal to the change in momentum per change in time. For a constant mass, force equals mass times acceleration.

Question 17

What is Newton’s third law?

Answer 17

For every action, there is an equal
and opposite reaction

Question 18

What is Bernoulli’s Principal?

Answer 18

As the velocity of a
moving fluid (liquid or gas) increases, the pressure within
the fluid decreases (e.g. Venturi)

Question 19

What is “angle of attack?”

Answer 19

The angle at which relative wind meets an airfoil. It is the angle that is formed by the chord of the airfoil and the direction of the relative
wind or between the chord line and the flight path.