Test # 1 (4 March)

Question 1

Are any flights ever allowed in prohibited areas?

Answer 1

Yes, as long as the pilot has permission

Question 2

You want to fly in a restricted area in Yakima, can you?

Answer 2

As long as you have the permission of the controller

Question 3

Can someone with a private pilot’s license share expenses with a passenger?

Answer 3

Yes . . . Just ask Dr. Edge

Question 4

How old do you need to be to get a private pilot’s license?

Answer 4

17

Question 5

If you want to fly through Class B airspace, what do you have to do?

Answer 5

You have to establish two-way communication and be given specific permission with your call sign.

Question 6

You are flying at 18,001 ft. Are you in Class A airspace?

Answer 6

Yes. You are up to 60,000 ft.

Question 7

If you are going to Paine Field (class D airspace) at 22:01, is the Class D airspace operational?

Answer 7

No. The control tower is closed.

Question 8

Is it legal to fly in national airspace?

Answer 8

Yup

Question 9

True of False: the TSA can revoke your pilot’s license without due process.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Name one significant flight that occurred in 1919.

Answer 10

Possible answers:
London to Paris
Alcock and Brown
England to India
Paris to Saigon

Question 11

In the 1919 Aeronautical Commission of Paris Peace Conference, the U.S. got which letter?

Answer 11

N . . . God only knows why

Question 12

Where was the International Civil Aviation Organization established?

Answer 12

Chicago

Question 13

Prior to the creation of airlines, what was the fastest method of travel for passengers and packages?

Answer 13

The choo choo train on the choo choo train tracks

Question 14

What was the first successful aircraft in an airliner that had metal wings?

Answer 14

The Ford Trimotor . . . its wings were even corrugated! What an innovation!

Question 15

In 1926, the Air Commerce Act created _________ and ________ for aircraft.

Answer 15

registration and licensing

Question 16

What flight happened during the May of 1927?

Answer 16

Lindbergh’s New York to Paris flight

Question 17

Who was the first pilot to successfully fly with a blind cockpit?

Answer 17

James H. Doolittle

Question 18

What happened in 1931 that sealed the fate of wooden airplanes?

Answer 18

The Fokker crash with the famous football coach Knute Rockne on board

Question 19

While consulting Pan American Airlines, which of Lindbergh’s suggestions became federal law (for commercial planes)?

Answer 19

Possible answers:
2 pilots
the plane must be able to lose and engine and still be able to climb out when fully loaded

Question 20

Air pockets are _________ and _________ columns of air.

Answer 20

rising and descending