Test Review Questions

Question 1

What conditions are conducive to the formation of rime ice on an airfoil?

Answer 1

1) Low temperatures, 2)lesser amounts of liquid 3) water, low velocities, and small droplets.

Question 2

What conditions are conducive to the formation of clear ice on an airfoil?

Answer 2

1) Temperatures close to the freezing point, 2) large amounts of liquid water, 3) high aircraft velocities, 4) and large droplets.

Question 3

What is a VFR Way Point?

Answer 3

predetermined geographical point depicted on a chart for transitioning and/or circumventing controlled

Question 4

Can you file the VFR waypoints into your IFR flight plan?

Answer 4

VFR waypoints may not be used on IFR flight plans.

Question 5

What obstacle clearance and navigation signal coverage is a pilot assured with the Minimum Sector Altitudes depicted on the IAP charts?

Answer 5

1,000 feet within a 25 NM radius of the navigation facility but not acceptable navigation signal coverage.

Question 6

What is FDC NOTAM?

Answer 6

1) disseminate regulatory information
2) temporary flight restrictions
3) Amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts.

Question 7

Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of a thunderstorm?

Answer 7

The start of rain at the surface.

Question 8

What 4 actions to take if an airplane starts to accumulate ice?

Answer 8

1. Move to an altitude with significantly colder temperatures;
2. Move to an altitude with temperatures that are above freezing;
3. Fly to an area clear of visible moisture
4. Change heading and fly to an area of known nonicing conditions.

Question 9

Before beginning any flight under IFR, the pilot in command must become familiar with all available information concerning that flight including:

Answer 9

including runway lengths at airports of intended use and the takeoff and landing distance information.

Question 10

Maximum downdrafts in a microburst encounter may be as strong as

Answer 10

The downdrafts in a microburst can be as strong as 6,000 feet per minute.

Question 11

Thrust is managed to maintain IAS, and glide slope is being flown. What characteristics should be observed when a headwind shears to be a constant tailwind?

Answer 11

PITCH ATTITUDE: Decreases; REQUIRED THRUST: Increased, then reduced; VERTICAL SPEED: Increases; IAS: Decreases, then increases to approach speed.

Question 12

What is the follwoing?

Answer 12

MSA Minumum Sector Altitude

Question 13

What are the mendotry airport signs?

Answer 13

Question 14

The primary purpose of runway end identifier lights, installed at many airfields, is to provide

Answer 14

rapid identification of the approach end of the runway during reduced visibility.

Question 15

What is the purpose of an ILS critical area marking sign?

Answer 15

That you are clear of the ILS critical area.

Question 16

What is chevron marks?

Answer 16

show pavement areas aligned with the runway that are unusable for landing, takeoff, and taxiing.

Chevrons are yellow

Question 17

Which runway marking indicates a displaced threshold on an instrument runway?

Answer 17

White arrows are located along the centerline in the area between the beginning of the runway and displaced

Question 18

Which type of runway lighting consists of a pair of synchronized flashing lights, one on each side of the runway threshold?

Answer 18

REIL.

Question 19

The MALSR (Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights) is

Answer 19

a medium approach intensity lighting system (ALS) installed in airport runway approach zones along the extended centerline of the runway.

Question 20

High Intensity Runway Lights HIRL

Answer 20

like other runway edge light systems, are used to outline the edges of runways during periods of darkness or restricted visibility conditions.

Question 21

Which approach and landing objective is assured when the pilot remains on the proper glidepath of the VASI?

Answer 21

The visual glide path of the VASI provides safe obstruction clearance within plus or minus 10° of the extended runway centerline and to 4 NM from the runway threshold.

Question 22

If an approach is being made to a runway that has an operating 3 bar VASI and all the VASI lights appear red as the aircraft reaches the MDA, the pilot should

Answer 22

level off momentarily to intercept the proper approach path.

Question 23

What colors are runway holding position signs?

Answer 23

Runway holding position signs are mandatory instruction signs which have a red background with a white inscription.

Question 24

pilot becomes a bit high on the glide path, 2 bars VASI will be

Answer 24

the far bar will start a turn from red to white.

Question 25

If on the glide path, the near bars will appear _______, and the far bars will appear ______

Answer 25

If on the glide path, the near bars will appear white, and the far bars will appear red.

Question 26

Explain the following