Written Test Missed Questions

Question 1

How does the NTSB define a “serious injury”?

Answer 1

Injury resulting in hospitalization lasting 48 hours within7 days of the injury.

Question 2

How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?

Answer 2

Outward, upward, and around each tip

Question 3

If an engine with a fixed-pitch propeller is detonating during takeoff and climb out, what should you do?

Answer 3

Lower the nose to increase airspeed. This cools the engine by increasing airflow and reducing strain.

Question 4

What change occurs in the fuel/air mixture when carburetor heat is applied?

A. A decrease in RPM results from the lean mixture.
B. The fuel/air mixture becomes richer.
C. The fuel/air mixture becomes leaner.

Answer 4

B. The fuel/air mixture becomes richer.

Question 5

Can a pilot with BasicMed carry more than 4 passengers?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

How long does a First Class Medical last for someone under 40 years old if they are using it for private pilot flying?

Answer 6

5 years

Question 7

An electrical system failure (battery and alternator) occurs during flight. In this situation, what would happen?

Answer 7

Avionics equipment failure.

Question 8

You know a thunderstorm has entered the mature stage when _______.

Answer 8

Precipitation begins

Question 9

True or false: In order to be eligible for BasicMed privileges, the pilot in command must have had a valid medical certificate after July 15, 2006?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

How are Significant Weather Prognostic Charts best used by a pilot?

Answer 10

For determining areas to avoid (freezing levels and turbulence).

Key word - Significant

Question 11

In a bank of 60 degrees, what is the G force exerted on the aircraft?

Answer 11

2

The aircraft must be able to support twice its weight

Question 12

Can a pilot with BasicMed carry passengers or cargo for hire?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Does a METAR report Magnetic or True direction?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What tool does crew resource management (CRM) provide to flight crews?

Answer 14

The ability to recognize hazards and mitigate risks.

Question 15

It is the responsibility of the pilot and crew to report a near midair collision as a result of proximity of ______ feet or fewer from another aircraft.

Answer 15

500

Question 16

An alternating red and green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal to

Answer 16

use extreme caution

Question 17

14. What weather information can a pilot get from a Flight Service Station when enroute?

A. Actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route.
B. Preferential routing and radar vectoring to circumnavigate severe weather.
C. Clearance into Class B airspace to avoid severe weather.

Answer 17

A. Actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route

Question 18

True/False - Flying at night in Class D airspace under Special VFR requires IFR equipment and rating?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

If the battery and alternator both fail, what happens to the aircraft ignition system?

Answer 19

Nothing - it is not part of the electrical system.

Question 20

Most midair collision accidents occur during:

A. hazy days.
B. clear days.
C. cloudy nights.

Answer 20

B. clear days

Question 21

You should expect dangerous turbulence above or below rotor clouds?

Answer 21

below

Question 22

Pilots are requested to maintain a minimum altitude of ____ feet above the surface of National Wildlife Refuges, Big Game Refuges, Game Ranges and Wildlife Ranges administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Answer 22

2,000

Question 23

When should pilots state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff?

A. When visibility is less than 1 mile.
B. When parallel runways are in use.
C. When departing from a runway intersection.

Answer 23

C. When departing from a runway intersection

Question 24

Hazardous attitudes occur to every pilot to some degree at some time. What are some of these hazardous attitudes?

A. Poor risk management and lack of stress management.
B. Antiauthority, impulsivity, macho, resignation, and invulnerability.
C. Poor situational awareness, snap judgments, and lack of a decision making process.

Answer 24

B. Antiauthority, impulsivity, macho, resignation, and invulnerability

Question 25

When climbing or descending in a VFR airway, what should you do?

Answer 25

Execute gentle banks, left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace

Question 26

If an alteration or repair substantially affects an aircraft’s operation in flight, that aircraft must be test flown by an appropriately-rated pilot and approved for return to service prior to being operated [by any pilot / with passengers aboard].

Answer 26

With passengers aboard

Question 27

What is the formula for determining Moment (weight and balance)?

Answer 27

Weight x Arm = Moment

Question 28

Where on an aircraft are the red, green, and white lights?

Answer 28

Red for the left wingtip, green for the right wing tip, and white for the tail.

Question 29

What effect does haze have on the ability to see traffic or terrain features during flight?

A. Haze causes the eyes to focus at infinity.
B. The eyes tend to overwork in haze and do not detect relative movement easily.
C. All traffic or terrain features appear to be farther away than their actual distance.

Answer 29

C. All traffic or terrain features appear to be farther away than their actual distance.

Question 30

What is the minimum transponder type required for 1200? [A, B, C, F]

Answer 30

Mode A

Question 31

On a runway, what does the ‘yellow demarcation bar’ indicate?

Answer 31

A displaced threshold that precedes the runway.

Question 32

As a rule of thumb, divide the difference between the temperature and dew point by ____ and multiply by 1,000 to determine the height of the cloud base.

Answer 32

4.4

Question 33

You are on the ground and see a steady red light signal from the tower. What does it indicate?

Answer 33

Stop

Question 34

The visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate at night in Class G airspace are:

Answer 34

C-152

3 miles and 1,000 feet above, 500 feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontally from each cloud

Question 35

If a flight is made from an area of low pressure into an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate [higher/lower] than actual altitude?

Answer 35

Lower