Exam quiz Airport Operations - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Question 1

A near midair collision is defined as an incident associated with the operation of an aircraft in which a possibility of collision occurs as a result of coming less than what distance from another aircraft?

Accepted Answer

500 feet

Answer

1 mile

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2000 feet

Question 2

How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft?

Accepted Answer

There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the other aircraft

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The other aircraft will always appear to get larger and closer at a rapid rate

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The nose of each aircraft is pointed at the same point in space

Question 3

At what minimum distance should a pilot report a near midair collision to the FAA?

Accepted Answer

500 feet

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600 feet

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700 feet

Question 4

Which is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a non-towered airport?

Accepted Answer

Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport

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Make all turns to the left

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Depart in any direction consistent with safety, after crossing the airport boundary

Question 5

FAA advisory circulars containing subject matter specifically related to Air Traffic Control and General Operations are issued under which subject number?

Accepted Answer

90

Answer

70

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60

Question 6

(Refer to figure 26, area 2.) What is the recommended communication procedure when inbound to land at Cooperstown Airport?

Accepted Answer

Broadcast intentions when 10 miles out on the CTAF/MULTICOM frequency, 122.9 MHz

Answer

Contact UNICOM when 10 miles out on 122.8 MHz

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Circle the airport in a left turn prior to entering traffic

Question 7

Pilots are encouraged to turn on their landing lights when operating below 10,000 feet, day or night, and when operating within:

Accepted Answer

10 miles of any airport

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Class B airspace

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5 miles of a towered airport

Question 8

Under what circumstances might an airport beacon be in operation during the day at an airport with an air traffic control tower?

Accepted Answer

When ground visibility is less than 3 miles and/or the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet

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The airport beacon only operates between sunrise and sunset and never during daylight hours

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When at least one runway is closed

Question 9

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over the other aircraft listed?

Accepted Answer

Aircraft towing other aircraft

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Gyroplane

Answer

Airship

Question 10

(Refer to figure 65) After landing, the airplane is completely clear of the runway when:

Accepted Answer

The aircraft is completely past the solid lines of the marking at location G

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The sign at location E is in view

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The aircraft is completely past the dashed lines of the marking at location G

Question 11

When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft

Accepted Answer

at the lower altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of or to overtake another

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that is the least maneuverable

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that has the other to its right

Question 12

While on final approach for landing, an alternating green and red light followed by a flashing red light is received from the control tower. Under these circumstances, the pilot should

Accepted Answer

exercise extreme caution and abandon the approach, realizing the airport is unsafe for landing

Answer

discontinue the approach, fly the same traffic pattern and approach again, and land

Answer

abandon the approach, circle the airport to the right, and expect a flashing white light when the airport is safe for landing

Question 13

The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) specifically encourages pilots to turn on their landing lights when operating below 10,000 feet, day or night, and especially when operating

Accepted Answer

in conditions of reduced visibility

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within 15 miles of a towered airport

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in Class B airspace

Question 14

How should you set the transponder after an engine failure in flight?

Accepted Answer

7700

Answer

7600

Answer

7500

Question 15

How should a VFR flight plan be closed at the completion of the flight at a controlled airport?

Accepted Answer

The pilot must close the flight plan with the nearest FSS or other FAA facility upon landing

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The tower will automatically close the flight plan when the aircraft turns off the runway

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The tower will relay the instructions to the nearest FSS when the aircraft contacts the tower for landing

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Stop

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Give way to other aircraft and continue circling

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Taxi clear of the runway in use

Question 17

If faced with an emergency where Air Traffic Control (ATC) assistance is desired and not already in contact, which frequency can be used to establish communications?

Accepted Answer

121.5 MHz

Answer

128.725 MHz

Answer

122.5 MHz

Question 18

The correct method of stating 5,500 feet MSL to ATC is:

Accepted Answer

FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

Answer

FIFTY-FIVE HUNDRED FEET MSL

Answer

FIVE POINT FIVE

Question 19

At a nontowered airport, what is the best way to proceed for departure?

Accepted Answer

Broadcast intentions prior to taxi and announcing runway of departure

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Radio need not be used

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Call on a nearby tower frequency

Question 20

In order to find pictorial explanations of airport signs and markings, which publication would you consult?

Accepted Answer

Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)

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Advisory Circulars (ACs) under subject number 90

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Chart Supplements

Question 21

(Refer to figure 21, area 2.) The CTAF/MULTICOM frequency for Garrison Airport is

Accepted Answer

122.9 MHz

Answer

123.0 MHz

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122.8 MHz

Question 22

The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during daylight hours is to use

Accepted Answer

a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 10-degree sector

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peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing offcenter viewing

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regularly spaced concentration on the 3-, 9-, and 12-o'clock positions

Question 23

Which technique should a pilot use to scan for traffic to the right and left during straight-and-level flight?

Accepted Answer

Systematically focus on different segments of the sky for short intervals

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Continuous sweeping of the windshield from right to left

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Concentrate on relative movement detected in the peripheral vision area

Question 24

When would a pilot be required to submit a detailed report of an emergency which caused the pilot to deviate from an ATC clearance?

Accepted Answer

Within 48 hours if requested by ATC

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Immediately

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Within 7 days

Question 25

What does a steady red light signal from an ATC control tower mean when in flight?

Accepted Answer

Give way and continue circling

Answer

Airport unsafe, do not land

Answer

Exercise extreme caution

Question 26

On landing, your tire blows and the wheel is dented. What action is required to comply with NTSB Part 830?

Accepted Answer

No notification or report is required

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An immediate notification must be filed by the operator of the aircraft with the nearest NTSB field office

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A report must be filed with the nearest FAA field office within 7 days

Question 27

What action, if any, is appropriate if the pilot deviates from an ATC instruction during an emergency and is given priority?

Accepted Answer

File a detailed report within 48 hours to the chief of the appropriate ATC facility, if requested

Answer

Take no special action since you are pilot in command

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File a report to the FAA Administrator, as soon as possible

Question 28

Which of the following must be reported to the NTSB, for aircraft equipped with an Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS)?

Accepted Answer

Complying with an ACAS resolution advisory (RA) while on an IFR flight plan to avert a substantial risk of collision

Answer

Complying with an ACAS alert on a VFR repositioning flight

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Receiving an ACAS alert about a nearby traffic target without a resolution advisory (RA)

Question 29

When approaching a nontowered airport, when should you make your first position call?

Accepted Answer

10 NM from the airport

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15 NM from the airport

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20 NM from the airport

Question 30

(Refer to figure 22, area 2; and figure 31.) What is the correct UNICOM frequency to be used at Coeur D'Alene to request fuel?

Accepted Answer

122.8 MHz

Answer

122.1/108.8 MHz

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135.075 MHz

Question 31

(Refer to figure 50.) The traffic patterns indicated in the segmented circle have been arranged to avoid flights over an area to the

Accepted Answer

southeast of the airport

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north of the airport

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south of the airport

Question 32

(Refer to figure 52.) What is the recommended communications procedure for landing at Lincoln Municipal during the hours when the tower is not in operation?

Accepted Answer

Monitor airport traffic and announce your position and intentions on 118.5 MHz

Answer

Contact UNICOM on 122.95 MHz for traffic advisories

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Monitor ATIS for airport conditions, then announce your position on 122.95 MHz

Question 33

Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by

Accepted Answer

blue omnidirectional lights

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alternate red and green lights

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white directional lights

Question 34

An airplane and a glider are on a head-on collision course. What should each pilot do?

Accepted Answer

Both pilots should give way to the right

Answer

The airplane pilot should give way to the left

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The glider pilot should give way to the right

Question 35

The numbers 35 and 17 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately:

Accepted Answer

350° and 170° magnetic heading

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035° and 017° magnetic heading

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350° and 170° true heading

Question 36

A lighted heliport may be identified by a

Accepted Answer

green, yellow, and white rotating beacon

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flashing yellow light

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blue lighted square landing area

Question 37

While approaching to land, the pilot had to perform evasive maneuvers to avoid a near midair collision (NMAC). The pilot and flight crew members should report this incident immediately:

Accepted Answer

By radio or telephone to the nearest FAA ATC facility or FSS

Answer

By filing an ASRS report

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To the local law enforcement

Question 38

When making routine transponder code changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of which code?

Accepted Answer

7500

Answer

7000

Answer

7200

Question 39

Why is it a good idea to file a VFR flight plan with FSS?

Accepted Answer

To provide search and rescue in the event of an emergency

Answer

To provide traffic reports with Flight Service

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You are required to do so when flying beyond 25 NM from an airport

Question 40

If an aircraft is involved in an accident which results in substantial damage to the aircraft, the nearest NTSB field office should be notified

Accepted Answer

immediately

Answer

within 48 hours

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within 7 days

Question 41

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 090°: 'TRAFFIC 3 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, WESTBOUND...' Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

West

Answer

East

Question 42

What can you do to improve collision avoidance while in level cruise or descending in busy airspace?

Accepted Answer

Make small, gentle banking turns to scan the area

Answer

Contact the nearest FSS before making altitude changes

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Continue along the runway centerline after departure

Question 43

NTSB Part 830 states that an aircraft operator must immediately notify them:

Accepted Answer

In the case of an aircraft accident

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If the aircraft is later to its destination than one hour of its projected arrival time

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Of any aircraft incident

Question 44

(Refer to Figure 49) Runways 18 and 36 have displaced thresholds. What do the three arrows represent between the beginning of the runway and displaced threshold?

Accepted Answer

The area with the arrows cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff

Answer

The area is able to be used for taxiing, takeoff, and landing

Answer

May be used only for taxiing

Question 45

Which light signal from the control tower clears a pilot to taxi?

Accepted Answer

Flashing green

Answer

Steady green

Answer

Flashing white

Question 46

(Refer to figure 20, area 3.) What is the recommended communications procedure for a landing at Currituck County Airport?

Accepted Answer

Transmit intentions on 122.9 MHz when 10 miles out and give position reports in the traffic pattern

Answer

Contact New Bern FSS for area traffic information

Answer

Contact Elizabeth City FSS for airport advisory service

Question 47

The underlying principle of the right-of-way rules is to ensure:

Accepted Answer

That each person operating an aircraft will see and avoid other aircraft

Answer

Airplanes operating on an airport surface have right-of-way over other vehicles

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All aircraft are treated in the same manner

Question 48

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over the other aircraft listed?

Accepted Answer

Glider

Answer

Airship

Answer

Aircraft refueling other aircraft

Question 49

Unless otherwise authorized, two-way radio communications with Air Traffic Control are required for landings or takeoffs

Accepted Answer

at all tower controlled airports regardless of weather conditions

Answer

at all tower controlled airports within Class D airspace only when weather conditions are less than VFR

Answer

at all tower controlled airports only when weather conditions are less than VFR

Question 50

As you approach your destination airport in Class B airspace after a long cross-country flight, you learn that the airport is unexpectedly closed. While diverting to an alternate airport, you calculate that you will land with just a few gallons of fuel in the tank. What should you tell ATC?

Accepted Answer

Minimum fuel

Answer

Declare an emergency

Answer

No need to make a report to ATC

Question 51

(Refer to Figure 21, area 1.) What is the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) for Minot International (MOT)?

Accepted Answer

118.2 MHz

Answer

122.95 MHz

Answer

118.725 MHz

Question 52

(Refer to figure 26, area 5.) What is the CTAF/UNICOM frequency at Barnes County Airport?

Accepted Answer

122.8 MHz

Answer

122.0 MHz

Answer

123.6 MHz

Question 53

What action is required when two aircraft of the same category converge, but not head-on?

Accepted Answer

The aircraft on the left shall give way

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Each aircraft shall give way to the right

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The faster aircraft shall give way

Question 54

Which incident would necessitate an immediate notification to the nearest NTSB field office?

Accepted Answer

An in-flight fire

Answer

An in-flight generator/alternator failure

Answer

An in-flight loss of VOR receiver capability

Question 55

The destination airport has one runway, 08-26, and the wind is calm. The normal approach in calm wind is a left-hand pattern to runway 08. There is no other traffic at the airport. A thunderstorm about 6 miles west is beginning its mature stage, and rain is starting to reach the ground. The pilot decides to

Accepted Answer

fly an approach to runway 26 since any unexpected wind due to the storm will be westerly

Answer

fly the pattern to runway 08 since the storm is too far away to affect the wind at the airport

Answer

fly the normal pattern to runway 08 since the storm is west and moving north and any unexpected wind will be from the east or southeast toward the storm

Question 56

A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits

Accepted Answer

two quick, white flashes between green flashes

Answer

white and green alternating flashes

Answer

green, yellow, and white flashes

Question 57

(Refer to figure 25, area 3.) If Dallas Executive Tower is not in operation, which frequency should be used as a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to monitor airport traffic?

Accepted Answer

127.25 MHz

Answer

126.35 MHz

Answer

122.95 MHz

Question 58

An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates

Accepted Answer

that weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums

Answer

there are obstructions on the airport

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the Air Traffic Control tower is not in operation

Question 59

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over all other air traffic?

Accepted Answer

An aircraft in distress

Answer

A balloon

Answer

An aircraft on final approach to land

Question 60

Which initial action should a pilot take prior to entering Class C airspace?

Accepted Answer

Contact approach control on the appropriate frequency

Answer

Contact the FSS for traffic advisories

Answer

Contact the tower and request permission to enter

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