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

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Cleared to land

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Return for landing

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Cleared to enter the controlled airspace

Question 2

When approaching to land at an airport without an operating control tower in Class G airspace, each pilot must make:

Accepted Answer

All turns to the left

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A straight-in approach

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All turns to the right

Question 3

(Refer to figure 50.) Which runway and traffic pattern should be used as indicated by the wind cone in the segmented circle?

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Left-hand traffic on Runway 36

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Right-hand traffic on Runway 18

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Right-hand traffic on Runway 9

Question 4

What should you do after landing at a non-towered airport?

Accepted Answer

Exit the runway, ensure the entire airplane has crossed the runway holding position marking and make a position call that you are clear of the runway

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Exit the runway and continue taxiing to the parking location

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Continue the landing rollout to the very end of the runway, before exiting a taxiway

Question 5

Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) is the continuous broadcast of recorded information concerning

Accepted Answer

noncontrol information in selected high-activity terminal areas

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pilots of radar-identified aircraft whose aircraft is in dangerous proximity to terrain or to an obstruction

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nonessential information to reduce frequency congestion

Question 6

Ground Control clears you to taxi to a specific runway for departure. You should:

Accepted Answer

Taxi up to the beginning of the runway and hold short

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Pull onto the end of the runway and hold your position

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Taxi to the nearest intersection with that runway and hold short

Question 7

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 8

(Refer to figure 25, area 2.) The control tower frequency for Addison Airport is

Accepted Answer

126.0 MHz

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133.4 MHz

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122.95 MHz

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

two quick, white flashes between green flashes

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white and green alternating flashes

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green, yellow, and white flashes

Question 10

(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

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

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May be used only for taxiing

Question 11

How many times should a pilot key the mic on a specified frequency at a non-towered airport to activate medium-intensity lighting?

Accepted Answer

5 times within 5 seconds

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3 times within 5 seconds

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7 times within 5 seconds

Question 12

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

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Declare an emergency

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No need to make a report to ATC

Question 13

When approaching to land at an airport, without an operating control tower, in Class G airspace, the pilot should

Accepted Answer

make all turns to the left, unless otherwise indicated

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enter and fly a traffic pattern at 800 feet AGL

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fly a left-hand traffic pattern at 800 feet AGL

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

118.2 MHz

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122.95 MHz

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118.725 MHz

Question 15

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

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there are obstructions on the airport

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the Air Traffic Control tower is not in operation

Question 16

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

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128.725 MHz

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122.5 MHz

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

7500

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7000

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7200

Question 18

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 19

(Refer to figure 22, area 2; and figure 31.) At Coeur D'Alene, which frequency should be used as a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to monitor airport traffic?

Accepted Answer

122.8 MHz

Answer

122.05 MHz

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135.075 MHz

Question 20

(Refer to figure 49.) The arrows that appear on the end of the north/south runway indicate that the area

Accepted Answer

cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff

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is usable for taxiing, takeoff, and landing

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may be used only for taxiing

Question 21

The operator of an aircraft that has been involved in an accident is required to file an NTSB accident report within how many days?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

7

Answer

5

Question 22

(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 23

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

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

Question 24

How will ATC interpret a call from a pilot stating “Minimum Fuel”?

Accepted Answer

Advisory

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Emergency

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Mayday

Question 25

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

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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 26

Which incident requires an immediate notification be made to the nearest NTSB field office?

Accepted Answer

An overdue aircraft that is believed to be involved in an accident

Answer

An in-flight radio communications failure

Answer

An in-flight generator or alternator failure

Question 27

If Air Traffic Control advises that radar service is terminated when the pilot is departing Class C airspace, the transponder should be set to code

Accepted Answer

1200

Answer

0000

Answer

4096

Question 28

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

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Exercise extreme caution

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

Aircraft towing other aircraft

Answer

Gyroplane

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Airship

Question 30

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

Answer

within 7 days

Question 31

To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the microphone seven times, and then click it

Accepted Answer

five times within five seconds

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three times within three seconds

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one time within four seconds

Question 32

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

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

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

Question 33

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

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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 34

When operating under VFR below 18,000 feet MSL, unless otherwise authorized, what transponder code should be selected?

Accepted Answer

1200

Answer

7700

Answer

7600

Question 35

(Refer to figure 52.) Traffic patterns in effect at Lincoln Municipal are

Accepted Answer

to the left on Runway 17 and Runway 36; to the right on Runway 18 and Runway 35

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to the right on Runway 17 and Runway 36; to the left on Runway 18 and Runway 35

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to the right on Runways 14 - 32

Question 36

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 37

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

Accepted Answer

When departing from a runway intersection

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When parallel runways are in use

Answer

When visibility is less than 1 mile

Question 38

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 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

Answer

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

Question 39

While taxiing at the parking ramp, the nose gear, wheel, and tire are damaged by striking ground equipment. What action would be required to comply with 49 CFR Part 830?

Accepted Answer

No notification or report is required

Answer

Notify the NTSB within 10 days of the incident

Answer

Notify the FAA within 7 days of the incident

Question 40

(Refer to figure 48.) Area C on the airport depicted is classified as a

Accepted Answer

closed runway

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multiple heliport

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stabilized area

Question 41

What does a runway exit sign denote?

Accepted Answer

Direction to a taxiway

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Designation and direction of a taxiway that leads to a non-movement area

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Denotes the entrance to a runway from a taxiway

Question 42

From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground operations?

Accepted Answer

Ground control, on initial contact

Answer

Clearance delivery

Answer

Tower, just before takeoff

Question 43

While inbound to a nontowered airport without automated weather services, you listen to the CTAF and hear no other aircraft on the frequency. How can you determine the winds and active runway?

Accepted Answer

Call on the CTAF and request an Airport Advisory

Answer

Call the nearest ATC approach or Center facility

Answer

Fly a straight-in final approach and scan for other traffic

Question 44

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

Answer

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 45

Inbound to an airport with no tower, FSS, or UNICOM in operation, a pilot should self-announce on MULTICOM frequency

Accepted Answer

10 miles out

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20 miles out

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5 miles out

Question 46

You're flying in Class C airspace and the controller says, “radar service is terminated”. What should the transponder be set to?

Accepted Answer

Code 1200

Answer

Code 4096

Answer

Code 0000

Question 47

What ATC facility should the pilot contact to receive a special VFR departure clearance in Class D airspace?

Accepted Answer

Air Traffic Control Tower

Answer

Air Route Traffic Control Center

Answer

Automated Flight Service Station

Question 48

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 49

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

Answer

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

Question 50

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

Answer

Continue along the runway centerline after departure

Question 51

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

Answer

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 52

You must notify the NTSB if there has been substantial damage:

Accepted Answer

Which adversely affects structural strength or flight characteristics

Answer

Which requires repairs to landing gear

Answer

To an engine caused by engine failure in flight

Question 53

An airplane and an airship are converging. If the airship is left of the airplane's position, which aircraft has the right-of-way?

Accepted Answer

The airship

Answer

Each pilot should alter course to the right

Answer

The airplane

Question 54

If the control tower uses a light signal to direct a pilot to give way to other aircraft and continue circling, the light will be

Accepted Answer

steady red

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flashing red

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alternating red and green

Question 55

(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 56

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

Accepted Answer

10 NM from the airport

Answer

15 NM from the airport

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20 NM from the airport

Question 57

If the aircraft's radio fails, what is the recommended procedure when landing at a controlled airport?

Accepted Answer

Observe the traffic flow, enter the pattern, and look for a light signal from the tower

Answer

Flash the landing lights and cycle the landing gear while circling the airport

Answer

Enter a crosswind leg and rock the wings

Question 58

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

Answer

Immediately

Answer

Within 7 days

Question 59

(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

Answer

Circle the airport in a left turn prior to entering traffic

Question 60

Most midair collision accidents occur during

Accepted Answer

clear days

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hazy days

Answer

cloudy nights

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