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

Question 1

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

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7500, 7600, 7700

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0700, 1700, 7000

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1200, 1500, 7000

Question 2

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

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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 3

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

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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 4

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?

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No notification or report is required

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Notify the NTSB within 10 days of the incident

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Notify the FAA within 7 days of the incident

Question 5

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

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

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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 6

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

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7500

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7000

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7200

Question 7

Most midair collision accidents occur during

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clear days

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hazy days

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cloudy nights

Question 8

(Refer to Figure 21, area 3.) What UNICOM frequency would you use to contact Mercer Co. Regional (HZE)?

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122.8 MHz

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118.675 MHz

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118.675 MHz

Question 9

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

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Aircraft towing other aircraft

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Gyroplane

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Airship

Question 10

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

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Advisory

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Emergency

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Mayday

Question 11

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

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Ground control, on initial contact

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Clearance delivery

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Tower, just before takeoff

Question 12

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

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

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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 13

How will ATC respond when you declare “Minimum Fuel” status?

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They will be alert for any occurrence which might delay the aircraft

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They will guarantee priority handling

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They will declare an emergency

Question 14

How can a military airport be identified at night?

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Dual peaked (two quick) white flashes between green flashes

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Alternate white and green light flashes

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White flashing lights with steady green at the same location

Question 15

An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates

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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

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

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500 feet

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600 feet

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700 feet

Question 17

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

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All turns to the left

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A straight-in approach

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All turns to the right

Question 18

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

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10 NM from the airport

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15 NM from the airport

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20 NM from the airport

Question 19

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

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Flashing green

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Steady green

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Flashing white

Question 20

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

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10 miles of any airport

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Class B airspace

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5 miles of a towered airport

Question 21

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

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

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

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Enter a crosswind leg and rock the wings

Question 22

The correct method of stating 10,500 feet MSL to ATC is

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ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED

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TEN POINT FIVE

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TEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FEET

Question 23

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

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The airship

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Each pilot should alter course to the right

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The airplane

Question 24

(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?

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

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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 25

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

Accepted Answer

7600

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7200

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7400

Question 26

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

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Make small, gentle banking turns to scan the area

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Contact the nearest FSS before making altitude changes

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Continue along the runway centerline after departure

Question 27

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

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Code 1200

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Code 4096

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Code 0000

Question 28

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?

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South

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West

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East

Question 29

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

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122.8 MHz

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122.0 MHz

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123.6 MHz

Question 30

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?

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121.5 MHz

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128.725 MHz

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122.5 MHz

Question 31

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

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7700

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7600

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7500

Question 32

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

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closed runway

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multiple heliport

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stabilized area

Question 33

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

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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 34

Which publication covers the procedures required for aircraft accident and incident reporting responsibilities for pilots?

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NTSB Part 830

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FAR Part 61

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FAR Part 91

Question 35

When flying HAWK N666CB, the proper phraseology for initial contact with McAlester AFSS is

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MC ALESTER RADIO, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER

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MC ALESTER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, HAWK NOVEMBER SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER

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MC ALESTER STATION, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CEE BEE, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER

Question 36

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

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1200

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0000

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4096

Question 37

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

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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 38

(Refer to figure 50.) The segmented circle indicates that the airport traffic is

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left-hand for Runway 36 and right-hand for Runway 18

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left-hand for Runway 18 and right-hand for Runway 36

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right-hand for Runway 9 and left-hand for Runway 27

Question 39

Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by

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blue omnidirectional lights

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alternate red and green lights

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white directional lights

Question 40

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

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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 41

What does a runway exit sign denote?

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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

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

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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 43

What can you expect in the line of services from a Flight Service Station (FSS)?

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Assistance during an emergency

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Clearance to taxi for takeoff

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Fuel pricing

Question 44

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?

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Call on the CTAF and request an Airport Advisory

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Call the nearest ATC approach or Center facility

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

Question 45

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

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

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

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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 46

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

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Which adversely affects structural strength or flight characteristics

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Which requires repairs to landing gear

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To an engine caused by engine failure in flight

Question 47

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

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steady red

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flashing red

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alternating red and green

Question 48

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

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

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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 49

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

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five times within five seconds

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three times within three seconds

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one time within four seconds

Question 50

Some nontowered airports have a Remote Communications Outlet (RCO) enabling you to:

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Contact ATC over the VOR

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Contact the airport’s personnel

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Substitute this frequency for the usual UNICOM frequency

Question 51

A lighted heliport may be identified by a

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green, yellow, and white rotating beacon

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flashing yellow light

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blue lighted square landing area

Question 52

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

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10 miles out

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20 miles out

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5 miles out

Question 53

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

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Cleared to land

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Return for landing

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Cleared to enter the controlled airspace

Question 54

A flashing white light signal from the control tower to a taxiing aircraft is an indication to

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return to the starting point on the airport

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taxi only on taxiways and not cross runways

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taxi at a faster speed

Question 55

After landing at a tower-controlled airport, when should the pilot contact ground control?

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When advised by the tower to do so

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Prior to turning off the runway

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After reaching a taxiway that leads directly to the parking area

Question 56

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

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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

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

Question 57

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

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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 58

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

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118.2 MHz

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122.95 MHz

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118.725 MHz

Question 59

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

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90

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70

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60

Question 60

The correct method of stating 4,500 feet MSL to ATC is

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FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

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FOUR POINT FIVE

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FORTY-FIVE HUNDRED FEET MSL

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