FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Question 1

What is the most effective way to use the eyes during night flight?

Accepted Answer

Scan slowly to permit off-center viewing

Answer

Concentrate directly on each object for a few seconds

Answer

Look only at far away, dim lights

Question 2

How should the ailerons be positioned when landing in a crosswind?

Accepted Answer

Up aileron into the wind

Answer

Neutral ailerons

Answer

Down aileron into the wind

Question 3

When are non-rechargeable batteries of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) required to be replaced?

Accepted Answer

When 50 percent of their useful life expires

Answer

Every 24 months

Answer

At the time of each 100-hour or annual inspection

Question 4

When exiting the runway, what is the purpose of the runway exit sign?

Accepted Answer

Indicates designation and direction of exit taxiway from runway

Answer

Indicates direction to the takeoff runway

Answer

Indicates designation and direction of intersecting taxiways

Question 5

When flying a stabilized approach at a constant glide angle, how should the aiming point appear to the pilot?

Accepted Answer

The aiming position does not appear to move

Answer

The aiming point appears to move under the nose of the airplane

Answer

The aiming point appears to move forward away from the airplane

Question 6

In slow flight, prior to a stalled condition:

Accepted Answer

The controls start to feel mushy—not as responsive

Answer

The nose of the airplane begins to bounce around the horizon

Answer

The noise of the propeller increases

Question 7

On a turn from south:

Accepted Answer

The compass exaggerates the rate of turn

Answer

The compass will lag behind the airplane

Answer

The compass will match the exact heading

Question 8

When making a night approach to land, you should use:

Accepted Answer

The same approach as during daytime

Answer

A higher airspeed

Answer

A steeper descent angle

Question 9

(Refer to figure 72.) What does the vertical line connecting points E and F represent on the airspeed indicator?

Accepted Answer

The red line

Answer

The top of the normal operating range

Answer

The top of the white arc

Question 10

No person may attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft with

Accepted Answer

.04 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood

Answer

.008 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood

Answer

.004 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood

Examination quizzes FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane