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

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Glider

Answer

Airship

Answer

Aircraft refueling other aircraft

Question 2

Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by

Accepted Answer

blue omnidirectional lights

Answer

alternate red and green lights

Answer

white directional lights

Question 3

What period of time must a person be hospitalized before an injury may be defined by the NTSB as a 'serious injury'?

Accepted Answer

48 hours, commencing within 7 days after date of the injury

Answer

10 days, with no other extenuating circumstances

Answer

72 hours, commencing within 10 days after date of the injury

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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

Answer

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

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Most midair collision accidents occur during

Accepted Answer

clear days

Answer

hazy days

Answer

cloudy nights

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

350° and 170° magnetic heading

Answer

035° and 017° magnetic heading

Answer

350° and 170° true heading

Quiz Airport Operations - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Test 10 Questions FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane - Airport Operations, no time limit