Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Question 1

The load factor on an airplane increases with:

Accepted Answer

Increase in weight, steep turns, and abrupt changes in airplane attitude

Answer

Any moderate change in pitch attitude, increase in weight, and steep turns

Answer

Increase in weight, an increase in power, and any moderate pitch change

Question 2

The load factor on any airplane during a constant altitude turn is determined by:

Accepted Answer

Bank alone

Answer

The type of aircraft being flown

Answer

Airspeed

Question 3

While attempting a level turn, you begin to lose altitude. In addition to the natural horizon, what should you reference to make a correction?

Accepted Answer

Flight instruments

Answer

GPS moving map

Answer

Tachometer

Question 4

The ground reference maneuver, rectangular course, represents:

Accepted Answer

An airport traffic pattern

Answer

An emergency landing situation

Answer

An engine out emergency landing scenario

Question 5

In flying an S-Turn, the greatest amount of crab occurs:

Accepted Answer

At the point where the airplane is directly crosswind

Answer

As the airplane turns upwind

Answer

At a point when the airplane turns directly downwind

Question 6

What is the maximum speed for performing steep turns?

Accepted Answer

Va - maneuvering speed

Answer

Vne - never exceed speed

Answer

Vfe - maximum flaps extended speed

Question 7

Maneuvering speed is:

Accepted Answer

Not marked on the airspeed indicator

Answer

The top of the green arc on the airspeed indicator

Answer

Represented by the red line on the airspeed indicator

Question 8

(Refer to figure 72.) The positive limit load factor is represented by the

Accepted Answer

horizontal dashed line from C to point E

Answer

vertical solid line from D to G

Answer

vertical dashed line from E to F

Question 9

When flying the crosswind leg of a rectangular course the airplane must be:

Accepted Answer

Crabbed into the wind

Answer

Flown without any crab

Answer

Crabbed away from the wind

Question 10

The load factor in a level, coordinated turn with 60 degrees of bank is:

Accepted Answer

2.00 Gs

Answer

3.00 Gs

Answer

1.00 G

Quiz Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane