Preflight Preparation - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Question 1

If you measure your course on your sectional in reference to a meridian, that line is called a:

Accepted Answer

True course.

Answer

Magnetic course

Answer

True heading

Question 2

How often must the aircraft’s ELT be inspected?

Accepted Answer

Within 12 calendar months of the last inspection

Answer

Within 24 calendar months of the last inspection

Answer

Every two years

Question 3

Aeronautical Decision Making can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

Systematic approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine the best course of action for a given set of circumstances.

Answer

Decision making process which relies on good judgment to reduce risks associated with each flight

Answer

Mental process of analyzing all information in a particular situation and making a timely decision on what action to take

Question 4

The variations of solar radiation on the Earth’s surface create:

Accepted Answer

Changes in weather

Answer

The amount on sunlight entering our atmosphere

Answer

The amount of precipitation for a given geographical region.

Question 5

In what flight condition is torque effect the greatest in a single-engine airplane?

Accepted Answer

Low airspeed, high power, high angle of attack

Answer

Low airspeed, low power, low angle of attack

Answer

High airspeed, high power, high angle of attack

Question 6

What often leads to spatial disorientation or collision with ground/obstacles when flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR)?

Accepted Answer

Continual flight into instrument conditions.

Answer

Getting behind the aircraft

Answer

Duck-under syndrome.

Question 7

(Refer to Figure 40.) Determine the total distance required for takeoff to clear a 50-foot obstacle. OAT - Std, Pressure altitude - 6,000 ft, Takeoff weight - 2,800 lb, Headwind component - Calm

Accepted Answer

2,000 feet

Answer

1,750 feet.

Answer

1,000 feet.

Question 8

(Refer to figure 25, area 4.) The airspace directly overlying Fort Worth Meacham is

Accepted Answer

Class D airspace to 3,200 feet MSL.

Answer

Class C airspace to 5,000 feet MSL.

Answer

Class B airspace to 10,000 feet MSL.

Question 9

VNO is defined as the

Accepted Answer

maximum structural cruising speed.

Answer

normal operating range

Answer

never-exceed speed.

Question 10

What is meant by the term 'dewpoint'?

Accepted Answer

The temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated

Answer

The temperature at which condensation and evaporation are equal.

Answer

The temperature at which dew will always form

Quiz Preflight Preparation - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

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