CFII Stage 1 Exam

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No pilot may act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR unless that pilot has, within the preceding 6 calendar months, completed at least

six instrument flights under actual IFR conditions.

three instrument approaches and logged 3 hours.

six instrument approaches, holding procedures, intercepting and tracking courses using navigational systems, or passed an instrument proficiency check.

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In the 48 contiguous states, excluding the airspace at or below 2,500 feet AGL, an operable coded transponder equipped with Mode C capability is required in all controlled airspace at and above

10,000 feet MSL.

12,500 feet MSL.

Flight level (FL) 180.

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What are the minimum fuel requirements in IFR conditions, if the first airport of intense landing is forecast to have a 1,500-foot ceiling and 3 miles visibility at flight-planned ETA? Fuel to fly to the first airport of intended landing.

and fly thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.

fly to the alternate, and fly thereafter for 30 minutes at normal cruising speed.

fly to the alternate, and fly thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.

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Which data must be recorded in the aircraft log or other appropriate log by a pilot making a VOR operational check for IFR operations?

Place of operational check, amount of bearing error, date of check, and signature.

VOR name or identification, date of check, amount of bearing error, and signature.

Date of check, VOR name or identification, place of operational check, and amount of bearing error.

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An aircraft altimeter system test and inspection must be accomplished within

12 calendar months.

24 calendar months.

18 calendar months.

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When is an IFR clearance required during VFR weather conditions?

When operating in airspace above 14,500 feet.

When operating in the Class E airspace.

When operating in a Class A airspace.

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When may a pilot cancel the IFR flight plan prior to completing the flight?

Any time.

Only in VFR conditions when not in Class A airspace.

Only if an emergency occurs.

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Which types of airspace are depicted on the Enroute Low Altitude Chart?

Class A, special use airspace, Class D, and Class E.

Special use airspace, Class E, Class D, Class A, Class B, and Class C.

Limits of controlled airspace, military training routes and special use airspace.

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What are the four families of clouds?

High, middle, low, and those with extensive vertical development.

Clouds formed by updrafts, fronts, cooling layers of air, and precipitation into warm air.

Stratus, cumulus, nimbus, and cirrus.

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Under which condition does advection fog usually form?

Warm, moist air settling over a cool surface under no-wind conditions.

A land breeze blowing a cold air mass over a warm water current.

Moist air moving over colder ground or water.

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When the visibility is greater than 6 SM on a TAF it is expressed as

P6SM.

6SMP.

6PSM.

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A pilot planning to depart at 1100Z on an IFR flight is particularly concerned about the hazard of icing. What sources reflect the most accurate information on icing conditions (current and forecast) at the time of departure?

Pilot weather reports (PIREPs), AIRMETs, and SIGMETs.

The Area Forecast, and the Freezing Level Chart.

Low-Level Significant Weather Prognostic Chart, and the Area Forecast.

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What weather conditions are depicted in the area indicated by arrow G on the Radar Summary Chart?

Echo bases 10,000 feet MSL; cell movement toward northeast at 15 knots; weak to moderate echoes; rain.

Strong to very strong echoes; area movement toward northeast at 15 knots; echo tops 10,000 feet MSL; light rain.

Area movement toward northeast at 15 knots; rain decreasing in intensity; echo bases 1,000 feet MSL; strong echoes.

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Using an average ground speed of 90 knots, what constant rate of descent from 2,400 feet MSL at the 6 DME fix would enable the aircraft to arrive at 2,000 feet MSL at the FAF?

200 feet per minute.

600 feet per minute.

400 feet per minute.

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What service is provided by departure control to an IFR flight when operating within the outer area of Class C airspace?

Position and altitude of all traffic within 2 miles of the IFR pilot’s line of flight and altitude.

Separation from all IFR aircraft and participating VFR aircraft.

Separation from all aircraft.

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Which DME indication should you receive when you are directly over a VORTAC site at approximately 6,000 feet AGL?

1.3

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Unless otherwise prescribed, what is the rule regarding altitude and course to be maintained during an IFR off-airways flight over mountainous terrain?

2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 5 NM of course.

2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within 4 NM of course.

1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 4 NM of course.

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What is the definition of MEA?

The lowest published altitude which meets obstacle clearance requirements and assures acceptable navigational signal coverage.

The lowest published altitude which meets obstacle requirements, assures acceptable navigational signal coverage, two-way radio communications, and provides adequate radar coverage.

An altitude which meets obstacle clearance requirements, assures acceptable navigation signal coverage, two-way radio communications, adequate radar coverage, and accurate DME mileage.

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The altitude that provides acceptable navigational signal coverage for the route, and meets obstacle clearance requirements, is the minimum:

reception altitude.

enroute altitude.

obstacle clearance altitude.

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Which rules apply to the pilot in command when operating on a VFR-On-Top clearance?

VFR only.

VFR when “in the clear” and IFR when “in the clouds.”

VFR and IFR.

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Which report should be made to ATC without a specific request when not in radar contact?

Entering instrument meteorological conditions.

When leaving final approach fix inbound on final approach.

Correcting an E.T.A. any time a previous E.T.A. is in error in excess of 2 minutes.

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What responsibility does the pilot-in-command of an IFR flight assume upon entering VFR conditions?

Report VFR conditions to ARTCC so that an amended clearance may be issued.

To see and avoid other traffic.

Use VFR operating procedures.

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When flying from Milford Municipal to Bryce Canyon via V235 and V293, what minimum altitude should you be at when crossing Cedar City VOR?

11,400 feet.

12,000 feet.

13,000 feet.

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What lighting is indicated on the chart for Jackson Hole Airport?

No lighting available.

Pilot controlled lighting.

Lights on prior request.

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What colors are runway holding position signs?

Red with a white background.

Yellow with a black background.

White with a red background.

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In the case of operations over an area designated as a mountainous area where no other minimum altitude is prescribed, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below an altitude of

2,000 feet above the highest obstacle.

1,000 feet above the highest obstacle.

500 feet above the highest obstacle.

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When using VOR for navigation, which of the following should be considered as station passage?

The first movement of the CDI as the airplane enters the zone of confusion.

The first positive, complete reversal of the TO-FROM indicator.

The moment the TO-FROM indicator becomes blank.

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To comply with ATC instructions for altitude changes of more than 1,000 feet, what rate of climb or descent should be used?

As rapidly as practicable to 1,000 feet above/below the assigned altitude, and then between 500 and 1,500 feet per minute until reaching the assigned altitude.

1,000 feet per minute during climb and 500 feet per minute during descents until reaching the assigned altitude.

As rapidly as practicable to 500 feet above/below the assigned altitude, and then at 500 feet per minute until the assigned altitude is reached.

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You receive this ATC clearance: “...HOLD WEST OF THE ONE FIVE DME FIX ON THE ZERO ZINE ZERO RADIAL OF ABC VORTAC, FIVE MILE LEGS, LEFT TURNS...” You arrive at the 15 DME fix on a heading of 350°. Which holding pattern correctly complies with these instructions, and what is the recommended entry procedure?

2; direct.

1; teardrop.

1; direct.

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When holding at an NDB, at what point should the timing begin for the second leg outbound?

When abeam the holding fix.

When the wings are level after completing the turn to the outbound heading, or abeam the fix, whichever occurs first.

When the wings are level and the wind drift correction angle is established after completing the turn to the outbound heading.

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When a VOR/DME is collocated under frequency pairings and the VOR portion is inoperative, the DME identifier will repeat at an interval of

60-second intervals at 1350 Hz.

30-second intervals at 1350 Hz.

20-second intervals at 1020 Hz.

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How should the pilot identify the missed approach point for the S-LDA GS 6 approach to Roanoke Regional?

Arrival at 1.0 DME on the LDA course.

Time expired for distance from OM to MAP.

Arrival at 1,540 feet on the glide slope.

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What effect will a change in wind direction have upon maintaining a 3° glide slope at a constant true airspeed?

Rate of descent must be constant to remain on the glide slope.

When ground speed increases, rate of descent must increase.

When ground speed decreases, rate of descent must increase.

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While flying a 3° glide slope, a headwind shears to a tailwind. Which conditions should the pilot expect on the glide slope?

Airspeed and pitch attitude decrease and there is a tendency to remain on the glide slope.

Airspeed and pitch attitude increase and there is a tendency to go above glide slope.

Airspeed and pitch attitude decrease and there is a tendency to go below glide slope.

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Which substitution is appropriate during an ILS approach?

LOC minimums should be substituted for ILS minimums whenever the glide slope becomes inoperative.

A VOR radial crossing the outer marker site may be substituted for the outer marker.

DME, when located at the localizer antenna site, should be substituted for either the outer or middle marker.

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What visual illusion creates the same effect as a narrower-than-usual runway?

An upsloping runway.

A wider-than-usual runway.

A downsloping runway.

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As a rule of thumb, altitude corrections of less than 100 feet should be corrected by using a

half bar width on the attitude indicator.

two bar width on the attitude indicator.

full bar width on the attitude indicator.

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What is the initial primary bank instrument when establishing a level standard rate turn?

Heading indicator.

Attitude indicator.

Turn coordinator.

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During standard-rate turns, which instrument is considered primary for bank?

Attitude indicator.

Turn and slip indicator or turn coordinator

Heading indicator.

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Which practical test should be made on the electric gyro instruments prior to starting an engine?

Check that the attitude of the miniature aircraft is wings level before turning on electrical power.

Check that the electrical connections are secure on the back of the instruments.

Turn on the electrical power and listen for any unusual or irregular mechanical noise.

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On what headings will the magnetic compass read most accurately during a level 360° turn, with a bank of approximately 15°?

135° through 225°.

180° and 0°.

90° and 270°.

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To level off from a descent to a specific altitude, the pilot should lead the level-off by approximately

30 percent of the vertical speed.

50 percent of the vertical speed.

10 percent of the vertical speed.

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Which illustration indicates a slipping turn?

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The “runway hold position” sign denotes

an area protected for an aircraft approaching a runway.

an entrance to runway from a taxiway

intersecting runways

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Hand-held GPS systems, and GPS systems certified for VFR operation, may be used during IFR operations as

an aid to situational awareness.

the principal reference to determine enroute waypoints

the primary source of navigation.

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When icing is detected, particularly while operating an aircraaft without deicing equipment, the pilot should

fly to a lower altitude

leave the area of precipitation or go to an altitude where the temperature is above freezing.

fly to an area with liquid precipitation.

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The ILS critical area markings denote

where you must be to start your ILS procedure.

where you are clear of the runway.

where you are clear of the ILS critical area.

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When may VFR waypoints be used on an IFR flight plan?

When filing a composite flight plan.

Always.

Never

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In what circumstances would a baro-VNAV approach not be authorized?

In areas of hazardous terrain or when a remote altimeter setting is required.

When the ground-based NAVAIDs, such as the ILS, are out of service.

When the lower limit of the published temperature is -20°C and the outside temperature is -15°C.

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Automation in aircraft has proven

effective in preventing accidents.

to present new hazards in its limitations.

that automation is basically flawless.

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