Welcome to your Private Pilot Ground School Final Full Name Email The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the relative wind is known as the angle of incidence. lift. attack. When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to rise into the traffic pattern area surrounding the airport. rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff or landing path. sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence. What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane? To control overbanking tendency. To control roll. To control yaw. The basic purpose of adjusting the fuel/air mixture at altitude is to increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for the decrease in pressure and density of the air. decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture in order to compensate for increased air density. decrease the fuel flow in order to compensate for decreased air density. To properly purge water from the fuel system of an aircraft equipped with fuel tank sumps and a fuel strainer quick drain, it is necessary to drain fuel from the fuel strainer drain and the fuel tank sumps. lowest point in the fuel system. fuel strainer drain. The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air charge in advance of normal spark ignition is known as pre-ignition. detonation. combustion. One purpose of the dual ignition system on an aircraft engine is to provide for improved engine performance. uniform heat distribution. balanced cylinder head pressure. If a pilot changes the altimeter setting from 30.11 to 29.96, what is the approximate change in indication? Altimeter will indicate .15 inches Hg higher. Altimeter will indicate 150 feet lower. Altimeter will indicate 150 feet higher. The pitot system provides impact pressure for which instrument? Airspeed indicator. Vertical-speed indicator. Altimeter. Which instrument(s) will become inoperative if the static vents become clogged? Altimeter only. Airspeed only. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed. During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate? As long as the airspeed is constant. Only in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight. During turns if the bank does not exceed 18°. A person may not act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft if alcoholic beverages have been consumed by that person within the preceding 12 hours. 8 hours. 24 hours. If a recreational or private pilot had a flight review on August 8, this year, when is the next flight review required? August 8, next year. August 31, 1 year later. August 31, 2 years later. Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance? Servicing landing gear wheel bearings. Engine adjustments to allow automotive gas to be used. Alteration of main seat support brackets. If an altimeter setting is not available before flight, to which altitude should the pilot adjust the altimeter? Pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature. The elevation of the nearest airport corrected to mean sea level. The elevation of the departure area. To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings in an aircraft of the same category, class, and if a type rating is required, of the same type, within the preceding 90 days. 12 calendar months. 24 calendar months. Prior to starting each maneuver, pilots should check altitude, airspeed, and heading indications. announce their intentions on the nearest CTAF. visually scan the entire area for collision avoidance. Who should not participate in the Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) program? Military pilots. Student pilots. Recreational pilots only. What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Macho"? Taking chances is foolish. I can do it. Nothing will happen. When flying HAWK N666CB, the proper phraseology for initial contact with McAlester AFSS is "MC ALESTER STATION, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CEE BEE, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER." "MC ALESTER RADIO, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER." "MC ALESTER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, HAWK NOVEMBER SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER." The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as a frontogenesis. front. frontolysis. One of the most easily recognized discontinuities across a front is an increase in cloud coverage. an increase in relative humidity. a change in temperature. During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized predominately by downdrafts? Dissipating. Mature. Cumulus. Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of a thunderstorm? Maximum growth rate of the clouds. The appearance of an anvil top. Precipitation beginning to fall. Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a heat exchange. pressure differential. movement of air. What are the standard temperature and pressure values for sea level? 59 °F and 29.92 millibars. 59 °C and 1013.2 millibars. 15 °C and 29.92 inches Hg. The conditions necessary for the formation of cumulonimbus clouds are a lifting action and either stable or unstable air. unstable, moist air. unstable air containing an excess of condensation nuclei. To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request an abbreviated briefing. a standard briefing. an outlook briefing. Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and trend. large areas of low ceilings and fog. location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and cell movement of precipitation. What effect, if any, does high humidity have on aircraft performance? It has no effect on performance. It increases performance. It decreases performance. What fuel flow should a pilot expect at 11,000 feet on a standard day with 65 percent maximum continuous power? 11.2 gallons per hour. 10.6 gallons per hour. 11.8 gallons per hour. Which combination of atmospheric conditions will reduce aircraft takeoff and climb performance? Low temperature, low relative humidity, and low density altitude. High temperature, low relative humidity, and low density altitude. High temperature, high relative humidity, and high density altitude. How far will an aircraft travel in 2-1/2 minutes with a groundspeed of 98 knots? 2.45 NM. 3.35 NM. 4.08 NM. How fast are you flying if you travel 2 miles in 1 minute? 30 miles per hour. 120 miles per hour. 60 miles per hour. How far will you travel if you fly at 110 miles per hour for 11 minutes? 33 miles. 200 miles. 20 miles. If you are using fuel at the rate of 8 gallons per hour, how many gallons will you use in 3 hours and 30 minutes? 21 gallons. 33 gallons. 28 gallons. When making routine transponder code changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of which code? 7200. 7000. 7500. An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: "TRAFFIC 2 O'CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND..."Where should the pilot look for this traffic? Between directly ahead and 90° to the left. Between directly ahead and 90° to the right. Between directly behind and 90° to the right. An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 090°: "TRAFFIC 3 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, WESTBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic? West. South. East. Which transponder code should be used when in DISTRESS or for a general EMERGENCY? 7500. 7700. 7600. As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from a distance of 10 miles. 20 miles. 25 miles. If Air Traffic Control advises that radar service is terminated when the pilot is departing Class C airspace, the transponder should be set to code 0000. 1200. 4096. Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be less stable at all speeds. less stable at slow speeds, but more stable at high speeds. less stable at high speeds, but more stable at low speeds. Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at less than the length of the wingspan above the surface. a higher-than-normal angle of attack. twice the length of the wingspan above the surface. During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are stalled? Neither wing is stalled. Both wings are stalled. Only the left wing is stalled. Generally speaking, the use of carburetor heat tends to increase engine performance. have no effect on engine performance. decrease engine performance. Detonation may occur at high-power settings when The fuel mixture ignites instantaneously instead of burning progressively and evenly. the fuel mixture is ignited too early by hot carbon deposits in the cylinder. an excessively rich fuel mixture causes an explosive gain in power. If a flight is made from an area of high pressure into an area of lower pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate higher than the actual altitude above sea level. the actual altitude above sea level. lower than the actual altitude above sea level. A basic rule to remember when using the calculator side of the flight computer is minutes are always on the outer scale. miles are always on the inner scale. "does the answer make sense?" An ATC clearance provides adequate separation from all traffic. authorization to proceed under specified traffic conditions in controlled airspace. priority over all other traffic. No person may operate an aircraft in formation flight over a densely populated area. except by prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft. in Class D airspace under special VFR. Which is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled airport? Make all turns to the left. Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport. Depart in any direction consistent with safety, after crossing the airport boundary. When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, the "taxiway directional sign" indicates designation and direction of exit taxiway from runway. direction to the take-off runway. designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection. True airspeed is the speed of the wind over the ground. the speed of the aircraft over the ground. the speed of the aircraft through the air. When should pilots state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff? When departing from a runway intersection. When visibility is less than 1 mile. When parallel runways are in use. In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest accumulation rate? Freezing rain. Cumulus clouds with below freezing temperatures. Freezing drizzle. The base and tops of the overcast layer reported by a pilot are 7,200 feet MSL and 8,900 feet MSL. 5,500 feet AGL and 7,200 feet MSL. 1,800 feet MSL and 5,500 feet MSL. The correct method of stating 10,500 feet MSL to ATC is "ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED." "TEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FEET." "TEN POINT FIVE." AIRMETs are advisories of significant weather phenomena but of lower intensities than SIGMETs and are intended for dissemination to only VFR pilots. only IFR pilots. All pilots. Which of the reporting stations have VFR weather? KINK, KBOI, and KJFK. All. KINK, KBOI, and KLAX. 1 out of 12 Time is Up! 0 Zenda Multi Engine Checkride Prep Student Availability