Private Pilot - Stage 1 Exam - Race City Flight Operations

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How many hours are required for completion of the Private Pilot Certificate, following a Part 141 program?

73 hours of flight training, 40 hours of ground training.

35 hours of flight training, 35 hours of ground training.

40 hours of flight training, 35 hours of ground training.

What has to be completed before a student can move on to the next Module?

A student must complete the review questions following each reading assignment.

A student must meet the objective specified for each module.

Both A and B.

What document(s) must be in your personal possession while operating as pilot-in-command of an aircraft?

Certificates showing accomplishment of a checkout in the aircraft and a current biennial flight review.

A pilot certificate with an endorsement showing accomplishment of an annual flight review and a pilot logbook showing recency of experience.

An appropriate pilot certificate, photo ID, and an appropriate current medical certificate, if required.

Safety belts are required to be properly secured about which persons in an aircraft and when?

Passengers, during taxi, takeoffs, and landings only.

Each person on board the aircraft during the entire flight.

Pilots only, during takeoffs and landings.

What tolerances must be maintained in order to maneuver during Slow Flight according to the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards?

Altitude must be lower than 1,500 feet AGL, and airspeed maintained at 1.2 VS1, +10/-5.

Airspeed must be just above stall speed with altitude maintained at ±100 feet, and heading ±10°.

Altitude must be no lower than 1,500 feet AGL, and altitude maintained at ±100 feet, and heading ±10°.

Which three flight instruments are particularly important at Slow Flight if accuracy is required and a stall is to be avoided?

Airspeed indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator.

Airspeed indicator, altimeter, coordination ball.

Coordination ball, airspeed indicator, heading indicator.

A pilot should announce the first indication of a Stall when

the stall warning horn is activated.

the airplane buffets or decay of control effectiveness.

both A and B.

What tolerances must be maintained to perform a Stall according to the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards?

Altitude must remain above 3,000 feet AGL, heading ±10°, and recovery promptly made.

Announce first indication of stall, maintain heading ±15°, and recover promptly.

Altitude must remain above 1,500 feet AGL, heading ±10°, and recovery promptly made after a fully developed stall occurs.

According to the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards, a Steep Turn must be performed maintaining

a 45° bank, ±10°, while coordinating a 360° turn.

±100 feet, ±10 knots, VA or recommended entry speed, and coordination.

a coordinated 360° turn, with a 50° bank, ±5°, rolling out on the entry heading, ±10°.

What should a pilot do if the airplane continues to lose altitude while performing a Steep Turn?

Briskly pull back on the control wheel to bring the nose above the horizon.

Roll out of the turn, and try again once the entry requirements are re-established.

Add power and wait for the airplane to regain the altitude.

In preflighting an aircraft, what is the minimum expected of a pilot prior to every flight?

Check the required documents are aboard the aircraft.

Drain fuel from each quick drain.

Perform a walk-around inspection of the aircraft.

Why is the use of a written checklist recommended for preflight inspection and engine start?

To ensure that all necessary items are checked in a logical sequence.

To instill confidence in the passengers.

For memorizing the procedures in an orderly sequence.

The Four Basics of flight consist of:

Power off stall, Power on stall, Slow flight, and Steep turns.

Straight and level, Takeoffs, Landings, Turns.

Straight and level, Turns, Climbs, Descents.

What force makes an airplane turn?

Centrifugal force.

The vertical component of lift.

The horizontal component of lift.

Prior to starting each maneuver, pilots should

check altitude, airspeed, and heading indications.

announce their intentions on the radio.

visually scan the entire area for collision avoidance.

The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during daylight hours is to use

regularly spaced concentration on the 3-, 9-, and 12-o’clock positions.

peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing off-center viewing.

a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 10-degree sector.

What are the six primary instruments involved in the instrument scan?

Airspeed indicator, heading indicator, altimeter, VOR, vertical speed indicator, attitude indicator.

Heading indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator, turn coordinator, attitude indicator, airspeed indicator.

Heading indicator, tachometer, VOR, airspeed indicator, altimeter, turn coordinator.

As VFR pilots, it is most crucial for the pilot-incommand to perform the instrument scan,

equally dividing his/her time between the six primary instruments and the engine instruments.

while maintaining collision avoidance by dividing his/her time between inside and outside the cockpit.

keeping his/her head inside the cockpit at all times.

Current charts must be used at all times. Sectional charts are revised

no more than once a year.

every 6 months.

every 56 days.

A sectional chart portrays

both A and B.

terrain relief and checkpoints such as populated places, roads, railroads, and other distinctive landmarks.

all aeronautical information, such as airports, airways, and special use airspace.

Steering the airplane on the ground is achieved with the use of the

ailerons.

rudder pedals.

elevator.

When taxiing with the wind coming from behind, hold the control column

back and out of the wind.

forward and out of the wind.

neutral and into the wind.

Upon completion of this course, students will graduate with a

private pilot certificate, with an airplane, singleengine, land class.

private pilot certificate.

student pilot certificate, with an airplane, singleengine, land class.

Students must uphold at all times

FAA regulations.

both A and B.

school requirements and procedures.

In order for students to succeed in this Part 141 program

all objectives must be met for each module, homework completed, and Stage Exams passed with at least an 80%.

all objectives must be met for each module.

all objectives must be met for each module, homework completed, and Stage Exams passed with at least a 70%.

The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are

lift, weight, gravity, and thrust.

lift, weight, thrust, and drag.

lift, gravity, power, and friction.

An airplane said to be inherently stable will

not spin.

require less effort to control.

be difficult to stall.

Lateral stability refers to the motion of the airplane about its

longitudinal axis.

lateral axis.

vertical axis.

The main structural component of the wing is the

rib.

spar.

strut.

Most light airplane braking systems are operated

pneumatically.

hydraulically.

by cables.

Name the four strokes of a piston engine

intake, compression, power, exhaust.

intake, induction, power, expansion.

intake, compression, power, expansion.

Which condition is most favorable to the development of carburetor icing?

Between 32°F and 50°F and low humidity.

Between 20°F and 70°F and high humidity.

Any temperature below freezing and a relative humidity of less than 50%.

What type of fuel can be substituted in an aircraft if the recommended octane is not available?

The next higher octane aviation gas.

The next lower octane aviation gas.

Unleaded automotive gas of the same octane rating.

What action can a pilot take to aid in cooling an engine that is overheating during a climb?

Reduce rate of climb and increase airspeed.

Reduce climb and increase rpm.

Increase climb speed and increase rpm.

The engine fuel primer is used

during normal in-flight operations.

at shutdown of the engine.

only prior to startup.

What instrument(s) will be affected if the pitot tube becomes clogged, but the static vents remain clear?

Vertical speed indicator.

Both A and B.

Airspeed indicator.

In steady straight-and-level flight

weight equals lift and drag equals thrust.

lift equals weight and thrust is greater than drag.

lift is greater than drag and thrust equals weight.

Which would most likely result in hyperventilation?

Emotional tension, anxiety, or fear.

An extremely slow rate of breathing and insufficient oxygen.

The excessive consumption of alcohol.

Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in condition for safe flight?

The owner or operator.

A certificated aircraft mechanic.

The pilot-in-command.

In regard to general privileges and limitations, a private pilot may

not be paid in any manner for the operating expenses of a flight.

act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft carrying a passenger for compensation if the flight is in connection with business or employment.

share the operating expenses of a flight with a passenger.

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2024-06-08

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