AVIATION QUIZ

SEPTEMBER 2009

(from the FAA Private Pilot Rating Knowledge Test)

1). Which procedure is recommended to ensure that the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) has not been activated?

a). Monitor 121.5 before engine shutdown.
b). Ask the airport tower if they are receiving an ELT signal.
c). Turn off the aircraft ELT after landing.

2). How should an aircraft preflight inspection be accomplished for the first flight of the day?

a). Any sequence as determined by the pilot-in-command.
b). Thorough and systematic means recommended by the manufacturer.
c). Quick walk around with a check of gas and oil.

3). Which V-speed represents maximum flap extended speed?

a). VLOF.
b). VFE.
c). VFC.

4). What should be the first action after starting an aircraft engine?

a). Adjust for proper RPM and check for desired indications on the engine gauges.
b). Test each brake and the parking brake.
c). Place the magneto or ignition switch momentarily in the OFF position to check for proper grounding.

5). What aircraft inspections are required for rental aircraft that are also used for flight instruction?

a). Annual condition and 100-hour inspections.
b). Annual condition and 50-hour inspections.
c). Biannual condition and 100-hour inspections.

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

a). Continual flight into instrument conditions.
b). Duck-under syndrome.
c). Getting behind the aircraft.

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

a). Temperature between 20 and 70° F and high humidity.
b). Temperature between 32 and 50° F and low humidity.
c). Any temperature below freezing and a relative humidity of less than 50 percent.

8). In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the west if

a). an aircraft is accelerated while on a north heading.
b). a left turn is entered from a north heading.
c). a right turn is entered from a north heading.

9). How can a military airport be identified at night?

a). White flashing lights with steady green at the same location.
b). Dual peaked (two quick) white flashes between green flashes.
c). Alternate white and green light flashes.

10). What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Impulsivity"?

a). Do it quickly to get it over with.
b). Not so fast, think first.
c). It could happen to me.

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