PPL Checkride study guide

Question 1

what are the three emergency squawks codes

Answer 1

121.5
7500 - hijak
7600 - lost coms
7700 - emergency

Question 2

what is the in flight emergency procedure

Answer 2

A - airspeed
B - best place to land
C - checklist
D - declare emergency
E - execute

Question 3

What is the decide model?

Answer 3

D - detect
E - estimate
C - choose
I - identify
D - do
E - evaluate

Question 4

What are the 5 P’s

Answer 4

Plan
Plane
Pilot
Programming
Passengers

Question 5

What are the 5 hazardous attitudes? RAIIM

Answer 5

Macho - I can do it
Impulsivity - do it quickly
Resignation - What’s the use
Anti-Authority Don’t tell me
Invulnerability - It won’t happen to me

Question 6

What is the Lost procedure?

Answer 6

Climb
Communicate
Confess
Comply
Conserve

Question 7

what are the four types of fog? RAUS

Answer 7

Radiation
Advection
Upslope
Steam

Question 8

radiation fog

Answer 8

on cloudless night, land loses heat by radiation and cools. moist air in contact with cooling surface also cools (gold course)

Question 9

advection fog

Answer 9

warm moist air mass flows over colder surface. air mass is cooled and if temp reduces to below dew point fog forms. (golden gate bridge)

Question 10

upslope fog

Answer 10

flow of most air along upward sloping terrain

Question 11

steam fog

Answer 11

cold air flows over warm water. water vapor evaporates and and cools below its dew point

Question 12

what is a front

Answer 12

a transition zone between two different densities

Question 13

what is a cold front

Answer 13

leading edge of a cooler mass of air replacing at ground level a warmer mass of air which lies within a fairly sharp surface trough of low pressure.

Question 14

what is a warm front

Answer 14

the forward edge of an advancing mass of warm air that rises over and replaces a retreating mass of cooler air. as it rises the warm air cools and the water vapor in it condenses usually forming stead rain, sleet or snow.

Question 15

stable air vs unstable air

Answer 15

if rising air is cooler then its surrounding air it tends to sink back down to its original position because it is more dense (heavier). if it is warmer it will continue to rise (less dense and lighter) and is unstable.

Question 16

what is an air mass?

Answer 16

a horizontally uniform body of air defined by temp, humidity, pressure and water vapor content. they cover many hundreds or thousands of square miles and adapt to surfaces below them.

Question 17

what are the types of icing?

Answer 17

Induction -carburetor & fuel injector icing

Structural -
Rime - small supercooled droplets freeze on contact creating mixture of ice particles and air.
Clear - water droplets that are above freezing level become super cooled and gradually freeze as they flow back across the surface leaving smooth hard glossy layer.
mixed - both

Question 18

What are the special use airspace? MCPRAWN

Answer 18

MOA (check 1st)
CFA (not shown)
Prohibited (Do not go into)
Restricted (get clearance)
Alert
Warning
NSA

Question 19

An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be

Answer 19

difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition.

Question 20

Which would most likely cause the cylinder head temperature and engine oil temperature gauges to exceed their normal operating ranges?

Answer 20

Using fuel that has a lower-than-specified fuel rating.

Question 21

What is absolute altitude?

Answer 21

The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface.

Question 22

FAA Advisory Circulars containing subject matter specifically related to Air Traffic Control and General Operations are issued under which subject number?

Answer 22

90

Question 23

When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, what is the purpose of the taxiway directional sign?

Answer 23

Indicates designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection.