Chapter one

Question 1

The term “angle of attack” is defined as the angle

A. Between the wing chord line and the relative wind

B. Between the airplane’s climb angle and the horizon

C. formed by the longitudinal axis of the airplane and the chord line of the wing

Answer 1

A. Between the wing chord line and the relative wind.

Question 2

The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the relative wind is known as the angle of
A. lift
B. attack
C. incidence

Answer 2

B. Attack

Question 3

Angle of attack is defined as the angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the
A. direction of the relative wind
B. pitch angle of an airfoil
C. rotor plane of rotation

Answer 3

A. Direction of the relative wind

Question 4

Which Statement relates to Bernoulli’s Principle
A. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
B. An additional upward force is generated as the lower surface of the wing deflects air downward.
C. Air traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an airfoil causes lower pressure on the top surface

Answer 4

C. Air Traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an airfoil causes lower pressure on the top surface

Question 5

The four Forces acting on an airplane in flight are
A. Lift, Weight, Thrust, and drag
B. Lift, weight, gravity and thrust
C. Lift, Gravity, power, and friction

Answer 5

A. Lift, Weight, Thrust, and drag

Question 6

What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane
A. To control yaw
B. To control overbooking tendency
C. To control roll

Answer 6

A. To control Yaw

Question 7

What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is in straight and level flight?
A. Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag
B. Lift, drag, and weight equal thrust
C. Lift and weight equal thrust and drag

Answer 7

A. Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag

Question 8

When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium.
A. During unaccelerated flight
B. When the aircraft is accelerating
C. When the aircraft is at rest on the ground

Answer 8

A. During unaccelerated flight

Question 9

An airplane said to be inherently stable will
A. be difficult stall
B. require less effort to control
C. not spin

Answer 9

B. Require less effort to control

Question 10

What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane
A. The location of the CG with respect to the center of lift
B. The effectiveness of the horizontal stabilizer, rudder, and rudder trim tab
C. The relationship of thrust and lift to weight and drag

Answer 10

A. The location of the CG with respect to the center of lift

Question 11

What causes an airplane to pitch noesdown when power is reduced and controls are not adjusted
A. The CG shifts forward when thrust and drag are reduced
B. The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced
C. When thrust is reduced to less than weigh, lift is also reduced and the wings can no longer support the weight

Answer 11

B. The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced

Question 12

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
A. a longer takeoff run
B. difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition
C. stalling at higher-than-normal airspeed

Answer 12

B. difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition

Question 13

Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be
A. less stable at all speeds
B. Less stable at slow speeds, but more stable at high speeds
C. More stable at slow speeds, but less stable at high speeds

Answer 13

A. Less stable at all speeds

Question 14

Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircrafts
A. Air/drag ratio
B. Lifting capacity
C. Aerodynamic balance and controllability

Answer 14

C. Aerodynamic balance and controllability

Question 15

If an airplane weighs 2300 pounds, what approximate weight would the airplane structure be required to support during a 60 degrees banked turn while maintaining altitude
A. 2300 pounds
B. 3400 pounds
C. 4600 pounds

Answer 15

C. 4600 pounds

Question 16

If an airplane weighs 3300 pounds, what approximate weight would the airplane structure be required to support during a 30 degree banked turn while maintaining altitude
A. 1200 pounds
B. 3100 pounds
C. 3960 pounds

Answer 16

C. 3960 pounds

Question 17

If an airplane weighs 4500 pounds, what approximate weight would the airplane need to support during 45 banked turn while maintaining altitude
A. 4500 pounds
B. 6750 pounds
C. 7200 pounds

Answer 17

B. 6750 pounds

Question 18

The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the
A. Position of the CG
B. speed of the airplane
C. Abruptness at which the load is applied

Answer 18

B. Speed of the airplane

Question 19

Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor of an airplane as compared to straight and level flight?
A. Climbs
B. Turns
C. Stall

Answer 19

B. Truns

Question 20

What force makes an airplane turn?
A. the horizontal component of lift?
B. The vertical component of lift
C. Centrifugal force

Answer 20

A. The horizontal component of lift

Question 21

During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the airplane to
A. Stall at a higher airspeed
B. Have a tendency to spin
C. Be more difficult to control

Answer 21

A. Stall at a higher airspeed

Question 22

Select the four flight fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft
A. Aircraft power, pitch, bank, and trim
B. Starting, taxiing, takeoff and landing
C. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs and descents

Answer 22

C. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs and descents

Question 23

In flying the rectangular course, when would the aircraft be turned less than 90 degrees
A. Corners 1 and 4
B. Corners 1 and 2
C. Corners 2 and 4

Answer 23

A. Corners 1 and 4

Question 24

If an emergency situation requires a downwind landing, pilots should expect a faster
A. Airspeed at touchdown, a longer ground roll, and better control throughout the ending roll.
B. groundspeed at touchdown, a longer ground roll, ad the likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point
C. Groundspeed at touchdown, a shorter ground roll, and the likelihood of undershooting the desired touchdown point

Answer 24

B. groundspeed at touchdown, a longer ground roll, ad the likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point

Question 25

When executing an emergency approach to land in a single-engine airplane, it is important to maintain a constant glide speed because variations in glide speed A. Increase the chances of shock cooling the engine B. Assure the proper descent angle is maintained until entering the flare C. Nullify all attempts at accuracy in judgement of gliding distant and landing spot

Answer 25

C. Nullify all attempts at accuracy in judgement of gliding distant and landing spot

Question 26

As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration A. Decrease as the true airspeed decreases b. Decrease as the true airspeed increases C. remain the same regardless of altitude

Answer 26

C. remain the same regardless of altitude

Question 27

In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin? A. Partially stalled with one wing low B. In a steep diving spiral C. Stalled

Answer 27

C. Stalled

Question 28

During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are stalled? A. Both wings are stalled B. Neither wing is stalled C. Only the left wing is stalled

Answer 28

A. Both wings are stalled

Question 29

One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to A. decrease the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed B. Permit a touchdown at a higher indicated airspeed C. Increase the angle of decent without increasing the airspeed

Answer 29

C. Increase the angle of decent without increasing the airspeed

Question 30

The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will A. Increase if the CG is moved forward B. Change with an increase in gross weight C. remain the same regardless of gross weight

Answer 30

C. remain the same regardless of gross weight

Question 31

What is one purpose of the wing flaps A. To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed B. To relieve the pilot of maintaining continuous pressure on the controls C. To decrease wing agree to vary the lift

Answer 31

A. To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed

Question 32

Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem A. Settling to the surface abruptly during landing B. Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed C.Inability to get airborne even though airspeed is sufficient for normal takeoff needs

Answer 32

B. Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed

Question 33

What is ground effect A. The result of the interference of the surface of the Earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane B. The result of an alteration in airflow patterns increasing induced drag about the wings of an airplane C. The result of the disruption of the airflow patterns about ht swings of an airplane to the point where the wings will no longer support the airplane in flight.

Answer 33

A. The result of the interference of the surface of the Earth with the airflow patterns about an airplane

Question 34

Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at A. Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface B. Twice the length of the wingspan above the surface C. A higher-than-normal angel of attack

Answer 34

A. Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface

Question 35

What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect A. Wingtip vortices increase creating wake turbulence for arriving and departing aircraft B. Induced drag decreases: therefore any excess speed at the point of flare may cause considerable floating C. A full stall landing will require less up elevator deflection than would a full stall when done free of ground effect

Answer 35

B. Induced drag decreases: therefore any excess speed at the point of flare may cause considerable floating

Question 36

When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be followed for vortex avoidance A. Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown B. Stay below and to one side of its final approach flightpath C. Stay well below its final approach flightpath and land at least 2000 feet behind

Answer 36

A. Stay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown

Question 37

How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip A. Inward. upward, and around each tip B. Inward, upward, and counterclockwise C. outward, upward, around each tip

Answer 37

C. outward, upward, around each tip

Question 38

When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip cortices because this turbulence tends to A. rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff of landing path B. Rise into the traffic pattern area surrounding the airport C. Sink into the the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence

Answer 38

C. Sink into the the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence

Question 39

Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is A. Operating at high airspeeds B. heavily loaded C. Developing lift

Answer 39

C. Developing lift

Question 40

The greatest vortex strength occurs the the generating aircraft is A. Light, dirty, and fast B. Heavy, dirty and fast C. Heavy, clean and slow

Answer 40

C. Heavy, clean and slow

Question 41

Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to A. Sink below the aircraft generating turbulence B. Rise into the traffic pattern C. Rise into the takeoff or landing path of a crossing runway

Answer 41

A. Sink below the aircraft generating turbulence

Question 42

The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a A. light, quartering headwind B. Light, quartering tailwind C. Strong headwind

Answer 42

B. Light, quartering tailwind

Question 43

When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft A. below and downwind from the heavy aircraft B. Above and upwind from the heavy aircraft C. Below and upwind from the heavy aircraft

Answer 43

B. Above and upwind from the heavy aircraft