Knowledge Flashcards by Kelly Sielis

2602 - What is the standard minimum climb gradient, if one is not published in SID/DP/ODP?

200 ft/nm

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2798 - Max holding speeds and altitudes

MHA-6000: 200 KIAS
6001-14000: 230
14001 and above: 265

(AIM Chapter 5, Section 3)

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2809 - What color are runway centerline lights?

White - until the last 3000 ft of rwy
Alt red/white - for the next 2000 ft
Red - last 1000 ft of runway

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2700 - What is the required forecast weather to file a civil airport with a precision approach as an alternate in an airplane?

600ft and 2sm

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2972 - Holding pattern entry when on V264 to POM

Correct answer assumes you are flying from the east

Direct

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1295 - Lowest ILS Cat 2 Mins

DH 100 ft and RVR 1200 ft

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1026 - If you are 60nm from a Nav station, how much is each degree?

60 to 1 rule: at a distance of 60nm, each degree is equal to approx. 1nm

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1319 - When you are flying a procedure turn for an instrument approach procedure, it should be flown at or below ___

200 KIAS

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2678 - What is the symbol for MALSR on the airport diagram?

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1553 - What is the approximate rate unsaturated air will cool flowing upslope?

2709 - What is the cooling rate of dry air? Fahrenheit and Celsius

Dry Adiabatic Rate of Temp Change

3C (5.4F) per 1000 ft

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1652 - What condition is reported at Dallas (KDAL)

Altimeter setting 30.07

8C is also a choice, but it is a typo in the testing center computer and should be 8F, so DO NOT CHOOSE THIS

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2905 - What causes ADVECTION FOG?

Moist air moving over a cold surface causing the temperature to drop below the dewpoint.

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2489 - What conditions are favorable to RADIATION FOG?

What time of day will it most likely occur?

Clear sky, little or no wind, and small temp- dew point spread (high relative humidity).

When rain soaks the ground, followed by clearing skies, radiation fog is not uncommon.

Forms almost exclusively at night or near daybreak.

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How often are maximum turbulence potential charts (GTG-2) are issued?

hourly

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2339 - “You are PIC in an aircraft with 17000 pounds of cargo scheduled for a 1550nm flight in still air. Can you take another 1000 pounds of cargo and still be under MTOW?”

What figure should you use and what is the answer?

Figure 459 and “Yes”

some testing centers have error in this question and figure is not referenced (do not choose “need more info” option)

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(Refer to figure 458) With a reported temperature of 10c, a 1% slope, 4000 feet, and 10kt headwind, the maximum permissible quick turn-around landing weight is ___

80,500

This is a bad question - with 1% upslope or downslope you will get closer to 87000 or 88000, however 80500 has been reported as correct

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2215 - A rule of thumb states that a 1000- foot increase in density altitude for a turbojet with a HIGH thrust-to-weight ratio will cause a takeoff distance increase of __

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At what speed, with reference to L/D Max, does a maximum rate-of-climb for a jet airplane occur?

A speed greater than that for L/D Max

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2204- At what speed does drag divergence occur relative to the critical Mach number?

5-10 percent higher

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2591 - What is the N(2) indication in a turbine-powered engine?

The high pressure section compressor speed

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At what minimum speed will dynamic hydroplaning begin if a tire has an air pressure of 70PSI?

speed = sqrt(tire pressure) * 9 
75 = sqrt(70)*9

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2504 - Under 14 CFR 121, a required flightcrew member of an unaugmented two-pilot flag operation may not exceed how many hours duty in a seven consecutive day period?

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2257 - Investigations of air carriers have shown that human error is a contributing factor in ___ percent of all accidents.

60-80%

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2225 - A bank angle of 30 degrees will increase induced drag by ___

Induced drag = load factor ^2
load factor = 1/cos(bank angle)

= 33%

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2216 - Friction braking becomes effective at ____ percent of touchdown speed

70-80

2224 - The specific range for a turbojet at 40,000 feet is approximately ___ percent greater than at sea level

150

1782 - What limits a turbine engine from developing a compressor stall?

Compressor bleed valves

2243 - The most efficient cruise control in a turbojet is

the climbing cruise

2249 - For an airplane with a relatively low thrust-to-weight ratio, a 10% increase in takeoff gross weight would result in a takeoff distance increase of approximately ___ percent more

25-30

2808 - Which type of transponder is required for operations in Class A airspace?

Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out transponder on 1090 MHZ

2907 - Which airspace requires ADS-B with extended squitter?

Class A

2652 - If the VGSI and verticle descent angle do not coincide, the VGSI will be ____

below the descent angle

2203 - How does the minimum landing distance increase if the airplane landing weight has increased 10%

10% (directly proportional)

2266 - Supercooled water droplets have been observed at temperatures as low as

- 40c

2205 - A bank angle of 15 degrees will increase induced drag by 2207- A bank angle of 60 degrees will increase induced drag by __

7% 300%

1538 - Which area of the northern hemisphere experience a generally east to west movement of weather systems?

arctic and subtropical

Drag rise usually occurs ___%____ critical mach number

5-10% above critical mach number

2212 - The Mach number which produces a sharp change in the drag coefficient is termed the ___

force divergence Mach number

2833 - If a low, flat approach is flown, what is the effect on landing distance?

It lengthens the landing distance

1842- Propeller driven airplanes can develop more lift at slower airspeeds with power on because

propellers create greater dynamic over-wing forces downstream

2213 - For an airplane with a relatively high thrust-to-weight ratio, a 10% increase in takeoff gross weight would result in a takeoff distance increase of approximately ____

21%

A bank angle of 45 degrees will increase induced drag by ___ percent

100%

To produce any significant benefit, wing sweep should be at least ___

30-35 degrees

2189 - Flight duty periods for flightcrew members are limited to ___ hours in any 168 consecutive hours

2807- Per CFR Part 121, you may not initiate a flight with a 3-pilot flightcrew if the total flight time will exceed

13 hours

1786 - What happens to stall speed as the aircraft gains altitude

Increases | question is ambiguous, but this is the answer that is being scored correct, so they must be referring to TAS

2494 - Under CFR 121, the second in command of an aircraft in domestic operation must hold

an airline transport pilot certificate with an appropriate airplane type rating for the airplane being flown

1758 - Taxiway Centerline Lead-off lights are color coded to warn pilots that __

they are within the runway environment or ILS critical area

Without scheduled rest opportunities, no flightcrew member may accept an assignment for

more than 3 consecutive nighttime flights that infringe on the window of circadian low

402 - Max flight time if report for duty at 0400

8 hours Time of Report / Max Flight Time 0000-0459 - 8 hours 0500-1959 - 9 hours 2000-2359 - 8 hours

2219 - Swept wings ___

increase the force divergence number

2728 - How can you identify the approach end of a runway

REIL

What is true when operating an airplane at speeds below L/D max?

pitch for airspeed in the climb

When you are suffering from hyperventilation, possible symptoms include

muscle spasms and visual impairment

The decrease in wind speed from the core of the jet stream is the greatest on ___

the polar side of the jet stream

The flight instruction of other pilots in air transportation service by an air transport pilot is restricted to ___

36 hours in any 7 consecutive day period

2989 - What will be the effect on drag when operating an airplane at an angle of attack (AOA) that is less than what is required for (L/D)max?

Total drag will increase

554 - You decide to deploy leading edge slats at low speed and high angle of attack. The purpose of the slats is to ___

delay airflow separation on the upper part of the wing.

Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) can be found

in areas of increased horizontal and vertical wind shear within the stream

Flight duty periods for flightcrew members are limited to __ hours in any 168 consecutive hours

which operational requirement must be observed when ferrying a large, turbine engine powered airplane when one of its engines is inoperative?

the weather conditions at takeoff and destination must be VFR

1598 - In which meteorological conditions can frontal waves and low pressure areas form

slow-moving cold fronts or stationary fronts

2604 - How are wingtip vortices proportionately related to speed, weight, and wingspan.

Directly proportional to weight, indirectly proportional to speed and wingspan

2617 - A special convective sigmet may be issued when which of the following conditions are expected for more than 30 minutes of the valid period

wind gusts great than or equal to 50 knots

2436 - What is the most effective braking method on a contaminated runway?

wheel braking and reverse thrust

Approach speeds (based on Vref)

Cat C 121-140 Cat A <= 90 Cat B 91-120 Cat D 141-165 Cat E >= 166

2863 - CRM involves the assessment of risk and its probability in order to

mitigate risk

A 'hot start" in a turbine engine is caused by

too much fuel in the combustion chamber

A rule of thumb states that a 1,000 foot increase in density altitude for a turbojet with a low thrust-to-weight ration will cause a takeoff distance increase of

10%

The stratosphere is characterized by

constant lower boundary altitude of 35,000 feet

2245 - stress distractions can interfere with judgement such that ___

unwarranted risks are taken

2544 - the purpose of leading edge slats is to ___

delay airflow separation at high angles of attach and slow speeds

At what speed, with reference to L/Dmax, does maximum rate-of-climb for a jet airplane occur?

A speed greater than that for L/Dmax

Which is an effect of carbon monoxide poisening?

Dizziness

2323 - When flying in high level cirroform clouds, you know clear air turbulence is ___

likely in the clouds

2197 - Vortex generators are designed to

delay boundary layer separation

2460 - Which is a stall characteristic of a T-tail jet airplane?

The nose of the airplane noticeably pitches up

2478 - It is 100F and the current altimeter is 29.85. Given this information, the altimeter indication on the ground would show

higher than field elevation

1599 - What weather difference is found on each side of a "dry line"?

dewpoint difference

2216 - Friction braking becomes effective at ___

70-80% of touchdown speed

2352 - Jet streams are found ___

near the tropopause

2246 - Turning performance of an airplane is defined by ___

aerodynamics and power limits at high altitudes

What identifies a transient compressor stall?

Intermittent 'bang' as backfires and flow reversals take place

2852 - Where can you expect the most turbulence associated with a jet stream?

Low pressure side of the jet stream core

2107 - Shock induced separation of airflow occurring symmetrically near the wing root in an airplane is hazardous because ___

the center of pressure moves aft

2942 - What could contribute to spatial disorientation?

Flying based on your sensory perceptions

25 - You are landing at an airport near the coast with a wind shear advisory. Which is a necessary condition for the occurrence of a low-level temperature inversion wind shear?

A calm or light wind near the surface and a relatively strong wind just about the inversion

61 - In normal cruise speed range, the propulsive efficiency of a turboprop __

decreases as speed increases

94 - What device can be used to counteract the nose-down pitching movement and increase the camber produced by deploying the wing flaps?

leading edge flaps