unit test questions

Question 1

when must a commercial pilot have an audiogram done

Answer 1

first medical and first exam after turning 55

Question 2

life preservers must be carried beyond ________

Answer 2

50 NM from shore

Question 3

an aircraft of 7392 kg would fall into what wake turbulence category

Answer 3

medium.

less 7000 kg =light
7000 to 136 000 kg = medium
more 136 000 =heavy

Question 4

a pilot has not flown in 6 years. to have a current licence, what must the pilot do

Answer 4

complete a flight test review and PSTAR within 12 preceding the flight

Question 5

for VFR flight in controlled airspace, the plane requires what minimums

Answer 5

3 SM day or night
500 vertical cloud
1 SM horizontal cloud

**controlled airspace ≠ CZ so doesn’t have the 500 AGL requirement

Question 6

what aircraft require a minimum equipment list (MEL)

Answer 6

all commuter and airline category planes

Question 7

plane has comms failure while within the CZ. the procedure for intending to land at the airport is what

Answer 7

watch for light signals from tower while approaching and follow traffic circuit of other planes

Question 8

a comms failure in uncontrolled airspace with a plane that has a transponder. what code should they squak

Answer 8

they can keep 1200 since they’re in uncontrolled airspace

only when they’re in controlled airspace must they squak 7600

Question 9

while holding short of the runway at a controlled airport, the plane experiences a radio failure. expect what light signals and what do they mean

Answer 9

flashing white or flashing green to tell you to taxi back to ramp

Question 10

an incident is only reportable when the plane is greater than ________ lbs or in ________ operations

Answer 10

greater than 5000 lbs

commercial (703,704,705)

Question 11

how is reverse thrust for a turboprop achieved?

what changes?

Answer 11

changing blade pitch of the propeller blades

now the propeller blades have a negative angle of INCIDENCE

Question 12

when a turboprop is operating in the BETA range, the power level controls what

Answer 12

fuel flow and blade pitch

Question 13

throttle plate icing is worst at _____ power setting and ____ ºC

Answer 13

low power
-5ºC

Question 14

a waste gate on a turbocharger reduces manifold pressure by

Answer 14

decreasing air compression prior to air intake manifold

Question 15

the basic principle of a constant speed propeller is that the propeller control sets

Answer 15

RPM

Question 16

to establish climb after takeoff in a plane with a constant-speed propeller, the output of the engine is reduced to climb power by decreasing MP and _______ RPM by ________ propeller blade angle

Answer 16

decreasing RPM
increasing propeller blades angle

Question 17

peak power is reached by ________

best economy is reached by _______

Answer 17

max power = full rich

best economy = peak EGT

Question 18

what is the equation to find Va when you know Vs

Answer 18

Va = 1.9 x Vs

Question 19

equation for Vs in a turn

Answer 19

Vs turn = Vs x root LF

Question 20

laminar flow wings have _____ lift and _____ drag than normal wings

Answer 20

less lift
less drag

Question 21

what does the DECIDE model of decision making stand for

Answer 21

detect
estimate
choose
identify
do
evaluate

Question 22

what triggers hypoxia

Answer 22

insufficient oxygen reaching brain

Question 23

what does not cause hyperventilation:
1. intense concentration
2. stress and anxiety
3. excessive carbon monoxide
4. panicking

Answer 23

3

Question 24

the attitude indicator is mounted __________ and gyro spins __________

Answer 24

mounted vertically
spins horizontally

Question 25

the heading indicator is mounted __________ and gyro spins __________

Answer 25

mounted horizontally spins vertically

Question 26

the TC is mounted __________ with a _______º angle and gyro spins __________

Answer 26

mounted horizontally 30-35º vertically

Question 27

if an aircraft heading is 225º, using a standard rate turn, a turn to the left to 350º would take how many seconds

Answer 27

78 sec

Question 28

what is the equation to determine the bank angle needed for a standard rate turn for a given TAS?

Answer 28

Bank angle = (KTAS/10) + 7

Question 29

the condition where pressure altitude = density altitude, is when…

Answer 29

temperature is standard

Question 30

what is the lapse rate like at the tropopause

Answer 30

abrupt change

Question 31

while flying at FL250, ATC gives an altimeter setting of 28.92 inHg in your area. the pressure altitude the plane is flying at is what

Answer 31

25 000 ft ur still in standard pressure region so your alt will always be 29.92

Question 32

a moist cold airmass that is warmed from below will result in what type of weather

Answer 32

showers and thunderstorms

Question 33

after the passage of a warm front, the dew point will do what

Answer 33

rise then remain steady ** going from cold air -> warm (moist) air = dew point rises

Question 34

when a plane crosses a warm front, the maintain track, the planes heading is

Answer 34

corrected to the right

Question 35

the presence of ice pellets at the surface is evidence that

Answer 35

there is freezing rain at a higher altitude **ice pellets can be from a warm front aloft OR a cold front (pushes warm air up) so either option would have to start with freezing rain that freezes into ice pellets as it falls into cold air below

Question 36

advection fog is found most commonly in what area and what season

Answer 36

an airmass moving inland from the coastline during winter

Question 37

what lifts advection fog into low level stratus clouds

Answer 37

winds 15 KT or stronger

Question 38

during approach, what’s the most easily recognized means of being alerted to possible wind shear?

Answer 38

monitor power changes and vertical movements to stay on glide slope

Question 39

what is the main reason/factor that allows hail to be formed

Answer 39

strong updrafts

Question 40

difference between radiation fog, advection fog, steam fog

Answer 40

radiation fog = land advection fog = common at coast steam fog = forms over water

Question 41

surface analysis charts give weather information from surface up to a height of

Answer 41

3000 AGL

Question 42

AIRMET will tell you _________ conditions

Answer 42

instrument meteorological conditions

Question 43

the wind condition that requires max caution when avoiding wake turbulence upon landing is

Answer 43

light quartering tailwind

Question 44

PIC need a type rating when flying in what type of plane

Answer 44

plane certified for 2+ pilots

Question 45

to be second in command of a plane with mfc 2+, the Sic must complete what

Answer 45

type rating with ground school and flight training