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JOHN HOLM
FINAL EXAM TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
CHECKRIDE-READY
See how you measure up to FAA standards with these
questions from the AOPA Pilot Information Center.
1. In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is
accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass
will normally indicate
A. a turn momentarily.
B. correctly when on a north or south heading.
C. a turn toward the south.
2. What's one way to determine if another aircraft is on a
collision course with your aircraft?
A. There will be no apparent relative motion between your
aircraft and the other aircraft.
B. The nose of each aircraft is pointed at the same point in
space.
C. The other aircraft will always appear to get larger and
closer at a rapid rate.
3. Each person who holds a pilot certificate or a medical
certificate shall present it for inspection upon the
request of the administrator, the National Transportation
Safety Board, the TSA, or any
A. authorized representative of the Department of
Transportation.
B. federal, state, or local law enforcement officer.
C. person in a position of authority.
4. What procedure is recommended when climbing or
descending VFR on an airway?
A. Execute gentle banks, left and right for continuous visual
scanning of the airspace.
B. Advise the nearest flight service station of the altitude
changes.
C. Fly away from the centerline of the airway before changing
altitude.
5. The final authority as to the operation of an aircraft
is the
A. aircraft manufacturer.
B. pilot in command.
C. Federal Aviation Administration.
ACE
Can you correctly answer these questions from retired
TWA captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff?
6. True or false? While preflighting her engine, a pilot notices
that the electric fuel pump is labeled, " For Automotive Use
Only. " This indicates that the flight must be postponed until
the pump is replaced.
7. In middle latitudes, the bases of low clouds (stratus, stratocumulus,
nimbostratus, and fair-weather cumulus) are
normally found anywhere from the surface up to a height
of _______, and the bases of high clouds (cirrus, cirrostratus,
and cirrocumulus) are normally found at a height at or above
_______.
A. 6,500 feet, 14,500 feet
B. 6.500 feet, 16,500 feet
C. 8,500 feet, 14,500 feet
D. 8,500 feet, 16,500 feet
8. What is wrong with this statement? A VFR pilot is cruising
at 17,500 feet in an unpressurized airplane, hears The High and
the Mighty on his low/medium-frequency receiver, removes
his oxygen mask for a moment, sips water from a plastic
bottle, and then momentarily whistles along with the music.
9. Two identical, 500-knot jetliners are flying along the
equator in opposite directions at 35,000 feet. Assuming that
the winds aloft are calm, and that each airplane is identically
loaded with payload and fuel, which of the two aircraft has
the greatest range?
10. The transponder encoder and conventional altimeter in
an aircraft must agree within _______ feet, and ATC probably
will ask a pilot to stop squawking altitude when his encoder
appears to be in error by _______ feet or more.
A. 125, 300
B. 125, 500
C. 250, 300
D. 250, 500
Answers on p. 65
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