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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. Before a person holding a private pilot
certificate may act as pilot in command of a
high-performance airplane, that person
must have
A. passed a flight test in that airplane from an FAA
inspector.
B. received flight instruction from an authorized
flight instructor who then endorses that person's
logbook.
C. an endorsement in that person's logbook that he
or she is competent to act as pilot in command.
2. The numbers 2 and 20 on a runway indicate
that the runway is oriented approximately
A. 20 degrees and 200 degrees true.
B. 2 and 20 magnetic.
C. 20 degrees and 200 degrees magnetic.
3. A private pilot is flying with BasicMed. Considering the
following, until what date is this BasicMed privilege valid:
BasicMed physical exam completed April 5, 2023; BasicMed
self-assessment course completed May 8, 2023; state driver's
license expires December 31, 2024.
A. December 31, 2024
B. May 31, 2025
C. April 5, 2027
4. How soon after the conviction for driving while
intoxicated by alcohol or drugs shall it be reported to the
FAA, Civil Aviation Security Division?
A. Within 30 working days after the motor vehicle action.
B. Upon renewal of a medical certificate.
C. No later than 60 days after the motor vehicle action.
5. In the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic compass will
normally indicate a turn toward the north when
A. the aircraft is decelerated while on an east heading.
B. the aircraft is accelerated while on an east heading.
C. a right turn is entered from an east heading.
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Can you correctly answer these questions from retired TWA
captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff?
6. A pilot is on a nonstop under no-wind conditions from
Chicago (42 degrees N, 88 degrees W) to Paris, France
(49 degrees N, 2 degrees E), via the North Pole. He is
approaching the North Pole on a true heading of 360 degrees
as shown on his gyroscopic heading indicator. Upon reaching
the Pole and without resetting the heading indicator, to what
indicated heading must he turn so as to track directly toward
Paris along a true course of 180 degrees?
7. Shell Oil recommends that the oil in an aircraft engine
without a cartridge filter should be changed every _____ flight
hours or every _____ months, whichever occurs first.
A. 25, 4
B. 25, 6
C. 50, 4
D. 50, 6
8. A pilot steps into the cockpit of a typical jetliner and
immediately notices the Deperdussin control. What is it?
9. Pilots know that a VOR is a " VHF omni-directional range, "
but what is a range?
10. An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) should always
be capable of sustaining a continuous broadcast for at least
_____ hours.
Answers on p. 62
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