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RYAN SNOOK
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. By regulation, what is the minimum number of hours a
private pilot must fly each year to remain legally current to
act as PIC?
A. 20 hours
B. There is no annual hour requirement.
C. 10 hours
2. While on final approach to a runway, at night, that is
equipped with a standard two-bar VASI, what is the proper
on-glidepath indicator?
A. Far bar red, near bar white
B. Far bar red, near bar red
C. Far bar white, near bar white
3. When there is a temperature inversion, you would expect
to experience
A. good visibility in the lower levels of the atmosphere and poor
visibility above an inversion.
B. an increase in temperature as altitude increases.
C. clouds with extensive vertical development above an inversion.
4. Upon checking your planned destination airport, you see
there is no tower on the field and no common traffic advisory
frequency. You should broadcast your intentions (takeoff,
downwind, et cetera) at the airport on what frequency?
A. 121.5 MHz
B. 122.85 MHz
C. 122.9 MHz
5. Unicom frequencies such as 122.7 and 123.0 are commonly
used for traffic and airport advisories at nontowered
airports but may also be used for air traffic control (ATC)
purposes. Which of the following is not an approved ATC use
of the unicom service?
A. Revision to proposed departure time
B. Approach clearances
C. Takeoff, arrival, or flight plan cancellation time
ACE
Can you correctly answer these questions from retired TWA
captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff?
6. The mammoth Airbus A380 is certified to carry as many as 853
passengers. Like all jetliners, the aircraft could not be certified
unless it was demonstrated that a full load of passengers could be
safely evacuated from the aircraft in
A. one minute.
B. 90 seconds.
C. two minutes.
D. three minutes.
7. As (trailing edge) wing flap deployment is increased
on a typical general aviation airplane, the maximum lift
coefficient _______ and the angle of attack at which this occurs
_______.
A. decreases, decreases
B. decreases, increases
C. increases, decreases
D. increases, increases
8. True or false? When clearing a runway after landing at a
towered airport, a pilot may switch to ground control without
waiting to be advised by the tower controller to do so.
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9. Aircraft A and aircraft B are flying across the United States
from coast to coast along a 2,700-nm airway and in opposite
directions. Airplane A is eastbound at a groundspeed of
100 knots, and airplane B is westbound at 200 knots. Which
aircraft will be closer to the West Coast when they pass?
10. True or false? Los Angeles, California, is west of Reno,
Nevada.
Answers on p. 52
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