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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. What minimum radio equipment is required for operation
within Class B airspace?
A. Two-way radio communications equipment, a 4096-code
transponder, an encoding altimeter, and ADS-B Out.
B. Two-way radio communications equipment, a 4096-code
transponder, and an encoding altimeter.
C. Two-way radio communications equipment, a 4096-code
transponder, and DME.
2. A second class medical certificate is issued to a 38-year-old
pilot on March 10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a
private pilot certificate, the medical certificate will be valid
until midnight on
A. September 30, this year.
B. March 31, two years hence.
C. March 31, five years hence.
3. To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying
passengers, a pilot must show by logbook, or other flight
record, the performance of three takeoffs and three landings
within the preceding
A. six calendar months.
B. 90 days.
C. three months.
4. A pilot owns a 1952 Piper Super Cub equipped with a red
rotating beacon but no position lights. Which statement is
true regarding night flight in this airplane?
A. Night flying is prohibited.
B. Since the airplane was manufactured prior to 1979, night flight
is permitted without position lights.
C. Limited night flying from sunset to the end of evening civil
twilight is possible.
5. Who may perform maintenance on an aircraft under the
supervision of an A&P mechanic?
1. A FAA pilot certificate holder.
2. A convict on work release from prison.
3. A pilot who had his airman certificate revoked.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3
C. 1, 2, and 3
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Can you correctly answer these questions from retired TWA
captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff?
6. Why is it that the cabin door on almost all single-engine
airplanes with only one cabin door is on the right when it
makes more sense for that door to be on the left (next to the
pilot)?
7. For instrument-rated pilots: Unless otherwise specified,
departure procedures (DPs) provide obstacle protection as
long as the aircraft is at least _____ feet high as it crosses the
departure end of the runway, does not turn until reaching
_____ feet, and climbs at least _____ feet per nautical mile.
A. 35, 400, 200
B. 35, 500, 300
C. 50, 400, 200
D. 50, 500, 300
8. True or false? An absence of ground features such as
water, darkened areas, and terrain made featureless by
snow can create the same illusion during a straight-in, visual
approach as when approaching a downhill runway. In each
case, the pilot tends to perceive that the aircraft is at a lower
altitude than it really is.
9. Many airplanes are equipped with electrical inverters.
What is the purpose of an inverter?
10. A pilot flying a typical single-engine airplane experiences
thick smoke in the cockpit. Until the problem causing the
smoke has been resolved, what is usually the most effective
way to evacuate smoke from the cockpit?
Answers on p. 54
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