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. ATC instructs you to climb VFR to 5,500 feet, yet doing so would put you into the overcast. A. You should comply as instructed. B. Tell the controller " unable " and request an alternate course of action or amended instruction. C. Tell the controller " unable " and do whatever seems best at the moment. 2. A go-around from a poor landing approach A. is generally preferable to last-minute attempts to prevent a bad landing. B. should not be attempted after the landing flare has been initiated regardless of airspeed. C. should not be attempted when below 100 feet above the runway. 3. Which is true with respect to formation flights? Formation flights are A. not authorized, unless the pilot in command of each aircraft is trained and found competent in formation flying. B. not authorized, except by arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft in the formation. C. authorized when carrying passengers for hire. 4. How long after issuance does the airworthiness certificate of an aircraft expire? A. Five calendar years after issuance. B. 24 calendar months after issuance. C. It has no specific expiration date. 5. An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 270 degrees: " Traffic three o'clock, two miles, eastbound. " Where should the pilot look for this traffic? A. North. B. East. C. West. ACE Can you correctly answer these questions from retired TWA captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff? 6. Eleven-time British aerobatic champion Neil Williams once demonstrated such an incredible feat of quick thinking and airmanship that it has become the stuff of which legends are made. What did he do? 7. To what does the north pole of a magnetic compass point? A. The north magnetic pole. B. The south magnetic pole. C. The geographic south pole. D. None of the above. 8. Under what conditions is it permissible for a pilot without an instrument rating to operate when the visibility is less than one mile? 9. Thunder is the sound of lightning, but what causes that sound? EXTRA CREDIT Ready for more? Check out dozens of Flight Training Final Exam quizzes online. aopa.org/ft/quizzes + 56 FLIGHT TRAINING MARCH/APRIL 2025 10. True or false? A pilot takes off immediately after sunset and sees a sliver of the moon above the horizon that is about to set. This is a new moon (a waxing crescent) and not the last remnants of a waning moon. Answers on p. 54http://www.aopa.org/ft/quizzes