COMMERCIAL PILOT QUIZ #2

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Student's Name__________________________ Date_________________

 

 

Instructions: Answer the multiple-choice question with the best possible answer. Write the answer to the essay question in the space provided. Email the quiz to your instructor for evaluation.

 

1. The oral preflight briefing required on FAR Part 135 passenger-carrying airplanes shall be

A. presented in person by the pilot in command while another flight crewmember demonstrates the operation of emergency equipment.

B. substituted by printed cards carried in locations convenient for use by each passenger in aircraft with 9 seats or less.

C. conducted by the pilot in command or a crewmember and supplemented by printed cards for the use of each passenger.

 

 

2. In which aircraft, operating under FAR Part 135, is a third gyroscopic pitch-and-bank indicator required?

A. All transport category airplanes.

B. All airplanes where a pilot in command and second in command is required.

C. All turbojet airplanes.

 

 

3. For which airplanes, under FAR Part 135 operations, must each flight crewmember station have a shoulder harness installed?

A. Any airplane being operated under FAR Part 135, regardless of weight and seating configuration.

B. All airplanes having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 10 seats or more.

C. All airplanes operated in commuter air carrier service.

 

4. Under FAR Part 135, what is the minimum visibility requirement for airplane VFR operations in Class G airspace when the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet?

A. Day - 1/2 mile; night - 1 mile.

B. Day - 2 miles; night - 3 miles.

C. Day - 2 miles; night - 2 miles.

 

 

5. To operate an airplane VFR over-the-top while carrying passengers, what operating limitations, in part, are required by FAR Part 135 operations?

A. Weather conditions that allow descent under VFR in the event of an engine failure.

B. Two appropriately rated pilots must be aboard; autopilot not authorized.

C. Radar approach facilities must be in operation at the destination point 1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA.

 

 

6. The need to slow an aircraft below VA is brought about by the following weather phenomenon:

A. Turbulence which causes a decrease in stall speed.

B. Turbulence which causes an increase in stall speed.

C. High density altitude which increases the indicated stall speed.

 

 

7. In theory, if the airspeed of an airplane is doubled while in level flight, parasite drag will become

A. twice as great.

B. four times greater.

C. half as great.

 

 

8. As airspeed decreases in level flight below that speed for maximum lift/drag ratio, total drag of an airplane

A. decreases because of lower parasite drag.

B. increases because of increased induced drag.

C. increases because of increased parasite drag.

 

 

9. If the airspeed is increased from 90 knots to 135 knots during a level 60° banked turn, the load factor will

A. decrease and the stall speed will increase.

B. increase as well as the stall speed.

C. remain the same but the radius of turn will increase.

 

 

10. Baggage weighing 90 pounds is placed in a normal category airplane's baggage compartment which is placarded at 100 pounds. If this airplane is subjected to a positive load factor of 3.5 G's, the total load of the baggage would be

A. 315 pounds and would not be excessive.

B. 315 pounds and would be excessive.

C. 350 pounds and would not be excessive.

 

 

11. Which airspeed would a pilot be unable to identify by the color coding of an airspeed indicator?

A. The power-off stall speed.

B. The maneuvering speed.

C. The never-exceed speed.

 

12. Which statement is true about magnetic deviation of a compass? Deviation

A. varies for different headings of the same aircraft.

B. varies over time as the agonic line shifts.

C. is the same for all aircraft in the same locality.

 

 

13. Which is true regarding the use of flaps during level turns?

A. Raising flaps will require added forward pressure on the yoke or stick.

B. The lowering of flaps increases the stall speed.

C. The raising of flaps increases the stall speed.

 

 

14. Which statement best describes the operating principle of a constant-speed propeller?

A. As throttle setting is changed by the pilot, the prop governor causes pitch angle of the propeller blades to remain unchanged.

B. The propeller control regulates the engine RPM and in turn the propeller RPM.

C. A high blade angle, or increased pitch, reduces the propeller drag and allows more engine power for takeoffs.

 

 

15. Describe the procedure to be used when power is being increased in aircraft equipped with constant-speed propellers and normally-aspirated engines, to avoid placing undue stress on the engine components?

 

 

16. Detonation may occur at high-power settings when

A. an excessively rich fuel mixture causes an explosive gain in power.

B. the fuel mixture is ignited too early by hot carbon deposits in the cylinder.

C. the fuel mixture instantaneously ignites instead of burning progressively and evenly.

 

 

17. The mixture control can be adjusted, which

A. prevents the fuel/air combination from becoming too rich at higher altitudes.

B. prevents the fuel/air combination from becoming lean as the airplane climbs.

C. regulates the amount of air flow through the carburetor's venturi.

 

 

18. Name the four fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft.

A. Power, pitch, bank, and trim.

B. Thrust, lift, turns, and glides.

C. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.

 

 

19. To increase the rate of turn and at the same time decrease the radius, a pilot should

A. maintain the bank and decrease airspeed.

B. steepen the bank and increase airspeed.

C. steepen the bank and decrease airspeed.

 

 

20. Stall speed is affected by

A. angle of attack, weight, and air density.

B. weight, load factor, and power.

C. load factor, angle of attack, and power.

 

 

21. A rectangular wing, as compared to other wing planforms, has a tendency to stall first at the

A. wing root, with the stall progression toward the wing tip.

B. wingtip, with the stall progression toward the wing root.

C. center trailing edge, with the stall progression outward toward the wing root and tip.

 

 

22. In theory, if the angle of attack and other factors remain constant and the airspeed is doubled, the lift produced at the higher speed will be

A. four times greater than at the lower speed.

B. two times greater than at the lower speed.

C. the same as at the lower speed.

 

23.Which statement is true, regarding the opposing forces acting on an airplane in steady-state level flight?

A. Thrust is greater than drag and lift is greater than weight.

B. Thrust is greater than drag and weight and lift are equal.

C. These forces are equal.

 

24. The angle of attack at which a wing stalls remains constant regardless of

A. weight and pitch attitude, but varies with dynamic pressure and bank angle.

B. weight, dynamic pressure, bank angle, or pitch attitude.

C. dynamic pressure, but varies with weight, bank angle, and pitch attitude.

 

 

25. In light airplanes, normal recovery from spins may become difficult if the

A. CG is too far rearward and rotation is around the longitudinal axis.

B. CG is too far rearward and rotation is around the CG.

C. spin is entered before the stall is fully developed.

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