CADET Pilot 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An aircraft burns fuel at 12 gallons per hour. How many gallons are needed for a 2.5-hour flight plus a 45-minute fuel reserve?
- 30 gallons
- 36 gallons
- 39 gallons (Correct answer)
- 42 gallons
Correct answer: 39 gallons
Flight fuel: 12 × 2.5 = 30 gallons; reserve: 12 × 0.75 = 9 gallons; total = 39 gallons.
Question 2: Which of the following describes 'angle of attack'?
- The angle between the aircraft's nose and the horizon
- The angle between the wing chord line and the relative wind (Correct answer)
- The bank angle of the aircraft
- The pitch attitude shown on the attitude indicator
Correct answer: The angle between the wing chord line and the relative wind
Angle of attack is the angle between the chord line of the wing and the direction of the relative (oncoming) airflow.
Question 3: A compass heading of 180° means the aircraft is flying toward:
- North
- East
- South (Correct answer)
- West
Correct answer: South
On a compass, 0°/360° = North, 090° = East, 180° = South, 270° = West.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of the rudder in an aircraft?
- Control pitch (nose up/down)
- Control roll (banking)
- Control yaw (nose left/right) (Correct answer)
- Increase lift during takeoff
Correct answer: Control yaw (nose left/right)
The rudder, located on the vertical tail fin, controls yaw — rotation of the aircraft's nose left or right.
Question 5: If a pilot increases back pressure on the control column during level flight, what will happen?
- The aircraft will roll right
- The aircraft will climb (Correct answer)
- The aircraft will descend
- The aircraft will yaw left
Correct answer: The aircraft will climb
Pulling back on the control column raises the elevator, increasing pitch and causing the aircraft to climb.
Question 6: What does a steady red light signal from the control tower mean to an aircraft on the ground?
- Cleared to land
- Give way to other aircraft and continue circling
- Stop (Correct answer)
- Return to start of runway
Correct answer: Stop
A steady red light signal from the tower to a ground aircraft means 'STOP.'
Question 7: An aircraft's groundspeed is 180 knots with a 20-knot headwind. What is its true airspeed?
- 160 knots
- 180 knots
- 200 knots (Correct answer)
- 220 knots
Correct answer: 200 knots
A headwind subtracts from groundspeed, so TAS = groundspeed + headwind = 180 + 20 = 200 knots.
CADET Pilot 4
An aircraft burns fuel at 12 gallons per hour.
How many gallons are needed for a 2.5-hour flight plus a 45-minute fuel reserve?