FAA Cross-Country Planning Test | Assess Your Ability

On a cross-country flight, point A is crossed at 1500 hours and the plan is to reach point B at 1530 hours. Use the following information to determine the indicated airspeed required to reach point B on schedule.

A. 126 knots.

B. 137 knots.

C. 152 knots.

Correct! Wrong!

On the calculator side of the flight computer, distance in miles is always found on which scale?

A. Outer.

B. Inner.

C. Far inner.

Correct! Wrong!

On the calculator side of the flight computer, time is always found on which scale(s)?

A. Outer.

B. Inner scale only.

C. Inner scale and far inner scale.

Correct! Wrong!

How fast are you flying if you travel 2 miles in 1 minute?

A. 30 miles per hour.

B. 60 miles per hour.

C. 120 miles per hour.

Correct! Wrong!

How fast are you flying if you travel 3 miles in 2 minutes?

A. 60 miles per hour.

B. 90 miles per hour.

C. 12 miles per hour.

Correct! Wrong!

How long will it take you to fly 300 miles at 120 miles per hour

A. 15 minutes.

B. 150 minutes.

C. 230 minutes.

Correct! Wrong!

How far will you travel if you fly at 100 miles per hour for 2 hours and 30 minutes?

A. 150 miles.

B. 230 miles.

C. 250 miles.

Correct! Wrong!

How fast are you flying if you travel 18 miles in 8 minutes?

A. 60 miles per hour.

B. 135 miles per hour.

C. 180 miles per hour.

Correct! Wrong!

How far will you travel if you fly at 110 miles per hour for 11 minutes?

A. 20 miles.

B. 33 miles.

C. 200 miles.

Correct! Wrong!

A basic rule to remember when using the calculator side of the flight computer is

A. wind correction angle goes first.

B. that on the outer scale, 10 always represents 10 miles.

C. how fast goes first.

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A basic rule to remember when using the calculator side of the flight computer is

A. miles are always on the inner scale.

B. minutes are always on the outer scale.

C. "does the answer make sense?"

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If you are using fuel at the rate of 8 gallons per hour, how many gallons will you use in 3 hours and 30 minutes?

A. 21 gallons.

B. 28 gallons.

C. 33 gallons.

Correct! Wrong!

How many gallons per hour are you using if you use 36 gallons in 4 hours and 30 minutes?

A. 8 gallons per hour.

B. 9 gallons per hour.

C. 27 gallons per hour.

Correct! Wrong!

When using a navigation plotter, it is important to note that

A. zero miles is not at the physical end of the plotter.

B. shrinkage of the plastic is not possible.

C. the Sectional scale and the WAC scale are on the same side of the plotter.

Correct! Wrong!

Typical scales on the navigation plotter are

A. miles per hour and kilometers per hour.

B. nautical and stationary.

C. Sectional and WAC.

Correct! Wrong!

True course is

A. the direction the nose is pointed.

B. course referenced to true north.

C. the speed of the aircraft through the air.

Correct! Wrong!

Magnetic course is

A. course referenced to lines of latitude and longitude.

B. the direction the nose is pointed referenced to magnetic north.

C. course referenced to magnetic north.

Correct! Wrong!

Magnetic heading is

A. the number you want to see in the glass of the compass to fly where you want to go.

B. the direction the nose is pointed referenced to magnetic north.

C. the error in the compass due to magnetic fields in the aircraft.

Correct! Wrong!

True airspeed is

A. the speed of the wind over the ground.

B. the speed of the aircraft over the ground.

C. the speed of the aircraft through the air.

Correct! Wrong!

Which equation is correct?

A. TC + or - WCA = TH.

B. TH + or - DEV = MH.

C. MH + or - VAR = CH.

Correct! Wrong!

Once you have determined magnetic heading, compass heading is found by applying

A. wind correction angle.

B. magnetic variation.

C. deviation error.

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The wind side of the flight computer is used to determine

A. magnetic variation.

B. groundspeed and wind correction angle.

C. rate of fuel consumption.

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When solving a wind problem on the wind side of the flight computer, the first information to enter on the wind side is

A. groundspeed.

B. true course.

C. the wind.

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How far will an aircraft travel in 7.5 minutes with a ground speed of 114 knots?

A. 14.25 NM.

B. 15.00 NM.

C. 14.50 NM.

Correct! Wrong!

FAA Cross-Country Planning Test 2

On a cross-country flight, point A is crossed at 1500 hours and the plan is to reach point B at 1530 hours. Use the following information to determine the indicated airspeed required to reach point B on schedule.

On the calculator side of the flight computer, distance in miles is always found on which scale?

On the calculator side of the flight computer, time is always found on which scale(s)?

How fast are you flying if you travel 2 miles in 1 minute?

How fast are you flying if you travel 3 miles in 2 minutes?

How long will it take you to fly 300 miles at 120 miles per hour

How far will you travel if you fly at 100 miles per hour for 2 hours and 30 minutes?

How fast are you flying if you travel 18 miles in 8 minutes?

How far will you travel if you fly at 110 miles per hour for 11 minutes?

A basic rule to remember when using the calculator side of the flight computer is

A basic rule to remember when using the calculator side of the flight computer is

If you are using fuel at the rate of 8 gallons per hour, how many gallons will you use in 3 hours and 30 minutes?

How many gallons per hour are you using if you use 36 gallons in 4 hours and 30 minutes?

When using a navigation plotter, it is important to note that

Typical scales on the navigation plotter are

True course is

Magnetic course is

Magnetic heading is

True airspeed is

Which equation is correct?

Once you have determined magnetic heading, compass heading is found by applying

The wind side of the flight computer is used to determine

When solving a wind problem on the wind side of the flight computer, the first information to enter on the wind side is

How far will an aircraft travel in 7.5 minutes with a ground speed of 114 knots?

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