FAA Cross-Country Planning Test 2

Question 1

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.

Accepted Answer

137 knots.

Answer

To determine the indicated airspeed required, first calculate the available time for the flight segment (30 minutes or 0.5 hours). Then, divide the specific distance between point A and point B (which for this problem is 68.5 NM) by the time in hours to find the required groundspeed. In the absence of other atmospheric data or wind, this required groundspeed (137 knots) is considered the target indicated airspeed for the flight.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Outer.

Answer

On the calculator side of a flight computer (E6B), the outer scale is designated for distance in miles (or nautical miles) and also for speed. The inner scale, conversely, is primarily used for time in minutes.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Inner scale and far inner scale.

Answer

On the calculator side of a flight computer (E6B), time is represented on both the inner scale (for minutes) and the far inner scale (for hours). The inner scale typically ranges from 10 to 60 minutes, while the far inner scale provides corresponding hourly values.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

120 miles per hour.

Answer

To calculate speed, divide the distance traveled by the time taken. If you travel 2 miles in 1 minute, your speed is 2 miles per minute. To convert this to miles per hour, multiply by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour), resulting in a speed of 120 miles per hour.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

90 miles per hour.

Answer

To determine your speed, divide the distance traveled by the time it took. Traveling 3 miles in 2 minutes means you are flying at a rate of 1.5 miles per minute. To express this in miles per hour, multiply 1.5 by 60 (the number of minutes in an hour), which gives you 90 miles per hour.

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FAA Cross-Country Planning Test 2