FAA Private Pilot Exam 1

Question 1

What is the maximum flaps-extended speed?

Accepted Answer

Answer

65 KTS.

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100 KTS.

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165 KTS.

Question 2

The acute angle A is the angle of

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attack

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dihedral.

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incidence

Question 3

Which V-speed represents maneuvering speed?

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VA.

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VLO.

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VNE.

Question 4

An airplane said to be inherently stable will

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not spin.

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be difficult to stall.

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require less effort to control.

Question 5

The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is

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heavy, clean, and slow.V

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light, dirty, and fast.

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heavy, dirty, and fast.

Question 6

When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft

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above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.

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below and downwind from the heavy aircraft.

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below and upwind from the heavy aircraft.

Question 7

One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to

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increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.

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decrease the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.

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permit a touchdown at a higher indicated airspeed.

Question 8

If an airplane weighs 3,300 pounds, what approximate weight would the airplane structure be required to support during a 30° banked turn while maintaining altitude?

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3,960 pounds.

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1,200 pounds.

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3,100 pounds.

Question 9

What is the definition of load factor?

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Additional weight carried by the wings divided by the weight of the aircraft.

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Angle of bank relative to an increase in stall speed.

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Angle of bank relative to the power-off stall speed in a specified configuration.

Question 10

The condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a

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light, quartering tailwind.

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light, quartering headwind.

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strong headwind.