SIFT Spatial Apperception 4

Question 1

In a Spatial Apperception test item, you see a cockpit view where the horizon is level and positioned below the center of the display. What attitude is the aircraft in?

Accepted Answer

Wings level, nose up

Answer

A horizon below the center of the display means the nose is above the horizon, indicating a nose-up (climbing) attitude with no bank.

Question 2

An aircraft is shown from outside in a steep left bank with the nose on the horizon. Which best describes what the pilot sees?

Accepted Answer

Horizon steeply tilted right-side down, nose at horizon level

Answer

From inside a left-banking aircraft, the horizon tilts so the right side appears lower, and with nose on the horizon the display shows it centered.

Question 3

A pilot is heading northeast and sees a river running southeast-northwest below and to the left. What does this tell us about the river's orientation relative to the aircraft?

Accepted Answer

The river is roughly parallel to the flight path

Answer

A southeast-northwest river is parallel to a northeast heading, so it would appear running in roughly the same direction as the aircraft's track.

Question 4

The SIFT Spatial Apperception section shows an outside image of an aircraft with its nose pointing down and banked to the right. Which attitude indicator reading matches?

Accepted Answer

Horizon above center, tilted right-side lower

Answer

A nose-down pitch raises the horizon above center, and a right bank tilts the horizon with the right side lower.

Question 5

A pilot flying west at low altitude sees a city directly ahead and a mountain range to the left. The mountain range runs roughly north-south. What direction does the range run relative to the pilot's heading?

Accepted Answer

Perpendicular to the flight path

Answer

A north-south mountain range is perpendicular to a westbound flight path.

SIFT Exam Practice Test

SIFT Exam Practice Test

SIFT Spatial Apperception 4