FAA Private Pilot Exam 1 - Practice Test Geeks

What is the maximum flaps-extended speed?

65 KTS.

100 KTS.

165 KTS.

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The acute angle A is the angle of

dihedral.

attack

incidence

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Which V-speed represents maneuvering speed?

VA.

VLO.

VNE.

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An airplane said to be inherently stable will

be difficult to stall.

require less effort to control.

not spin.

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The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is

light, dirty, and fast.

heavy, dirty, and fast.

heavy, clean, and slow.V

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

below and downwind from the heavy aircraft.

above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.

below and upwind from the heavy aircraft.

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

decrease the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.

permit a touchdown at a higher indicated airspeed.

increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.

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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?

1,200 pounds.

3,100 pounds.

3,960 pounds.

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What is the definition of load factor?

Angle of bank relative to an increase in stall speed.

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

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

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

light, quartering headwind.

light, quartering tailwind.

strong headwind.

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Which color identifies the power-off stalling speed with wing flaps and landing gear in the landing configuration?

Upper limit of the green arc.

Upper limit of the white arc.

Lower limit of the white arc.

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Which marking identifies the never-exceed speed?

Upper limit of the green arc.

Upper limit of the white arc.

The red radial line.

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What is the caution range of the airplane?

0 to 60 KTS.

100 to 165 KTS.

165 to 208 KTS.

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During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the airplane to

stall at a higher airspeed.

have a tendency to spin.

be more difficult to control.

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When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to

rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff or landing path.

rise into the traffic pattern area surrounding the airport.

sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence.

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Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during climb after takeoff?

VY.

VA.

VX.

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The angle of attack for a propeller is defined as

The angle between the propeller chord line and the relative wind.

The angle between the propeller chord line and the thrust vector.

The pitch angle of the blade to the propeller hub.

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Which V-speed represents best-angle-of-climb speed?

VA.

VX.

VY.

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Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at

less than the length of the wingspan above the surface.

twice the length of the wingspan above the surface.

a higher-than-normal angle of attack.

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The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will

increase if the CG is moved forward.

change with an increase in gross weight.

remain the same regardless of gross weight.

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