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| A blue segmented circle on a Sectional Chart depicts which class airspace? |
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| An airplane said to be inherently stable will |
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| require less effort to control |
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| How soon after the conviction for driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs shall it be reported to the FAA, Civil Aviation Security Division? |
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| No later than 60 days after the motor vehicle action |
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| What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air? |
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| Evaporation and sublimation |
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| With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a category of aircraft? |
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| Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air |
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| What is Pressure Altitude? |
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| HIEGHT ABOVE THE STANDARD DATUM PLANE WHEN 29.92 IS SET IN THE ALTIMETER SCALE |
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| WHAT IS DENSITY ALTITUDE? |
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| PRESSURE ALTITUDE CORRECTED FOR NONSTANDARD TEMPURATURE |
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| THE ACTUAL VERTICAL DISTANCE ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AND IS EQUAL TO PRESSURE ALTITUDE AND INDICATED ALTITUDE WHEN STANDARD ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS EXIST |
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| WHAT IS ABSOLUTE ALTITUDE? |
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| HEIGHT OR VERTICAL DISTANCE ABOVE THE SURFACE. REFERRED TO AS HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL(AGL) |
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| WHAT ARE THE FOUR FORCES THAT ACT ON AN AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT? |
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| LIFT, WEIGHT, THRUST, AND DRAG |
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| WHAT IS THE CRITICAL ANGLE OF ATTACK? |
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| A STALL THAT OCCURS AT THE SAME ANGLE REGUARDLESS OF AIRSPEED, FLIGHT ATTITUDE, OR WEIGHT |
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| SPAN DIVIDED BY AVERAGE CHORD |
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| FLAPS ALLOW YOU TO DO WHAT? |
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| STEEPEN THE ANGLE OF DESCENT ON AN APPROACH W/OUT INCREASING AIRSPEED |
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| RESULT OF THE EARTHS SURFACE ALTERING THE AIRFLOW PATTERNS ABOUT THE AIPLANE |
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| MOVEMENT ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS AND IS PRODUCED BY THE RUDDER(ROTATION ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS) |
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| HOW IS LONGITUDINAL STABILITY DETERMINED? |
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| BY THE LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IN RELATION TO THE CENTER OF PRESSURE(LIFT) |
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| AN AIRPLANE LOADED TO ITS AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY(CG) LIMIT WILL? |
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| BE LESS STABLE AT ALL SPEEDS |
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| TO ENTER A SPIN, AN AIRPLANE MUST FIRST BE? |
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| WHAT IS GREATEDT AT LOW AIRSPEEDS, HIGH POWER SETTINGS, AND HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK? |
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| P-FACTOR CAUSES AN AIRPLANE TO DO WHAT? |
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| YAW TO THE LEFT ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS WHEN ITS AT HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK |
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| WHAT DO YOU DO IF POWER FAILURE OCCURS AFTER TAKEOFF? |
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| IMMEDIATLY ESTABLISH THE PROPER GLIDING ATTITUDE AND AIRSPEED |
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| THE HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF LIFT CAUSE THE AIRPLANE TO DO WHAT? |
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| THE LOAD FACTOR IMPOSED ON AN AIRPLANE WILL INCREASE AS THE? |
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| ANGLE OF BANK IS INCREASED |
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| INCREASING THE LOAD FACTOR WILL CAUSE AN AIRPLANE TO? |
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| WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SCAN DURING THE DAY? |
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| A SERIES OF SHORT EYE MOVEMENTS IN 10 DEGREE SECTORS |
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| HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH ANOTHER PLANE? |
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| IF THERE IS NO APPARENT RELITIVE MOTION BETWEEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND YUORS |
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| WHAT DOES HAZE DO TO YOUR EYES? |
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| MAKES OBJECTS APPEAR TO BE FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ARE |
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| WHAT SHOULD YOU DO PRIOR TO STARTING ANY MANOUVERS? |
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| MAKE CLEAR TURNS AND SCAN THE AREA FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT |
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| AN AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS HAS THE ________ OVER THE OTHER AIRCRAFT? |
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| THE LEAST MANOUVERABLE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY HAS WHAT? |
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| WHEN 2 OR MORE AIRCRAFT ARE APPROACHING AN AIRPORT TO LAND, THE RIGHT OF WAY BELONGS TO WHICH AIRCRAFT? |
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| THE ONE THAT IS AT THE LOWER ALTITUDE |
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| OVER A CONGESTED AREA, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FLY HOW MANY FEET ABOVE AN OBSTACLE? HOW ABOUT AND UNCONGESTED AREA? |
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1. 1,000 FEET ABOVE
2. 500 FEET ABOVE |
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| WHAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL WIND CONDITION WHEN TAXIING A HIGH-WING, TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE? |
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| A RUNWAYS MAGNETIC COMPASS IS ROUNDED OFF TO THE NEAREST WHAT? |
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| A CLOSED RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY IS MARKED BY WHAT? |
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| AN AIRPORTS ROTATING BEACON OPERATED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS NORMALLY INDICATED WHAT? |
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| WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT IS BELOW VFR MINIMUMS |
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| HOW CAN YOU IDENTIFY A MILITARY AIRPORT? |
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| BY A ROTATING BEACON WHICH EMITS TWO QUICK, WHITE FLASHES BETWEEN GREEN FLASHES |
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| IF YOU ARE LANDING AT A CONTROLLED AIRPORT SERVED BY A VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR(VASI), REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT YOU...? |
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| MAINTAIN AN ALTITUDE AT OR ABOVE THE GLIDE SLOPE UNTIL A LOWER ALTITUDE IS NECESSARY FOR A SAFE LANDING |
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| WHAT COLORS WILL A VASI SHOW IF YOU ARE TOO HIGH, GLIDING, OR TOO LOW? |
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TOO HIGH- WHITE OVER WHITE LIGHTS
GLIDING- RED OVER WHITE
TOO LOW- RED OVER RED |
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| WHAT COLORS WILL A TRI-COLOR VASI SHOW IF YOU ARE TOO HIGH, GLIDING, OR TOO LOW? |
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TOO HIGH- AMBER
GLIDING-GREEN
TOO LOW- RED |
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| HOW DO YOU LOCATE A POSITION ON A MAP? |
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| YOU SHOULD FLY NO LOWER THAN HOW MANY FEET AGL WHEN FLYING OVER A SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA SUCH AS A NATIONAL PARK? |
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| THE CONTROL TOWER FRQUENCY IS LISTED FOLLOWING WHAT LETTERS? |
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| A VORTAC NAVIGATIONAL FACILITY IS DEPICTED BY WHAT? |
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| HOW FAR DOES CLASS G AIRSPACE(UNCONTROLLED) USUALLY EXTEND? |
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| HOW FAR DOES CLASS E AIRSPACE(CONTROLLED) USUALLY EXTEND? |
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| 4 NAUTICAL MILES FROM EACH SIDE OF THE AIRWAY CENTERLINE AND 1200AGL UP TO 18000FT MSL |
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| AN AIRSPACE AT AN AIRPORT WITH A PARTTIME CONTROL TOWER IS CLASSIFIED AS WHAT CLASS? |
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| HOW FAR DOES CLASS C AIRSPACE(CONTROLLED) USUALLY EXTEND? |
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| AT LEAST 3 MILES VISIBLITY AND 500FT BELOW, 1000 FEET ABOVE, AND 2000 FT HORIZONTALLY FROM CLOUDS |
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| WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO SET YOUR ALTIMETER AT WHEN FLYING WITHIN CLASS C AIRSPACE? |
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| HOW FAR DOES CLASS A AIRSPACE USUALLY EXTEND? |
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| 18000FT MSL UP TO AND INCLUDING FL600. MUST BE INSTRUMENT RATED AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO OPERATE IN CLASS A AIRSPACE |
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| WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO SAY 4500 FEET MSL? |
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| FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED |
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| VARIATIONS IN THE ALTIMETER SETTINGS BETWEEN WEATHER REPORTING POINTS ARE CAUSED BY WHAT? |
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| UNEQUAL HEATING OF THE EARTHS SURFACE |
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| WHAT CAUSE WIND TO SHIFT DIRECTIONS WHEN NEARS THE EARTHS SURFACE? |
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| CONVECTION CIRCULATION PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH SEA BREEZES ARE CAUSED BY WHAT? |
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| COOL, DENSE AIR MOVING INLAND FROM OVER THE WATER |
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| WATER VAPOR IS ADDED TO THE ATMOSPHERE BY WHAT? |
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| EVAPORATION AND SUBLIMATION |
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| THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR DEPENDS ON WHAT? |
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| WHAT IS THE TEMPURATURE TO WHICH AIR MUST BE COOLED TO BECOME SATURATED? |
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| WHEN TEMPURATURE OF THE SURFACE IS AT OR BELOW DEWPOINT OF THE SURROUNDING AIR AND THE DEWPOINT IS BELOW FREEZING |
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| WHAT DOES THE TERM NIMBUS REFER TO? |
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| WHEN DO STRATUS CLOUDS FORM? |
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| WHEN MOIST, STABLE AIR FLOWS UPSLOPE |
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| WHAT DOES RADIATION FOG FORM IN? |
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| MOIST AIR OVER LOW, FLAT AREAS ON CLEAR, CALM NIGHTS |
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| LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE AND AIRCRAFT ICING ARE ASSOCIATED WITH? |
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| VERTICAL CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND TURBULENCE RESULT FROM? |
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| WHAT IS GENERALLY SMOOTH W/ LAYERED OR STRATIFORM CLOUDS? |
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| WARN SMALL AIRCRAFT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS |
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| THEY WARN WEATHER HAZARDS SUCH AS ICING |
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| WHEN SHOULD YOU REQUEST AN OUTLOOK BREIFING? |
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| WHEN YOUR PROPOSED DEPARTURE IS SIX OR MORE HOURS IN THE FUTURE |
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| ENROUTE FLIGHT ADVISORY SERVICE(EFAS) FACILITIES PROVIDE WHAT? |
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| WEATHERN INFO INCLUDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY |
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| HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WILL REDUCE AIRCRAFT WHAT? |
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| HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE DECREASES WHAT? |
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| ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AERODYNAMIC LIFT, AND PROPELLER PROFICIENCY |
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| WHAT IS THE STANDARD WEIGHT OF GASOLINE IN POUNDS PER GALLON? TO CONVERT POUNDS TO GALLONS JUST DO WHAT? |
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| HOW DO YOU FIND THE CENTER OF GRAVITY? |
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| DIVIDE THE TOTAL MOMENT BY THE TOTAL WEIGHT |
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| TRUE COURSE CORRECTED FOR LOCAL MAGNETIC VARIATION IS WHAT? |
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| MAGNETIC COURSE CORRECTED FOR THE EFFECTS OF WIND IS? |
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| MAGNETIC HEADING CORRECTED FOR COMPASS DEVIATION IS? |
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| DAY VFR FLIGHTS MUST CARRY ENOUGH FUEL TO FLY TO THE FIRST POINT OF INTENDED LANDING, AND FLY AFTER THAT FOR HOW LONG? |
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30 MIN.
45 MIN IS REQUIRED FOR NIGHT VFR FLIGHTS |
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| WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF USABLE FUEL IN HOURS AND MINUTES? |
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| DURING NIGHT FLIGHT, WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF LOOKING FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT? |
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| SCAN SMALL SECTORS SLOWLY AND TO USE OFF-CENTER VIEWING |
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| TO ADAPT YOUR EYES FOR NIGHT FLYING, YOU SHOULD AVOID BRIGHT LIGHTS AT LEAST HOW LONG BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT? |
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| A STATE OF TEMPORARY CONFUSION RESULTING FROM MISLEADING INFO. BEING SENT TO THE BRAIN BY VERIOUS SENSORY ORGANS IS DEFINED AS WHAT? |
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| IF DISORIENTATION OCCURS WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? |
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| RELY ON INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR INDICATIONS |
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| WHAT IS A STATE OF OXEGON DEFICIENCY IN THE BODY? |
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| WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN LARGE AMMOUNTS OF CARBON MINOXIDE IN THE BODY CAN RESULT IN WHAT? |
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| IN A TRAINING AIRPLANE, WHAT GENERATES POWER, PROVIDES VACUUM SOURCE FOR SOME FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, AND PROVIDES HEAT TO THE PILTO AND PASSENGERS? |
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| FEDERAL REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT THIS PUBLICATION BE CARRIED IN AN AIRCRAFT DURING ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS? |
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| FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL. (AFM) |
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| WHAT ARE TWO FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY THE ENGINE OIL SYSTEM? |
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1. LUBRICATE ENGINE MOVING PARTS
2. COOLING THE ENGINE |
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| WHAT ARE THREE MEATHODS YOU CAN USE TO CONTROL LIFT DURING FLIGHT? |
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1. CHANGING AIRSPEED
2. CHANGING ANGLE OF ATTACK
3. EMPLOYING HIGH-LIFT DEVICES SUCH AS TRAILING EDGE FLAPS |
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| WHAT ARE THE THREE BASIC INGREDIENTS FOR THE FORMATION OF A THUNDERSTORM? |
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1. UNSTABLE CONDITION
2. A LIFTING FORCE
3. HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS |
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| No person may use an ATC transponder unless it has been tested and inspected within at least the preceding |
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| What effect does high density altitude, as compared to low density altitude, have on propeller efficiency and why? |
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| Efficiency is reduced because the propeller exerts less force at high density altitudes than at low density altitudes. |
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| A certificated private pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider unless there is entered in the pilot's logbook a minimum of |
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| 100 hours of pilot-in-command time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider |
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| What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is in straight-and-level flight? |
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| Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag |
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| While cruising at 9,500 feet MSL, the fuel/air mixture is properly adjusted. What will occur if a descent to 4,500 feet MSL is made without readjusting the mixture? |
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| The fuel/air mixture may become excessively lean |
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| As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration will |
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| remain the same regardless of altitude |
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| An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be |
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| difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition |
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| Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received? |
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| Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data? |
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| What minimum pilot certification is required for operation within Class B airspace? |
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| Private Pilot Certificate or Student Pilot Certificate with appropriate logbook endorsements |
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| What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane? |
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| To receive accurate indications during flight from a heading indicator, the instrument must be |
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| periodically realigned with the magnetic compass as the gyro precesses |
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| FAA advisory circulars containing subject matter specifically related to Airmen are issued under which subject number? |
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| If the temperature/dewpoint spread is small and decreasing, and the temperature is 62 °F, what type weather is most likely to develop? |
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| If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and official sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is |
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| When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state |
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| the aircraft identification or the pilot's name |
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| Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during climb after takeoff? |
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| If an altimeter setting is not available before flight, to which altitude should the pilot adjust the altimeter? |
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| The elevation of the departure area |
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| In which class of airspace is acrobatic flight prohibited? |
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| Class E airspace below 1,500 feet AGL |
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| The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the |
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| 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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| Which action would be appropriate for confined area operations? |
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| Plan the flightpath over areas suitable for a forced landing |
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