Flight Training - January 2014 - 16

PREFLIGHT»

PRODUCTS

Final Exam

Think you know your stuff? Quiz yourself
with some of these FAA test questions
1. VFR approaches to land at night should be
accomplished
a. at a higher airspeed.
b. the same as during daytime.
c. with a steeper descent.

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2. When making routine transponder code
changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of which codes?
a. 0700, 1700, 7000.
b. 7500, 7600, 7700.
c. 1200, 1500, 7000.
3. The amount of excess load that can be
imposed on the wing of an airplane depends
upon the
a. position of the center of gravity.
b. abruptness at which the load is applied.
c. speed of the airplane.
4. Which cruising altitude is appropriate for a
VFR flight on a magnetic course of 135 degrees?
a. Even thousands plus 500 feet.
b. Odd thousands plus 500 feet.
c. Even thousands.
5. (Refer to the figure below) The segmented
circle indicates that a landing on Runway 26
will be with a
a. right quartering tailwind.
b. left quartering headwind.
c. right quartering headwind.
6. The numbers 8 and 26 on a runway indicate
that the runway is oriented approximately
a. 008° and 260° magnetic.
b. 080° and 260° magnetic.
c. 008° and 026° magnetic.
7. (Refer to the figure.) The traffic patterns
indicated in the segmented circle have been
arranged to avoid flights over an area to the
a. southeast of the airport.
b. south of the airport.
c. north of the airport.

Answers on page 53
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