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FINAL EXAM TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

CHECKRIDE-READY

Test your knowledge of pilot privileges with these questions
from the AOPA Pilot Information Center.
1. Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may
act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane, that
person must have
A. passed a flight test in that airplane from an FAA inspector.
B. received flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor who then endorses that person's logbook.
C. an endorsement in that person's logbook that he or she is
competent to act as pilot in command.
2. Upon landing, the front passenger (180 pounds)
departs the airplane, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. A rear
passenger (215 pounds) moves to the front passenger
position. What effect would this have on the center of
gravity (CG)?
A. The weight changes, but the CG is not affected.
B. The CG could move forward approximately 15 inches.
C. The CG could move forward approximately 3 inches.
3. Determine the only possible magnetic heading for a
flight from Airport ABC to Airport XYZ, both in Kansas,
with a true course of 360 degrees. The wind is from 090
degrees at 30 knots.
A. 030 degrees.
B. 330 degrees.
C. 150 degrees.
4. A state of temporary confusion resulting from misleading information being sent to the brain by various
sensory organs is defined as
A. hyperventilation.
B. hypoxia.
C. spatial disorientation.
5. What ATC facility should the pilot contact to receive a
special VFR departure clearance in Class D airspace?
A. Leidos Flight Service Station.
B. Air route traffic control center.
C. Air traffic control tower.

ACE

Can you correctly answer these questions from retired
TWA
captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff?
6. True or false? Flutter can destroy an airplane or glider and is a
function of indicated airspeed.
7. Which of the following does not belong?
A. altostratus
B. cumulonimbus
C. mammatocumulus
D. nimbostratus
8. True or false? Assume that it is noon in Tokyo and 7 p.m. in Los
Angeles. The time difference between the two cities, therefore, is
seven hours.
9. With respect to a typical general aviation airplane, which
of the following does not belong?
A. damage to property-other than the aircraft-in excess
of $25,000
B. failure of the structural components of an engine
C. in-flight fire
D. flight control system failure or malfunction

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56 FLIGHT TRAINING JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

RYAN SNOOK

10. "Lights! Camera! Action!" is an expression frequently
heard on the set of a Hollywood motion-picture studio.
How does it apply to pilots?

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