FINAL EXAM TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE CHECKRIDE-READY See how you measure up to FAA standards with these questions from the AOPA Pilot Information Center. 1. 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 A. sink into the flight path of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence. B. rise into the traffic pattern area surrounding the airport. C. rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff or landing path. 2. An air traffic control clearance provides A. authorization to proceed under specified traffic conditions in controlled airspace. B. adequate separation from all traffic. C. priority over all other traffic. 3. What are the standard temperature and pressure values for sea level? A. 59 degrees F and 29.92 millibars. B. 59 degrees C and 1013.2 millibars. C. 15 degrees C and 29.92 inches Hg. 4. Which weather phenomenon is always associated with a thunderstorm? A. Lightning. B. Heavy rain. C. Hail. 5. In the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the south when A. a left turn is entered from an east heading. B. the aircraft is decelerated while on a west heading. C. a right turn is entered from a west heading. ACE Can you correctly answer these questions from retired TWA captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff? 6. True or false? Hail is one possible danger associated with flight over a large wildfire. 7. Which of the following does not belong? A. Accelerated. B. Departure. C. Hammerhead. D. Whip. 8. True or false? A VFR pilot is in straight and level flight at 5,500 feet msl. Her magnetic course, therefore, should be between 000 and 179 degrees. 9. A VFR pilot is in cruise flight beneath a flat, level overcast and is observing cloud-clearance requirements. There are no clouds at or below his altitude. He begins a descent that almost immediately causes him to violate cloud-clearance requirements. How is this possible? Answers on p. 69 72 FLIGHT TRAINING NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 JOHN UELAND 10. Which of the following does not belong? A. Fowler. B. Friese. C. Slotted. D. Split. E. Zap.