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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. VFR approaches to land at night should be
accomplished
A. the same as during daytime.
B. at a higher airspeed.
C. with a steeper descent.
2. A seaplane and a motorboat are on crossing courses.
If the motorboat is to the left of the seaplane, which has
the right-of-way?
A. Both should alter course to the right.
B. The motorboat.
C. The seaplane.
3. For internal cooling, reciprocating aircraft engines are
especially dependent on
A. a properly functioning thermostat.
B. the circulation of lubricating oil.
C. air flowing over the exhaust manifold.
4. A first class medical certificate is issued to a 39-yearold pilot on January 10, this year. To exercise the
privileges of a private pilot certificate, the medical certificate will be valid until midnight on
A. July 31 this year.
B. January 31, one year later.
C. January 31, five years later.
5. What is the definition of a high-performance airplane?
A. An airplane with a normal cruise speed in excess of
200 knots.
B. An airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower.
C. An airplane with 180 horsepower, or retractable landing
gear, flaps, and a fixed-pitch propeller.

ACE

Can you correctly answer these questions from retired
TWA captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff?
6. With respect to flight in icing conditions, when the outside
air temperature is between zero and minus 10 degrees Celsius, _____ type of structural ice can generally be expected;
when the OAT is between minus 15 and minus 20 degrees
Celsius, _____ type of ice can generally be expected.
7. While listening to an air traffic control frequency, you
overhear a pilot identifying himself as " Tango-Bonanza-FourSix-Four-Alpha. " The use of tango indicates that the aircraft
A. has at least one turbine engine.
B. has two engines.
C. is an air taxi flight.
D. is turbocharged.
8. What is the speed limit in the Class A airspace overlying
Washington, D.C.?
9. What is the difference between a helicopter and a
gyroplane?
10. True or false? Engine manufacturers urge pilots not to
allow the manifold pressure (in inches) of naturally aspirated (non-turbocharged) engines to exceed propeller rpm
(in hundreds).

56 FLIGHT TRAINING MARCH/APRIL 2021

RYAN SNOOK

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