JOHN HOLM 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. If an aircraft is involved in an accident that results in substantial damage to the aircraft, the nearest NTSB field office should be notified A. within seven days. B. within 48 hours. C. immediately. 2. How should an aircraft preflight inspection be accomplished for the first flight of the day? A. Thorough and systematic means recommended by the manufacturer. B. Quick walk-around with a check of gas and oil. C. Any sequence as determined by the pilot in command. 3. The normal radius of the outer area of Class C airspace is A. 15 nautical miles. B. 20 nautical miles. C. five nautical miles. 4. What document(s) must be in your personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft while operating as pilot in command of an aircraft? A. An appropriate pilot certificate and an appropriate current medical certificate if required. B. A pilot certificate with an endorsement showing accomplishment of an annual flight review and a pilot logbook showing recency of experience. C. Certificates showing accomplishment of a checkout in the aircraft and a current biennial flight review. 5. Under what condition may an aircraft operate from a satellite airport within Class C airspace? A. The pilot must monitor ATC until clear of the Class C airspace. B. The pilot must contact ATC as soon as practicable after takeoff. C. The pilot must file a flight plan prior to departure. ACE Can you correctly answer these questions from retired TWA captain and 28,000-hour pilot Barry Schiff? 6. An airway segment shown as a straight line on a sectional chart connects two VORs. It consists of the 85-degree radial of one VOR and the 270-degree radial of the other. Give three reasons why these radials are not exact reciprocals of each other. 7. A pilot notes that the static sources of his unpressurized airplane have become clogged by structural icing during a 500-fpm climb. He restores operation of those instruments requiring a source of static pressure by breaking the glass of the vertical speed indicator. After doing so, he notes that the VSI indicates A. a 500-fpm sink rate. B. no vertical speed. C. a 500-fpm climb. D. a 1,000-fpm climb. 8. Unscramble the following letters to determine the effect of flying an airplane with an excessively aft center of gravity: AGNITDUNLOIL BINLITISTAY 9. State within 20 mph the fastest surface wind gust (exclusive of tornadoes) ever recorded. 10. True or false? The purpose of small holes in the tips of wooden propellers is to allow termites to escape or be flung out at high rpm. Answers on p. 53 56 FLIGHT TRAINING JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022