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Sport Pilot Study Test #1

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1. (H548) Inbound to an airport with no tower in operation but with a Flight Service Station (FSS) open, a pilot should communicate with the FSS on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF)

(A) 20 miles out.
(B) 10 miles out.
(C)
5 miles out.

2. (J18) Entries into traffic patterns while descending create specific collision hazards and

(A) should be avoided.
(B)
should be used whenever possible.
(C)
are illegal.

3. (J14) An ATC clearance means an authorization by ATC for an aircraft to proceed under specified conditions within

(A) controlled airspace.
(B)
uncontrolled airspace.
(C) published Visual Flight Rules (VFR) routes.

4. (J23) If faced with an emergency where Air Traffic Control (ATC) assistance is desired and not already in contact, which frequency can be used to establish communications?

(A) 121.5 MHz.
(B)
122.5 MHz.
(C) 128.725 MHz.

5. (J22) When a distress or urgency condition is encountered, the pilot of an aircraft with a coded radar beacon transponder, who desires to alert a ground radar facility, should squawk code

(A) 7700
(B)
7600
(C) 7500

6. (H331) When outbound from an airport with a UNICOM station on the published common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) and there is no tower or Flight Service Station (FSS), the pilot should contact UNICOM or use self-announce procedures on CTAF before

(A) engine start.
(B) taxiing and before taxiing on the runway.
(C)
the preflight inspection.

7. (H331) When outbound from an airport without a UNICOM station, tower or Flight Service Station (FSS), the pilot should self-announce on frequency

(A) 122.7
(B) 122.9
(C) 122.8

8. (H317) What effect, if any, does high humidity have on aircraft performance?

(A) It increases performance.
(B)
It decreases performance.
(C) It has no effect on performance.

9. (H317) What effect does high density altitude have on aircraft performance?

(A) It increases engine performance.
(B)
It reduces climb performance.
(C)
It increases takeoff performance.

10. (H317) Which combination of atmospheric conditions will reduce aircraft takeoff and climb performance?

(A) Low temperature, low relative humidity, and low density altitude.
(B)
High temperature, low relative humidity, and low density altitude.
(C) High temperature, high relative humidity, and high density altitude.

11. (H312) What is density altitude?

(A) The height above the standard datum plane.
(B)
The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.
(C) The altitude read directly from the altimeter.

12. (J13) A steady red light from the tower, for a aircraft on the ground indicates?

(A) Give way to other aircraft and continue circling.
(B)
Stop.
(C) Taxi clear of the runway in use.

13. (J13) You have just landed at a towered airport and the tower tells you to contact ground control when clear of the runway. You are considered clear of the runway when?

(A) all parts of the aircraft have crossed the hold line.
(B)
the aircraft cockpit is clear of the hold line.
(C) the tail of the aircraft is clear of the runway edge.

14. (J13) Pilots should state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff?

(A) from a runway intersection, during instrument conditions.
(B)
from a runway intersection or the end of the runway.
(C) from a runway intersection, only at night.

15. (J13) After landing at a tower controlled airport a pilot should contact ground control?

(A) when advised by the tower.
(B)
prior to turning off the runway.
(C) after reaching a taxiway that leads directly to the parking area.

16. (J03) A below glide slope indication from a pulsating visual approach slope indicator is a?

(A) pulsating white light.
(B)
steady white light.
(C) pulsating red light.

17. (J03) An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hours often indicates?

(A) there are obstructions on the airport.
(B)
weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums.
(C) the Air Traffic Control tower is not in operation.

18. (J13) Pilots must operate the anti-collision lights?

(A) at night or in inclement weather.
(B)
at night when the visibility is less than three miles and flying in Class B airspace.
(C) day and night, except when the pilot-in-command determines that they constitute a hazard to safety.

19. (J05) The numbers 35 and 17 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately?

(A) 035° and 017° magnetic.
(B)
350° and 170° magnetic.
(C) 350° and 170° true.

20. (J05) 'Runway hold position' markings on the taxiway?

(A) identifies area where aircraft are prohibited.
(B)
identifies where aircraft hold short of the runway.
(C) allows an aircraft permission onto the runway.

21. (J05) The 'runway hold position' sign denotes?

(A) an entrance to a runway from a taxiway.
(B)
an area protected for an aircraft approaching a runway.
(C) an entrance to a taxiway from a runway.

22. (H311) How should an aircraft preflight inspection be accomplished for the first flight of the day?

(A) Quick walk around with a check of gas and oil.
(B)
Any sequence as determined by the pilot-in-command.
(C) Thorough and systematic means recommended by the manufacturer.

23. (J27) What wind condition prolongs the hazards of wake turbulence on a landing runway for the longest period of time?

(A) Light quartering headwind.
(B)
Direct tailwind.
(C) Light quartering tailwind.

24. (H335) Basic day visual flight rules (VFR) minimum flight visibility for Class E airspace less than 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) is?

(A) 2,000 feet horizontal.
(B)
3 statute miles.
(C) 3 nautical miles.

25. (B08) Which is true regarding flight operations to a satellite airport, without an operating control tower, within the Class C airspace area?

(A) Prior to entering that airspace, a pilot must contact the FSS.
(B)
Prior to entering that airspace, a pilot must contact the tower.
(C) Prior to entering that airspace, a pilot must establish and maintain communication with the ATC serving facility.

26. (J08) The vertical limit of Class C airspace above the primary airport is normally?

(A) 1,200 feet AGL.
(B)
3,000 feet AGL.
(C) 4,000 feet AGL.

27. (J08) The normal radius of the outer area of Class C airspace is?

(A) 5 nautical miles.
(B)
15 nautical miles.
(C) 20 nautical miles.

28. (B08) A blue segmented circle on a Sectional Chart depicts which class airspace?

(A) Class B.
(B)
Class C.
(C) Class D.

29. (B08) Airspace at an airport with a part-time control tower is classified as Class D airspace only?

(A) when the weather minimums are below basic VFR.
(B)
when the associated control tower is in operation.
(C) when the associated Flight Service Station is in operation.

30. (J08) What designated airspace associated with an airport becomes inactive when the control tower at that airport is not in operation?

(A) Class D, which then becomes Class C.
(B)
Class D, which then becomes Class E.
(C) Class B.

31. (J10) The purpose of Military Training Routes, charted as VFR Military Training Routes (VR) and IFR Military Training Routes (IR) on sectional charts, is to ensure the greatest practical level of safety for all flight operations and to allow the military to conduct?

(A) low altitude, high-speed training.
(B)
radar instrument training.
(C) air-to-air refueling training.

32. (H338) One of the purposes for issuing a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is to?

(A) announce Parachute Jump Areas.
(B)
protect public figures.
(C) identify Airport Advisory Areas.

33. (J11) An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 270°: `TRAFFIC 3 O`CLOCK, 2 MILES, EASTBOUND...` Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

(A) North.
(B)
South.
(C) West.

34. (J09) Who is responsible for collision avoidance in a Military Operations Area (MOA)?

(A) Each pilot.
(B)
ATC controllers.
(C) Military controllers.

35. (B08) When approaching to land at an airport in Class G airspace that does not have light signals or other visual markings, an airplane pilot must make ?

(A) a straight-in approach.
(B)
all turns to the right.
(C) all turns to the left.

36. (B09) Outside controlled airspace, the minimum flight visibility requirement for a sport pilot flying VFR above 1,200 feet AGL and below 10,000 feet MSL during daylight hours is?

(A) 1 mile.
(B)
3 miles.
(C) 5 miles.

37. (H311) Consistent adherence to approved checklists is a sign of a?

(A) disciplined and competent pilot.
(B)
pilot who lacks the required knowledge.
(C) low-time pilot.

38. (H334) To scan properly for traffic, a pilot should?

(A) slowly sweep the field of vision from one side to the other at intervals.
(B)
concentrate on any peripheral movement detected.
(C) use a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements that bring successive areas of the sky into the central visual field.

39. (L34) Most midair collision accidents occur during?

(A) clear days.
(B)
hazy days.
(C) cloudy nights.

40. (J21) Pilots who become apprehensive for their safety for any reason should?

(A) request assistance immediately.
(B)
reduce their situational awareness.
(C) change their mindset.

41. (H946) Density altitude, and its effect on landing performance, is defined by?

(A) pressure altitude and ambient temperature.
(B)
headwind and landing weight.
(C) humidity and braking friction forces.

42. (H935) To avoid missing important steps, always use the?

(A) appropriate checklists.
(B)
placarded airspeeds.
(C) airworthiness certificate.

43. (H239) The positive three-step process in the exchange of flight controls between pilots includes these verbal steps: (1)You have the flight controls, (2)I have the flight controls and (3) ?

(A) You have the flight controls.
(B)
I have the aircraft.
(C) I have the flight controls.

44. (J27) When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by staying?

(A) above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the large aircraft's touchdown point.
(B)
below the large aircraft's final approach path and landing before the large aircraft's touchdown point.
(C) above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing before the large aircraft's touchdown point.

45. (J27) Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to?

(A) sink below the aircraft generating turbulence.
(B)
rise into the traffic pattern.
(C) rise into the takeoff or landing path of a crossing runway.

46. (J27) Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is?

(A) operating at high airspeeds.
(B)
heavily loaded.
(C) developing lift.

47. (H996) A series of judgmental errors which can lead to a human factors-related accident is sometimes referred to as the?

(A) error chain.
(B)
course of action.
(C) DECIDE model.

48. (L05) What are some of the hazardous attitudes dealt with in Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)?

(A) Risk management, stress management, and risk elements.
(B)
Poor decision making, situational awareness, and judgment.
(C) Antiauthority (don't tell me), impulsivity (do something quickly without thinking), macho (I can do it).

49. (L05) What is the first step in neutralizing a hazardous attitude in the ADM process?

(A) Dealing with improper judgment.
(B)
Recognition of hazardous thoughts.
(C) Recognition of invulnerability in the situation.

50. (L05) When a pilot recognizes a hazardous thought, he or she then should correct it by stating the corresponding antidote. Which of the following is the antidote for ANTIAUTHORITY?

(A) It won't happen to me. It could happen to me.
(B)
Not so fast. Think first.
(C) Don't tell me. Follow the rules. They are usually right.

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