Aviation Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Compared with a cool day at sea level, how will a hot day at a high-elevation airport generally affect takeoff performance?
It will improve both acceleration and climb performance
It will shorten the takeoff roll but reduce climb performance
It will generally lengthen the takeoff roll and reduce climb performance
It will have no effect if indicated airspeed is unchanged
2. All else being equal, what is a typical effect of loading an aircraft with its center of gravity too far aft?
Reduced longitudinal stability and more difficult stall recovery
Greater longitudinal stability and heavier pitch control forces
A lower cruise speed caused only by increased drag
Automatic correction of pitch disturbances
3. When landing behind a substantially larger aircraft on the same runway, which technique best helps avoid its wake turbulence?
Fly below its approach path and land before its touchdown point
Follow its exact approach path and touchdown point
Remain at or above its approach path and land beyond its touchdown point
Use a steeper descent and land before its touchdown point
4. An aircraft maintains a true airspeed of 100 knots directly into a 20-knot headwind. Ignoring other effects, what is its approximate groundspeed?
120 knots
80 knots
100 knots
50 knots
5. Shortly after takeoff, an aircraft suffers a major loss of engine power. What is the pilot’s immediate priority?
Attempt an immediate restart before changing pitch
Maintain aircraft control and establish an appropriate safe airspeed
Contact air traffic control before selecting a landing area
Return to the runway regardless of altitude or position
6. Which transponder code is conventionally used to indicate a general emergency?
7700
7600
1200
7500
7. At altitude, a pilot develops subtle euphoria, impaired judgment, and reduced coordination without immediately recognizing the problem. Which condition best fits these signs?
Motion sickness
Hypoxia
Airsickness caused by turbulence alone
A blocked pitot tube
8. Which cloud type is most directly associated with thunderstorms, severe turbulence, lightning, and possible hail?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
9. In a carbureted piston aircraft, unexplained engine roughness and an RPM drop suggest carburetor ice. Subject to the aircraft’s approved procedure, what is the appropriate initial response?
Lean the mixture fully regardless of altitude
Switch off the fuel supply briefly
Increase airspeed by entering a steep descent
Apply carburetor heat as directed by the checklist or manufacturer
10. Two aircraft at approximately the same altitude are converging. The other aircraft is on your right. Under the standard right-of-way rule, what should you do?
Maintain course because you are on its left
Climb directly over the other aircraft
Turn left and pass ahead of it
Give way and avoid passing ahead of it
11. In a level, coordinated turn, the pilot increases bank angle while maintaining altitude. What generally happens to load factor and stall speed?
Both decrease
Load factor increases, but stall speed decreases
Both increase
Load factor stays constant, but stall speed increases
12. Which primary flight control is used mainly to control yaw?
Rudder
Ailerons
Elevator
Flaps
13. Which pressure source does a conventional altimeter use to determine altitude?
Pitot pressure only
Both pitot and cabin pressure
Engine manifold pressure
Static pressure
14. When does an aerodynamic wing stall occur?
Whenever airspeed falls below one fixed value
When engine power is reduced to idle
Only when the aircraft’s nose is above the horizon
When the wing exceeds its critical angle of attack
15. Which pressure inputs are used by a conventional airspeed indicator?
Static pressure and manifold pressure
Pitot pressure and static pressure
Pitot pressure and oil pressure
Cabin pressure and outside air temperature
16. A runway is marked “27.” Approximately which magnetic direction does its centerline represent?
270°
027°
090°
360°