Quiz Time

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Quiz Time

Postby Splinter562 » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:33 pm

Activity on this forum seems to have slowed down a bit, so I'll try to kick it back up again with a quiz. The following questions are taken from the FAA's Private Pilot Airman Knowledge Exam:

Post your answers below. This quiz is for sim pilots and student pilots (private pilots and above: You may comment, but please keep your answers to yourselves until after August 15).

1
How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft?
A) The other aircraft will always appear to get larger and closer at a rapid rate.
B) The nose of each aircraft is pointed at the same point in space.
C) There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the other aircraft.

2
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is
A) operating at high airspeeds.
B) heavily loaded.
C) developing lift.

3
How should the flight controls be held while taxiing a tricycle-gear
equipped airplane into a left quartering headwind?
A) Left aileron up, elevator neutral.
B) Left aileron down, elevator neutral.
C) Left aileron up, elevator down.

4
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.

5
What force makes an airplane turn?
A) The horizontal component of lift.
B) The vertical component of lift.
C) Centrifugal force.

6
Generally speaking, the use of carburetor heat tends to
A) decrease engine performance.
B) increase engine performance.
C) have no effect on engine performance.

7
In which type of airspace are VFR flights prohibited?
A) Class A.
B) Class B.
C) Class C.

8
What is the specific fuel requirement for flight under VFR at night in an airplane?
A) Enough to complete the flight at normal cruising speed with adverse wind conditions.
B) Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly after that for 30 minutes at normal
cruising speed.
C) Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly after that for 45 minutes at normal
cruising speed.

9
How are forward slips normally performed?
A) With the direction of the slip away from any crosswind that exists.
B) With dive brakes or spoilers fully open.
C) With rudder and aileron deflection on the same side.

10
The final authority as to the operation of an aircraft is the
A) Federal Aviation Administration.
B) pilot in command.
C) aircraft manufacturer.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Mobius » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:35 am

I'm pretty confident on all of them but #9 - I haven't done slips since before my PPL checkride and haven't had a reason too.  Probably a good reason to go out and do some slips next time I'm flying... :P

Other than that, my lips are sealed. :-X ;)
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Brett_Henderson » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:55 am

[quote]I'm pretty confident on all of them but #9 - I haven't done slips since before my PPL checkride and haven't had a reason too.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby beaky » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:24 pm

I'm pretty confident on all of them but #9 - I haven't done slips since before my PPL checkride and haven't had a reason too.  Probably a good reason to go out and do some slips next time I'm flying... :P

Other than that, my lips are sealed. :-X ;)


It's a very easy question if you merely use deduction. Can't be #2: not all aircraft have dive brakes or spoilers.
Can't be #3: if rudder and aileron are deflected the same way, you will get a coordinated turn (or perhaps skidding turn, if you use too much rudder).
That leaves #1, although it's a little vague... what exactly does "direction of the slip" refer to? The direction the nose is pointed, or the direction you're slipping?   :-?   ;)
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Splinter562 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:21 pm

That leaves #1, although it's a little vague... what exactly does "direction of the slip" refer to? The direction the nose is pointed, or the direction you're slipping?   :-?   ;)


Agreed, I should have looked for a better worded question on slips. This one you can get by process of elimination, but some of these FAA questions you have to be a mind reader to get correct.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Brett_Henderson » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:24 pm

[quote][quote]I'm pretty confident on all of them but #9 - I haven't done slips since before my PPL checkride and haven't had a reason too.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby BigTruck » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:48 pm

Holy crap, i only knew one answer,  #10

Can someone pm me the answer sheet, now I'm curious.  ;D  
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Ravang » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:19 pm

Well here are my answers:
1:C
2:C
3:A
4:B
5:B
6:A
7:A
8:B
9:A
10:B

I'm mostly sure of all of them, if they're could someone explain to me why they're wrong. :P
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Mobius » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:08 am

#9 threw me off because I thought you always slipped into the crosswind on final so you wouldn't have to reverse your slip direction right before roundout.  Or maybe I'm mixing my slips up... :P
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Splinter562 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:45 am

Well here are my answers:
1:C
2:C
3:A
4:B
5:B
6:A
7:A
8:B
9:A
10:B

I'm mostly sure of all of them, if they're could someone explain to me why they're wrong. :P


You did good, 8/10. I'll PM you the ones you missed.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Brett_Henderson » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:26 am

[quote]#9 threw me off because I thought you always slipped into the crosswind on final so you wouldn't have to reverse your slip direction right before roundout.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Mobius » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:21 pm

[quote][quote]#9 threw me off because I thought you always slipped into the crosswind on final so you wouldn't have to reverse your slip direction right before roundout.
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby beaky » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:42 pm

The way I remember the difference between forward and side slips is to think in terms of the airplane's intended direction... in a forward slip, you're slipping in the direction you're going ("forward"), whereas in a side slip you're slipping in a direction at an angle to your intended direction.
but some people don't think of it that way; they picture where the nose is pointed rather than the low wing (the slip itself is in the direction the low wing is pointed, just as it would be if you slipped during a turn).

That's why the question threw me off- without a reference to that wingtip, it's not very clear.

Here's a quiz question about forward slips:
Q: For what reason, other than to lose altitude (without diving), is a forward slip executed?
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Brett_Henderson » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:03 pm

Q: For what reason, other than to lose altitude (without diving), is a forward slip executed?


Welllll.. if you pitch to hold altitude while slipping; you'll bleed off a bunch of airspeed   :D   ... but that just doesn't feel like the answer you're looking for..  :P  Mainly because slipping at an arspeed where you be looking to LOSE airspeed, is too fast to be stressing the empennage..
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Re: Quiz Time

Postby Splinter562 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:04 pm

Q: For what reason, other than to lose altitude (without diving), is a forward slip executed?


A: Getting your friend in the back seat of a 2 place, open-side ultralight wet when it starts raining.
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