Commercial Pilot Test

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Angle of attack at which a wing stalls remains constant regardless of-

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Weight
dinamic pressure (component of Bernoulli equation)
bank angle
pitch attitude

Front 2

Stall speed is affected by:

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Weight
load factor
Power setting

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Max in Class B, C or D

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200 KIAS unless otherwise authorized

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Minimums for SVFR

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clear of clouds and 1 SM GROUND visibility

Front 5

Recovery from a stall is more difficult when ..

Recovery from a spin is more difficult when..

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The CG is more aft

The CG is too far rearward, and the rotation is around the CG

Front 6

To generate the same amount of lift as altitude is increased, an airplane must be flown at

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a higher true airspeed for any given angle of attack.

Front 7

During the transition from straight-and-level flight to a climb, the angle of attack is increased, and the lift

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momentarily increases

Front 8

If airspeed of an airplane is doubled in level flight, parasite drag becomes

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four times greater

Front 9

As airspeed increases it will have more ______ drag

As airspeed decreases it will have more ______ drag

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parasite


induced drag

Front 10

What performance is characteristic of flight at maximum lift/drag ratio in a prop. airplane? maximum..

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Range and maximum distance glide

Front 11

If angle of attack and other factors remain constant, and airspeed is doubled, the lift produced at the higher airspeed will be..

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four times greater than at lower speed

Front 12

Maintaining a constant angle of bank and altitude in a coordinated turn, an increase in airspeed will do what to rate of turn and load factor?

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decrease rate of turn and not change load factor.

Front 13

The ratio between total airload imposed on the wing and the gross weight on an aircraft in flight is known as

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Load factor and directly affects stall speed

Front 14

Load factor is the lift generated by the wings of an aircraft at any given time..

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divided by total weight of the aircraft

Front 15

Vortex strength is greatest when the generating aircraft is..

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Heavy, clean, and slow

Front 16

What are considered aircraft class ratings?

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Single engine land, multiengine land, single engine sea, multiengine sea

Front 17

Prior to carrying passengers at night, the PIC must have accomplished the required takeoffs and landings in

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the same category, class and type of aircraft (if a type rating is required)

Front 18

Vs1
Vs
Vf
Vno
Vle
Vne

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s1- Stalling speed or minimum steady flight in a specified configuration
s- staling speed or min steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable
f- designed flap speed
no- max structural cruising speed
le- max landing gear extended speed
ne- never exceed

Front 19

Pilots who change permanent mailing address and fail to notify FAA will lose their pilot privileges if they fail to notify within

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30 days

Front 20

Formation flight is not authorized when..

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carrying passengers for hire or operating so close to another aircraft that can create a collision hazard, and not arranged by each pilot in command of the aircrafts

Front 21

Who is responsible primarily to maintain an aircraft in airworthy condition and comply with airworthiness directives?

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Owner or Operator of that aircraft.

Front 22

If aircraft's operation in flight was affected by alteration or repair, the documents must show that it was test flown and approved for return to service by appropriately rated pilot prior to being operated...

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with passangers

Front 23

What inspection can be substituted for what?

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an annual inspection is accepted as a 100 hour inspection

Front 24

What should be reported immediately to NTSB?

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inability of required crewmember to perform normal flight duties because of in-flight injury or illness

in-flight fire

Flight control system malfunction

Front 25

What is a "serious injury" based on hospitalization?

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Must be in the hospital for more than 48 hrs within 7 days of accident

Front 26

How long do you have to file a report if-
There was an accident
There was an overdue aircraft
There was an incident?

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Accident- 10 days
Overdue- 7 days
Incident- only when requested

Front 27

Define Category, Class, and Type

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Category- Broad classification eg airplane, rotocraft, glider.

Class- classification within a category eg single engine land, multi engine land

Type- a specific make and basic model of an aircraft eg B-747, DC-9

Front 28

Lift on a wing is most properly defined as the

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Force acting perpendicular to the relative wind

Front 29

At higher elevation airports the pilot should know that indicated airspeed w ill be.. and the ground speed will be..

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will be unchanged but ground speed will be faster

Front 30

Moisture is added to a parcel of air by (2 things)

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Evaporation and sublimation

Front 31

In the Northern hemisphere, the wind is deflected to the ___ by the ____ ____

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right by the Coriolis force

Front 32

Which is true regarding a cold front occlusion? The air ahead of the warm front..

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Is warmer than the air behind the overtaking cold front

Front 33

When flying into a low-pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere, the wind direction and velocity will be from the___ and the speed is ____

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left and increasing

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During the winter months in the middle latitudes, the jet stream shifts toward the

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south and speed increases

Front 35

The strength and location of the jet stream is normally this during summer.

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Weaker and farther north in the summer

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A common location of clear air turbulence is

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in an upper trough on the polar side of a jet stream

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The jet stream and associated clear air turbulence can sometimes be visually identified in flight by

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long streaks of cirrus clouds.

Front 38

Which type of jet stream can be expected to cause the greater turbulence?

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A curving jet stream associated with a deep low pressure trough.

Front 39

What happens with temp/dew point spread as relative humidity increases?

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it decreases

Front 40

What are characteristics of a cold air mass moving over a warm surface?

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Cumuliform clouds, turbulence, and good visibility.

Front 41

Virga is best described as

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streams of precipitation trailing beneath clouds which evaporate before reaching the ground

Front 42

Fog produced by frontal activity is a result of saturation due to

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evaporation of precipitation

Front 43

Which conditions are favorable for the formation of a surface based temp inversion?

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Clear, cool nights with calm or light wind.

Front 44

If clouds form as a result of very stable, moist air being forced to ascend a mountain slope, the clouds will be

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stratus type with little vertical development and little or no turbulence.

Front 45

What is true regarding the development of convective circulation?

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cold air must sink to force the warm air upward

Front 46

Convective circulation patterns associated with sea breezes are caused by

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land absorbing and radiation heat faster than the water.

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The difference found by subtractiong the temp. of air theoretically lifted from the surface to 500 millibars and the existing temperature at 500 millibars is called the

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Lifted Index.

Front 48

What visible signs indicate extreme turbulence in thunderstorms?

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Cumulonimbus clouds, very frequent lighting, and roll clouds

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What are some statements about squall lines?

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Nonfrontal, contain severe steady-state t-storms.

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How far can hailstones be from t-storms

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several miles in clear air

Front 51

Ice pellets encountered during flight normally are evidence that..

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A warm front is about to pass and freezing rain exists at higher altitudes.

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What is indicated if ice pellets are encountered at 8,000 feet?

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Freezing rain at higher altitude.

Front 53

Momentary slight erratic changes in altitudes or attitude is reported as..

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Light turbulence.

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When turbulence causes changes in altitude / attitude but aircraft control remains positive, it is reported as-

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Moderate turbulence.

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The minimum vertical wind shear value critical for probable moderate or greater turbulence is-

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6 Knots per 1,000 feet.

Front 56

When flying low over hilly terrain, The greatest danger from turbulent air currents will usually be encountered on the____

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leeward side when flying into the wind.

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Convective currents are most active on warm summer afternoons when the winds are--

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Light

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During an approach, the most important and easily recognized means of being alerted to possible wind shear is monitoring the

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Power and vertical velocity required to remain on the proper glide path.

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Low level wind shear may occur when--

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There is a low-level temperature inversion with strong winds above the inversion

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If a temperature inversion is encountered immediately after takeoff during an approach to a landing, a potential hazard exists due to_____

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wind shear

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Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS) provides wind data and software process to detect the presence of a ____

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change in wind direction and/or speed within a very short distance of an airport.

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Telephone Information Briefing Service (TIBS) provided by AFSS includes

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continuous recording of meteorological and/or aeronautical information available by telephone

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During preflight prep, weather report forecasts which are not routinely available at the local service outlet (AFSS) can best be obtained by means of contacting-

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weather forecast office (WFO)

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To obtain continous transcribe dweather briefing including winds aloft and route forecasts for a cross country, a pilot could monitor-

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a TWEB on a low-frequency and/or VOR receiver

Front 65

In convective current, what is the rate at which the temperature and dewpoint converge?

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2.5 C per 1,000 feet

Front 66

What is significant cloud coverage reported by this Pirep?
UA/OV 15NW MOB 1340Z/SK OVC 25/045 OVC 090

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The top of the lower overcast is 2,500, base and top of second overcast layer is 4,500 and 9,000 feet

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Surface Analysis Chart depicts

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actual frontal positions, pressure patterns, temp, dewpoint, wind, weather, and obstruction to vision at the valid time of the chart

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Dashed lines on a surface analysis chart mean-

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pressure gradient is weak

Front 69

What flight planning information can a pilot derive from Constant Pressure Analysis Charts?

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Winds and temp aloft

Front 70

VRB in TAF refers to wind direction or speed?

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direction

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How many times a day are TAF's issued and how long do they cover?

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4 times a day, 24 hr period

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FA's are prepared how many times a day?

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3

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In-flight Aviation Advisories include what type of info?

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Forecasts for potentially hazardous flying conditions for en-route aircraft eg volcanic eruption

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Upper limit of a low level sig weather prog chart?

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24,000

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The US High-Level Significant Weather Prognostic Chart forecasts significant weather for what airspace?

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24,000'-63,000'

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What information is provided by the Radar Summary Chart that is not shown on the other weather charts?

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Lines and cells of hazardous t-storms

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Values used for winds aloft forecasts are.. (for direction and wind speed)

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True direction and Knots