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WorksheetsBASIC KNOWLADGE 2
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
During the summer months, what situation might cause you to delay a lesson?
The presence of local thunderstorms.
A visibility of 3 to 5 miles.
High atmospheric pressure over the area.
How would you define a "ceiling"?
Any cloud cover along your route of flight.
The lowest broken or overcast cloud layer that covers the sky.
The base of the cloud cover.
As a student pilot you will be flying
VFR (Visual Flight Rules).
IFR (Instrument Flight Rules).
GFR (Good Flight Rules).
When is aircraft performance at its peak?
When flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet or more.
During the hot, humid days of summer.
The cold, crisp air of winter.
What are the most important weather variables to consider before you make your go-no-go decision?
Crosswinds, humidity, and air temperature.
The seasons of the year - especially winter and summer.
Visibility, winds, and cloud cover.
To climb or descend in an airplane the pilot
Moves the yoke back and forward which moves the elevator up and down.
Moves the yoke back and forward causing the ailerons to move up and down.
Pushes the rudder pedals enabling the airplane to climb or descend.
What are the four forces acting on an airplane in flight?
Lift, weight, thrust, and drag.
Lift, gravity, power, and friction.
Lift, weight, gravity, and thrust.
On landing, what is the advantage to using flaps?
Lowering the flaps helps to stabilize the airplane in a crosswind condition.
The flaps help the pilot land on a specific spot on the runway.
Extending the flaps permit a steeper and slower approach.
How does a wing create lift?
The curved top surface of the wing increases air velocity and is the major source of lift.
The length of a wing's chord is the principle cause of lift.
The air pressing on the bottom of the wing is the major cause of a wing's ability to lift.
The elevator trim control wheel:
Is automatically controlled by the pilot's movement of the yoke.
Is rotated forward for nose down trim.
Is rotated aft for nose down trim.
Which color identifies the normal airspeed operating range?
The white arc.
The green arc.
The lower limit of the white arc to the upper limit of the green arc.
What is the purpose of the airplane engine's mixture control?
To speed up or slow down the airplane much like the gas pedal on your car.
To regulate the ratio of fuel to air entering the fuel distribution system.
It allows the oil to flow more quickly into the engine's crankcase.
Altimeter 2 indicates
14,500 feet.
1,500 feet.
4.500 feet.
Which of the following are considered aircraft flight instruments?
Oil temperature gauge, vacuum pressure, and fuel flow indicator.
Magnetic compass, tachometer, and oil pressure gauge.
Turn coordinator, heading indicator and vertical speed indicator.
The order of operation regarding the strokes of a typical four-stroke per cycle airplane engine is:
Power, compression, intake, and exhaust.
Compression, intake, power, and exhaust.
Intake, compression, power, and exhaust.
An aircraft engine features extra reliability because it has:
Dual magneto ignition system.
Engine air baffles.
A five position ignition switch.
Engine lubrication oil performs three functions:
Coats moving parts, cleans metal surfaces, and reduces engine noise.
Carries foreign materials to the oil filter, coats moving parts, and maintains internal engine pressure.
Coats moving parts, dissipates heat, and filters foreign materials.
Most of the heat caused by internal combustion is eliminated via:
Oil circulating through the oil cooler.
Air directed around the engine by the use of engine baffles.
The exhaust system.
The Fuel pump system on a Cessna 172 uses:
An engine-driven fuel pump only.
An electric fuel pump only.
An electric auxiliary fuel pump and an engine-driven fuel pump.
Aviation fuel used in the Cessna training airplanes is colored:
Clear or straw colored and is rated at 100 octane.
Blue and rated at 100 octane.
Green with a 90 octane rating.
The electrical system on the Cessna 172 uses:
An alternator to provide direct current to the system.
A generator to produce electrical current.
A 24 volt battery, which is the only electrical source necessary.
In order for the propeller to pull the airplane along, the blades are:
Flat.
Twisted.
Spiral-shaped.
The left wing on a Cessna 172 is a mirror image of the right wing with the exception of:
Fuel vent and aileron trim tab.
Both wings have the identical additions, parts and structure.
The fuel vent, Pitot tube and stall warning sensor.
The preflight inspection begins:
While seated in the cockpit seat belt and harness set.
Only when the checklist is in hand.
As you walk toward the airplane.
The required documents necessary to be onboard the airplane include:
Registration, Engine/airframe log, and Owner's Manual.
Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, and Operating Handbook.
Engine/airframe log, Airworthiness Certificate, and Owner's Manual.
Prior to starting the engine, set the fuel selector switch to:
Right tank.
Left tank.
Both.
When should you turn on the beacon light?
Only when you are on a taxiway.
Before you start the engine.
While the engine is warming up.
Before you begin the engine starting checklist be sure to:
Lower the flaps.
Set the parking brake and hold the foot pedal brakes.
Turn on all navigational lights to ensure visibility.
On starting the engine, first check for:
Oil temperature rising.
The proper amount of vacuum pressure.
Oil pressure in the green after a few seconds.
How should you pronounce letters of the alphabet and numerals on the radio?
By using your own phonetic alphabet that will make it more clear. For example, A is for 'apple', and B for 'boy'.
By using the phonetic alphabet constructed by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Do not use any phonetics, it may confuse other pilots.
The proper way to initiate communication with ATC is to:
Give your aircraft type, altitude, what you want to do.
Give your location, aircraft type, altitude, what you want to do, and if you have ATIS.
Give your location, aircraft type, color, and altitude.
How is time expressed in the aviation system?
Either as a Coordinated Universal Time, or local time zone.
It is always denoted in the local time zone.
Strictly military time.
What are the four "Ws" of good radio communication?
Who you are calling, who you are, where you are, and when you will arrive.
Who you are calling, who you are, where you are, and what you want to do.
Who you are calling, who you are, when you will arrive, and what you want.
A UNICOM (Unified Communications) facility is:
Only available at airports with a control tower.
Unusable at night.
Available at most non-towered airports.
All U.S. registered aircraft numbers begin with an 'N':
Always say the 'N' on initial call up and eliminate it in subsequent transmissions.
For brevity, you do not need to include the 'N' in your transmission in the U.S.
Always say the 'N' when giving your aircraft number.
The 4Ws of radio communication are, in the proper sequence:
Who you are, Who you are calling, What you want, and Where you are.
Where you are, What you want, Who you are calling, and Who you are.
Who you are calling, Who you are, Where you are, and What you want.
The proper way to say the altitude 6,500 ft on the radio is:
Sixer thousand five hundred feet.
Sixty five hundred feet.
Six thousand fife hundred feet.
Where can you find more information on good radio communication procedures?
The Aeronautical Information Manual.
By listening to LiveATC.
Federal Aviation Regulations.
The generic term for the radio channel to use at airports without an operating control tower is:
CTAF
FSS
UNICOM
Runway numbers are determined from:
The length of the runway.
The approach and its number is the magnetic direction of the runway.
The departure direction measured in its true heading.
Taxiing with a left quartering tailwind:
Hold the aileron in the neutral position and pull the control wheel rearward.
Move the aileron fully right and push the control wheel forward.
Move the aileron fully left and push the control wheel forward.
To turn the airplane to the right on the ground when taxiing:
Turn the control yoke to the right.
Use a coordinated movement of both the control yoke and the right brake pedal.
Use a combination of the right rudder pedal and brake on the top of the right rudder pedal.
A good rule of thumb regarding your taxi speed is:
Never taxi over 20 mph.
No faster than a brisk walk.
As fast as the taxi traffic will allow.
Airplane brakes are located:
On the hand operated emergency brake only.
On the top of the rudder pedals.
On the bottom of the rudder pedals.
The rudder has enough force to maintain directional control without the use of nosewheel steering:
When the movement of the trim tab is effective.
Only after the airplane is well established in the climb.
When the airplane reaches a liftoff speed.
The left turning tendency of an airplane in a climb is overcome by:
By turning the yoke to the right.
By applying pressure with the left rudder.
The use of right rudder.
What is the proper way to depart the traffic pattern after takeoff?
Straight out in the direction of the takeoff.
Either straight out or on a 45° leg in the direction of pattern.
By making a right turn when reaching pattern altitude.
During the takeoff, the airplane has a tendency to:
Fight the climb attitude and stay on the ground.
Turn to the right.
Turn to the left.
After takeoff, what is the minimum altitude you should reach before making a turn?
Immediately when the airplane crosses the end of the runway.
Any time after reaching 100 feet above the ground.
After you are at least 500 feet above the ground.
In a medium banked turn, once the desired bank is achieved:
Relax the back pressure you are holding.
Maintain aileron pressure in the direction of the turn.
Neutralize the controls.
Which instrument(s) are used to verify and crosscheck the attitude of the airplane?
Attitude indicator.
Altimeter, heading indicator, airspeed indicator, and the turn coordinator.
Attitude indicator and turn coordinator.
In a turn, you must:
Decrease the back pressure on the yoke.
Use constant pressure on the rudder pedals to maintain the turn.
Apply back pressure on the elevator control.
When rolling out of a shallow banked turn:
Begin the roll out about 25 degrees before reaching your desired heading.
Begin the roll out about 10 degrees before reaching your desired heading.
Start your roll out when the heading indicator reaches our desired heading.
What is the primary reference for attitude when looking outside the airplane?
The position of your wings to the ground.
The relationship between a point(s) on the airplane and the horizon.
The relation of the nose of the airplane to the sky.
What are the four fundamentals of flight?
Straight-and-level, turns, lift, and thrust.
Taxiing, climbs, lift, and drag.
Turns, climbs, straight-and-level, and descents.
What is the position of the airplane relative to the horizon called?
The pitch.
The attitude.
Straight-and-level.
Turns are divided into three categories:
Turn to heading, 180 degree turns, and turns around a point.
Minimum, moderate, and maximum.
Shallow, medium, and steep.
What is the primary reference for attitude when looking inside the airplane?
The altimeter.
The position of the miniature airplane of the attitude indicator in relation to the horizon bar.
The wings of the miniature airplane of the turn coordinator.
You know when your turn is properly balanced - horizontal lift is equaled by centrifugal force:
The ball slips to the side of the tube in the direction opposite the turn.
The ball in the inclinometer stays in the center.
The ball slips to the side of the tube in the direction of the turn.
Flying the airplane on a constant heading and at a constant altitude is termed:
Straight-and-level.
Neutral power and control pressure.
Straight attitude.
To ensure that the airplane is laterally level:
Check that the nose of the airplane remains at a constant distance from the horizon.
Make sure that the right wing is slightly farther above the horizon than the left wing.
Visually check the relationship of the wings with the horizon.
When you decide to level-off from a climb:
Start the level-off 10 feet before your desired attitude.
Start the level-off 50 feet before you desired attitude.
Start the level-off when the altimeter indicates your desired attitude.
The recommended glide speed is:
Only used on final approach to landing.
The speed that gives the greatest forward travel to the altitude lost.
Achieved by reducing the power all the way back to idle.
During prolonged glide, clear the engine by:
Increasing the power to about 1500 RPM.
Reducing the power all the way back to the full idle position.
Using carburetor heat for a duration of 2 minutes.
Climbing turns should be made using:
A medium bank.
A shallow bank.
A steep bank.
The airplane will gain altitude at a steady rate by applying:
Pitch only.
Power only.
Pitch and power.
The reference instruments for straight flight are:
The attitude indicator, heading indicator, and turn coordinator.
The attitude indicator, vertical speed indicator, and the airspeed indicator.
The airspeed indicator, heading indicator, and altimeter.
One way to determine if you are maintaining a constant attitude is to occasionally check:
The tachometer.
The vertical speed indicator.
The altimeter.
To use the throttle properly before starting the fuel-injected engine in a Cessna 172:
Make sure the throttle is all the way out in the off position.
Open throttle about a quarter of an inch.
Pump the throttle three times to prime the engine.
What is the purpose of the airplane's rudder? (while turning)
It is the normal way to turn the airplane.
Its only function is to counteract the adverse yaw when rolling into or out of a turn.
It helps the pilot hold altitude in the turn.
