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Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The equator divides the northern and southern what?
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Approach lights
c)
Igor Sikorsky
d)
The dirigible SC-1
2.
The prime meridian is the starting point for what?
a)
Longitude
b)
Small circle
c)
The runway
d)
Coordinates
3.
What are three-dimensional highways in the sky and another subdivision of controlled airspace?
a)
The Gnome
b)
A hangar
c)
Airways
d)
Master/slave station
4.
What is nothing more than a garage for airplanes?
a)
A hangar
b)
Navigation
c)
The runway
d)
The control tower
5.
Mines are charted as what?
a)
ILS, MLS, and differential GPS
b)
Picks and sledge hammers
c)
The ramp and hangars
d)
An uncontrolled field
6.
A grid may be made to provide a system of what on a map?
a)
The runway
b)
Igor Sikorsky
c)
Coordinates
d)
A controlled field
7.
Where was the first international air meet held?
a)
The continental control area
b)
Rheims, France
c)
The dirigible SC-1
d)
The sectional aeronautical chart
8.
Who flew the first powered aircraft in Europe?
a)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
b)
Privately owned
c)
Rene Fonck
d)
Louis Bleriot
9.
What was the first US Army aircraft?
a)
They were too heavy
b)
Rheims, France
c)
The runway
d)
The dirigible SC-1
10.
By definition, hemisphere is what?
a)
Half-sphere
b)
Rheims, France
c)
Igor Sikorsky
d)
Hemispheres
11.
What provides all types of weather information to pilots?
a)
A green light and a white light
b)
The Flight Service Stations
c)
The continental control area
d)
The sectional aeronautical chart
12.
What are the ten steps in planning navigation?
a)
To increase the aircraft's power and to improve reliability and safety
b)
PPS - military, SPS - civilian
c)
Draw the TC line; Estimate the true airspeed; Check the weather; Determine the wind correction angle, true heading, and ground speed; Determine magnetic variation and magnetic heading; Determine the compass heading; Determine the time en route; Determine fuel usage; Select checkpoints; File a flight plan
d)
When the map only shows a very small part of the earth's surface
13.
Before Glenn Curtiss became interested in aviation, what was he?
a)
Terminals
b)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
c)
Raoul Lufberry
d)
A motorcycle racer
14.
What are the parking spots for aircraft?
a)
The ramp and hangars
b)
The continental control area
c)
They were too heavy
d)
ILS, MLS, and differential GPS
15.
What is the largest area of controlled airspace?
a)
The continental control area
b)
Rheims, France
c)
The dirigible SC-1
d)
The runway
16.
Why are helicopters called rotary-wing aircraft?
a)
Because of the way that the wings (blades) rotate
b)
The sectional aeronautical chart
c)
To increase the aircraft's power and to improve reliability and safety
d)
The continental control area
17.
What field has a beacon with one green and two white rotating lights?
a)
Radio navigation
b)
Navigation
c)
Igor Sikorsky
d)
A military field
18.
The first four engine aircraft was built and flown by who?
a)
Taxiways
b)
Approach lights
c)
Igor Sikorsky
d)
A military field
19.
What color are taxiway lights?
a)
Relief
b)
Blue
c)
Half-sphere
d)
A military field
20.
What are designed to handle people, baggage, and cargo?
a)
Eugene Ely
b)
Harriet Quimby
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Terminals
21.
In World War I, what were fighter aircraft used for?
a)
To drive off attacking bombers
b)
Louis Bleriot
c)
Harriet Quimby
d)
Observation
22.
Who made the first flight from the deck of a ship?
a)
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
b)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
c)
Eugene Ely
d)
The Short brothers
23.
Navigation involving the systematic consideration of all factors which will and could affect a flight is called what?
a)
The Gnome
b)
Radio navigation
c)
Dead reckoning
d)
Rotating beacons
24.
Who was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille?
a)
Eddie Rickenbacker
b)
Rene Fonck
c)
Raoul Lufberry
d)
The Short brothers
25.
Who was granted patents for the world's first multiengine aircraft?
a)
Eddie Rickenbacker
b)
The Short brothers
c)
Harriet Quimby
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
26.
Very small towns are shown by a what?
a)
The ramp and hangars
b)
Small circle
c)
Visible landmarks
d)
Small black circle
27.
What kind of maps are made by wrapping a flat map folded into a cone?
a)
They were too heavy
b)
Navigation
c)
To control the runway
d)
Lambert-Conformal maps
28.
What is the most important part of the airport?
a)
The runway
b)
The FBO
c)
Taxiways
d)
The sectional aeronautical chart
29.
What are the two types of GPS systems and who might use each?
a)
The sectional aeronautical chart
b)
Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and computers
c)
PPS - military, SPS - civilian
d)
ILS, MLS, and differential GPS
30.
Pilotage means navigating by reference to what?
a)
Victor airways
b)
A controlled field
c)
Visible landmarks
d)
Master/slave station
31.
What is knowing where you are, where you are going, and how to get there?
a)
Taxiways
b)
Rotating beacons
c)
Navigation
d)
Radio navigation
32.
What was a lesson learned in World War I?
a)
To increase the aircraft's power and to improve reliability and safety
b)
The control tower
c)
The sectional aeronautical chart
d)
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win
33.
What do planes use to get from one place to another on an airport?
a)
The Gnome
b)
The FBO
c)
The runway
d)
Taxiways
34.
What are the three types of landing systems?
a)
Rheims, France
b)
The Flight Service Stations
c)
ILS, MLS, and differential GPS
d)
The continental control area
35.
At civilian airports, the rotating beacons consists of what?
a)
The sectional aeronautical chart
b)
The continental control area
c)
The Flight Service Stations
d)
A green light and a white light
36.
What are the two surface-based transmitters required in the LORAN system?
a)
Taxiways
b)
PPS - military, SPS - civilian
c)
Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and computers
d)
Master/slave station
37.
An airport with an operating control tower is what?
a)
An uncontrolled field
b)
To control the runway
c)
A controlled field
d)
Small circle
38.
Runway edge lighting is what color?
a)
A hangar
b)
Blue
c)
White
d)
Shared
39.
The nationwide VOR system consists of what?
a)
The National Weather Service
b)
The Flight Service Stations
c)
Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and computers
d)
Directional broadcasting radio stations
40.
In 1907, who became known as the "Fastest Man on Earth" when he set the motorcycle speed record of 136.3 mph?
a)
Harriet Quimby
b)
Edward Mannock
c)
Glenn Curtiss
d)
Louis Bleriot
41.
Who was the America's first licensed female pilot?
a)
Harriet Quimby
b)
Rene Fonck
c)
Eddie Rickenbacker
d)
Raoul Lufberry
42.
What is an aid to navigation because it is the pilot's communications link with FAA personnel and others who have an interest in the progress and termination of a cross-country navigational flight?
a)
The National Weather Service
b)
Navigation
c)
The continental control area
d)
The aircraft radio
43.
What is constructed as a sphere to match the surface of the earth?
a)
The basic grid system (graticule) for Earth
b)
Rotating beacons
c)
The global coordinate system
d)
The sectional aeronautical chart
44.
Victor airways are based on the locations of what stations called VORs?
a)
Radio navigation
b)
Intersection
c)
Contour lines
d)
Master/slave station
45.
Who was the American "ace of aces?"
a)
The English Channel
b)
Eddie Rickenbacker
c)
Rene Fonck
d)
A motorcycle racer
46.
What is used by pilots to help them locate the airport at night or in bad weather?
a)
Contour lines
b)
Radio navigation
c)
Rotating beacons
d)
Navigation
47.
The lights used by pilots to line up with the runway are what?
a)
Longitude
b)
Approach lights
c)
A green light and a white light
d)
The control tower
48.
Louis Bleriot was the first person to fly across what?
a)
Terminals
b)
Eugene Ely
c)
The English Channel
d)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
49.
The DME shows what?
a)
Because of the way that the wings (blades) rotate
b)
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win
c)
Fly directly to or from VOR stations
d)
The number of nautical miles the airplane is from the radio station
50.
In joint-use airports, facilities aren't necessarily what by the military and civilians?
a)
Shared
b)
The runway
c)
Intersection
d)
Rotating beacons
51.
What is basically a service station for airplanes?
a)
The Gnome
b)
The FBO
c)
Taxiways
d)
The sectional aeronautical chart
52.
In 1907, who built and flew the world's first powered monoplane?
a)
Louis Bleriot
b)
Glenn Curtiss
c)
Edward Mannock
d)
Billy Mitchell
53.
On a map, highways are printed as what?
a)
Small circle
b)
When the map only shows a very small part of the earth's surface
c)
Victor airways
d)
Black or magenta lines
54.
What is usually the highest structure on the airfield?
a)
The FBO
b)
The control tower
c)
The dirigible SC-1
d)
The runway
55.
What are used to show changes in elevation smaller than the 1,000-foot color-tint scheme?
a)
A military field
b)
Contour lines
c)
Coordinates
d)
Master/slave station
56.
What was an air-cooled engine with the cylinder arranged in a radial fashion?
a)
The FBO
b)
The control tower
c)
They were too heavy
d)
The Gnome
57.
Relief on an aeronautical chart is depicted by what?
a)
A controlled field
b)
A green light and a white light
c)
Contour lines, color tints, and shading
d)
Because of the way that the wings (blades) rotate
58.
What are the roads that aircraft use to get to the runway?
a)
To increase the aircraft's power and to improve reliability and safety
b)
The FBO
c)
The ramp and hangars
d)
Taxiways
59.
What was one problem with early aircraft engines?
a)
They were too heavy
b)
The dirigible SC-1
c)
The control tower
d)
The runway
60.
What is the term used to describe elevations?
a)
Blue
b)
Taxiways
c)
To control the runway
d)
Relief
61.
What is the most commonly used aeronautical chart?
a)
The sectional aeronautical chart
b)
The National Weather Service
c)
To control the runway
d)
The dirigible SC-1
62.
What provides weather information to Flight Service Stations?
a)
The Flight Service Stations
b)
The sectional aeronautical chart
c)
The National Weather Service
d)
PPS - military, SPS - civilian
63.
An airport without a control tower is what?
a)
A controlled field
b)
Small circle
c)
To control the runway
d)
An uncontrolled field
64.
The VOR allows pilots to do what?
a)
The Flight Service Stations
b)
Fly directly to or from VOR stations
c)
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win
d)
Black or magenta lines
65.
Who was a Dutch airplane designer?
a)
Anthony Fokker
b)
Edward Mannock
c)
Eddie Rickenbacker
d)
Rene Fonck
66.
Who was a former race car driver?
a)
Rene Fonck
b)
Edward Mannock
c)
Eddie Rickenbacker
d)
Anthony Fokker
67.
Who was the first US President to fly?
a)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Eddie Rickenbacker
d)
Harriet Quimby
68.
Who commanded the first mass-air bombing attack?
a)
Billy Mitchell
b)
Edward Mannock
c)
Louis Bleriot
d)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
69.
What are the two reasons for building aircraft with more than one engine?
a)
To increase the aircraft's power and to improve reliability and safety
b)
Master/slave station
c)
PPS - military, SPS - civilian
d)
To control the runway
70.
Military Operations Area (MOA) indicates what?
a)
Contour lines, color tints, and shading
b)
Where military flight-training activities are conducted
c)
ILS, MLS, and differential GPS
d)
Because of the way that the wings (blades) rotate
71.
A group of wealthy young Americans living in Paris volunteered to fly for France was named what?
a)
Glenn Curtiss
b)
Louis Bleriot
c)
The Lafayette Escadrille
d)
Eddie Rickenbacker
72.
While weather radar does show areas of precipitation, its most important function is to show what ahead of the aircraft?
a)
Rheims, France
b)
Intersection
c)
Thunderstorms
d)
The Gnome
73.
By reading across and down the grid to the point of what, any location can be found?
a)
Lambert-Conformal maps
b)
Radio navigation
c)
A military field
d)
Intersection
74.
Who built a Wright-style glider in 1904 and used ailerons to replace the wing-warping technique?
a)
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
b)
Edward Mannock
c)
Harriet Quimby
d)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
75.
Low-altitude airways are known as what?
a)
Igor Sikorsky
b)
Taxiways
c)
Victor airways
d)
Visible landmarks
76.
Glenn Curtiss and Alexander Graham Bell founded what organization?
a)
The National Weather Service
b)
The Flight Service Stations
c)
The Aerial Experiment Association
d)
Contour lines, color tints, and shading
77.
Who was the British "ace of aces?"
a)
Harriet Quimby
b)
Edward Mannock
c)
Anthony Fokker
d)
Eddie Rickenbacker
78.
Many civil airports are what?
a)
Anthony Fokker
b)
Privately owned
c)
Harriet Quimby
d)
Eddie Rickenbacker
79.
Who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
a)
Eugene Ely
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
d)
Billy Mitchell
80.
What uses 18 primary great circles going north-south?
a)
The basic grid system (graticule) for Earth
b)
Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and computers
c)
The National Weather Service
d)
The control tower
81.
Who was the French "ace of aces?"
a)
Eugene Ely
b)
Rene Fonck
c)
Eddie Rickenbacker
d)
Harriet Quimby
82.
What is the control tower's primary function?
a)
To control the runway
b)
The continental control area
c)
They were too heavy
d)
The sectional aeronautical chart
83.
What are the three basic components of the inertial navigation system?
a)
The sectional aeronautical chart
b)
Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and computers
c)
Lambert-Conformal maps
d)
To increase the aircraft's power and to improve reliability and safety
84.
At the beginning of World War I, the airplane was used primarily for what?
a)
Alberto Santos-Dumont
b)
The Short brothers
c)
Louis Bleriot
d)
Observation
85.
When are Mercator projections most useful?
a)
Because of the way that the wings (blades) rotate
b)
Draw the TC line; Estimate the true airspeed; Check the weather; Determine the wind correction angle, true heading, and ground speed; Determine magnetic variation and magnetic heading; Determine the compass heading; Determine the time en route; Determine fuel usage; Select checkpoints; File a flight plan
c)
Where military flight-training activities are conducted
d)
When the map only shows a very small part of the earth's surface
86.
Any circle other than a great circle is a what?
a)
Coordinates
b)
Rheims, France
c)
Small circle
d)
An uncontrolled field
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