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Airplanes/FMC Test

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city is the airport HNL in?

a)

New York

b)

Honolulu

c)

San francico

d)

hnl

2.

what city is SFO in?

a)

San Francisco

b)

San Francco

c)

Helena

d)

Denver

3.

what city is DFW in?

a)

dallas

b)

Dallas/Fort Worth

c)

New York

d)

Dallas

4.

What city is JFK in?

a)

New York

b)

El Paso

c)

Lemming

d)

New York City

5.

what city is LAX in?

a)

Los Angeeslxander

b)

Las Angeles

c)

Los Angeles 

d)

lax

6.

The airport in Honolulu is...

a)

HNNL

b)

ogg

c)

egg

d)

HNL

7.

The airport in d

Denver is...

a)

den

b)

Denver Airport

c)

DEN

d)

DEEN

8.

What is the natural force that allows planes to fly

a)

wings

b)

levitation

c)

lift

d)

gravity

9.

what airline is this

a)

sw

b)

aa

c)

delta

d)

emirates

10.

what airline is this

a)

delta

b)

sw

c)

aa

d)

hawaiian

11.

what airline is this

a)

emirates

b)

delta

c)

aa

d)

sw

12.

what airline is this

a)

alaska

b)

delta

c)

alaskan

d)

aa

13.

what airline is this

a)

southwest

b)

aa

c)

emirates

d)

delta

14.

Standard traffic pattern turns are to the?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Pilot's choice

15.

What is the VASI lighting system indicating on the picture above?

a)

Too low

b)

Too high

c)

On glidepath

16.

What type of runway is depicted in the picture above?

a)

Temporarily closed runway

b)

Permanently closed runway

c)

Active runway

17.

What can you do in the area depicted by arrows leading to the runway numbers?

a)

Take-off, no taxi, no landing

b)

No take-off, no taxi, no landing

c)

Take-off, landing, no landing

18.

What is the purpose of runway markings?

a)

Help pilots navigate to their next destination

b)

Prevent runway incursions and mishaps around the airport environment

c)

Solely used by ground maintenance personnel in order to prevent vehicles from colliding with aircraft

19.

Which is not a leg of an airport traffic pattern?

a)

Quarterwind

b)

Downwind

c)

Crosswind

20.

If an airport had two runway 25s, how would the runways be marked?

a)

25 L and 25 C

b)

25 C and 25 R

c)

25 L and 25 R

21.

In what taxiway are we currently located at?

a)

Alpha

b)

Charlie

c)

Delta

22.

In order to properly enter an airport traffic pattern, a pilot must enter on the downwind at a?

a)

60 degree angle

b)

30 degree angle

c)

45 degree angle

23.

Using the sign above, how many feet of runway is left before aircraft reaches the end of the runway?

a)

40

b)

400

c)

4000

24.

True or False: Runway number above coincides with a magnetic heading of 031?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The base leg is flown

a)

after the downwind leg

b)

prior to turning downwind

c)

with the wind pushing the airplane to the right

d)

before turning final

26.

A right hand traffic pattern allows a pilot to

a)

fly a 'straight in' approach and skip the base leg.

b)

avoid flying over populated areas.

c)

avoid flying near a significant hill or mountain.

d)

avoid a crosswind landing.

27.

The crosswind leg of the traffic pattern is normally

a)

flown following the downwind leg of a right hand traffic pattern.

b)

flown with the aircraft flying directly into the wind.

c)

not flown unless a pilot chooses to remain in the traffic pattern following a takeoff.

d)

used only for emergency purposes.

28.

The recommended entry position for manned aircraft to enter an airport traffic pattern is

a)

45° to the base leg just below the traffic pattern altitude

b)

to enter 45° at the midpoint of the downwind leg at the traffic pattern altitude

c)

to cross directly over the airport at the traffic pattern altitude and join the downwind leg

d)

just above the final approach leg for the runway planes are landing on

29.

What is the normal manned aircraft traffic pattern around an airport in the U.S.?

a)

Making all right turns along the traffic pattern

b)

Enter on the upwind leg and land on the downwind leg

c)

Turn right after the crosswind leg to enter the base leg

d)

Making all left turns along the traffic pattern

30.

The first leg of the manned aircraft traffic pattern is called

a)

the Crosswind Leg

b)

the Upwind Leg

c)

the Base Leg

d)

the Downwind Leg

31.

The second leg of the manned aircraft traffic pattern is called

a)

the Crosswind Leg

b)

the Base Leg

c)

the Upwind Leg

d)

the Downwind Leg

32.

In the Manned aircraft traffic pattern, "final" occurs after which leg?

a)

the Downwind Leg

b)

the Crosswind Leg

c)

the Upwind Leg

d)

the Base Leg

33.

What is the runway number for a runway when the landing aircraft is facing East?

a)

36

b)

18

c)

27

d)

09

34.

What is the runway number when the aircraft taking off is facing West?

a)

36

b)

27

c)

18

d)

09

35.

If an airport has two runways facing the same direction, how does a manned aircraft pilot know which to land on?

a)

It doesn't matter. He can take his pick

b)

Always land on the one to your right

c)

The tower will specify the Left or Right runway

d)

Always land on the one to your left

36.

When a manned aircraft is entering the traffic pattern, the pilot must make sure that

a)

his aircraft is descending as it enters the traffic pattern

b)

his aircraft is ascending as it enters the traffic pattern

c)

his aircraft is already at the altitude of the traffic pattern

d)

his aircraft enters the traffic pattern from the left

37.

An aircraft approaching an airport announces that they are "midfield left downwind to Runway 18". Where would the aircraft be relative to the runway?

a)

East of the runway, heading North

b)

West of the runway, heading South

c)

North of the runway, heading West

d)

South of the runway, heading East

38.

The phonetic code for the letter "C" is

a)

Carol

b)

Candy

c)

Charlie

d)

Cancer

39.

The phonetic code for the letter "G" is

a)

Gary

b)

George

c)

Grandad

d)

Golf

40.

The phonetic code for the letter "H" is

a)

Harry

b)

Hotel

c)

Henry

d)

Handy

41.

In the phonetic alphabet, what word comes after Papa?

a)

Mama

b)

Grandad

c)

Oscar

d)

Quebec

42.

An aircraft announces that they are "on short final for runway 9". Where will the aircraft be in relation to the airport?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

43.

What does the standard aviation phraseology "WILCO" mean?

a)

Let me know that you have received my message.

b)

I have received your message , understand it, and will comply with it.

c)

Request confirmation of information

d)

Stay in place where you are currently located

44.

In standard aviation phraseology, what does "Final" mean?

a)

the aircraft is on final approach and aligned with the landing area

b)

the aircraft is about to crash and this is its last transmission

c)

the aircraft is holding short of the runway while another plane lands

d)

It is an answer to the tower's question "Advise intentions".

45.

In the phonetic alphabet, what is the word for the number 9?

a)

Niner

b)

Nothing

c)

Nunya

d)

Nuggie

46.

What does ILS stand for?

a)

Instrumental Landing System

b)

Instrumental Landing Signal

c)

Instrument Landing Signal

d)

Instrument Landing System

47.

What is the main function of the ILS?

a)

To guide the pilot horizontally and vertically towards the airport

b)

To provide weather forecasts for the pilot

c)

To control the air traffic in the vicinity of the airport

d)

To communicate with the ground control for landing clearance

48.

What is the purpose of the bar on the ILS instrument display?

a)

To show the direction of the nearest airport

b)

To display the current altitude of the aircraft

c)

To indicate the distance to the runway

d)

To guide the pilot on the horizontal alignment with the runway

49.

What is the function of the Outer Marker (OM) in the ILS system?

a)

To indicate the position of the aircraft in relation to the runway

b)

To provide the final approach path guidance to the pilot

c)

To signal the proximity to the minimums for landing

d)

To mark the outer boundary of the airport airspace

50.

What is the potential future of ILS in aviation?

a)

It will be phased out completely due to technological advancements

b)

It will continue to be the most popular approach aid, especially in airports with complex terrain

c)

It will be replaced by RNAV for all types of approaches

d)

It will only be used for visual approaches in the future

51.

What is the name of this?

a)

Displaced Threshold

b)

Blast Pad

c)

Helipad

d)

Jet Pad

52.

This stands for?

a)

Important Landing Software

b)

Important Landing System

c)

Instrument Landing System

d)

Immediate Landing System

53.

Indicates what?

a)

800 feet of runway remaining

b)

80 feet of runway remaining

c)

8 feet of runway remaining

d)

8000 feet of runway remaining

54.

Which of the following is true with regards to a displaced threshold?

a)

You can land on it

b)

The runway needed to be extended

c)

You can begin your take off there

d)

You can taxi on it

55.

These lights are found...

a)

on the sides of taxiways

b)

on the sides of runways

c)

on the sides of aprons (parking bays)

56.

If you were approaching this runway from the other end, what would be your heading?

a)

270 degrees

b)

090 degrees

c)

09 degrees

d)

27 degrees

57.

If you see this sign, it indicates that....

a)

You are on taxiway charlie

b)

You are approaching taxiway charlie

c)

You are on taxiway C

d)

You are approaching taxiway C

58.

When must you stop?

a)

When approaching this from the dashed side

b)

When approaching from the double-lined side

c)

Only if there is traffic

d)

When approaching from either side

59.

The centre line of a taxiway is...

a)

a double yellow line

b)

a dashed white line

c)

a dashed yellow line

d)

a solid yellow line

60.

ATIS stands for

a)

Automated Tower Information Service

b)

Automated Terminal Information Service

c)

Automated Terminal Information System

61.

Which of the following words indicates the least amount of cloud cover (as described on an ATIS)?

a)

Overcast

b)

Broken

c)

Few

d)

Scattered

62.

If the wind at an airport was described as 120/21G33, what would this mean?

a)

Wind at 120 knots, from 21 degrees with 33 knot gusts

b)

Wind from 120 degrees, at 21 knots, gusting to 33 knots

c)

Wind from 120 degrees, at 33 knots, gusting to 21 knots

63.

What is this?

a)

Airspeed Indicator

b)

Attitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Turn and Slip Indicator

e)

Vertical Speed Indicator

64.

What is this?

a)

Airspeed Indicator

b)

Attitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Turn and Slip Indicator

e)

Vertical Speed Indicator

65.

What is this?

a)

Airspeed Indicator

b)

Altitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Turn and Slip Indicator

e)

Vertical Speed Indicator

66.

What is this?

a)

Airspeed Indicator

b)

Attitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Turn and Slip Indicator

e)

Magnetic Compass

67.

What is this?

a)

Airspeed Indicator

b)

Altitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Turn and Slip Indicator

e)

Magnetic Compass

68.

What is this?

a)

Airspeed Indicator

b)

Attitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Vertical Speed Indicator

e)

Magnetic Compass

69.

Pulling the yoke towards the pilot helps the plane..

a)

climb.

b)

go down.

c)

fly stable.

d)

set autopilot.

70.

Pushing the yoke towards the dashboard helps the plane..

a)

climb.

b)

go down.

c)

fly stable.

d)

set autopilot.

71.

The airspeed indicator displays...

a)

the airspeed of the aircraft in knots.

b)

the airspeed of the aircraft in mph.

c)

air pressure to tell us how high we are relative to sea level.

d)

the rate of turn and slip of a turn.

e)

the position in roll, pitch, and yaw in relation to the horizon and flight path.

72.

The altimeter indicator displays...

a)

the airspeed of the aircraft in knots.

b)

the airspeed of the aircraft in mph.

c)

air pressure to tell us how high we are relative to sea level.

d)

the rate of turn and slip of a turn.

e)

the position in roll, pitch, and yaw in relation to the horizon and flight path.

73.

The turn and slip indicator displays...

a)

the airspeed of the aircraft in knots.

b)

the airspeed of the aircraft in mph.

c)

air pressure to tell us how high we are relative to sea level.

d)

how fast the airplane is turning.

e)

the position in roll, pitch, and yaw in relation to the horizon and flight path.

74.

The magnetic compass displays...

a)

the airspeed of the aircraft in knots.

b)

the direction the aircraft is pointing, 0 being north and 180 being south.

c)

air pressure to tell us how high we are relative to sea level.

d)

how fast the airplane is turning.

e)

the position in roll, pitch, and yaw in relation to the horizon and flight path.

75.

The vertical speed indicator displays...

a)

the airspeed of the aircraft in knots.

b)

the direction the aircraft is pointing, 0 being north and 180 being south.

c)

air pressure to tell us how high we are relative to sea level.

d)

rate of climb or decent.

e)

the position in roll, pitch, and yaw in relation to the horizon and flight path.

76.

What doe VOR stand for?

a)

Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range

b)

Vertical Orientation Radar

c)

Very Omni-Directional Radar

d)

Vertical Overwatch Radar

77.

What does ILS stand for?

a)

Indiana Landing System

b)

Instrument License System

c)

Indy League Signal

d)

Instrument Landing System

78.

ILS

(a)  

79.

DME

(a)  

80.

DA

(a)  

81.

DH

(a)  

82.

MDA

(a)  

83.

OCH

(a)  

84.

MAP

(a)  

85.

PA

(a)  

86.

What is lift?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

turning over and over on an axis

87.

What is yaw?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis

88.

What is drag?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

turning over and over on an axis

89.

What is weight?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

90.

What is engineering?

a)

using math and science to solve problems or create something

b)

make the best of something

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

91.

What is roll?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

make the best of something

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

92.

What is pitch?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

93.

What is horizontal?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a way to make a design the most effective it can be

d)

parallel to the horizon

94.

What is a wing?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

parallel to the horizon

95.

What is a stabilizer?

a)

a fixed wing section that keeps a plane flying straight

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

parallel to the horizon

96.

What is the nose of an airplane?

a)

a fixed wing section that keeps a plane flying straight

b)

the very front section of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

parallel to the horizon

97.

What is aviation?

a)

a fixed wing section that provides stability for the aircraft, to keep it flying straight

b)

the very front section of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

the flying or operating of an aircraft

98.

What is thrust?

a)

the force that moves an aircraft

b)

the very front section of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

the flying or operating of an aircraft

99.

The first successful airplane was built by?

a)

The Smith Brothers

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

The Wrong Brothers

100.

The Wright brothers tested their plane at...

a)

Virginia Beach , VA

b)

Dayton, OH

c)

Kitty Hawk, NC

d)

Charlotte, NC

101.

The speed of sound is...

a)

260 mph

b)

460 mph

c)

760 mph

d)

100,600 mph

102.

The body of the plane...

a)

fuselage

b)

wings

c)

fin/rudder

d)

stabilizer

103.

Controls pitch

a)

fuselage

b)

wings

c)

fin/rudder

d)

stabilizer

104.

Controls yaw (left, right)

a)

fuselage

b)

wings

c)

fin/rudder

d)

stabilizer

105.

Generates Lift and controls Roll.

a)

fuselage

b)

wings

c)

fin/rudder

d)

stabilizer

106.

Rotation around the vertical axis (left, right)

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

lift

107.

Rotation around the front to back axis.

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

lift

108.

air moves faster over the top of the wing creating....

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

gravity

d)

thrust

109.

Resistance due to friction with the air. Increases with speed. Reduced by streamlining or aerodynamics.

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

gravity

d)

thrust

110.

Is the force of the engine pushing or pulling the craft forward.

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

gravity

d)

thrust

111.

Force pulling the aircraft down

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

gravity

d)

thrust

112.

The center of gravity should prevent

a)

nose heaviness

b)

tail heaviness

c)

diving and stalling

d)

all of the above

113.

Average Pilot's salary in the U.S.

a)

$75,000

b)

$150,000

c)

$1,000,000

d)

$2,000,000

114.

The principle which states that fast moving fluid (gas or liquid) over a surface creates low pressure.

a)

Da Vinci's Principle

b)

Buonarotti's Principle

c)

Principal Childs

d)

Bernoulli's Principle

115.

What is the world's busiest Commercial Airport in the U.S.?

a)

Atlanta International Airport ATL

b)

O'Hare International Airport ORD

c)

John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK

d)

Los Angeles International Airport LAX

116.

Which aircraft has the most parts?

a)

Memphis Belle

b)

Curtis NC-4

c)

The Boeing 747

d)

Vin Fiz Flyer

117.

An elite team of black female mathematicians at NASA help win the space race and advance the quest for equality. 

Name the 3 NASA engineers.

a)

Janel Monee, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer

b)

Patricia Kotero, Brenda Bennett, Susan Moonsie

c)

Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Sidney Vaughn

d)

Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, Farrah Franklin

118.

The main 2 types of engines are reciprocal (piston) and ____________

a)

Turbine

b)

Lawn Mower

c)

Rocket

d)

Electric

119.

Engines provide ______ which moves the aircraft forward.

a)

Lift

b)

Drag

c)

Thrust

d)

Heat

120.

Wings produce ______ which is what makes flight possible

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Thrust

d)

Gravity