This PPL Aircraft General Knowledge quiz assesses key operational aspects of aircraft, focusing on stability, emergency procedures, and propeller management. It is designed for pilots and aviation professionals to enhance safety and control proficiency.
118.0 and 118.8 MHz.
121.5 and 243.0 MHz.
123.0 and 119.0 MHz.
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After one-half the battery's useful life.
During each annual and 100-hour inspection.
Every 24 calendar months.
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Anytime.
At 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.
During the first 5 minutes after the hour.
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Turn off the aircraft ELT after landing.
Ask the airport tower if they are receiving an ELT signal.
Monitor 121.5 before engine shutdown.
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Avoid high RPM settings with high manifold pressure.
Avoid high manifold pressure settings with low RPM.
Always use a rich mixture with high RPM settings.
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The throttle controls power output as registered on the manifold pressure gauge and the propeller control regulates engine RPM.
The throttle controls power output as registered on the manifold pressure gauge and the propeller control regulates a constant blade angle.
The throttle controls engine RPM as registered on the tachometer and the mixture control regulates the power output.
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Check altitude, airspeed, and heading indications.
Visually scan the entire area for collision avoidance.
Announce their intentions on the nearest CTAF.
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Normal, utility, acrobatic.
Airplane, rotorcraft, glider.
Landplane, seaplane.
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Certificates showing accomplishment of a checkout in the aircraft and a current biennial flight review.
A pilot certificate with an endorsement showing accomplishment of an annual flight review and a pilot logbook showing recency of experience.
An appropriate pilot certificate and an appropriate current medical certificate if required.
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Check the aircraft logbooks for appropriate entries.
Become familiar with all available information concerning the flight.
Review wake turbulence avoidance procedures.
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Review traffic control light signal procedures.
Check the accuracy of the navigation equipment and the emergency locator transmitter (ELT).
Determine runway lengths at airports of intended use and the aircraft's takeoff and landing distance data.
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Permits the pilot to select and maintain a desired cruising speed.
Permits the pilot to select the blade angle for the most efficient performance.
Provides a smoother operation with stable RPM and eliminates vibrations.
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The designation of an alternate airport.
A study of arrival procedures at airports/ heliports of intended use.
An alternate course of action if the flight cannot be completed as planned.
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Aircraft power, pitch, bank, and trim.
Starting, taxiing, takeoff, and landing.
Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents.
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Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.
Normal, utility, acrobatic, limited.
Transport, restricted, provisional.
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Center of gravity moves forward.
Elevator trim is adjusted nosedown.
Center of gravity moves aft.
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The lowering of flaps increases the stall speed.
The raising of flaps increases the stall speed.
Raising flaps will require added forward pressure on the yoke or stick.
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Vertical axis.
Lateral axis.
Longitudinal axis.
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To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed.
To relieve the pilot of maintaining continuous pressure on the controls.
To decrease wing area to vary the lift.
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Decrease the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed
Permit a touchdown at a higher airspeed.
Increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.
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To control yaw.
To control over banking tendency.
To control roll.
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During unaccelerated flight.
When the aircraft is accelerating.
When the aircraft is at rest on the ground.
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Between the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Between the airplanes’ climb angle and the horizon.
Formed by longitudinal axis of the airplane and the chord line of the wing.
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Increase if the CG is moved forward.
Change with an increase in gross weight.
Remain the same regardless of gross weight.
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Be difficult to stall.
Require less effort to control.
Not spin.
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The location of the CG with respect to the center of lift.
The effectiveness of the horizontal stabilizer, rudder, and the rudder trim.
The relationship of thrust and lift to weight and drag.
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The CG shifts forward when thrust and drag are reduced.
The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced.
When thrust is reduced to less than weight, lift is also reduced and the wings can no longer support the weight.
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When at low angles of attack.
When at high angles of attack
When at high airspeeds
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The next higher octane aviation gas.
The next lower octane aviation gas.
Unleaded automotive gas of the same octane rating.
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Force any existing water to the top of the tank away from the fuel lines to the engine.
Prevent expansion of the fuel by eliminating airspace in the tanks.
Prevent moisture condensation by eliminating airspace in the tanks.
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The pilot-in-command.
The owner or operator
The certificated mechanic who performed the annual inspection
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In the airworthiness Certificate.
In the current, FAA- approved flight manual, approved manual material, markings and placards, or any combination thereof
In the aircraft airframe air frame and engine and engine logbooks.
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Life jackets.
Weight and balance data.
Airframe and engine logbooks.
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Runway lengths at airports of intended use.
Any preventive maintenance done to the aircraft.
The schedule for aircraft inspection.
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Decrease the fuel flow in order to compensate for decreased air density
Decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture in order to compensate for increased air density.
Increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to compensate for the decrease in pressure and density.
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Never-exceed speed
Maneuvering speed.
Turbulence or rough-air speed.
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Probably experience failure of the engine ignition system, fuel gauges, aircraft lightning system, and avionics equipment.
Probably experience engine failure due to the loss of the engine-driven fuel pump and also experience failure of the radio equipment, lights, and all instruments that require alternating current
Experience avionics equipment failure.
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Cause loss power, excessive oil consumption, and possible permanent internal engines damage.
Cause damage to heat-conducting hoses and warping of the cylinder cooling fins.
Not appreciably affect engine.
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Adjust for proper RPM and check for desired indications on the engine gauges.
Place the magneto origination switch momentarily in the OFF position to check for proper grounding.
Test each break and the parking brake.
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Magnetic deviation.
Magnetic variation.
Compass acceleration error.
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Reduce climb speed increase RPM.
Increase climb speed and increase RPM.
Reduce rate of climb and increase airspeed.
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Maneuvering speed
Never-exceed speed.
Maximum Structural cruising speed.
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The next lower octane aviation gas.
Unleaded automotive gas of the same octane rating.
The next higher-octane aviation gas
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The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator.
The altimeter, airspeed indicator, and turn-and slip indicator.
The altimeter, attitude indicator, and turn-and slip indicator.
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