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WHAT PROCENTAGE OF ALL AVIATION ACCIDENTS CAN BE ATTIBUITED TO HUMAN FACTOR-RELATED CAUSES?. 25%. 50%. 75%.

WHILE ENROUTE YOU READ BACK A CLEARANCE TO ATC AND NO RESPONSE IS RECEIVED, YOU SHOULD ASSUME. YOUR RADIOS HAS FAILED AND LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ATC MAY NO HAVE HARD YOUR READBACK SO GIVE THEM ADEQUATE TIME TO RESPOND AND THEN CONFIRM LA TRANSMISSION. ATC IS EXTREMALY BUSY, BUT THEY HAVE HEARD YOUR TRANSMISSION AND YOU SHOULD PROCEED WITH YOU FLIGHT WITHOUT QUESTIONING THEM.

A RAPID ACCELERATION DURING INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CAN CREATE THE ILLUSION OF. MAINTAINING A RIGHT BANK. YAW MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT. BEING IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE.

DURING DECELERATION FROM CRUISE FLIGHT, PRECESION ERROR CAUSES THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR TO SHOW A SLIGHT. TURN TO THE LEFT. RISE IN PITCH ATTITUDE. DECREASE IN PITCH ATTITUDE.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU CAN CHECK THE HEADING INDICATOR AND ALIGN IT WITH THE MAGNETIC COMPASS?. EVERY 15 MIN. EVERY 30 MIN. WHENEVER IT PRECESSES 15°.

DURING AN ESTABLISHED COORDINATED TURN AT A CONSTANT AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE, USE THE AILERONS TO CONTROLTHE RATE OR TURN AND THE RUDDER TO CONTROL THE. BANK. AIRSPEED. QUALITY OF TURN.

THE THREE PRESSURE INSTRUMENT CONNECTED TO THE PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM ARE THE. AIRSPEED INDICATOR, TURN COORDINATOR, AND ALTIMETER. AIRSPEED INDICATOR, ALTIMETER AND VERTICAL SPEED. ATTITUDE INDICATOR, HEADING INDICATOR, AND TURN COODINATOR.

THE MAIN INSTRUMENT FOR INITIALLY ESTABLISCHING A CLIMB OR DESCENT ATTITUDE IS THE. ALTIMETER. ATTITUDE INDICATOR. VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR.

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT YOU SHOULD CORRECT ALTITUDE DESVIATIONS OF LESS THAN 100 FEET BY CHANGING. PITCH. AIRSPEED. PITCH AND POWER.

TO LEVEL OFF FROM A CLIMB OR DESCENT, LEAD THE DESIRED ALTITUDE BY 10% OF THE. AIRSPEED. ALTITUDE. VERTICAL SPEED.

REFER TO THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENT PANEL ILUSTRATION AND INTERPRET THE FLIGHT ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. NOTE THAT ONE INSTRUMENT HAS MALFUNCTIONED. CLIMBING LEFT TURN. CLIMBING RIGHT TURN. DESCENT RIGHT TURN.

WHAT IS THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY FROM AN EXCESSIVELY NOSE HIGH CRITICAL ATTITUDE?. ROLL WINGS LEVEL, ADD POWER, AND APPLY FORWARD PRESSURE. ADD POWER, ROLL WINGS LEVEL, AND APLLY FORWARD PRESSURE. ADD POWER, APLLY FORWARD PRESSURE, AND ROLL WINGS LEVEL.

WHEN YOU ARE CLEARED FOR AN APPROACH WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED, YOU MUST MAINTAIN YOUR LAST ASSIGNED ALTITUDE UNTIL. YOU CONTACT THE CONTROL TOWER. THE AIRPORT OR RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT IS IN SIGHT. YOU ARE ESTABLISHED ON A SEGMENT OF A PUBLISHED ROUTE OR INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.

USING THE ACCOMPANYING ILUSTRATION, APPROXIMATELY HOW FAR FROM THE STATION IS THE AIRCRAFT IF IT TAKES 2 MINUTES, 45 SECONDS TO CROSS 10° OF RADIAL SPAN AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 104 KNOTS?. SLIGHTLY OVER 5 NAUTICAL MILES. 14 NAUTICAL MILES. 29 NAUTICAL MILES.

THE RELATIVE BEARING TO THE STATION IS. 010°. 190°. 270°.

THE MAGNETIC BEARING TO THE STATION IS. 080°. 190°. 270°.

WHAT IS THE RELATIVE BEARING TO THE STATION IF YOUR AIRCRAFT IS ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 45° AND THE MAGNETIC BEARING FROM THE STATION IS 360°?. 045°. 135°. 180°.

WHEN TRACKING INBOUND TO AN NDB USING A FIXED CARD ADF WITH A 5° RIGHT WIND CORRECTION ANGLE, THE RELATIVE BEARING WILL BE. 175°. 185°. 355°.

ACCORDING TO THE ILUSTRATED RMI INDICATION, WHAT IS THE ARCRAFT APPROXIMATE POSITION?. POINT A. POINT B. POINT C.

THE APPROXIMATE LEAD FOR INTERCEPTING A DME ARC FROM A RADIAL AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 150 KNOTS OR LESS IS. ONE-HALF NAUTICAL MILE. A FOUR-DOT DEFLECTION OF THE CDI. FIVE DEGREES WHEN THE ARC´S RADIUS IS 10 TO 15 MILES.

WHAT METHODS, IF ANY, ARE AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING THE ACCURACY OF THE VOR BEARING POINTER OF A RMI. ONLY VOT TEST SIGNALS MAY BE USED. ANY OF THE VOR TEST PROCEDURE LISTED IN FAR PART 91.171 MAY BE USED. THE ACCURACY CAN BE DETERMINED ONLY BY RADIO TECHNICIAN WITH TEST EQUIPMENT.

ASSUME YOU ARE DEPARTING ON FEBRUARY 15 FOR A FLIGHT THAT REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RAITING. WHAT IS THE LOWEST CLASS OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED, AND WHAT IS THE EARLIEST DATE IT COULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED?. FIRST CLASS, ISSUED AUGUST 15 OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SECOND CLASS, ISSUED FEBRUARY 1 OF TWO YEARS PREVIOUS. SECOND CLASS, ISSUED FEBRUARY 28 OF TWO YEARS PREVIOUS.

HOW MUCH ACTUAL INSTRUMENT TIME CAN YOU LOG IF YOU ARE IN IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS, FOR 45 MIN, VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 35 MINUTES, VFR BETWEEN LAYERS FOR 30 MINUTES, VFR ON TOP FOR 20 MINUTES, AND LAND VFR USING A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH UNDER THE HOOD WHICH TAKES 15 MINUTES?. 45 MIN. 1 HOURS, 35 MIN. 1 HOURS, 50 MIN.

AS A PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN IFR FLIGHT IN AN AIRPLANE, YOU MUST HAVE LOGGED WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AT LEAST. THREE HOURS OF SIMULATED OR ACTUAL INSTRUMENT TIME PLUS SIX INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. THREE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES PLUS THREE HOURS OF ACTUAL OR SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TIME. SIX INTRUMENT APPROACHES, PLUS PRACTICE IN HOLDING PROCEDURES AND INTERCEPTING AND TRACKING COURSES.

AS AN INSTRUMENT-RATED AIRPLANE PILOT, WHAT IS THE APPROPIATE PROCEDURE TO REGAIN INSTRUMENT CURRENCY IF YOU HAVE NOT FLOWN USING INSTRUMENT REFERENCES FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS?. RATAKE THE FAA INSTRUMENT RATING AIRMEN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL TEST. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AN INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK WITH AN FAA CERTIFICATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. OBTAIN THREE HOURS OF SIMULATOR AND AT LEAST 3 HOURS OF AIRPLANE INSTRUMENT PRACTICE WITH A CERTIFICATED INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTOR.

IN ORDEN TO FLY WITH A PILOT WHO IS LOGGING SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TIME, THE SAFETY PILOT MUST BE AN. INTRUMENT-RATED PILOT WHO IS CURRENT IN THE AIRPLANE. APPROPRIATELY RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO IS CURRENT IN THE AIRPLANE. APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT AND WEAR SAFETY BELTS AT ALL TIMES, FROM THE TIME THE AIRPLANE FIRST MOVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT UNTIL IT STOPS.

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF UNDER IFR CONDITIONS, YOU FIND THE VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR TO BE ERROR BY 125 F.P.M . WHAT ACTION, IF ANY, SHOULD YOU TAKE TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS?. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. THE WEATHER MUST BE VFR IN ORDEN TO TAKE OFF IN THIS SITUATION. THE INDICATOR MUST BE REPAIRED BY A QUALIFIED INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN.

ACCORDING TO THE FARS, WHAT IS THE MINIMUN COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR IFR FLIGHT?. 180-CHANNEL TRANSCEIVER. 360-CHANNEL TRANSCEIVER. EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE TO THE GROUND FACILITIES YOU ARE USING.

ACCORDING TO FARS PART 91, THE REQUIRED MINIMUM FLIGHT CREW MUST USE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AT ALL TIMES ABOVE WHAT CABIN PRESSURE ALTITUDE?. 10.000 FEET MSL. 12.500 FEET MSL. 14.500 FEET MSL.

YOU ARE PLANNING AN IFR FLIGHT ( NOT FOR HIRE) IN VFR CONDITIONS THAT DEPARTS FROM AN AIRPORT LOCATED WITHIN CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE REQUIRED AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS INCLUDE A(N). ANNUAL, PITOT-STATIC, ALTIMETER AND VOR. ANNUAL, PITOT-STATIC,, ALTIMETER, VOR AND TRANSPONDER. 100 HOUR (IF MORE THAN 100 HOURS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE ANNUAL), PITOT-STATIC, ALTIMETER, AND VOR.

WITHIN WHAT TIME PERIOD MUST THE OPERATOR OF AN AIRCRAFT PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD?. 48 HOURS. 7 DAYS AFTER REQUESTED BY THE NTSB. 10 DAYS.

WHAT DO THEY MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAYS INDICATE?. RUNWAYS 4 AND 36 ARE PRECISION INSTRUMENT RUMWAYS. RUNWAY 4 IS A BASIC RUNWAY, AND RUNWAY 36 IS A STOL RUNWAY. RUNWAY 4 IS A BASIC VFR RUNWAY, AND RUNWAY 36 IS A PRESICION RUNWAY.

FOR WHAT PURPOSES CAN THE DISPLACED THRESHOLDS ON THE APPROACH ENDS OF RUMWAY 4 AND 36 BE USED?. AREA A CAN BE USED FOR TAXI AND TAKEOFF; AREA B CAN BE USED FOR TAXI, BUT NOT FOR TAKE OFF. AREA A IS USABLE ONLY AS A BLASTPAD, OVERRUN, OR STOPWAY; AREA B CANNOT BE USED FOR TAXI OR TAKEOFF. AREA A IS USABLE ONLY AS A BLASTPAD, OVERRUN, OR STOPWAY; AREA B IS USABLE FOR TAXI, TAKE OFF, AND LANDING ROLLOUT.

ASSUME YOU ARE FLYING A LIGHT AIRCRAFT ON AN APPROACH USING A 3 BAR VASI INSTALLATION. WHAT COLOR COMBINATION (TOP TO BOTTOM) IS APPROPRIATE WHEN YOU ARE ESTABLISHED ON THE PROPER GLIDE SLOPE?. WHITE, RED, RED. RED,RED, WHITE. RED, WHITE, WHITE.

A ROW OF FLUSH-MOUNTED FLASHING WHITE LIGHTS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE ARE. TAXIWAY LEAD-OFF LIGHT. LAND AND HOLD SHORT LIGHT. DISPLACED THRESHOLD LIGHT.

THE AIRSPACE WICH SURROUNDS A TOWER CONTROLLED AIRPORT AND NORMALLY EXTENDS UP TO 2.500 FEET ABOVE THE AIRPORT IS CLASSIFIED AS. CLASS C AIRSPACE. CLASS D AIRSPACE. AN AIRPORT ADVISORY AREA.

WHAT TYPE OF AIRSPACE NORMALLY HAS MINIMUM FLIGHT VISIBILITY REQUIREMENT OF 1 STATUTE MILE FOR DAY VFR OPERATIONS AND DOES NOR REQUIRE AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR IFR OPERATIONS?. CLASS E AIRSPACE LOWER THAN 10.000 FEET MSL. CLASS G AIRSPACE FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 10.000 FEET MSL. CLASS G AIRSPACE MORE THAN 1.200 FEET AGL AND ABOVE 10.000 FEET MSL.

ACCORDING TO THE ACCOMPANYING AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY EXCERPT FOR PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIPORT, THE AIRSPACE SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT IS CALLED. A TRSA. CLASS B AIRSPACE. CLASS C AIRPACE.

WHAT IS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND´S RESPONSABILITY WHEN FLYING A PROPELLER AIRCRAFT WITHIN MILES OF THE AIRPORT OF INTENTED LANDING AND ATC REQUEST THE PILOT TO REDUCE SPEED TO 160? (PILOT COMPLIES WITH SPEED ADJUSTMENT). REDUCE IAS TO 160 MPH AND MAINTAIN UNTIL ADVISED BY ATC. REDUCE TAS TO 160 KNOTS AND MAINTAIN UNTIL ADVISED BY ATC. REDUCE IAS TO 160 KNOTS AND MAINTAIN THAT SPEED WITHIN 10 KNOTS.

WHEN ARE ATIS BROADCAST UPDATE?. ONLY WHEN THE CEILING AND/OR VISIBILITY CHANGES BY A REPORTABLE VALUE. EVERY 30 MINUTES IF WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BELOW BASIC VFR, OTHERWISE, HOURLY. UPON RECEIPT OF ANY OFFICIAL WEATHER, REGARDLESS OF CONTENT CHANGE OR REPORTED VALUES.

DURING A FLIGHT, THE CONTROLLER ADVISES " TRAFFIC 2 O CLOCK 5 MILES SOUTHBOUND" THE PILOT IS HOLDING 20° CORRECTION FOR A CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. WHERE SHOULD THE PILOT LOOK FOR THE TRAFFIC?. STRAIGHT AHEAD. 20° TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE´S NOSE. 40° TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE´S NOSE.

IF A CONTROL TOWER AND AN FSS ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME AIRPORT, WHICH TOWER FUNCTION IS ASSUMED BY THE FSS DURING THOSE HOURS WHEN THE TOWER IS CLOSED?. AIRPORT ADVISORY SERVICE. APPROACH CONTROL CLEARANCE. AUTOMATIC CLOSING OF THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN.

WHEN CLIMBING TO YOUR ASSIGNED ALTITUDE ON AN IFR CLEARANCE, ATC EXPECTS THE LAST 1.000 FEET OR YOUR CLIMB TO BE AT RATE OF. 200 TO 500 F.P.M. 500 TO 1.500 F.P.M. 1.000 F.P.M.

IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE A SID OR STAR YOU SHOULD. NOTIFY CLEARANCE DELIVERY PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION; THEY ARE ISSUED ONLY ON REQUEST. PLACE " NO SID/NOSTAR" IN THE REMARKS SECTION OF YOUR FLIGHT PLAN.

A CRUISE CLEARANCE FROM ARTCC AUTHORIZES YOU TO FLY. ANY PUBLISHED APPROACH PROCEDURE AVAILABLE AT YOUR DESTINATION. TO YOUR DESTINATION, BUT NO TO FLY APPROACH UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN APPROACH CLEARANCE. A VISUAL APPROACH, BUT NO A COMPLETE INSTRUMENT APPROACH UNLESS YOU RECEIVE A SPECIFIC APPROACH CLEARANCE.

WHICH CLEARANCE ITEMS ARE ALWAYS GIVEN IN AN ABBREVIATED IFR DEPARTURE CLEARANCE? (ASSUME RADAR ENVIROMENT). CLEARANCE LIMIT, AND SID NAME, NUMBER, AND/OR TRANSITION, IF APPROPRIATE. DESTINATION AIRPORT, ALTITUDE, AND SID NAME-NUMBER-TRANSITION, IF APPROPRIATE. ALTITUDE, ,DESTINATION AIRPORT, AND ONE OR MORE FIXES WHICH IDENTIFY THE INITIAL ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

WHICH RULES APPLY TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHEN OPERATING ON A VFR-ON-TOP CLEARANCE. VFR ONLY. VFR AND IFR. VFR WHEN "IN THE CLEAR" AND IFR WHEN " IN THE CLOUDS".

WHAT CRUISING ALTITUDE SHOULD YOU SELECT WHEN FLYING ON A MAGNETIC COURSE OF 120° ASSUMING YOU ARE OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AN ALTITUDE ASSIGNMENT OF " VFR ON TOP". AN ODD-THOUSAND FOOT ALTITUDE. AN EVEN-THOUSAND FOOT ALTITUDE. AN ODD-THOUSAND FOOT ALTITUDE, PLUS 500 FEET.

WHEN FILING A COMPOSITE FLIGHT PLAN WHERE THE FIRST PORTION OF THE FLIGHT IS IFR, WHICH FIX(ES) SHOULD BE INDICATED ON THE FLIGHT PLAN FORM?. ONLY THOSE COMPULSORY REPORTING POINTS ON THE IFR ROUTE SEGMENT. ONLY THE FIX WHERE YOU PLAN TO TERMINATE THE IFR PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. ALL POINTS OF TRANSITION FROM ONE AIRWAY TO ANOTHER, FIXES DEFINING DIRECT ROUTE SEGMENTS, AND THE CLEARANCE LIMIT FIX.

IF YOU RECEIVE VOID TIME WITH AN IFR CLEARANCE AND ARE UNABLE TO DEPART PRIOR TO VOID TIME, ATC MUST BE NOTIFIED WITHIN. 5 MINUTES. 30 MINUTES. 1 HOUR.