QUESTIONS FOR AV QUIZ

1. When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be
particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to?
a. Rise into the traffic pattern area surrounding the airport.
b. Sink into the flight path of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence.
c. Rise from a crossing runway into the takeoff or landing path.
2. During a night flight, you observe a steady red light and a flashing red light ahead and at the
same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
a. The other aircraft is crossing to the left.
b. The other aircraft is crossing to the right.
c. The other aircraft is approaching head-on.
3. A person may not act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft if alcoholic beverages have been
consumed by that person within the preceding
a. 24 hours
b. 8 hours
c. 12 hours
4. The danger of spatial disorientation during flight in poor visual conditions may be reduced by
a. Leaning the body in the opposite direction of the motion of the aircraft.
b. Having faith in the instruments rather than taking a chance on the sensory organs.
c. Shifting the eyes quickly between the exterior visual field and the instrument panel
5. Due to visual illusion, when landing on a narrower-than-usual runway, the aircraft will appear to
be
a. Lower than actual, leading to a higher-than-normal approach.
b. Higher than actual, leading to a lower-than-normal approach.
c. Higher than actual, leading to a higher-than-normal approach.
6. If a standard rate turn is maintained, how long would it take to turn 360°?
a. 1 minute
b. 3 minutes
c. 2 minutes
7. The angle of attack at which a wing stalls remains constant regardless of:
a. Weight, dynamic pressure, bank angle, or pitch attitude
b. Weight and pitch attitude, but varies with dynamic pressure and bank angle
c. Dynamic pressure, but varies with weight, bank angle, and pitch attitude
8. In addition to other preflight actions for a VFR flight away from the vicinity of the departure
airport, regulations specifically require the pilot in command to:
a. Review traffic control light signal procedures.
b. Check the accuracy of the navigation equipment and the emergency locator transmitter
(ELT).
c. Determine runway lengths at airports of intended use and the aircraft's takeoff and
landing distance data.
9. No person may attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft with:
a. .008 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood.
b. .04 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood.
c. .004 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood.
10. When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the right-of-
way belongs to the aircraft:
a. At the lower altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of or to
overtake another.
b. That has the other to its right.
c. That is the least maneuverable.