CFI (FIA) Written Prep

Which relationship is correct when comparing drag and airspeed?

An airplane leaving ground effect will experience an increased drag and indicated airspeed.

Which statement is true relating to the factors which produce stalls?

The stalling angle of attack is independent of the speed of airflow over the wings.

Vmc is highest when the

CG is at most aft allowable position.

If inadequate right rudder is used during a climbing right turn, what may occur if the aircraft stalls?

A spin to the left.

Which characteristic of a spin is not a characteristic of a steep spiral?

Stalled wing.

If the airspeed increases and decreases during longitudinal phugoid oscillation, the aircraft

is maintaining a nearly constant angle of attack.

If an aircraft has negative dynamic and positive static stability, this will result in

divergent oscillations.

Which aircraft characteristics contribute to spiral instability?

Strong static directional stability and weak dihedral effect.

When using a VOT to check the accuracy of a VOR receiver with an RMI, what should the RMI indicate if no error exists?

180° TO.

Which Statement is true concerning the aerodynamic conditions which occur during a spin entry?

After a full stall, the wing that drops continues in a stalled condition while the rising wing regains and continues to produce some lift, causing the rotation.

Which relationship is correct when comparing drag and airspeed?

Induced drag varies inversely as the square of the airspeed.

During a stall, the wing

cannot generate adequate lift to sustain level flight.

If you begin to use the alternate source of static pressure in flight, which is a possible result?

Altimeter may indicate an altitude higher than the actual altitude being flown.

Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft’s

aerodynamic balance and controllability.

Which is true regarding the operation of a multiengine airplane with one engine inoperative?

Banking toward the inoperative engine increases V(MC).

At a constant velocity in airflow, a high aspect ration wing have (in comparison with a low aspect ratio wing)

decreased drag, especially at a high angle of attack.

A wing with a very high aspect ration (in comparison with a low aspect ration wing) will have

high lift with a low AOA and less induced drag.

As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration will

remain the same as at low altitude.

When using a VOT to check the accuracy of a VOR receiver, with the CDI centered, what should the OBS indicate if no error exists?

180° TO, 360° FROM.

What is the function of a gearbox in a reciprocating engine?

Convert high RPM engine rotational speed to a slower RPM to drive the propeller.

To absorb maximum engine power and to develop maximum thrust, a constant-speed propeller should be adjusted to a blade angle which will produce a

small angle of attack and high RPM.

Proper mixture control and better economy in the operation of a fuel injected engine can be achieved best by using

an exhaust gas temperature indicator.

One advantage of a turbocharged airplane is the ability to maintain control over an engine’s rated sea level horsepower from sea level until the

engine’s critical altitude is reached.

The low temperature that causes carburetor ice in an engine equipped with a float-type carburetor is normally the result of the

vaporization of fuel and expansion of air in the carburetor.

Which action is appropriate if, when operating under 14 CFR Part 91, you discover inoperative instrument before takeoff in an aircraft with an approved minimum equipment list?

The aircraft is not airworthy and maintenance is required before commencing takeoff.

Are students authorized to make repeated solo cross-country flights without each flight being logbook endorsed?

Yes; provided the flight take place under stipulated conditions.

Guidance for the development and conduct of the flight review required by 14 CFR section 61.56 is contained in

FAA Advisory Circular 61-98.

A flight instructor who has not satisfactorily accomplished a flight review of 14 CFR 61.56 within 24 calendar months

can not act as PIC.

According to 14 CFR Part 61, how many cross-country hours are required to take the commercial pilot airplane multiengine land practical test?

50 hours.

The addition of a multiengine class rating to an existing private or commercial pilot certification with an airplane single engine rating will require

a practical test, logbook endorsement attesting to proficiency in multiengine airplanes, and no specified minimum dual or solo time in multiengine airplanes.

To endorse a student pilot for solo cross-country privileges, an instructor is required to have

determined that the student’s preparation, planning, and procedures are adequate for the flight.

In order to give the required aircraft flight training and the endorsement for a CE-500 type rating, not limited to VFR, you must have

a flight instructor certificate with an instrument airplane rating, and a CE-500 type rating on your pilot certificate.

Where can you, as a flight instructor, find examples of all common endorsements?

AC 61-65.

Unless each occupant is provided with supplement oxygen, no person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry above a cabin pressure altitude of

15,000 feet MSL.

Your student is a foreign national who logged dual instruction and solo flight experience in his home country toward a foreign private pilot certificate. You advise him/her that

if requirements of 14 CFR part 61 are met, his/her previous flight training may be credited toward the requirements for a U.S. pilot certificate.

An aircraft operated for hire with passengers aboard has a 100-hour inspection performed after 90 hours in service. The next 100-hour inspection would be due after

100 hours’ time in service

What requirements must a Certified Flight Instructor meet in order to prepare an applicant for an initial flight instructor certificate?

Held a flight instructor certificate for at least 24 months and provided at least 200 hours of instruction.

As a certificated flight instructor, you know that

any instrument training (as defined by 14 CFR 61) required for a pilot certificate must be given by the holder of a flight instructor certificate with an instrument rating.

A person seeking a private pilot glider rating is exempt from taking the knowledge test if they

hold a category rating for a powered aircraft.

Which action is appropriate if an aircraft, operating under FAR part 91 and for which a master minimum equipment list has not been developed, is determined to have an inoperative instrument or piece of equipment that does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft? The item should be

deactivated and placarded ‘inoperative’ but repairs can be deferred indefinitely.

A flight instructor, when providing instruction in a helicopter for other than first time flight instructor applicants, is required to have

5 hours of pilot in command time in the same make and model of aircraft.

How long may an aircraft be operated after the emergency locator transmitter has been removed for maintenance?

90 days.

A student pilot must have logged how many hours of flight training before being endorsed for solo flight?

No hour requirement exists.

What is the correct departure procedure at a noncontrolled airport?

The FAA-approved departure procedure for that airport.

The symbol Vs is

minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable.

An aircraft furnished for a practical test must

have the required equipment for all areas of operation.

The minimum distance at which an airplane may be operated over a structure which is located in a densely populated area is

1,000 feet from the structure.

Per 14 CFR Part 61.199, a flight instructor whose certificate expired more than 3 months ago may have their certificate reinstated by

passing the flight instructor practical test for at least one of the rating held.

Who is responsible for administering the required knowledge test to a student pilot prior to solo flight?

The student’s authorized instructor.

Aircraft maintenance records must include the current status of

maintenance records of the 100-hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspections.

The minimum pilot-in-command time requirement for a flight instructor with multiengine privileges to give flight training to a student for a multiengine rating is

5 hours in the make and model of airplane in which training is to be given.

According to 14 CFR 61.197, a flight instructor may establish recent experience by successfully completing which of the following? Within the preceding

24 months, the flight instructor has served as a company check airman, chief flight instructor, check airman, or flight instructor in a part 121 or part 135 operation, or in a position involving regularly evaluating pilots.

As a Certified Flight Instructor, you can provide flight instruction for a CFI in training provided you have

provided at least 200 hours of instruction.

If an ATC transponder is overdue for an inspection, what is the limitation on its use?

Its use is not permitted.

An applicant who holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate with ASEL rating is a candidate for an AMEL rating at the Commercial level. On August 1, 2014, the applicatn shows you a second class medical dated January 2, 2013. May the applicant take the practical test for Commercial AMEL under BasicMed?

Yes.

According to 14 CFR Part 91, when operating under VFR at more than 3,000 feet AGL and below 18,000 feet MSL, cruising altitudes to be maintained are based upon the

magnetic course.

An applicant for a private pilot practical test must have received and logged training within

two calendar months preceding the month of application.

According to 14 CFR Part 61, if a person is required to accomplish a flight review in order to act as pilot in command of an airplane, which is correct?

No person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft unless, since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before in which that pilot acts as pilot in command, the person has accomplished a flight review.

Your student, who is preparing for a Private Pilot practical test in a single-engine airplane, received 3.5 hours of cross-country flight time. Is your student eligible to take the practical test?

Yes.

What document(s) must you have with you while operating as a Flight Instructor in an aircraft?

An appropriate Pilot Certificate and Flight Instructor Certificate.

For a special VFR flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, what flight visibility is required to takeoff in Class E airspace?

1 SM.

If all increments of the practical test for a certificate or rating are not completed on the same date, then all remaining increments of the test must be completed

within 2 calendar months after the month the applicant began the test.

Your student took a practical test for a pilot certificate on January 10 and failed to meet standards. After being retested on January 13 and failing to meet standards again, when is your student eligible to retest?

January 13.

What is the maximum time period during which a person may use an ATC transponder after it has been tested and inspected?

24 calendar months.

A flight instructor applicant must demonstrate spins in an airplane or glider when

being retested for deficiencies in instructional proficiency on stall awareness or spins.

Information recorded during normal operation by a required cockpit voice recorder in a passenger-carrying airplane

may all be erased except the last 30 minutes.

To meet the recent flight experience requirements for acting as pilot in command carrying passengers at night, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days and from 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise, three takeoffs and landings to a full stop in

the same category, class, and type (if a type rating is required) of aircraft to be used.

Other than applicants meeting the special rules for military pilots or former military pilots under 14 CFR 61.73, an applicant for a commercial pilot certificate must hold at least a valid

private pilot certificate.

Per 14 CFR Part 91, a pilot attempting to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft while taking medication

may take the medication as long as it does to affect the person’s faculties in any way contrary to safety.

A private pilot with an airplane single-engine land rating may act as pilot in command of an airplane towing a glider if the pilot has

three flights as pilot in command of a glider towed by an aircraft within 24 calendar months before the flight.

What restriction is imposed regarding flight instruction of other pilots in air transportation service by an airline transportation pilot?

36 hours in any 7-day period.

To operate an aircraft on a solo flight within Class B airspace, a student must have a logbook endorsement showing that he/she has

received ground instruction on and flight instruction in that specific airspace for which solo flight is authorized.

With respect to day cross-country experience requirements, a private pilot airplane applicant must have a minimum of

3 hours’ dual and 5 hours’ solo.

An applicant for a Commercial Pilot Certificate with a ASEL rating presents a logbook with 254 hours total time. Of that, 20 hours are logged as SIC in single engine airplanes certificated for single pilot operations. You determine this time was accumulated as safety pilot with another pilot flying ‘under the hood.’ Does the applicant have enough total time to be eligible for the practical test?

Yes.

May repeated solo cross-country flights over the same route be made by a student without receiving an endorsement from a flight instructor for each flight?

Yes, if the route is no more than 50 NM from the point of departure and instruction was given in both directions over the route.

The type and date of each student pilot endorsement given shall be maintained by each flight instructor. For what period of time is this record required to be retained?

3 years.

A flight instructor who applies for an additional rating on that certificate must have a minimum of how many hours as pilot in command in the category and class of aircraft appropriate to the rating sought?

15

A flight instructor certificate may be renewed and the same expiration month retained if the instructor has, in the preceding 3 calendar months,

completed a Flight Instructor Refresher Course within the 3 calendar months prior to its expiration.

A recreational pilot with fewer than 400 hours of flight time may not act as pilot in command unless the pilot has

logged pilot in command time in the last 180 days.

No person may operate an aircraft over a congested area of a city, town, or settlement below

1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

According to 14 CFR 61.197, a flight instructor may establish recent experience by successfully completing which of the following? Within the preceding

24 months, the flight instructor passed an official U.S. Armed forces military instructor pilot or pilot examiner proficiency check in an aircraft for which they already hold rating or in an aircraft for an additional rating.

The holder of an expired Flight Instructor Certificate may reinstate that certificate by

completing a flight instructor refresher course within 3 calendar months of expiration.

The NTSB defines a serious injury as any injury which

causes severe tendon damage.

A common student error in the perfomance of intentional stalls is

over-reliance on the airspeed indicator while excluding other cues.

Which is most likely to happen if a pilot initiates the climbing turn portion of a chandelle with a bank that is too steep?

The pilot will reach every 180° degree change of direction position with less altitude change than is normal for the maneuver.

What purpose does the ILS critical area boundary sign serve?

Identifies the exit boundary for the ILS critical area.

You hold an expired flight instructor certificate with the following rating: airplane single engine and airplane multiengine. You complete a flight instructor instrument airplane practical test in a multiengine airplane. You know that

your airplane single and multiengine and instrument airplane rating will be valid.

Normally, flight instruction in level turn should begin with

medium turns, so the student has the opportunity to grasp the fundamentals of turning flight.

Select the tool which is used to aid a pilot in identifying and mitigating hazards?

PAVE model: Pilot, Aircraft, environment, and External Pressures.

In properly coordinated eights-on-pylons, if the reference point is behind the pylon, it means the

airplane is above the pivotal altitude.

ADM

provides pilots with a structured framework of processes and procedures.

If the wing moves behind the pylon during properly coordinated eights-on-pylons, the airplane is

above pivotal altitude.

During an eights-on-pylons demonstration, the projection of the visual reference line moves forward with respect to the pylon (pylon moves backwards). The correction would be to

climb to the pivotal altitude.

During training flights, an instructor should interject realistic distractions to help the student

develop the ability to determine whether a particular distraction warrant further attention or action.