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When taking off what is the airspeed a pilot would use to gain the most altitude in a given period of time?

Vy (To remember best rate and best angle think “x” in Vx has more angles than the “y” in Vy)

What feature is associated with a temperature inversion

A stable layer of air

What situation is most conducive to the formation of radiation fog?

Warm, moist air over low, flatland arears on clear, calm nights

What situation is most conducive to the formation of advection fog?

Warm, moist air travels via winds over an arear that is cooler and dryer

What situation is most conducive to the formation of evaporation fog?

warm water from a lake or ocean evaporates into the cold air above it OR as frontal fog in frontal zones when rain from warm air masses falls into cooler and dryer air below such that the raindrops are evaporated into water vapor

Safety belts are requried to be properly secured about which persons in an aircraft and when?

Passengers, during taxi, takeoffs, and landings only

What clouds have the greatest turbulence?

Cumulonimbus clouds

What is pressure altitude?

The altitude indicated when the barometric pressure scale is set to 29.92

During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized predominately by downdrafts?

Dissipating

An airport’s rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates?

that weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums

What kind of information do Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) provide?

Information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means

What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?

Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers

One alcoholic drink (one ounce of liquor, one bottle of beer, or four ounces of wine) can be detected in the breath and blood for at least

3 hours

Which wind condition would be most critical when taxiing a nosewheel equipped high-wing airplane?

Quartering tailwind

What is one procedure to aid in cooling an engine that is overheating?

Enrich the fuel mixture

What information is contained in a CONVECTIVE SIGMET?

Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail ¾ in or greater in diameter

What would decrease the stability of an air mass?

Warming from below

NO SVFR next to an airport on a sectional chart tell which category or categories of aircraft that Special VFR is not permitted?

Fixed wing airplane

When taking off what is the airspeed a pilot would use to gain the most altitude in a given distance over the ground?

Vx

How many Global Position System (GPS) satellites are required to yield a three dimensional position (latitude, longitude, and altitude) and time solution?

4

What change occurs in the fuel/air mixture when carburetor heat is applied?

The fuel/air mixture becomes richer

The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends on the

speed of the airplane

How many seats can the aircraft have when operated by a pilot operating under BasicMed?

7