Weight and Balance
Your aircraft weighs 1097 kgs empty. If you put 128 liters of fuel in the tanks, what percentage of the total weight is comprised of fuel?
a. 8.4%
b. 9.2%
c. 10.7%
d. 11.6%
a. 8.4%
You are arriving into Jackson Hole, WY (elev. 6,451’) and in the event of a go-around you must be able to maintain a minimum climb of 255 ft/nm. If your approach speed is 136 knots and you maintain this speed on a go-around, what minimum rate of climb is required to meet this climb gradient? Assume calm wind.
a. 1362 FPM
b. 1125 FPM
c. 814 FPM
d. 578 FPM
d. 578 FPM
After a long flight with strong headwinds, it looks like you will be landing with your minimum 45 minute reserve, planned at your cruise fuel burn of 19 GPH. After traffic forces you to execute a go around, you realize that your flaps will not retract, and you are burning a frightening 26.5 GPH. How long will your reserve fuel last you now?
a. 19.4 minutes
b. 27.3 minutes
c. 32.3 minutes
d. 33.4 minutes
c. 32.3 minutes
After flying 113 NM of your 186 NM flight, you check your position and see that you have drifted 3.5° left of course. If you continue on your current track, how far from your destination will you be when you arrive?
a. 3.2 NM
b. 6.6 NM
c. 8.9 NM
d. 10.9 NM
d. 10.9 NM
What is the density altitude at an airport elevation of 8,392 feet, with an altimeter setting of 29.81” Hg, and a temperature of 94° F?
a. 11,300’
b. 12,200’
c. 13,000’
d. 13,800’
b. 12,200’
Your fully loaded aircraft weights 2,160lbs with a CG of 48”. If you then load 35 US gallons of fuel at an average station of 36” what will the resultant aircraft CG?
a. 49.06”
b. 47.89”
c. 48.11”
d. 46.94”
D. 46.94”
The missed approach climb gradient requires a minimum gradient of 350 ft./nautical mile. If your indicated airspeed on the missed approach will be 170 knots, which results in a climb rate of 1,050 ft/min, will you meet the climb gradient requirements at 7,500 feet pressure altitude on a standard day?
a. Yes, with 20 feet/nautical mile to spare
b. No, you will be 18 feet/nautical mile short
c. Yes, with just 4 feet/nautical mile to spare
d. No, you will be just 3 feet/nautical mile short
b. No, you will be 18 feet/nautical mile short
It’s a beautiful sunny afternoon and you’re out for a short flight in your Piper Cub with your friend. Your friend asks how fast you are going, as the cars appear to be passing you. You notice that it takes you 1 min and 32 seconds to cover 1 statute mile. What is your groundspeed?
a. 39.2 kts
b. 65.1 mph
c. 39.2 mph
d. 65.1 kts
c. 39.2 mph
As you pass abeam a VOR, you notice that you cross from the 120 radial to the 110 radial in 1.9 minutes. If your groundspeed is 133 knots, how far away is the VOR?
a. 11.4 nm
b. 15.2 nm
c. 25.2 nm
d. 70.0 nm
c. 25.2 nm
In cruise at 3,500’MSL you are indicating 105kts where the indicated temperature is 30ºC. If the local altimeter setting is 29.62” Hg what is your true airspeed?
a. 96 ktas
b. 102 ktas
c. 108 ktas
d. 114 ktas
d. 114 ktas
You calculate your weight and balance prior to departure and come up with a gross weight of 2,435 LBS and CG of 18.9”. Just prior to departure Betty has an extra bag to get added. The new bag weighs 33 LBS and will be in the baggage compartment at 67”. What is the new CG?
a. 17.62”
b. 18.26”
c. 19.54”
d. 20.73”
c. 19.54”
ATC issued an altitude crossing restriction but the pilot got distracted and forgot to start their descent. With 27 NM remaining, they are still at FL290 and need to descend to 17,000’ MSL. Assume standard pressure and an average groundspeed of 450 knots in the descent. What is the required descent angle?
a. 4.4°
b. 3.3°
c. 3.8°
d. 4.2°
d. 4.2°
Your airplane cruises at 197 KTAS while burning 29 GPH. If your truck can go 207 miles on one 25 gallon tank of gas, which one is more fuel efficient, and by how much?
a. The truck, by 0.5 miles/gallon
b. The truck, by 1.5 miles/gallon
c. The airplane, by 0.5 miles/gallon
d. The airplane, by 1.5 miles/gallon
a. The truck, by 0.5 miles/gallon
While practicing DME arcs with your instructor, you fly inbound on the 120 radial, then turn right to arc Northeast on the 14 DME arc. If you fly on the arc for exactly 14 minutes, and your TAS is 124 knots, what radial are you crossing when you exit the arc? The wind is calm.
a. 002 radial
b. 007 radial
c. 238 radial
d. 356 radial
a. 002 radial
You are watching the inflight moving map on your flight to Japan. The flight statistics say that you are cruising at 36,000 feet where the temperature is a balmy -58°C and your groundspeed is 544 mph. Assuming calm winds, what Mach number are you traveling at?
a. 0.877
b. 0.853
c. 0.834
d. 0.827
d. 0.827
Your aircraft weighs 2,060 lbs with a CG of 13.7”. You want to load baggage, located at area 77”, until you reach the aircraft’s maximum gross weight of 2,500 lbs. What will your CG be after you are loaded to the aircraft’s maximum gross weight?
a. 23.8”
b. 22.6”
c. 25.7”
d. 24.8”
d. 24.8”
Departing Reno, NV (elev. 4,415’) requires a climb gradient of 740’ per nautical mile. On a departure course of 164° you have an indicated airspeed of 180 MPH. With calm winds and a standard atmosphere, what is the climb rate required to meet the requirement?
a. 2,020 FPM
b. 2,210 FPM
c. 2,360 FPM
d. 2,440 FPM
a. 2,020 FPM
You are flying a true course of 239, and the winds aloft are 260@28 kts. After leveling off, you lean the mixture according to the max power procedure and find that you cruise at 148 KTAS while burning 10.3 GPH. You decide to try the lean-of-peak max range procedure and find that you are now cruising at 135 KTAS while burning 7.4 GPH. How much range have you gained if you have 29 gallons left in the tanks?
a. 79 nm
b. 88 nm
c. 98 nm
d. 113 nm
a. 79 nm
Assuming calm wind, how long does it take to fly a 12 DME arc counterclockwise from the 133° radial to the 048° radial at 94 KTAS?
a. 7.7 minutes
b. 114 seconds
c. 278 seconds
d. 11.4 minutes
d. 11.4 minutes
As the Concorde approaches land it must slow from its supersonic speed. If it is at FL400 how much lower will the airspeed indicator read after having slowed from 2.0 Mach to .85 Mach assuming IAS=CAS and the temperature is ISA?
a. 647 kts
b. 478 kts
c. 328 kts
d. 248 kts
C. 328 kts
You calculate the weight and balance of your C-172SP with yourself (157 lbs.) and your friend Annie (133 lbs.) in the front seats (arm 37 inches) Sebastian, your little pony at 274 lbs., is in the baggage compartment (arm 95 inches). You have a gross weight of 2378 lbs with a CG of 46.7 inches. Sebastian is a little cramped in the baggage compartment, so you move him to the back seat (arm 73 inches). How does the CG change?
a. -2.53 inches
b. -22 pounds
c. -5.57 inches
d. +22 pounds
a. -2.53 inches
Two aircraft are on a collision course and will impact without intervention in the next 30 seconds. Aircraft A is flying eastbound at 270 MPH in a descent of 2,100 FPM. Aircraft B is flying westbound at 120 MPH and climbing at 1,500 FPM. What is the precise distance between the two aircraft?
a. 19,815 feet
b. 17,259 feet
c. 19,710 feet
d. 17,160 feet
b. 17,259 feet
You cross the VOR at 15:17:56. You track the 040 radial outbound, and at 15:20:14 you are at 5 DME. If you are flying at 159 KTAS, and your wind correction angle is 4 degrees right, what are the winds aloft?
a. 015@30 kts.
b. 045@30 kts.
c. 060@30 kts.
d. 070@30 kts.
c. 060@30 kts.
Your anti-skid system monitors wheel speed during landing and releases the brake if the wheel speed is below 80% of the aircraft groundspeed. Your aircraft has 16” diameter tires, and the normal touchdown speed is 97 knots. Below what wheel speed will the anti-skid trigger when the aircraft is at touchdown speed?
a. 940 RPM
b. 1630 RPM
c. 1885 RPM
d. 2350 RPM
c. 1885 RPM
It took you 1 hour 42 minutes to fly 322 NM at 8,500 feet where you had an average temperature of -14° C and your altimeter was set to 30.28” Hg. What was your indicated airspeed? Assume calm wind.
a. 175 mph
b. 182 mph
c. 190 mph
d. 198 mph
d. 198 mph