Weather
What weather is associated with unstable air? Stable air?
Unstable: Cumulous Clouds, Turbulence, Good Visibility, Showery Precipitation
Stable: Stratiform Clouds, Little Turbulence, Poor Visibility, Steady Precipitation
What symbol on the chart indicates a VOR-DME?
A hexagon with a dot in the middle surrounded by a square
What do you need to fly in class A airspace?
To be an instrument rated pilot, on an instrument flight plan
How is class D airspace depicted on a sectional?
A blue dashed line around the airport, and the airport figure will be in blue
What documents must be in your personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft while operating as pilot in command of an aircraft?
Pilot certificate, medical, and government issued photo ID
What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?
Cumulus, Mature, Dissipating
What symbol would indicate a VORTAC location on an airport?
A runway configuration with a dot
As a non instrument rated pilot, can you request a SVFR clearance to land after sunset?
No
What does this figure indicate?
Glider activity
During the first 5 minutes after the hour. 3 sweeps of the ELT
Outlook Briefing
When can a GPS with an expired database be used?
Under VFR flight for situational awareness
With regards to class B airspace, when is a Mode C transponder required?
When flying within 30NM of the primary class B airport
Hartford Brainard airport
Tower Frequency is 119.6, also the CTAF frequency. The star next to the tower indicates you should check chart supplement (tower closes)
ATIS is 126.45
18ft elevation, Lighting with an asterisks so check chart supplement, longest runway is 4400ft, and there is a UNICOM frequency of 122.95
What is the maximum indicated airspeed at which a person may operate an aircraft below 10,000ft MSL?
250kts
What is the flow of a high pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere?
Outward, Downward, and Clockwise
What is the minimum number of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites that are observable by a user anywhere on earth?
5
What are the general dimensions of class D airspace?
2500ft AGL, 4.4NM Radius
What is this figure on the chart? How high should you fly over it?
A wildlife area, you should fly 2,000ft AGL over this area
If a certified pilot changes permanent mailing address and fails to notify the FAA Airmen Certification Branch of the new address, the pilot is entitled to exercise the privileges of the pilot certificate for how long?
30 days after the date of the move
What are three of the 5 types of fog?
Radiation, Advection, Upslope, Precipitation Induced, and Ice Fog
When the course deviation indicator (CDI) needle is centered using a VOR test signal (VOT), the omnibearing selector (OBS) and the TO/FROM indicator should read what?
0˚ FROM or 180˚ TO, regardless of the pilot's position from the VOT
What is an alert area?
An area with a high volume of pilot training or other unusual aerial activity
What is this figure on the chart?
An NDB
What light gun signal from the tower clears a pilot to taxi?
Flashing Green