Airspace & Regulation
FAR/AIM Knowledge
ATC Phraseology
Aerodynamics
Runway/Taxiway Markings
100
This class of airspace surrounds airports with an operating control tower & has no equipment requirements for VFR pilots.
What is Class D airspace?
100
What regulation indicates the number of hours that must pass after consuming alcohol before acting as a required crewmember, and how many hours does the regulation say?
What is 91.17 and 8 hours?
100
The phrase used by ATC to tell a pilot to stop their current instruction for safety reasons.
What is "Hold Short"?
100
This aerodynamic force always acts perpendicular to the relative wind.
What is lift?
100
These solid white lines are found at the end of a runway and indicate where the landing area begins.
What are threshold markings?
200
The minimum visibility requirement for VFR flight in Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL.
What is 3 statute miles?
200
The documents that must be carried on board to legally act as PIC of an aircraft for a solo student pilot and its regulation(s).
What are a student pilot certificate, an endorsement, a medical certificate, and a government-issued ID and Part 61 Subpart C, 61.87?
200
The proper readback when a controller says, “Var 123, runway 21 cleared for takeoff.”
What is "Cleared for takeoff runway 21, Var 123"?
200
This angle is the difference between the chord line of the wing and the relative wind.
What is angle of attack?
200
These yellow arrow markings show pilots where to transition from a taxiway to a runway.
What is a runway holding position marking? (or hold short lines)
300
The vertical boundary where Class A airspace begins in the United States.
What is 18,000 feet MSL?
300
This document must be in the aircraft and visible to passengers at all times, showing the aircraft meets airworthiness standards and its reg.
What is the Airworthiness Certificate and 91.203?
300
The phrase used by pilots to indicate they cannot safely comply with an ATC instruction.
What is "Unable"?
300
The initial tendency of an airplane to return to its original flight condition after being disturbed describes this type of stability.
What is positive static stability?
300
The large white number painted on a runway corresponds to this.
What is the runway's magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 degrees?
400
The required cloud clearance in Class G airspace at night below 1,200 feet AGL.
What are 3 SM visibility, 500 below, 1,000 above, 2,000 horizontal?
400
This FAR lists the recent flight experience requirements to carry passengers.
What is 61.57?
400
The correct term to acknowledge receiving and understanding an ATC message.
What is "Roger"?
400
The left-turning tendency caused by the descending propeller blade taking a bigger bite of air on takeoff.
What is P-factor?
400
Chevrons painted on pavement that is not suitable for landing, takeoff, or taxiing.
What is a blast pad/stopway?
500
This type of airspace requires ATC authorization before entering and is found around high-value military, political, or hazardous areas.
What is a Restricted Area?
500
The minimum altitude for flight over a congested area, except when necessary for takeoff or landing and its reg.
What is 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within 2,000 feet and 91.119?
500
ATC phrase meaning "immediately execute assigned instructions for safety; the situation requires quick compliance."
What is "Expedite"?
500
The point on the wing where all aerodynamic forces are considered to act.
What is the center of pressure?
500
These alternating yellow and black signs or markings indicate runways or taxiways where incursion hotspots are likely.
What are runway safety area/hotspot markings?