For Question 421 select "B", "C" or "D" ("A" is selected only as an example)!
421. What is the definition of a high-performance airplane?
A) None of the below. B) An airplane iwth 180 horsepower, or retractable landing gear, flaps, and a fixed-pitch propeller. C) An airplane with an engine or more than 200 horsepower. D) An airplane with a normal cruise speed in excess of 200 knots.
422. If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and official sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is:
A) 1829. B) 1859. C) 1929. D) None of the above.
423. Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of a high performance airplane, that person must have:
A) passed a flight test in that airplane from an FAA inspector. B) an endorsement in that person's logbook that he or she is competent to act as pilot in command. C) received ground and flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor who then endorses that person's logbook. D) None of the above.
424. The width of a Federal Airway from either side of the centerline is:
A) 4 nautical miles.. B) 6 nautical miles. C) 8 nautical miles. D) None of the above.
425. An operable 4096-code transponder and Mode C encoding altimeter are required in:
A) Class B airspace and within 30 miles of the Class B primary airport. B) Class D airspace. C) Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL. D) All of the above.
426. With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers during:
A) taxi, takeoffs, and landings. B) all flight conditions. C) flight in turbulent air. D) All of the above.
427. Preflight action, as required for all flights away from the vicinity of an airport, shall include:
A) the designation of an alternate airport. B) a study of arrival procedures at airports/heliports of intended use. C) an alternate course of action if the flight cannot be completed as planned. D) None of the above.
428. Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance?
A) Repair of landing gear brace struts. B) Replenishing hydrualic fluid. C) Repair of portions of skin sheets by making additional seams. D) None of the above.
429. What minimum visibility and clearance from clouds are required for a recreational pilot in Class G airspace at 1,200 feet AGL or below during daylight hours?
A) 1 mile visiblity and clear of clouds. B) 3 miles visibility and clear of clouds. C) 3 miles visibility, 500 feet below the clouds. D) None of the above.
430. Outside controlled airspace, the minimum flight visibility requirement for a recreational pilot flying VFR above 1,200 feet AGL and below 10,000 MSL during daylight hours:
A) 1 mile. B) 3 miles. C) 5 miles. D) None of the above.