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Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Exam

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For Question 461 select "B", "C" or "D" ("A" is selected only as an example)!

461. (Refer to figure 15.) In the TAF from KOKC, the "FM (FROM) Group" is forecast for the hours from 1600Z to 2200Z with the wind from:

A) None of the below.
B) 180 degrees at 10 knots.
C) 160 degrees at 10 knots.
D) 180 degrees at 10 knots, becoming 200 degrees at 13 knots.

462. What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?

A) Tell the number of occupants on board.
B) Identify themselves as pilots.
C) State their total flight time.
D) None of the above.

463. (Refer to figure 19, area D.) What is the direction and speed of movement of the cell?

A) North at 17 knots.
B) North at 17 mph.
C) South at 17 knots.
D) None of the above.

464. (Refer to figure 19, area B.) What is the top for precipitation of the radar return?

A) 24,000 feet AGL.
B) 24,000 feet MSL.
C) 2,400 feet MSL.
D) None of the above.

465. What does the heavy dashed line that forms a large rectangular box on a radar summary chart refer to?

A) Areas of heavy rain.
B) Severe weather watch area.
C) Areas of ahil 1/4 inch in diameter.
D) None of the above.

466. A certificated private pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider unless there is entered in the pilot's logbook a minimum of:

A) 100 hours of pilot flight time in any aircraft, that the pilot is using to tow a glider.
B) 100 hours of pilot-in-command time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider.
C) 200 hours of pilot-in-command time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider..
D) None of the above.

467. (Refer to figure 1) The acute angle A is the angle of:

A) incidence.
B) attack.
C) dihedral.
D) none of the above.

468. The left turning tendency of an airplane caused by P-factor is the result of the:

A) clockwise rotation of the engine and the propeller turning the airplane counter-clockwise.
B) propeller blade descending on the right, producing more thrust than the ascending blade on the left.
C) gyroscopic forces applied to the rotating propeller blades acting 90 degrees in advance of the point the force was applied.
D) all of the above.

469. What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is in straight-and-level flight?

A) Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag.
B) Lift, drag, and weight equal thrust.
C) Lift and weight equal thrust and drag.
D) None of the above.

470. When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?

A) During unaccelerated flight.
B) When the aircraft is accelerating.
C) When the aircraft is at rest on the ground.
D) All of the above.

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