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You are flying into KLBL. To what altitude does the Class E airspace around KLBL extend down to?

How high does Class D airspace typically extend? How wide is Class D airspace?

You are planning a VFR cross country to KBTR, what equipment do you need to land there?

What equipment do you need to fly in Class B airspace?

You are in Class E airspace. To avoid clouds, you climb to 13,000 MSL. What equipment is required?

Can you fly through restricted airspace?

What is the radius of Class C airspace?

You're flying into KBFF and the ceilings are coming down quickly. The weather is 7 miles visibility and 900 foot ceiling. You are a non-instrument rated private pilot. Can you land there?

How long are Convective SIGMETs valid for?

Describe advection fog.

Describe ice fog.

Describe upslope fog.

What is radiation fog?

When are Convective SIGMETs issued?

What type of clouds usually indicate the presence of turbulence?

Typically, AIRMETs and SIGMETs cover at least _______ square miles.

You are flying a 430 mile cross country. You fail to adjust your altimeter setting as you fly from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure. Assuming you flew at a constant altitude as read on your altimeter, are you closer to the ground or further?

What are the three types of weather briefings you may receive from a briefer?

What three conditions must be present for thunderstorm development?

What weather phenomena will a CONV SIGMET report?

You are with a friend cruising at 7,000 MSL and note your OAT is 10 deg C. You later climb to 9,000 MSL. You friend bets you lunch that you cannot guess the current OAT. You take him on.

What is your guess?

What two things are needed for a spin?

What is precipitation fog?

What factors cause a single engine, propeller driven airplane, to turn left?

What determines the longitudinal stability of an aircraft?

What effect does a forward center of gravity have on an aircraft's flight characteristics?

How does density altitude affect aircraft performance?

There are many accidents in which an aircraft lifted off and climbed below takeoff speed. However, moments later, it began descending at a rate at which the pilot could not control. What do you think happened in these cases?

You are planning a cross country with a friend. She recommends moving the 25 pounds of luggage in the rear seats to the aft luggage compartment. The calculated CG is fine. Why would your friend recommend this?

At what height is ground effect more pronounced?

What is hypoxic hypoxia?

Define the term “Maneuvering Speed.”

What causes carb icing?

When is wake turbulence the strongest?

What is stagnant hypoxia?

What is anemic (or hypemic) hypoxia?

What is histotoxic hypoxia?

Which photoreceptors in your eye work better at night?

During a night takeoff you suddenly feel as if the aircraft is in an excessively high pitch attitude. What type of illusion is this?

You are on a night cross country and ATC calls out traffic at 1 o’clock, 5 miles. You see that aircraft’s anticollision light. After a few seconds, it appears as if the aircraft is moving back and forth very rapidly. What do you think might be happening?

You are flying VFR on top of a solid cloud deck. Every few seconds you look down and keep finding yourself in a 4 degree left bank. You fix it but then look outside and now the horizon is showing a 4 degree right bank. What might be happening?

You are performing a night takeoff and tower tells you to level off at 2,500 feet. You’re a bit slow on your crosscheck tonight and you rapidly approach 2,500 feet. In an effort to avoid blitzing through your assigned altitude, you abruptly push forward on the controls and level off. Suddenly, you have the illusion you are tumbling backwards. Naturally, you push slightly forward on the controls. You suspect you may be feeling the effects of __________.

You are practicing your night patterns. Tower asks you to perform two 360 turns on downwind while they do a runway change. Halfway through the second turn, you turn your head to the right to check your fuel. Suddenly, you feel as if the aircraft is turning in a completely different plane of motion. This is known as the __________ illusion.

You are on a night cross country to you favorite airfield. While inbound, you learn the previous aircraft blew a tire and airport personnel are performing a runway inspection for debris. You decide to perform present position, 360 degree, right hand turns until the runway opens. A few minutes later, towers tells you to proceed inbound for landing. As you roll out and point towards the airfield, you have an overwhelming sensation you are now turning to the left. You are experiencing ____________.

While on a night cross country, you find yourself in a very hazy airmass. You glance at your iPad to check the local weather and confirm your location. When you glance at your ADI, you are in a 20 degree, left hand bank. You rapidly fix this. But suddenly you feel as if you are in a right hand bank even though the ADI says you are level. The feeling is overwhelming and your brain makes you establish what it thinks is straight and level flight. But now, again, the ADI shows a bank so now, you make the ADI “look right.” This process repeats itself and each time it does, you lose altitude. This continues until ground impact. What was the cause?

You are on a night cross country to visit a friend. You find yourself in a strong updraft and instinctively push forward on the controls. This is the ________ illusion.

What is Hypoxia?

What is “preignition?”

Where does your carb heat get its heat?

What is an AWOS-3PT?

What key physical feature of a thunderstorm marks the end of the “mature” stage and the beginning of the “dissipating” stage?

What is an occluded front and what does it look like on a prognosis chart?

What are the three types of AIRMETs?

When naming a NAVAID, there must not be a similar sounding NAVAID within the same ARTCC’s area, within any adjacent ARTCCs, or within ______ miles of the newly named NAVAID.

What is the FCC approved frequency for testing a VOR in a VOR repair shop?

You can go to this site and see the current D-ATIS for a number of different airfields.

What is “private carriage?”

What are some examples of “holding out?”

What is “common carriage?”

You’ve opted to use the alternate static source in your cockpit. How does this affect your altimeter and your airspeed indicator?

The “R” in RNAV stands for ______.

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