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Instrument Rating
Test Bank |
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(Refer to figure 145.)
What is the correct sequence for recovery from the unusual attitude indicated?
- Wake turbulence is near maximum behind a jet transport just after takeoff because
- When passing through an abrupt wind shear which involves a shift from a tailwind to a headwind, what power management would normally be required to maintain a constant indicated airspeed and ILS glide slope?
- While flying a 3° glide slope, a constant tailwind shears to a calm wind. Which conditions should the pilot expect?
- Under which conditions is hydroplaning most likely to occur?
- Where a holding pattern is specified in lieu of a procedure turn, the holding maneuver must be executed within
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(Refer to figure 94.)
What sign is designated by illustration 7?
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(Refer to figure 136.)
Which illustration would a pilot observe if the aircraft is on a glidepath higher than 3.5°?
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(Refer to figure 138.)
What night operations, if any, are authorized between the approach end of the runway and the threshold lights?
- When using GPS for navigation and instrument approaches, any required alternate airport must have
- When airspeed is increased in a turn, what must be done to maintain a constant altitude?
- In addition to a VOR receiver and two-way communications capability, which additional equipment is required for IFR operation in Class B airspace?
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(Refer to figure 107.)
Where should the bearing pointer be located relative to the wing-tip reference to maintain the 16 DME range in a right hand arc with a right crosswind component?
- During IFR en route and terminal operations using an approved GPS system for navigation, ground based navigational facilities
- What is the initial primary bank instrument when establishing a level standard-rate turn?
- During standard-rate turns, which instrument is considered "primary" for bank?
- What force causes a helicopter to turn?
- On what headings will the magnetic compass read most accurately during a level 360° turn, with a bank of approximately 15°?
- If a half standard-rate turn is maintained, how much time would be required to turn clockwise from a heading of 090° to a heading of 180°?
- Approximately what percent of the indicated vertical speed should be used to determine the number of feet to lead the level off from a climb to a specific altitude?
- When an aircraft is accelerated, some attitude indicators will precess and incorrectly indicate a
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(Refer to figure 144.)
What changes in control displacement should be made so that "2" would result in a coordinated standard-rate turn?
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(Refer to figure 13.)
What effect will a microburst encounter have upon the aircraft in position 4?
- Prior to operating an aircraft not equipped with a transponder in Class B airspace, a request for a deviation must be submitted to the
- What instruments are primary for pitch, bank, and power, respectively, when transitioning into a constant airspeed climb from straight-and-level flight?
- When an aircraft is decelerated, some attitude indicators will precess and incorrectly indicate a
- What is the minimum flight visibility and distance from clouds for flight at 10,500 feet with a VFR-on-Top clearance during daylight hours? (Class E airspace.)
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(Refer to figure 92.)
What is the minimum in-flight visibility and distance from clouds required in VFR conditions above clouds at 13,500 feet MSL (above 1,200 feet AGL) in Class G airspace during daylight hours for area 2?
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(Refer to figure 89.)
What are the oxygen requirements for an IFR flight northeast bound from Bryce Canyon on V382 at the lowest appropriate altitude in an unpressurized aircraft?
- In the case of operations over an area designated as a mountainous area where no other minimum altitude is prescribed, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below an altitude of
- You have filed an IFR flight plan with a VFR on Top clearance in lieu of an assigned altitude. If you receive this clearance and fly a course of 180°, at what altitude should you fly? (Assume VFR conditions.)
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(Refer to figure 93.)
What is the floor of Class E airspace when designated in conjunction with an airway?
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(Refer to figure 93.)
What is generally the maximum altitude for Class B airspace?
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(Refer to figure 73.)
Which sequence of marker beacon indicator lights, and their respective codes, will you receive on the ILS RWY 6 approach procedure to the MAP?
- The primary reason the angle of attack must be increased, to maintain a constant altitude during a coordinated turn, is because the
- As a rule of thumb, altitude corrections of less than 100 feet should be corrected by using a
- What is the correct sequence in which to use the three skills used in instrument flying?
- What are the three fundamental skills involved in attitude instrument flying?
- As power is reduced to change airspeed from high to low cruise in level flight, which instruments are primary for pitch, bank, and power, respectively?
- Which instruments are considered to be supporting instruments for pitch during change of airspeed in a level turn?
- (Refer to figure 136.) Which illustration depicts a 'slightly low' (2.8°) indication?
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