Examination in Aircraft General Knowledge

EXAMINATION IN AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Air Transport Pilot License Course

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Instructions: Choose the correct answer by encircling the letter.
1. The most likely cause of brake fade is:
a. oil or grease on the brake drums

b. worn stators
c. the pilot reducing thr brake pressure
d. the brake pads overheating
2. The excess cabin altitude alerting system must operate to warn the crew at:
a. 8,000ft
b. 10,000ft
c. 13,000ft
d. 14,000ft
3. What controls cabin pressurisation?
a. ECS pack maass flow controller

b. outflow valve
c. engine bleed valve
d. inflow valve
4. In what range is GPWS operative?
a. 2450 – 0 ft
b. 3000 – 50 ft
c. 2450 – 50 ft
d. 3000 – 0 ft
5. If cabin pressure is decreasing, the cabin VSI will indicate:
a. zero
b. climb
c. descent
d. reducing pressure
6. An aircraft is flying at constant indicated altitude over a warm airmass. The altimeter reading will
be:
a. correct
b. greater than the real altitude
c. less than the real altitude
d. oscillating around the correct altitude
7. CAS is IAS corrected for:
a. position and instrument error

b. instrument, pressure, and density error
c. relative density only
d. compressibility
8. When is spark plug fouling most likely to occur:
a. in the climb if you have not adjusted the mixture

b. cruise power
c. in the descent if you have noy adjusted the mixture
d. max take-off power
9. At what height is it mandatory for one flight creq deck to wear an oxygen mask?
a. 25,000 ft
b. 32,000 ft
c. 37,000 ft
d. 41,000 ft
10. The LED indicator on the emergency torch is flashing At 4 seconds intervals. This indicates:
a. the battery is charging

b. the torch is serviceable
c. the battery needs replacing
d. the filament is broken
11. At an aircraft taxiing speed of 10mph, the anti-skid braking system is:
a. inoperative
b. operative
c. operative only on the nosewheel brakes
d. operative only on the main wheel brakes
12. When entering a steep turn, an IVSI is likely to show:
a. no change in altitude
b. a slight climb
c. a slight descent
d. a slight descent at high airspeed only
13. With air in the hydraulic system, you would:
a. ignore it because normal operation would remove it

b. bleed the air out of the system
c. allow the accumulator to automatically adjust itself
d. exoect it to operate faster
14. How much fuel can be jettisoned?
a. a specific amount
b. the captain decides
c. all
d. a specified amount must remain
15. What do three green lights represent when the landing gear is selected down?
a. the gear down

b. the gear is down and locked
c. the gear and door are down and locked
d. the gearr is travelling between up and down
16. a cylinder head temperature gauge measures:
a. the temperature of the hottest cylinder

b. the temperature of the cylinders and gives an average reading
c. the temperature of the coolest cylinder
d. the temperature of the two cylinders furthest away from each other divided by two:
17. The purpose of an accumulator is to:
a. relieve excess pressure

b. store fluid under pressure
c. store compressed gas for tyre inflation
d. remove air from the system
18. How do you control power in a jet engine?
a. by controlling the mixture ratio

b. by controlling the fuel flow
c. by the controlling the airflow
d. by controlling the bleed valves
19. A hand pump is usually fitted?
a. for ground servicing purposes

b. lowering the landing gear in an emergency
c. pressuring the oleo struts in the air
d. restarcting the gear after take-off
20. A shuttle valve will:
a. allow the accumulator to be emptied after engine shut down

b. reduce pump loading when normal system pressure is reached
c. automatically switched to a more appropriate source of hydraulic supply
d. operate on a rising pressure, higher than the Full flow relief valve
21, When smoke appears in the cockpit, after donning the oxygen mask the pilot should select:
a. normal
b. 100%
c. diluter
d. emergency
22. When would the negative diffential limits be reaached/exxceeded?
a. rapid descent when AC descends below cabin alltitude

b. during ground pressure testinng
c. rapid ascent when aircraft climbs
d. when changing to manual operation
23. With an almost dischanged battery there will be:
a. a decrease of voltage with increasing load

b. increase of current with decrease of voltage
c. decrease of current with increasing load
d. increase of voltage with increasing load
24. Cabin altitude in pressured flight is:
a. the altitude corresponding to cabin pressure regardless of aircraft height

b. is presented on a second needle on the aircraft altimeter
c. altitude at which cabin pressure equals ambient pressure
d. altitude correspondings to cabin pressure in relation to MSL ISA conditions
25. When does the engine High Pressure fuel shut off valve close?
a. after a booster pump failure

b. when the engine fuel switch is selcted ‘ON’ during engine start
c. when flight idle is selected
d. when the engine fuel switch is selected ‘OFF’ during engine shut-down
Identification:
26. Which is considered a primary flight control?

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27. Which is considered a primary flight control?
28. Which of the following is considered an auxiliary flight control?
29. When an inboard ailerons normally used?
30. When are outboard ailerons normally used?
31. Why do some airplanes equipped with inboard/outboard ailerons use the outboards for slow flight
only?
32. What is the purpose of a control tab:
33. Which direction from the primary control surface does a servo tab move?
34. Which direction from the primary control surface does an anti-servo tab move?
35. The primary purpose of high-lift devices is to increase the
36. Which is a purpose of a leading edge flaps?
37. What is the primary function of the leading edge flaps in landing configuration during the flare
before touchdown?
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38. What effect does the leading edge slot in the wing have on performance?
39. Which is the purpose of the leading edge slats on high-performance wings?
40. For which purpose may flight spoilers be used?
41. Which is a purpose of ground spoilers?
42. Which is a purpose of wing-mounted vortex generators?
43. What affects indicated stall speed?
44. Where is the critical altitude of a supercharged-reciprocating engine?
45. What is the resulting performance loss when the engine on a twin-engine airplane fails?
46. If an engine failure occurs at an altitude above single-engine ceiling, what airspeed should be
maintained?
47. What procedure is recommended for an engine-out approach and landing
48. Which place in the turbojet engine is subjected to the highest temperature?
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49. What effect would a change in ambient temperature or air density have on gas-turbine-engine
performance?
50. What effect,if any, does high ambient temperature gave upon the thrust output of a turbine
engine?

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EXAMINATION IN AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Air Transport Pilot License Course

Instructions: Choose the correct answer by encircling the letter.

1. The most likely cause of brake fade is:

a. oil or grease on the brake drums

3. What controls cabin pressurisation?

a. ECS pack maass flow controller

4. In what range is GPWS operative?

5. If cabin pressure is decreasing, the cabin VSI will indicate:

7. CAS is IAS corrected for:

a. position and instrument error

8. When is spark plug fouling most likely to occur:

a. in the climb if you have not adjusted the mixture

a. the battery is charging

12. When entering a steep turn, an IVSI is likely to show:

13. With air in the hydraulic system, you would:

a. ignore it because normal operation would remove it

14. How much fuel can be jettisoned?

a. the gear down

16. a cylinder head temperature gauge measures:

a. the temperature of the hottest cylinder

17. The purpose of an accumulator is to:

a. relieve excess pressure

18. How do you control power in a jet engine?

a. by controlling the mixture ratio

19. A hand pump is usually fitted?

a. for ground servicing purposes

20. A shuttle valve will:

a. allow the accumulator to be emptied after engine shut down

22. When would the negative diffential limits be reaached/exxceeded?

a. rapid descent when AC descends below cabin alltitude

23. With an almost dischanged battery there will be:

a. a decrease of voltage with increasing load

24. Cabin altitude in pressured flight is:

a. the altitude corresponding to cabin pressure regardless of aircraft height

a. after a booster pump failure

26. Which is considered a primary flight control?

27. Which is considered a primary flight control?

28. Which of the following is considered an auxiliary flight control?

29. When an inboard ailerons normally used?

30. When are outboard ailerons normally used?

32. What is the purpose of a control tab:

35. The primary purpose of high-lift devices is to increase the

36. Which is a purpose of a leading edge flaps?

40. For which purpose may flight spoilers be used?

41. Which is a purpose of ground spoilers?

42. Which is a purpose of wing-mounted vortex generators?

43. What affects indicated stall speed?

44. Where is the critical altitude of a supercharged-reciprocating engine?

47. What procedure is recommended for an engine-out approach and landing

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