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FAA WRITTEN AND PRIVATE PILOT FINAL EXAM 2024
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ESTUDYFAA WRITTEN AND PRIVATE PILOT FINAL
EXAM 2024
1. **Who certifies and regulates pilots?**
- A) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
- B) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- C) Air Traffic Control (ATC)
- D) Department of Transportation (DOT)
**Answer:** B) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
2. **What are the four forces acting on an airplane in flight?**
- A) Lift
- B) Weight
- C) Thrust
- D) Drag
**Answer:** A) Lift, B) Weight, C) Thrust, D) Drag
3. **Which statement describes Bernoulli's principle?**
- A) Air moves slower over the top of a wing.
- B) Air traveling faster over the top of a wing creates lower pressure.
- C) Air moves faster under the wing.
- D) Air pressure is the same above and below the wing.
**Answer:** B) Air traveling faster over the top of a wing creates lower pressure.
4. **Which parts of the wing help control the aircraft?**
- A) Flaps and ailerons
- B) Winglets and spoilers
- C) Leading edge and trailing edge
- D) Wing root and wingtip
**Answer:** A) Flaps and ailerons
5. **When are the four forces on an airplane balanced?**
- A) During takeoff
- B) During cruising
- C) During unaccelerated flight
- D) During landing
**Answer:** C) During unaccelerated flight
6. **What are the four flight basics used in aircraft maneuvering?**
- A) Power, pitch, bank, and trim
- B) Speed, altitude, direction, and weight
- C) Thrust, drag, lift, and weight
- D) Roll, yaw, pitch, and lift
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**Answer:** A) Power, pitch, bank, and trim
7. **What controls the movement about the pitch axis?**
- A) Elevator
- B) Aileron
- C) Rudder
- D) Flaps
**Answer:** A) Elevator
8. **What happens to glide speed in an emergency landing?**
- A) It should vary greatly.
- B) It should be constant for accuracy.
- C) It doesn't matter.
- D) It should be increased.
**Answer:** B) It should be constant for accuracy.
9. **In straight-and-level flight, how do lift and weight compare?**
- A) Lift is less than weight.
- B) Lift equals weight, and thrust equals drag.
- C) Lift is greater than weight.
- D) They are not related.
**Answer:** B) Lift equals weight, and thrust equals drag.
10. **What creates form drag?**
- A) Smooth airflow
- B) Structures that stick out into the wind
- C) Weight of the aircraft
- D) Angle of attack
**Answer:** B) Structures that stick out into the wind
11. **What does it mean if an airplane is inherently stable?**
- A) It requires a lot of effort to control.
- B) It is easy to control.
- C) It is always in a straight line.
- D) It cannot be maneuvered.
**Answer:** B) It is easy to control.
12. **What happens when power is reduced in an airplane (except T-tail)?**
- A) It climbs higher.
- B) It pitches nose down.
- C) It flies faster.
- D) It becomes more stable.
**Answer:** B) It pitches nose down.
13. **What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane?**
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- A) To control pitch
- B) To control roll
- C) To control yaw
- D) To control altitude
**Answer:** C) To control yaw.
14. **What basic maneuver increases load factor?**
- A) Climbing
- B) Turns
- C) Descending
- D) Straight flight
**Answer:** B) Turns.
15. **What is one main function of flaps?**
- A) Increase speed
- B) Help with stalling
- C) Decrease drag
- D) Control yaw
**Answer:** B) Help with stalling.
16. **What happens if an airplane's center of gravity (CG) moves too far back?**
- A) It becomes more stable.
- B) It becomes less stable.
- C) It has no effect.
- D) It flies faster.
**Answer:** B) It becomes less stable.
17. **During a left spin, which wings are stalled?**
- A) Left wing only
- B) Right wing only
- C) Both wings
- D) Neither wing
**Answer:** C) Both wings.
18. **Does the angle of attack at which a wing stalls change with weight?**
- A) Yes, it increases with weight.
- B) Yes, it decreases with weight.
- C) No, it stays the same.
- D) It varies greatly.
**Answer:** C) No, it stays the same.
19. **Are stall recovery procedures the same for all airplanes?**
- A) Yes
- B) No
- C) Only for small planes
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