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1
Q

An excessive or inappropriate control input that overshoots the desired response can:

A) Startle the pilot

B) Produce a critical energy state

C) Lead to another upset

D) All are Correct
A

D) All are Correct

2
Q

The tendency of many pilots is to react:

A) Without analyzing the condition

B) Without recovering from the situation

C) Without the AFM

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

A) Without analyzing the condition

3
Q

Upsets are caused by:

A) Environmental induced actions

B) System anomalies

C) Pilot error

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

D) All Answers Are Correct

4
Q

Turbulence is caused by:

A) Jetstreams

B) Convective activity

C) Mountain wave effect

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

D) All Answers Are Correct

5
Q

At a very low speed, an aircraft wing will produce:

A) Lift

B) Some limited aileron control until the stall

C) Eventually inadequate lift to support the weight of the aircraft

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

D) All Answers Are Correct

6
Q

Thunderstorms can occur from the surface to over:

A) 80,000ft

B) 25,000ft

C) 45,000ft

D) 60,000ft
A

A) 80,000ft

7
Q

Energy state is defined as:

A) The amount of static energy

B) The amount of dynamic energy

C) The amount of potential energy

D) The amount of total energy
A

D) The amount of total energy

8
Q

Clear air turbulence is referred to as

A) A microburst

B) High-level turbulence

C) Static turbulence

D) Mechanical turbulence
A

B) High-level turbulence

9
Q

Present training for upset training does not:

A) Teach the procedures to recover from an upset

B) Teach you to recognize the actual problem or “feel” of an upset

C) Teachs you to use the AOA indicator to recover

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

B) Teach you to recognize the actual problem or “feel” of an upset

10
Q

The three basic recovery actions include which of the following:

A) Asses the energy state

B) Arrest the flight path divergency

C) All are correct

D) Recover to stabilized flight
A

C) All are correct

11
Q

Stored energy can be traded for:

A) All are correct

B) Kinetic energy

C) Altitude

D) Airspeed
A

A) All are correct

12
Q

Each automated system on an aircraft has certain:

A) Limitations built into the system

B) Fuses that control the electrical load

C) A backup function

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

A) Limitations built into the system

13
Q

An indication of an upset conditions is:

A) Bank angle more than 45 degrees

B) 10 degrees nose high attitude

C) Pitch attitude of less than 25 degrees nose high

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

A) Bank angle more than 45 degrees

14
Q

Turbulence is a type of:

A) Environmentally induced condition

B) Pilot error

C) System error

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

A) Environmentally induced condition

15
Q

Inattention or distraction from primary flight duties can cause:

A) Pilot induced upsets

B) Clear air turbulence

C) Flaps problems

D) Gear extensio
A

A) Pilot induced upsets

16
Q

At or near the critical angle of attack, the flight controls:

A) Become more sensitive

B) Become more powerful

C) Become less effective

D) Become more effective
A

C) Become less effective

17
Q

Flight at extremely high speeds:

A) Has the same symptoms as slow speed flight

B) Can cause excessive negative G-forces

C) Can lead to structural failure

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

C) Can lead to structural failure

18
Q

In a nose-low upset condition, the airspeed is generally:

A) Increasing

B) Decreasing

C) All are correct

D) Stalls
A

A) Increasing

19
Q

A leading cause of fatalities and hull losses in the last two decades is:

A) Loss of control in flight

B) Engine failures

C) Loss of navigational capabilities

D) All Answers Are Correct
A

A) Loss of control in flight

20
Q

Performing upset training in lighter aircraft is:

A) Very effective

B) A vehicle to reproduce the actual dynamic  forces

C) Not effective because the dynamic forces are too light

D) All Answers Are Correct

A

C) Not effective because the dynamic forces are too light