What does an altimeter measure in an aircraft?
a) Airspeed
b) Altitude
c) Attitude
d) Vertical speed
Answer: b) Altitude
Which flight instrument provides the pilot with information about the aircraft’s pitch and bank?
a) Altimeter
b) Vertical speed indicator
c) Attitude indicator
d) Airspeed indicator
Answer: c) Attitude indicator
What is the primary function of the airspeed indicator?
a) To measure ground speed
b) To measure wind speed
c) To measure the speed of the aircraft relative to the surrounding air
d) To measure true airspeed
Answer: c) To measure the speed of the aircraft relative to the surrounding air
Which instrument is used to determine the aircraft’s rate of climb or descent?
a) Attitude indicator
b) Altimeter
c) Vertical speed indicator
d) Turn coordinator
Answer: c) Vertical speed indicator
What does the heading indicator display?
a) The aircraft’s altitude
b) The aircraft’s ground speed
c) The aircraft’s magnetic heading
d) The aircraft’s bank angle
Answer: c) The aircraft’s magnetic heading
What is the purpose of the turn coordinator?
a) To show the rate of turn and roll
b) To indicate airspeed
c) To measure altitude
d) To monitor fuel consumption
Answer: a) To show the rate of turn and roll
Which flight instrument is most affected by a failure of the vacuum system?
a) Airspeed indicator
b) Altimeter
c) Attitude indicator
d) Magnetic compass
Answer: c) Attitude indicator
Which flight instrument indicates the aircraft’s speed relative to the speed of sound?
a) Airspeed indicator
b) Mach meter
c) Vertical speed indicator
d) Ground speed indicator
Answer: b) Mach meter
What does the magnetic compass provide in an aircraft?
a) True heading
b) Magnetic heading
c) Indicated airspeed
d) Ground speed
Answer: b) Magnetic heading
Which instrument displays both horizontal and vertical navigation information?
a) Horizontal situation indicator (HSI)
b) Attitude indicator
c) Vertical speed indicator
d) Turn coordinator
Answer: a) Horizontal situation indicator (HSI)
What is the primary use of the artificial horizon?
a) To measure altitude
b) To display the aircraft’s attitude
c) To show airspeed
d) To indicate the rate of climb
Answer: b) To display the aircraft’s attitude
What does the slip/skid indicator in a turn coordinator show?
a) Bank angle
b) Yaw rate
c) Coordination of the turn
d) Altitude
Answer: c) Coordination of the turn
Which instrument uses the pitot tube to measure airspeed?
a) Vertical speed indicator
b) Airspeed indicator
c) Altimeter
d) Heading indicator
Answer: b) Airspeed indicator
What is the primary purpose of the VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) receiver?
a) To provide weather information
b) To assist in navigation by providing radial information
c) To display altitude
d) To measure airspeed
Answer: b) To assist in navigation by providing radial information
Which instrument can be used to identify a stall condition?
a) Vertical speed indicator
b) Altimeter
c) Airspeed indicator
d) Attitude indicator
Answer: c) Airspeed indicator
What does a GPS (Global Positioning System) provide to the pilot?
a) Altitude information
b) Ground speed and position
c) Rate of climb
d) Magnetic heading
Answer: b) Ground speed and position
What is indicated by a deviation in the vertical speed indicator (VSI)?
a) A change in airspeed
b) A change in altitude
c) A change in climb or descent rate
d) A change in heading
Answer: c) A change in climb or descent rate
Which instrument displays the aircraft’s yaw angle relative to the longitudinal axis?
a) Heading indicator
b) Turn coordinator
c) Slip/skid indicator
d) Vertical speed indicator
Answer: c) Slip/skid indicator
Which instrument is used to set the desired altitude in an autopilot system?
a) Altimeter
b) Vertical speed indicator
c) Attitude indicator
d) Altitude selector
Answer: d) Altitude selector
What does the barometric pressure setting on an altimeter adjust for?
a) Airspeed variations
b) Temperature changes
c) Atmospheric pressure changes
d) Wind speed
Answer: c) Atmospheric pressure changes
What is the function of the radio altimeter in an aircraft?
a) To measure altitude above mean sea level
b) To measure altitude above ground level
c) To measure airspeed
d) To measure vertical speed
Answer: b) To measure altitude above ground level
What does the “true airspeed” indicator account for that the “indicated airspeed” does not?
a) Ground speed
b) Wind speed
c) Temperature and altitude
d) Air density
Answer: c) Temperature and altitude
Which instrument is used to detect and display turbulence?
a) Altimeter
b) Weather radar
c) Airspeed indicator
d) Turn coordinator
Answer: b) Weather radar
What is the function of a heading bug on the heading indicator?
a) To indicate magnetic variation
b) To set a desired heading for reference
c) To measure wind direction
d) To adjust altitude
Answer: b) To set a desired heading for reference
Which instrument is affected by a static port blockage?
a) Magnetic compass
b) Vertical speed indicator
c) Attitude indicator
d) Turn coordinator
Answer: b) Vertical speed indicator
What is indicated by the Mach number on a Mach meter?
a) True airspeed
b) Indicated airspeed
c) The ratio of the aircraft’s speed to the speed of sound
d) Ground speed
Answer: c) The ratio of the aircraft’s speed to the speed of sound
What does the standby attitude indicator provide?
a) Backup altitude information
b) Backup attitude information in case of primary system failure
c) Backup airspeed information
d) Backup heading information
Answer: b) Backup attitude information in case of primary system failure
What is the main function of the electronic flight instrument system (EFIS)?
a) To control the engine power
b) To monitor fuel flow
c) To display flight information digitally
d) To manage the hydraulic system
Answer: c) To display flight information digitally
Which instrument displays aircraft pitch and roll in degrees?
a) Attitude indicator
b) Vertical speed indicator
c) Altimeter
d) Turn coordinator
Answer: a) Attitude indicator
What is the purpose of the altimeter’s Kollsman window?
a) To set the desired altitude
b) To adjust the barometric pressure setting
c) To measure airspeed
d) To control the autopilot
Answer: b) To adjust the barometric pressure setting
Which flight instrument uses gyroscopic principles to operate?
a) Airspeed indicator
b) Altimeter
c) Attitude indicator
d) Magnetic compass
Answer: c) Attitude indicator
What does the wind correction angle displayed on a flight management system (FMS) help the pilot achieve?
a) Correct airspeed
b) Maintain the desired heading
c) Stabilize the altitude
d) Set the vertical speed
Answer: b) Maintain the desired heading
Which instrument is used to calculate the aircraft’s drift angle?
a) Altimeter
b) Airspeed indicator
c) Heading indicator
d) Drift meter
Answer: d) Drift meter
What information does the Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) combine?
a) Attitude and altitude
b) Heading and navigation
c) Airspeed and vertical speed
d) Rate of turn and altitude
Answer: b) Heading and navigation
What does the vertical speed indicator (VSI) display?
a) Airspeed variations
b) Rate of climb or descent in feet per minute
c) Altitude above ground level
d) Wind speed
Answer: b) Rate of climb or descent in feet per minute
What causes the altimeter to display incorrect altitude readings?
a) Pitot tube blockage
b) Gyroscopic failure
c) Static port blockage
d) Magnetic variation
Answer: c) Static port blockage
What is the primary purpose of a yaw damper system?
a) To reduce pitch oscillations
b) To maintain altitude
c) To prevent adverse yaw
d) To control roll rate
Answer: c) To prevent adverse yaw
Which flight instrument is directly affected by changes in atmospheric pressure?
a) Attitude indicator
b) Altimeter
c) Magnetic compass
d) Turn coordinator
Answer: b) Altimeter
What does the term “true altitude” refer to?
a) Altitude above mean sea level
b) Altitude above ground level
c) Indicated altitude corrected for temperature
d) Pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temperature
Answer: a) Altitude above mean sea level
Which instrument indicates the actual distance traveled over the ground?
a) Ground speed indicator
b) Airspeed indicator
c) Odometer
d) DME (Distance Measuring Equipment)
Answer: d) DME (Distance Measuring Equipment)
Which instrument is primarily used for approach and landing navigation?
a) VOR receiver
b) ILS (Instrument Landing System)
c) Mach meter
d) Weather radar
Answer: b) ILS (Instrument Landing System)
What is the significance of the “altitude alerting system” in an aircraft?
a) It alerts the pilot to fuel levels
b) It notifies the pilot when approaching a preset altitude
c) It displays wind speed and direction
d) It warns of stall conditions
Answer: b) It notifies the pilot when approaching a preset altitude
Which flight instrument typically displays the aircraft’s speed in knots?
a) Vertical speed indicator
b) Airspeed indicator
c) Altimeter
d) Mach meter
Answer: b) Airspeed indicator
What is the function of the flight director on the primary flight display?
a) To provide altitude information
b) To give pitch and roll guidance to the pilot
c) To measure airspeed
d) To display engine parameters
Answer: b) To give pitch and roll guidance to the pilot
Which instrument helps pilots determine their orientation relative to the earth’s surface?
a) Altimeter
b) Airspeed indicator
c) Attitude indicator
d) Vertical speed indicator
Answer: c) Attitude indicator
What is the primary use of the radar altimeter in low-level flight?
a) To detect other aircraft
b) To measure ground speed
c) To provide altitude above terrain
d) To calculate airspeed
Answer: c) To provide altitude above terrain
Which instrument measures the dynamic pressure of the air?
a) Altimeter
b) Vertical speed indicator
c) Airspeed indicator
d) Heading indicator
Answer: c) Airspeed indicator
What is the purpose of the standby compass in an aircraft?
a) To measure airspeed
b) To provide backup heading information
c) To indicate vertical speed
d) To display altitude
Answer: b) To provide backup heading information
What is the role of the baro-set knob on the altimeter?
a) To reset the altitude to zero
b) To adjust for magnetic variation
c) To set the correct local pressure
d) To calibrate the airspeed indicator
Answer: c) To set the correct local pressure
What does the heading indicator require to ensure accurate operation over time?
a) Regular magnetic alignment
b) Battery replacement
c) Adjustment to altitude
d) Calibration with the airspeed indicator
Answer: a) Regular magnetic alignment