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FAA Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA) practice questions

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  1. 51.A pilot notices that the fuel quantity gauge does not exactly match the readings from a digital fuel totalizer during cruise flight. According to 14 CFR part 23 certification standards, at what fuel quantity is the gauge required to indicate accurately?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  2. 52.A student pilot asks a CFI about the primary aerodynamic function of a trim tab mounted on the trailing edge of the elevator. Which statement best describes it?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  3. 53.A pilot is planning a landing on Runway 27. The current wind is reported as 300° at 20 knots. Using a wind component chart with a 30° angular difference between wind direction and runway heading, what are the approximate headwind and crosswind components?Performance, Weight and Balance
  4. 54.An airplane departs with a takeoff weight of 3,380 lb. The POH lists a maximum landing weight of 3,200 lb. The airplane burns fuel at 10 gallons per hour, and each gallon of fuel weighs 6 lb. Assuming no other weight changes occur, approximately how long must the flight continue before the airplane's weight is reduced to the maximum landing weight?Performance, Weight and Balance
  5. 55.A student pilot notices an area on the sectional chart labeled with an 'A' and a number (e.g., 'A-123'), described in the legend as containing a high volume of pilot training or unusual aerial activity. This is best identified as:Navigation and Airspace
  6. 56.A pilot notices an obstruction symbol on a sectional chart labeled '1200' with '(300)' printed beneath it in parentheses. What do these two numbers represent?Navigation and Airspace
  7. 57.A pilot plans to depart the U.S. mainland and fly westbound over the Pacific, crossing an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). According to 14 CFR Part 99, what must the pilot do before penetrating the ADIZ?Navigation and Airspace
  8. 58.A pilot planning to land at an unfamiliar non-towered airport wants specific details on fuel availability, CTAF frequency, and noise abatement procedures before departure. Which publication should the pilot consult?Navigation and Airspace
  9. 59.A student pilot notices that during landing flare, the airplane seems to float and resists touchdown even with power at idle. A CFI explains this is most likely due to:Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  10. 60.A pilot notes that ahead of an approaching frontal system, cirrus clouds gradually lower and thicken into altostratus, then nimbostratus, with steady light rain that intensifies. As the front passes, the rain stops, the temperature rises noticeably, and the surface wind shifts from southeast to southwest. What type of front passed?Weather and Weather Services
  11. 61.An instructor loads a training airplane with its CG near the forward limit for a lesson on slow flight. Compared to loading at the aft CG limit, this forward loading will result in:Performance, Weight and Balance
  12. 62.A pilot notices a parachute jump symbol depicted near a small non-towered airport on a sectional chart. To determine the specific altitudes and days/times parachute operations are conducted, the pilot should consult:Navigation and Airspace
  13. 63.An applicant is completing the aeronautical experience requirements for an initial flight instructor certificate with an airplane category rating. According to 14 CFR 61.183, which of the following is one of the required aeronautical experience items?Regulations (14 CFR 61/91)
  14. 64.A pilot operating a high-performance normally aspirated engine leans the mixture aggressively while climbing at high power and reduced airspeed. What engine condition is this operation most likely to cause?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  15. 65.A pilot is tracking direct to a VOR/DME station and flying level at 6,076 feet AGL. Just as the aircraft passes directly over the station, the DME reads 1.0 NM instead of 0.0 NM. A CFI explains this reading is best attributed to:Navigation and Airspace
  16. 66.A commercial pilot is planning to perform aerobatic maneuvers with a passenger on board, including bank angles exceeding 60°. According to 14 CFR 91.307, what equipment must be worn or carried for the occupants during this flight?Flight Maneuvers and Endorsements
  17. 67.An airplane climbs at a steady rate of 600 fpm while maintaining a groundspeed of 100 knots. What is the approximate climb gradient in feet per nautical mile?Performance, Weight and Balance
  18. 68.A flight instructor is briefing a client on an angle of attack (AOA) indicator installed in a training airplane. What primary advantage does an AOA indicator provide over relying solely on the airspeed indicator?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  19. 69.A pilot asks a flight instructor how large hailstones develop inside a thunderstorm. Which explanation is correct?Weather and Weather Services
  20. 70.A pilot is briefed for a flight over mountainous terrain where winds of 40 knots are forecast to blow nearly perpendicular to a mountain ridge, with a stable atmosphere aloft. Which cloud formation would most strongly suggest the presence of mountain wave turbulence?Weather and Weather Services
  21. 71.A pilot rotates the OBS on a VOR receiver until the CDI centers with a FROM indication at a setting of 270°. What does this indicate about the aircraft's position relative to the VOR?Navigation and Airspace
  22. 72.During cruise, a pilot briefly deflects the control yoke forward and releases it. The airplane responds with a rapid, small-amplitude pitching oscillation that damps out within a few seconds, with essentially no noticeable change in airspeed during the event. This response is characteristic of which dynamic mode, and what distinguishes it from a phugoid?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  23. 73.A certificated flight instructor provides flight instruction in an airplane to a private pilot who holds a rating for that make and model and manipulates the flight controls throughout the entire flight. According to 14 CFR 61.51(f), how may the flight instructor log this flight time?Regulations (14 CFR 61/91)
  24. 74.An airplane's maximum zero fuel weight (the maximum weight allowed before usable fuel is added) is 2,300 lb. The empty weight is 1,550 lb, and the pilot plans to load occupants and baggage totaling 820 lb before adding fuel. Does this loading comply with the zero fuel weight limit?Performance, Weight and Balance
  25. 75.An airplane is in a coordinated, level turn at a 60° bank angle. What load factor is the airplane experiencing?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  26. 76.A flight instructor is teaching the operation of a constant-speed propeller governor. If the pilot advances the propeller control forward (toward high RPM) without changing the throttle, what does the governor do to increase RPM?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  27. 77.A pilot files a PIREP describing turbulence that causes occupants to be forced violently against their seatbelts, unsecured objects to be tossed about the cabin, and large, abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude, with the aircraft momentarily out of control. Which turbulence intensity should be reported?Weather and Weather Services
  28. 78.A technician installs vortex generators, small vane-like devices, along the upper wing surface of a light airplane under an STC modification. What is their primary aerodynamic purpose?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  29. 79.During cruise flight, a pilot notices the oil temperature gauge is high while oil pressure remains normal and within limits. What is the most likely explanation?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  30. 80.According to a typical POH short-field takeoff procedure, using the manufacturer's recommended intermediate flap setting instead of a no-flap configuration generally has which effect on takeoff ground roll?Performance, Weight and Balance
  31. 81.A pilot who has only ever flown airplanes with tricycle landing gear wants to act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane for the first time. According to 14 CFR 61.31(i), what must the pilot obtain before doing so?Regulations (14 CFR 61/91)
  32. 82.An airplane's ramp weight before engine start is 2,458 lb. During engine start, taxi, and runup, the airplane burns 8 lb of fuel. The maximum allowable takeoff weight is 2,450 lb. Is the airplane within limits at the point of takeoff?Performance, Weight and Balance
  33. 83.A student pilot training at a nontowered airport wants to conduct a solo cross-country flight that terminates at an airport located within Class B airspace and listed in 14 CFR 91.131(b)(1). According to 14 CFR 61.95, what must the student obtain before this solo flight?Regulations (14 CFR 61/91)
  34. 84.During turns around a point, a private pilot applicant should use the steepest bank angle when the airplane is headed:Flight Maneuvers and Endorsements
  35. 85.During straight-and-level, unaccelerated flight, a flight instructor asks a student to describe the relationship between the four forces acting on the airplane. Which statement is correct?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  36. 86.A flight instructor explains that a fast-moving, narrow band of active thunderstorms can develop 50 to 300 miles ahead of an approaching cold front, sometimes forming with little apparent relationship to the front's actual position. What is this line of thunderstorms called?Weather and Weather Services
  37. 87.During a fully developed spin, the descending wing has a higher angle of attack than the ascending wing and produces less lift and more drag, while the ascending wing produces relatively more lift and less drag. This imbalance sustains the rotation without further pilot input. What is this self-sustaining rotational condition called?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  38. 88.A commercial pilot applicant enters a steep turn at a 60° bank angle and maintains a constant altitude. What load factor is the airplane experiencing during this turn?Flight Maneuvers and Endorsements
  39. 89.A pilot planning a VFR flight above 3,000 feet AGL determines a magnetic course of 095°. Which altitude complies with the VFR cruising altitude rule of 14 CFR 91.159?Navigation and Airspace
  40. 90.A student asks why some light airplanes use Frise-type ailerons instead of conventional plain ailerons. Which explanation correctly describes how Frise ailerons help counteract adverse yaw?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  41. 91.While in cruise flight, a pilot notices the electric trim wheel moving nose-down on its own without any pilot input, causing the airplane to pitch down. After the pilot overpowers the control forces with the yoke, what is the next appropriate action?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  42. 92.Before a student pilot's first solo cross-country flight to an unfamiliar airport, 14 CFR 61.93 requires the flight instructor to:Flight Maneuvers and Endorsements
  43. 93.During an annual inspection, an airplane is weighed on three scales: the nose wheel reads 400 lb at an arm of 25 in, the left main wheel reads 900 lb at an arm of 90 in, and the right main wheel reads 900 lb at an arm of 90 in. What is the airplane's empty weight CG?Performance, Weight and Balance
  44. 94.A pilot flying at 12,500 feet MSL for more than 30 minutes without supplemental oxygen asks a CFI to explain how a pulse-demand oxygen system differs from a continuous-flow system. Which statement is correct?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  45. 95.A CFI explains to a client that moving the center of gravity aft, toward the rear limit, will have which effect on the airplane's aerodynamic characteristics?Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight
  46. 96.A student pilot notices during preflight that the pitot heat switch is illuminated but the pitot tube feels only slightly warm to the touch. The CFI explains that pitot heat is designed primarily to prevent which condition from affecting airspeed indications?Aircraft Systems and Instruments
  47. 97.An airplane operated under Part 91 has no FAA-approved Minimum Equipment List. During preflight, the pilot discovers that the fuel gauge for the auxiliary tank is inoperative. According to 14 CFR 91.213(d), what must be true before the pilot may operate the airplane with this instrument inoperative?Regulations (14 CFR 61/91)
  48. 98.A CFI is teaching sectional chart interpretation and points to the number '57' printed in large digits within a quadrangle of latitude/longitude lines. The CFI explains this is the Maximum Elevation Figure (MEF), representing:Navigation and Airspace
  49. 99.Before an applicant may take the practical test for a flight instructor certificate with an airplane category rating, 14 CFR 61.183 requires that the applicant have received and logged flight training on:Flight Maneuvers and Endorsements
  50. 100.A flight instructor demonstrates an accelerated stall to a commercial pilot applicant. Which statement best describes this maneuver?Flight Maneuvers and Endorsements