xplane wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 11:58 am
2024-11-12 AIRAF Feedback
Some general feedback about the exam and specific questions I encountered:
I didn't have any weight and balance questions
No cross-country questions
No opening and closing angle question, 1:60 rule, or course correction
No true altitude questions
Very light on calculations. Almost none. Didn't even need to use my CX3/E6B
Simple exam overall, but they add weird options that make you second guess yourself
Question on bank angle for rate one turn. Speed is 110 kt. What is the bank angle that will give rate
one turn. 18°
Question about the tolerance for PPL Steep turn
Question about PPL tolerances for normal landing. For PPL, need to stay within [...] of centerline. True
answer is: need to be within 15ft
Question about 2-year recency. Each pilot needs to within [...], complete training activity to stay
current. Answer 24 months
Question about 6 months recency. Every [...], you must do [...] take-offs and landings to stay current
Question about G-LOC. I need to review this, the answer was not G-LOC. A pilot is pulling positive Gs
and temporarly loses his vision while still staying conscious. What is this called? G-LOC, Red Out, Grey
Out. I think it's grey out.
Question: You're a commercial Pilot operating in commercial air service and you are endorsed in the
aircraft at this company. Which one is true? You can always act as PIC. You can act as PIC of aircraft
only if it's a single-pilot aircraft (this is the true answer).
How many satellites to have a 3D position fix? 4
Question about minimum equipment. What is the minimum equipment for radio navigation if the
aircraft is to be used for CPL and VFR OTT training? The answer is ADF, VOR or GPS. I got this one
wrong because I never saw the "or" in all the practice exams I did. I always thought it was an "and". In
the exam they spell it out ADF or VOR or GPS.
To attempt the PPL or CPL written exam, a letter of recommendation should be dated within [...]. 60
days
You finish the PPL flight test and pass. You need to apply within [...]. 12 months
You can renew your Instructor license [...] before the date of flight test (or issuance, I forgot which
term they used). 90 days
You have a platform and design a new platform with 1/2 the chord and double the wingspan of the
first one. Induced drag is increased. Lift is increased. The aspect ratio decreased
Which type of take-off requires you to transition the most abruptly from take-off roll to put the
loading on the wing (don't remember the exact wording of this). Crosswind takeoff
You're taking off in a crosswind take off. Why do you put controls into the wind? To have the tire on
the upwind wing side go up first. To compensate for the fact that the upwind wing has more lift.
In conventional tailwheel, which factor makes the aircraft swerve during takeoff. Gyroscopic effect
In a left spin, the left wing has a [...] angle of attack, and produces [...] lift. Answer is higher, more
When you enter a spiral, what do you expect to happen to control sensitivity? Remain the same.
Decrease. Increase so much that any small change can cause structural damage
In which case does the right wing produce a higher angle of attack? Descending turn to the right.
Descending turn to the left. Left crosswind landing
You are flying at the best L/D. Your speed is closest to: the best glide. Best angle of climb. Best
endurance
With Respect to the angle of attack for best L/D. It does not change with altitude. It increases with
altitude. It decreases with altutde.
You should recover from a SPIN [...] or what it says in the POH. 2000 ft AGL
A student doesn't do a lookout before doing a steep turn. The manoeuvre itself was well executed.
How much will you give him? 1, 2, 3, 4
In the 4-point marking scale, what does a 3 mean? The possible answers were quite elaborate.
Answer, Good overall performance with minor errors observed
As an instructor, what's the best way to instill safety in your student? Answer: Do it yourself so that
your student imitates you. Other options: Emphasis in ground school. Talk about the consequences.
Talk about the negative consequences that TC could give you.
You're on top of a VOR and you see that your DME is 1 mile. Options, you're 5000 ft, 6000 ft, DME is
not reliable
What is the VOR reception range. Options: 3000 AGL 30NM, 3000 AGL 50NM, 5000 AGL 150NM, 6000
AGL 150NM
You're doing the aircraft checklist and something distracts you. What's the best way to remember to
do it? Keep it in your hand. To do it from memory. To do it in your head alone so other crew members
can focus on flying the aircraft
What's the best way to avoid CFIT. A: Have good situational awareness and follow VFR and IFR rules.
B: C: D: transition from instrument to visual from instrument as early as possible. Answer was A, B, C
I don't remember the exact wording, but the answer was, a pilot will often take new information that
confirms his views on the situation and reject information that disagrees with it
What's the best way to know that a student and instructor have good communication? The student
pays attention. The student doesn't ask questions. Forgot the exact wording of the correct answer:
what's output from the instructor is repeated by the student
Why do pilots sometimes have trouble understanding/communicating with ATC? Answer: Because of
expectancy. Other options: Because pilots have trouble doing more than 1 thing at a time
For precautionary landing, the flight instructor guide says to [...] if there is no POH recommendation.
Speed in slow flight. Speed of normal cruise. Speed of normal approach.
Turn and slip shows [...], turn co-ordinator shows [...]. Yaw, yaw and roll
On landing, why does wheelbarrow happen? Answer: you're on the nosewheel during the initial stage
of landing. Other options: your speed is too high on landing, putting you in a nose-up attitude.
Why do airplanes bank to turn? To induce a slip. To make an inside force. To make an outside force. I
chose to induce a slip, but that was wrong.
What are the requirements to be a ground school instructor? Need approval from TC. Need to show
CFI you're competent. Need to be an instructor
You're an instructor at a flight school. What is a requirement that you need to do? Understand the
data and limitations of the aircraft. Pass a quiz on the POH. Pass an exam with the CFI
A pilot instructor's rating expired more than 12 months ago, but less than 24 months ago. How will
he renew? Recommendation letter and flight test
A mode C transponder reports [...]. True altitude, density altitude, pressure altitude.
To level out from a climb, what is the correct procedure? Answer: set the attitude, wait for airspeed to
get back to cruise, reduce power to cruise, trim
You're descending at 90kts, but want to descent at 110kts, while still maintaining 500fpm descent.
Answer: add power, adjust pitch nose down.
You're in a climbing coordinated left turn. Which wing will stall first and how will the aircraft roll.
Answer: right wing, roll right.
During ground school, you show a perfectly done navigation log. This is the learning factor of?
Primacy
Why is it important to do a TKT? To determine if the student has sufficient background knowledge to
proceed. To determine the objectives of the lesson. To determine the complexity of the lesson
When doing the initial familiarization for an exercise, which one is correct? It's a good idea to have
the student ride the controls if they are having difficulty. You should let the student continue the
maneuver, no matter how many errors they make. You should stop the student if they make too
many mistakes
Which one is true about GPS? Answer: Good reception depends on the relative position of the
satellite with each other. Other options: Recection is worse when you go up in altitude. Solar flares do
not affect satellites.
You're turning your head while the aircraft is turning, and have the the sensation that you're
tumbling. Coriolis illusion
During recovery from an unusual attitude in IMC, which instruments should you refer to? ASI, turn
coordinator, altimeter
Which instrument will show first an abrupt pitch change? Attitude indicator
When you select the alternate static in an unpressurized aircraft where the alternate static is from the
cabin, why does the ASI show a slightly higher speed and the altitude is slightly higher? Cabin
pressure is slightly higher
You have a complete pitot blockage. What will happen to your airspeed when you descend and
climb? Answer: when you descend, the airspeed will go down, and when you climb, the airspeed will
go up.
In an obstacle landing, when should you remove power? Answer: After the flare! Pilottraining.ca
practice exams say after clearing the obstacle based on the POH.
There was around 5 simple questions about the learning factors. As long as you know the learning
factors, you would figure them out
About 5 simple questions on the emotional escape mechanicsm
A student failed his written exam, and he says it wasn't covered in the ground school. He also says it's
the instructor's fault because he didn't teach it. Which emotional escape mechanism is this? Project.
Agression
Initial review of the material should be planned [...] after first teaching it. 2 days.
With respect to visual aids, which one is true? Choose the visual aid, then plan the lesson around that.
Hide it when not using it so that it doesn't distract the students