FAA Private Pilot Helicopter Practice Questions
49 Private Pilot Helicopter questions published by the FAA (official sample tests and FAA question banks), word for word with the official figures. The FAA does not publish answers: each answer here was worked out from the current regulations and FAA handbooks, with the source cited in the explanation.
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Gyroplane, helicopter, airship, free balloon.
Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.
Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea.
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taxi at a faster speed.
taxi only on taxiways and not cross runways.
return to the starting point on the airport.
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1 mile.
3 miles.
5 miles.
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500 feet.
1,000 feet.
1,500 feet.
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Class C.
Class E.
Class G.
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Remain below the airplane traffic pattern altitude.
Avoid the flow of fixed-wing traffic.
Fly right-hand traffic.
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all passengers.
the pilot in command.
the right seat pilot.
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3312.5 hours.
3395.5 hours.
3402.5 hours.
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lower than the actual altitude above sea level.
higher than the actual altitude above sea level.
the actual altitude above sea level.
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230° true at 56 knots.
230° true at 39 knots.
230° magnetic at 56 knots.
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Obtain a clearance from the controlling agency prior to entering the MOA.
Operate only on the airways that transverse the MOA.
Exercise extreme caution when military activity is being conducted.
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122.75 and 123.65 MHz.
123.0 and 122.95 MHz.
123.05 and 123.075 MHz.
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Upper limit of the green arc.
Upper limit of the white arc.
The red radial line.
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on the ground and harmonic vibrations develop between the main and tail rotors.
a series of shocks causes the rotor system to become unbalanced.
there is a combination of a decrease in the angle of attack on the advancing blade and an increase in the angle of attack on the retreating blade.
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Ground resonance when ground contact is made.
A settling-with-power condition.
Blade stall vibration could develop.
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above the glide path.
below the glide path.
on the glide path.
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spatial disorientation.
hyperventilation.
hypoxia.
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Open the throttle as the collective pitch is raised.
Reduce cyclic back stick pressure during turns.
Lower the collective pitch control, as necessary, to maintain rotor RPM.
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Do it quickly to get it over with.
It could happen to me.
Not so fast, think first.
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transverse flow effect.
dissymmetry of lift.
hunting tendency.
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lift, drag, thrust, and weight.
lift, weight, gravity, and thrust.
lift, gravity, power, and friction.
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Monitor airport traffic and announce your position and intentions on 118.5 MHz.
Contact UNICOM on 122.95 MHz for traffic advisories.
Monitor ATIS for airport conditions, then announce your position on 122.95 MHz.
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VOR.
VORTAC.
VOR/DME.
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Northeast approximately 3 miles.
Northwest approximately 1 mile.
East approximately 7 miles.
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Lincoln Approach Control on 124.0 MHz.
Minneapolis Center on 128.75 MHz.
Lincoln Tower on 118.5 MHz.
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a runway with a displaced threshold that precedes the runway.
a hold line from a taxiway to a runway.
the beginning of available runway for landing on the approach side.
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Class C.
Class E.
Class G.
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
An additional upward force is generated as the lower surface of the airfoil deflects air downward.
Air traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an airfoil causes lower pressure on the top surface.
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14.25 NM.
15.00 NM.
14.50 NM.
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10 NM.
20 NM.
30 NM.
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Runway identification and course guidance.
Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area.
Lateral course guidance to the runway.
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1,000-foot increase.
1,100-foot decrease.
1,300-foot increase.
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in Class B airspace.
in conditions of reduced visibility.
within 15 miles of a towered airport.
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slowing the breathing rate, breathing into a paper bag, or talking aloud.
breathing spontaneously and deeply or gaining mental control of the situation.
increasing the breathing rate in order to increase lung ventilation.
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ready for a runway 26 intersection takeoff.
on the taxiway leading to runway 26.
ready for a runway 8 intersection takeoff.
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runway 22.
routing to runway 22.
taxiway 22.
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confirms the aircraft's location to be on taxiway "B."
warns the pilot of approaching taxiway "B."
indicates "B" holding area is ahead.
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90 days.
60 days.
30 days.
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stronger pressure gradient at higher altitudes.
friction between the wind and the surface.
stronger Coriolis force at the surface.
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not exceed 10 degrees and view each sector at least 1 second.
be 30 degrees and view each sector at least 3 seconds.
use peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing off-center viewing.
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clouds with extensive vertical development above an inversion aloft.
good visibility in the lower levels of the atmosphere and poor visibility above an inversion aloft.
an increase in temperature as altitude increases.
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produces stratus type clouds.
causes showers and thunderstorms.
develops convective turbulence.
In the Aeronautical Information Manual.
In the Chart Supplements U.S. (formerly Airport Facility Directory).
On the Sectional Chart in the Special Use Airspace area.
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FIVE POINT FIVE.
FIFTY-FIVE HUNDRED FEET MSL.
FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.
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stability of the air mass.
type of precipitation.
wind direction.
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Landing at an airport with an operating control tower.
Overflying Class C airspace below 10,000 feet MSL.
Flying under the shelf of Class C airspace.
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