PHASE III – KNOWLEDGE TEST1. What documents must you have with you to fly as PIC? 2. How long is...

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PHASE III – KNOWLEDGE TEST

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NOTE: Figures are attached to the back of this test

Pilot Privileges/Limitations1. What documents must you have with you to fly as PIC?

2. How long is your pilot certificate good for?

3. Can a private pilot take passengers?

4. Can a private pilot be paid by a passenger for a flight?

Medical Fitness5. Does a glider pilot need a medical certificate?


6. What are the medical requirements to fly a glider?

7. While flying, you start having trouble doing math and reading the instruments.

a. What could be causing your symptoms?

b. What action should you take?

8. While flying, your passenger starts complaining of lightheadedness, tingling in his fingers, and muscle spasms.

a. What could be causing his symptoms?

b. What action should you take?

9. Lightheadedness could be a symptom of which medical conditions?

10. Is sinus/ear pain most likely to be a problem when ascending or descending?

11. Fatigue/drowsiness are symptoms of what afflictions?

12. If you feel fatigued while flying at high altitude, what should you do?


13. What is the minimum legal time that must elapse between consuming alcohol and flying?

14. What precautions should be taken by someone who SCUBA dives and also flies?

15. What are the dangers of flying too soon after SCUBA diving?

Pilot Logbook or Flight Records16. Must you log every flight in your logbook?

17. What minimum logbook entries are required to fly by yourself? To carry a passenger?

18. When does a Flight Review expire?

Required Glider Documentation19. What documents are required to be in the glider?


20. How long is each of them good for?

Primary/Secondary Controls21. Which control is primarily used to control airspeed?

22. Which control is primarily used to control descent rate?

23. Which control is used to steer the glider when on the ground?

24. What is the primary purpose of landing flaps?

Instruments/Equipment25. When is the compass accurate?

26. What are some of the causes of compass errors?


27. If you are skidding a turn, which way will the yaw string be deflected?

28. What does an altimeter measure? Indicate?

29. What does an airspeed indicator measure? Indicate?

30. What type of variometer indicates the vertical movement of the glider?

31. What type of variometer indicates the vertical movement of the air?

32. What is “total energy compensation”?

33. When must the pilot use oxygen?


34. Is it legal to fly without an oxygen mask above 14,000’ MSL?

35. What are the maintenance requirements for parachutes?

36. What instruments are required in the glider?

Operating Limits, Placards, and Instrument Markings37. What does the Yellow Triangle on the airspeed indicator mean?

38. What does the Green Arc on the airspeed indicator mean?

39. What does the White Arc on an airspeed indicator mean?

40. What does the Yellow Arc on an airspeed indicator mean?


41. What does the Red Line on an airspeed indicator mean?

Weight and Balance42. Where can the official Weight and Balance information for the glider be found?

43. What is the maximum payload the glider can carry?

44. What is the acceptable CG range for the glider?

45. What will be CG location if a 120 pound pilot is flying solo from the front seat?

46. How does having the CG aft of the limits affect the glider?

47. How does having the CG ahead of the limits affect the glider?


48. How does exceeding the maximum gross weight affect the glider?

Performance/Performance Speeds49. Define best L/D speed.

50. When would you fly best L/D speed?

51. What speed would you fly in still air to maximize flight time?

52. Based on the glider polar shown in Figure 1:

a. What is the best L/D speed?

b. What is the best glide ratio?

c. What is the best glide speed when flying into a 20 knot headwind?

d. What is the glide ratio when flying into a 20 knot headwind?

e. What is the minimum sink rate?

f. What is the minimum sink speed?


53. On a day when the density-altitude is greater than the field elevation, will the tow plane and glider use more or less runway to takeoff?

54. How does load ballast/factor affect performance speeds?

55. How would a 40% increase in the gross weight of the glider change the:

a. Best glide ratio?

b. Best glide speed?

56. What is the load factor at a bank angle of:

a. 45°?

b. 60°?

c. 70°?

57. How does a 45° bank angle change the stall speed of a glider?

Maintenance 58. Who is responsible for maintaining the glider in an airworthy condition?


59. What is an AD? Who is responsible for complying with an AD?

60. What, if any, inspections must be recorded for the glider? Where?

61. Is it legal for a Private Pilot to perform maintenance or repairs on a glider?

Weather Services62. How do you obtain a weather briefing?

63. Based on the information in Figure 2, what kind of weather would you expect in Nevada?

a. Lift?

b. Clouds?

c. Thunderstorms?

64. What is a SIGMET?

65. What is a Convective SIGMET?


66. What is an AIRMET?

67. How would you typically obtain SIGMETs and AIRMETS?

Weather for Soaring68. What causes a thermal?

69. What is meant by the term “temperature lapse rate”?

70. What is the “standard” lapse rate?

71. Define the “dry adiabatic” lapse rate?

72. What does the thermal index indicate?


73. How do you determine the thermal index?

74. Describe the conditions associated with the sounding shown in Figure 3.

a. Thermals?

b. Clouds/Type/Base/Top?

c. Thunderstorms?

75. Describe the conditions associated with the sounding shown in Figure 4.

a. Thermals?

b. Clouds/Type/Base/Top?

c. Thunderstorms?

76. Name the clouds in Figure 5, and the lift conditions associated with them.

a. Cloud A

b. Cloud B

c. Cloud C

d. Cloud D

e. Cloud E


77. Which of the clouds in Figure 5 can be associated with:

a. Convective lift?

b. Severe turbulence?

c. Hail and lightning?

d. Mountain wave?

e. Light, steady rain?

f. Heavy downpours?

g. An impending change in the weather?

h. Strong winds aloft?

i. The passage of a warm front?

j. The conditions behind a cold front?

k. A stable atmosphere?

l. An unstable atmosphere?

78. Describe the weather before and after the passage of a warm front.

79. Describe the weather before, during, and after the passage of a cold front.

80. Is there a better chance of good thermal soaring after a cold front or a warm front passes?


81. What meteorological conditions favor the formation of mountain wave?

82. What are some of the dangers of flying in wave?

83. What conditions are necessary for “convergence lift”?

84. What type of lift is created when wind is forced up a mountain face?

85. What hazards are associated with thunderstorms?

86. When is a thunderstorm most dangerous?

Airspace System87. What is the purpose of the National Airspace System?


88. Is it permitted to fly in class E airspace under visual flight rules?

89. In what way do class A, B, C, and D airspace differ from class E?

90. How close can you get to cloudbase in class E airspace when:

a. Below 10,000 MSL?

b. Above 10,000 MSL?

91. What are the radio communication requirements for entering Class C airspace?

92. Do you have to have a transponder to enter Class D airspace?

93. Do you have to have a transponder to fly within 30 nm of, and above the top of, a Class B airport?

94. Can you fly in an MOA?


95. Can you fly in a Restricted area?

96. Use Figure 6 to answer the following questions:

a. A glider flying at 8,000’ MSL at point is in what class of airspace?

b. A glider flying at 7,000’ MSL at point is in what class of airspace?

c. Does a glider flying at 9,000’ MSL at point need any special equipment?

d. A glider flying at 500’ AGL at point is in what class of airspace?

e. Where does Class E airspace start at point ?

f. What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements for glider flying at 9,000’ MSL at point ? 11,000’ MSL?

g. What type of surface does Pinenut Airport (just south of point ) have?

h. Can you legally do aerobatics at point ?

i. Can you legally do aerobatics at point ?

j. Where does Class E airspace start at the peak (9005’) just south of point ?

k. What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements when flying at point :

l. At 9,000’ MSL?

m. At 11,000’ MSL?

n. At 13,000’ MSL?

o. What type of surface does Farias Wheel Airport have (point )?

p. Can you get fuel at Yerington Airport (point )?

q. Are you allowed to fly at point ?

r. Are you allowed to fly at point ?


Airport Procedures and Markings97. What is the purpose of a traffic pattern?

98. Refer to Figure 7 to answer the following questions:

a. Is the glider at position A on or off of the runway?

b. Can the glider at position B turn onto taxiway bravo without stopping?

c. Can the glider at position C proceed without stopping?

d. Would a glider landing on runway 6 fly a right or left pattern?

e. Can an aircraft land at position D?

f. Can an aircraft taxi, land, or takeoff at position E?

99. What does it mean when a green and white rotating beacon at an airport is on during daylight?

Pre-Flight Procedures 100. What action(s) would you take before flying a glider that has just been assembled?


101. Who is responsible for making sure the glider is in airworthy condition before a flight?

102. Once you become familiar with the preflight inspection for the glider you fly, is it necessary to continue using a written checklist?

103. How strong does the towrope/weak-link have to be?

Ground Signals104. How does the wing runner indicate to the tow pilot to take up slack?

105. What signal should the glider pilot give when ready to start the takeoff?

Aerotow Signals106. Describe how to perform the following signals:

a. Slow Down

b. Speed Up

c. Turn Right

d. Glider Can’t Release


107. Describe what the following signals indicate when given by the tow pilot:

a. Rapidly waggling the rudder

b. Rocking the wings

Radio Communications108. What frequencies are used for air to air, and air to ground communications?

109. What is Unicom used for?

110. What is the emergency radio frequency?

111. What is the phraseology of a standard radio call?

Flight Maneuvers 112. How should you hold the elevator at the very beginning of the takeoff roll?

113. If you have a crosswind from the right, which wing should be kept low during the takeoff?


114. At the very beginning of a crosswind takeoff, how should you hold the rudder?

115. What conditions influence your plan of action in case of a rope break on tow?

116. How will performing a side-slip to correct for a crosswind affect your sink rate on final?

117. Will you use more or less runway when landing downwind?

118. What are the warning signs of a stall?

119. How do you recover from a stall?

120. How do you recover from a spin?

121. How can you tell the difference between a spin and a spiral dive?







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