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1During a turn, the reading of a magnetic compass in the southern hemisphere will -
- Alag behind the aircraft when turning onto north
- Blag behind the aircraft when turning onto east or west
- Clead ahead of the aircraft when turning onto north
- Dlead ahead of the aircraft when turning onto south
2In an engine fitted with a constant speed unit the onset of fuel vapour locking would be indicated by -
- Afalling manifold pressure
- Bfluctuating RPM
- Chigh fuel consumption
- Dfluctuating fuel pressure
3Operating an engine with the oil level below the specified minimum is likely to cause -
- Aoil foaming
- Bengine overheating
- Cexcessive oil consumption
- Dspark plug fouling
4In a climb from level flight the altimeter reading remains unchanged. A likely cause would be a blockage in the -
- Areturn line
- Bpitot tube
- Cvacuum pump
- Dstatic vent
5The continuous use of a higher grade of fuel than recommended can cause
- Aoverheating and detonation
- Bcorrosion of internal engine components
- Can increased risk of vapour locking
- Doverboosting of the engine
6When operating an engine with a CSU and a turbocharger at a given manifold pressure, the likelihood of detonation will be -
- Aless if the mixture is leaned
- Bgreater if the RPM is reduced
- Cgreater if the mixture is richened
- Dgreater if the RPM is increased
7During a long climb, the cylinder head temperature becomes too high. This can be rectified by -
- Aclosing the cowl flaps
- Breducing the climbing indicated air speed
- Cleaning the mixture to best power
- Drichening the mixture to full rich and increasing the climbing indicated air speed
8The best TAS at a given height and manifold pressure would be achieved with the mixture control set for -
- Abest power
- Bfull rich
- Cbest economy
- Dpeak EGT
9The most likely cause of a rapidly fluctuating cylinder head temperature gauge would be -
- Apreignition
- Ba faulty gauge
- Chigh oil temperature
- Ddetonation
10The difference in appearance between aviation gasoline [avgas] and aviation turbine fuel [avtur] is that -
- Aavgas is clear while turbine fuel is blue or green
- Bavgas is red while turbine fuel is green
- Cavgas is blue or green while turbine fuel is clear
- Davgas is blue or green while avtur is red
11The indication shown on the face of a turn co -ordinator when turning while taxiing on level ground is -
- Aa skid away from the direction of turn
- Ba bank opposite the direction of turn
- Ca slip in the direction of turn
- Dthe ball remains in the centre while ever the wings are level
12If the pilot suspects that fuel vaporisation is occurring during flight an appropriate response would be -
- Aplace the mixture control to fully rich
- Bincrease engine RPM
- Coperate the fuel boost pump
- Dchange fuel tanks
13Vaporisation of fuel would be most likely to occur at high power settings -
- Awith hot fuel and high atmospheric pressure
- Bwith cold fuel and low atmospheric pressure
- Cwith hot fuel and low atmospheric pressure
- Dwith cold fuel and high atmospheric pressure
14If the aircraft's trim condition changes during flight due to fuel burn -off with the autopilot on -
- Athe autopilot's servo motors may overheat
- Bthe autopilot will always automatically return it to the trimmed condition
- Ca warning light will alert the pilot to the need to retrim
- Dthe autopilot may automatically disengage
15The effect of the application of carburettor heat on mixture and power is -
- Amixture becomes leaner and power is unaffected
- Bmixture becomes richer and power is reduced
- Cmixture becomes richer and power is unaffected
- Dmixture becomes leaner and power is reduced
16An autopilot detects the rate at which an aircraft deviates from a particular attitude by monitoring signals from -
- Agyros that react to rate of change of motion
- Bthe trim position indicator
- Cthe aircraft's pitot -static system
- Dthe aircraft's altimeter and compass
17The manifold pressure gauge of a normally aspirated engine at full power at sea level would read -
- Athe same as the outside atmospheric pressure
- Bmore than the outside atmospheric pressure
- Cslightly less than the outside atmospheric pressure
- Dabout 14.7 Hg inches
18The propeller pitch control is set to fully fine position during the engine run up. This is done to -
- Aallow the engine to reach normal operating temperature
- Ballow the pilot to check the maximum engine RPM available
- Callow the propeller RPM to indicate engine power
- Dprevent RPM from becoming too low at idle power settings
19The cause of an abnormally high oil pressure indication could be -
- Aoil temperature is too low
- Bthe oil sump is overfilled
- Coil temperature is too high
- Doil quantity is too low
20If maximum power is applied for take off while the oil temperature is too low -
- Athe engine components could suffer stresses due to uneven heating
- Bcylinder head temperature would become too high during take off
- Ctake off power would be severely reduced
- Dtake off manifold pressure could be lower than normal
21If failure of a CSU locks the propeller blades at one fixed position -
- Athe propeller RPM would change with engine power changes
- Bthe propeller will over speed unless power is reduced
- Cthe pilot will not be able to change the propeller RPM
- Dthe engine will gradually lose RPM
22If the manifold pressure exceeds rated boost in a turbo charged engine -
- Athe engine would backfire and lose power
- Bcylinder head temperature will rise and power will be less than normal
- Cdetonation and engine damage could result
- Dfuel vaporisation would occur
23When a constant speed propeller is in the feather position it is -
- Aon the fine pitch stops
- Bon the coarse pitch stops
- Cwindmilling
- Dstreamlined to the airflow
24During flight a centre zero ammeter shows an abnormally high positive reading for an extended period of time. The correct interpretation of this is -
- Athe battery is being overcharged and may boil
- Belectrical instruments will overread
- Cno particular meaning
- Dthe alternator has failed and the battery is powering the system
25The function of a forward facing fuel tank vent is to -
- Areduce the air pressure in the fuel tank at high speed
- Bincrease the fuel flow at high altitude
- Cprovide a positive pressure in the fuel tank
- Dallow fuel to escape if the tank is overfilled
26If the oil level in an operating engine is below the specified minimum -
- Aoil temperature would be lower than normal
- Bthe engine could overheat at high power settings
- Cengine power will be reduced
- Dthere will be a large power loss due to increased engine friction
27After hydraulic flaps are lowered in flight, they slowly return towards the up position of their own accord. A possible reason for this problem is -
- Athe hydraulic accumulator is leaking
- Bhydraulic oil is leaking from the system
- Cthe pressure regulator is set too low
- Dthe level of hydraulic oil is too low
28The purpose of a turbocharger is to -
- Aprovide a constant rate of climb up to the critical altitude
- Bincrease the temperature and vaporisation of the fuel air mixture before induction
- Cincrease the mass of air flow into the engine
- Dreduce the possibility of detonation
29If brake pedals feel normal when pressure is applied, but slowly leak down as pressure is maintained -
- Athe brake pads are badly worn
- Bthe hydraulic fluid level is low
- Cthere is air in the brake lines
- Dthere is a leak in the system
30During take off from a strip where the density altitude is extremely high, the best take off performance would be achieved by setting the mixture control for -
- Asmooth running
- Bbest economy
- Cpeak EGT
- Dfully rich
31If the altimeter reading remains unchanged during a climb the most likely cause would be -
- Athe case of the altimeter is leaking
- Bthe static source has become blocked
- Cthe vacuum pump is unserviceable
- Dthe pitot tube has become blocked
32If the oil pressure gauge begins to fluctuate during flight -
- Athe oil quantity is very low
- Bthe oil temperature is too high
- Cthe oil temperature is too low
- Dthe oil pressure gauge is unserviceable
33A left hand zero ammeter indicates zero when -
- Athe battery is fully charged
- Ball electrical loads are off
- Cthe battery circuit is switched off
- Dthe alternator has failed
34A centre zero ammeter shows a constant high charge rate when -
- Athe alternator voltage is low
- Bthe alternator has failed
- Call electrical loads are on
- Dthe battery is faulty
35During a long descent cylinder head temperature becomes too low. This can be rectified by -
- Aadding power and decreasing the rate of descent
- Badding power and increasing the rate of descent
- Copening the cowl flaps
- Dreducing the indicated airspeed
36Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers deprive the fire of oxygen and reduce the ambient temperature. They are suitable for use on -
- Afuel fires only
- Ball types of fire
- Celectrical fires only
- Dfuel fires but not on electrical fires
37The instrument indication which would suggest that the static vent has become blocked during a climb is -
- Aall pressure instruments read zero
- Bthe airspeed indicator reads zero
- Cthe vertical speed indicator reads zero
- Dthe altimeter reads zero
38In an engine fitted with a carburettor and a constant speed propeller, the absence of carburettor ice may be confirmed by applying carburettor heat and noting an immediate -
- Aincrease in manifold pressure with a gradual change
- Bincrease in manifold pressure with no further change
- Cdecrease in manifold pressure with no further change
- Ddecrease in manifold pressure with a gradual change
39The engine operating conditions most likely to produce fouled spark plugs are -
- Alow power and lean mixture
- Bhigh power and lean mixture
- Clow power and rich mixture
- Dhigh power and rich mixture
40If carburettor ice has formed on an engine fitted with a CSU, the application of carburettor heat will cause -
- Aa rise in both manifold pressure and RPM
- Ba drop in manifold pressure and a drop in RPM
- Can initial drop, followed by an increase in manifold pressure at constant RPM
- Da rise in manifold pressure and a drop in RPM
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- CPL AGK Quiz on Online Test 2, created by Arone Atu on 26/09/2017.
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