Quiz: Flying Skills and Fundamentals
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Instrument flying requires more than following a course or maintaining an assigned altitude. Pilots must interpret instrument indications, recognize unusual attitudes, manage changing conditions, and maintain control of the aircraft when things don’t go as planned.
This month’s quiz features questions drawn from potential FAA instrument rating knowledge test questions, all available in Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course. Test your knowledge of aircraft control, unusual attitudes, wind shear, spatial disorientation, and flying in turbulence.
Which is the correct sequence for recovery from a spiraling, nose low, increasing airspeed, unusual flight attitude?
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While flying a 3° glide slope, a headwind shears to a tailwind. Which conditions should the pilot expect on the glide slope?
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(Refer to the figure) What is the flight attitude? One instrument has malfunctioned.
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An abrupt change from climb to straight-and-level flight can create the illusion of:
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If you fly into severe turbulence, which flight condition should you attempt to maintain?
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Flying skill and fundamentals
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