The five most frequently missed Private Pilot Written Test questions—August 2024
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Thousands of simulated Private Pilot written exams are completed every month in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course, but certain topics consistently trip up aspiring aviators. These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. Understanding why these questions are frequently misunderstood can help test-takers better prepare and avoid making costly mistakes. Here are the five most often missed questions from August 2024 on the simulated Private Pilot Knowledge Test.
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Your answer to the question on taking off at a high density altitude contains an error.
First you state that the air is less dense (correct) but then you go on to say “to compensate for the higher air density … “. This should read “to compensate for the lower air density … “
The question on high density altitude takeoffs is misleading. Lift and drag are always a function of, and proportional to, air density. A better question for a Private Pilot would be; To achieve a required climb angle on takeoff, the angle of attack required will be A) Increased, or B) Decreased, at higher density altitudes?
You’re right, but this is a great example of how terrible many of the questions are on the FAA written test — poorly worded, misleading, and very often irrelevant.
Yes, some of those questions are deliberately confusing. Such “trick questions” don’t accomplish much to test understanding, let alone promote safety. Sporty’s quiz not only should explain why a particular answer is “correct” but also why it frequently gets misunderstood.
Answer to question #4 is BS —> in high density altitude situations, the operator must increase airspeed (TRUE AIRSPEED) to offset the reduced density. Increasing AoA kills pilots, but is a common flatlander response.
Yes, but indicated airspeed makes this adjustment as DA increases. (due to the fact the air going into the pitot system is less dense. Just don’t forget that as DA increases, Vx increases and Vy decreases. This is why you take DA and temperature to calculate True Airspeed, which is going to be different than Indicated Airspeed in most all cases.
V interesting..!!
The answer for the Q re: detonation is poor. The cause is a too lean mixture raising temperatures too high inside the cylinder. The real answer is to richen the mixture. Since this answer is not provided, the best answer is to apply carb heat which automatically richens the mixture by providing less dense warm air, raising the fuel/air ratio. By the time cooling the outside of the engine a few degrees by raising airspeed slightly during a climb affects combustion temperatures (which it probably doesn’t anyway), the cylinder is already damaged, possibly fatally.
Density altitude Q is misleading. The Q is about the CONDITION, not what is required for takeoff. High density altitude causes low air density which creates less lift for any given airspeed. Since induced drag is directly proportional to lift, the high density altitude creates the CONDITION of lower induced drag for any given airspeed.