Private Pilot Unit 3 Practice Questions
and Correct Answers
The numbers 9 and 27 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately...
✅...090° and 270° magnitude.
The number 8 and 26 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is
oriented approximately... ✅...080° and 260° magnitude.
When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with the continuous lines, the
pilot... ✅...should not cross the lines without ATC clearance.
What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign? ✅Denotes intersecting
runways.
What does the outbound destination sign identify? ✅Indicates direction to take-off
runways.
An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hour indicates... ✅...that weather
at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums.
A lighted heliport may be identified by a... ✅...green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.
A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits... ✅...two quick,
white flashes between green flashes.
How can a military airport be identified at night? ✅Dual peaked (two quick) white
flashes between green flashes.
Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by... ✅...blue omnidirectional lights.
To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the
microphone seven times, and then click it... ✅...five times within 5 seconds.
Which is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled
airport? ✅Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport.
The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is... ✅...to enter 45° at the
midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.
An on glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... ✅...a green light signal.
, An above glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... ✅...an amber light signal.
A below glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... ✅...a red light signal.
A below glide slope indication from a pulsating approach slope indicator is... ✅...a
pulsating red light.
When approaching to land on a runway served by visual approach slope indicator
(VASI), the pilot shall... ✅...maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope.
While operating in Class D airspace, each pilot of an aircraft approaching to land on a
runway served by a visual approach slope indicator (VASI) shall... ✅...maintain an
altitude at or above the glide slope until a lower altitude is necessary for a safe landing.
A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) is...
✅...three white lights and one red light.
Each pilot of an aircraft approaching to land on a runway served by a visual approach
slope indicator (VASI) shall... ✅...maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope.
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is... ✅...developing lift.
Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to... ✅...sink below the aircraft
generating turbulence.
How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip? ✅Outward,
upward, and around each tip.
When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should
be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to...
✅...sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence.
The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is... ✅...heavy, clean,
and slow.
When departing behind heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by
maneuvering the aircraft... ✅...above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by
staying... ✅....above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the
large aircraft's touchdown point.
and Correct Answers
The numbers 9 and 27 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately...
✅...090° and 270° magnitude.
The number 8 and 26 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is
oriented approximately... ✅...080° and 260° magnitude.
When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with the continuous lines, the
pilot... ✅...should not cross the lines without ATC clearance.
What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign? ✅Denotes intersecting
runways.
What does the outbound destination sign identify? ✅Indicates direction to take-off
runways.
An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hour indicates... ✅...that weather
at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums.
A lighted heliport may be identified by a... ✅...green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.
A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits... ✅...two quick,
white flashes between green flashes.
How can a military airport be identified at night? ✅Dual peaked (two quick) white
flashes between green flashes.
Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by... ✅...blue omnidirectional lights.
To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the
microphone seven times, and then click it... ✅...five times within 5 seconds.
Which is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled
airport? ✅Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport.
The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is... ✅...to enter 45° at the
midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.
An on glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... ✅...a green light signal.
, An above glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... ✅...an amber light signal.
A below glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is... ✅...a red light signal.
A below glide slope indication from a pulsating approach slope indicator is... ✅...a
pulsating red light.
When approaching to land on a runway served by visual approach slope indicator
(VASI), the pilot shall... ✅...maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope.
While operating in Class D airspace, each pilot of an aircraft approaching to land on a
runway served by a visual approach slope indicator (VASI) shall... ✅...maintain an
altitude at or above the glide slope until a lower altitude is necessary for a safe landing.
A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) is...
✅...three white lights and one red light.
Each pilot of an aircraft approaching to land on a runway served by a visual approach
slope indicator (VASI) shall... ✅...maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope.
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is... ✅...developing lift.
Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to... ✅...sink below the aircraft
generating turbulence.
How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip? ✅Outward,
upward, and around each tip.
When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should
be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to...
✅...sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
turbulence.
The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is... ✅...heavy, clean,
and slow.
When departing behind heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by
maneuvering the aircraft... ✅...above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by
staying... ✅....above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the
large aircraft's touchdown point.
