Put your aviation knowledge to the test with these interactive quizzes.

Quiz #183: Fly Your Priorities

If a control tower closes in the wilderness, does it make a sound? Politicians may diddle FAA budgets until the skies are porcine black, but we'll fly ... provided we keep our priorities upright by sequestering this quiz.

Quiz #182: Be a Class Act

New Jersey's favorite son, Frank Sinatra, taught us that "Anyone who asks for the meaning of 'class' hasn't got any." You'll display true class by identifying it, plus a few other elusive concepts, in this quiz. (Includes results of last-month's reader survey about things to change if you were in charge of the FAA.)

Quiz #181: Above The Ordinary

Think about the last time you made a truly beautiful landing. Remember how the passengers cheered and the local FSDO inspector paused, in the middle of a ramp-check, to shake your hand? You'll feel even prouder when you ace this quiz.

Quiz #180: Regulation Oscura

Before flight, every pilot must plow through a spaghetti bog of regulations designed to enhance safety by potentially scaring the flyer to stay on the ground. But you won't scare easily once you ace this quiz.

Quiz #179: A Little This, A Little That

FAROS, RWSL, RAIM, GNSS, NOTAM. These words are not in Hobbit language or some weird FAA anagram that, when unscrambled, portends the end of over-priced avgas. Instead, they are samplings of what well-traveled pilots encounter daily and -- now -- you must identify. (Includes results of last-month's reader survey about the dumbest things in aviation.)

Quiz #178: Know Before You Go

A wise guy, who never flew, once said it's easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. Phooey! Life aloft is smoother with pre-planning, so discover how carefree flight becomes when you ace this quiz. (Includes a new reader survey.)

Quiz #177: Urgent Matters

Best-laid plans can evaporate in the twinkling of a failed fuel pump. Contemplating a dead prop on the nose is no time to kick yourself for going past TBO. Time to act and ace this quiz!

Quiz #176: Free Yourself From Restrictions

Between summer and winter, when reason begins to lower, comes a pause in a pilot's occupations that's known as presidential campaign season, imposing TFRs that threaten your wings. Defend yourself with this quiz.

Quiz #175: Back To Flight School

"For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these:" Back To School! (With apologies to John Greenleaf Whittier's "Maud Muller," 1854) Break's over, kids; time to review what you might've forgotten over the summer. This quiz will count toward your final grade. (Includes results of last month's reader survey on whether a multi-engine rating is worth pursuing.)

Quiz #174: Single v. Twin

Within the privacy of our own hangars, many pilots envision ourselves with a fistful of throttles and a cheap cigar clamped in a DC-3 captain's grimace. Take your multi-engine fantasies to new heights by overpowering this quiz.

Quiz #173: Call Me A Taxi

Inside a big sky, little mistakes are easily masked before ATC calls a foul. But on the ground, the margin for error shrinks, and one slip across a hold-short line could ruin your day. Save that day by acing this quiz.

Quiz #172: Go/No-Go

Weather, Class D, Class E ... sheesh, someone's trying to take the fun out of summertime flight. Knowing the airspace and weather-minimum rules might not make flight fun, but it will help you ace this quiz. (Includes results of the reader survey on best places and aircraft to take on a fantasy vacation.)

Quiz #171: Take a Flying Vacation

School's out for summer, Alice, but the testing continues. And no pilot shall be left behind in the drive for the perfect summer flying vacation, provided you answer these 10 ... no, make that 11 ... questions.

Quiz #170: Hands Off My Airspace!

The instant an aircraft levitates, it's operating within some form of regulated airspace. So, while the FAA continues to seek funding for its Airspace Museum in Washington, D.C., test your grasp of this elusive administrative ether. (OK, there is no such place as the Airspace Museum. Would that be dull or what? It's recommended, instead, that you visit the Air & Space Museum the next time you're in D.C.)

Quiz #169: Billions and Billions

Let's not exaggerate the threats to aviation, but knowing what might divert your flight and how to utilize available resources could save you billions and billions of dollars. Or at least help you ace this quiz. (Includes results of the reader survey to determine the most beautiful airplane.)

Quiz #168: Dreams Are Made Of This

It's not just how well you fly that makes a great pilot. How good you look in flight also matters. Let's test your ability to look and fly smart by exploring the possibilities of aeronautical form and function. (Includes a new survey to determine the most beautiful airplane.)

Quiz #167: Stand By

Operating out of the same airports leads to familiarity, which can breed complacency. That's when you're likely to encounter something that's a little off your grid. Help us find our way back by acing this quiz.

Quiz #166: Working The Angles

The shortest distance between two points sometimes involves more than a straight line. Whether VFR or IFR, aviation is loaded with angles, and without bending too many rules, see how you can work the answers to this quiz. (Includes results of the General Aviation Party's primary election!)

Quiz #165: Something For Everyone

Whether you're a student anticipating your first solo, a commercial pilot upgrading to turbines or a presidential candidate lost in Iowa, this quiz will tax your ability to identify the truth. (Politicians will be graded on a curve.)

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