HOME
REGISTER/LOGIN
FREE NEWSLETTER
XML|RSS
Advanced Search
PODCAST
VIDEO

Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Brainteasers
Brainteasers Home »

Oct. 5, 2009

Brainteasers
Interactive Quiz #146:
Obscure Regulations

Seemingly insignificant regulations can bite. So bite back and defang the FAA's oft-overlooked regs by testing your grasp of the Code of Federal Regulations. (Think old-school FARs, if you like. We do.)

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the questions as best you can, then click on the "Score my quiz answers" button to see your score and read the explanations. If you don't like your score the first time around, you can change some of your answers and resubmit. To get the most out of this quiz, we suggest you keep trying until you get a perfect score.

NOTE: When more than one answer is true, only the most complete, correct answer will be scored as correct. The answers are assumed to apply within the United States unless otherwise noted.

1. Moved lately? Did you remember to tell your Aunt Millie so she'll know where to send the fruitcake this year? And what about the FAA? It wants to know if any pilot (mechanic, flight engineer or just about anyone in the FAA database) has had a change of permanent mailing address. According to FAR 61.60, pilots have (_____) days to notify the folks in Oklahoma City.
a. 10
b. 30
c. 60
d. 90
2. According to FAR 61.51(b), when you log flight time for flight training or aeronautical experience, you "must enter" what information? (No simulator time here.)
a. Date, total flight time (or lesson time), location where the aircraft departed and arrived, and type aircraft
b. Date, total ground time (or lesson time), location where the aircraft departed and arrived, and type aircraft
c. Date, total flight time (or lesson time), location where the aircraft departed, and type aircraft
d. Date, total flight time (or lesson time), location where the aircraft landed, and type aircraft (if type rating is required)
3. An instrument-rated (Airplane SEL) pilot wants to fly in simulated instrument flight (VFR, but "under the hood") with a safety pilot riding shotgun. Besides the ability to look for traffic, the safety pilot must possesses at least a private pilot certificate with category and class ratings appropriate to the aircraft being flown. Later, when logging the flight time, the pilot who flew "under the hood" shall include the name of the safety pilot in the logbook entry.
a. True
b. False
4. FAR 91.205 requires powered, civil aircraft to have a compass (magnetic direction indicator). Common sense dictates that, too, but we'll stick with FARs here. According to FAR 23.1547, the compass must have a compass-deviation placard. The placard must state whether the calibration was made with radio receivers (_____). (Assume the Brainteaser aircraft was certified under FAR Part 23 and not CAR 3.)
a. On
b. Off
c. On or off
d. On and tuned to the VOT
5. Imagine that you own a four-seat, single-engine airplane with a payload capacity below 18,000 pounds. It was certified under FAR Part 23 and is operated under FAR Part 91, not for hire. It's blue with white trim and is equipped with an ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter). Problem is, the ELT doesn't work, so your A&P mechanic, Betty, temporarily removes it for maintenance. You may still operate the aircraft provided Betty makes the appropriate airframe logbook entry showing it removed and installs a placard that reads, "ELT not installed." According to FAR 91.207, "No person may operate the aircraft more than (_____) days after the ELT is initially removed from the aircraft."
a. 30
b. 60
c. 90
d. 120
6. Same airplane found in the previous question, except it's painted orange with a tan stripe and is equipped with an ATC transponder. In order to operate the transponder, it must have been tested and inspected (and passed) within what period of time?
a. 12 months
b. 24 months
c. 36 months
d. 48 months, if the PIC has not yet achieved his/her 40th birthday
7. When cruising VFR in level flight (not holding or maneuvering), FAR 91.159 requires the pilot to fly an odd-thousand-foot MSL altitude + 500 feet when on a magnetic course of 0 degrees through 179 degrees, or an even-thousand-foot MSL altitude + 500 feet when on a magnetic course of 180 degrees through 359 degrees. This rule applies when operating below 18,000 feet MSL and ... (Complete the sentence.)
a. More than 500 feet above the surface
b. More than 1000 feet above the surface
c. More than 1500 feet above the surface
d. More than 3000 feet above the surface
8. A sport pilot may not act as PIC of a light-sport aircraft at night or ...
a. When the flight or surface visibility is less than 1 statute mile
b. When the flight or surface visibility is less than 3 statute miles
c. Without visual reference to the surface
d. Both b and c
9. FAR 91.211, Supplemental Oxygen" says that no person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry ...
a. (1) At cabin-pressure altitudes above 12,500 feet (MSL) up to and including 14,000 feet (MSL) unless the required minimum flight crew is provided with and uses supplemental oxygen for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30-minutes duration;

b. (1) At density altitudes above 10,000 feet (MSL) up to and including 14,000 feet (MSL) unless the required minimum flight crew is provided with and uses supplemental oxygen for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30-minutes duration;

c. (1) At density altitudes above 10,500 feet (MSL) up to and including 14,000 feet (MSL) unless the required minimum flight crew is provided with and uses supplemental oxygen for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30-minutes duration;

d. If the PIC turns blue
10. According to FAR 91.205, which item is not required for daytime VFR operations below 10,000 feet, inside Class G airspace, in a piston airplane below 12,500 pounds gross weight?
a. Altimeter
b. Airspeed indicator
c. Transponder
d. Tachometer

If you enjoyed taking this interactive quiz and would like to see more like it, go to the AVweb Brainteaser page. And if you thought it was unfair, confusing, or a waste of time, we'd like you to tell us that, too. And if you have an idea for a subject that you think would make a good future Brainteaser quiz, be sure to let us know.

Return to the AVweb Brainteasers page.

JavaScript Menus and DHTML Menus Powered by Milonic

Copyright Aviation Publishing Group. All rights reserved | Privacy Policy | Advertise | Contact Us | XMLRSS | Site Map | Top