Recreational Virtual Pilot Test
The following is a 20 question test for the Recreational Virtual Pilot certification. It consists of questions which cover basic aerodynamic theory, flight control identification and aviation terminology. Choose the best answer from the four choices provided for each question. Please fill in your 'Official Airline'  below if you have been sent by your VA.

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The Test!

1.- If flying on a heading of 90 degrees you are travelling...
 a) North
 b) Southeast
 c) Northeast
 d) East

2.- What does the term FL210 refer to?
 a) your speed
 b) your heading
 c) your altitude
 d) your altitude if above 18,000 feet

3.- In US airspace the speed limit below 10,000 feet, unless changed by ATC is...
 a) 210 KIAS
 b) 190 KIAS
 c) 250 KIAS
 d) 300 KIAS

4.- The term KIAS refers to:.
 a) Kilometers travelled along the ground
 b) Kilometers In Air Space
 c) Kilometers Indicated Air Speed
 d) Knots Indicated Air Speed

5.- If you are landing on rwy 17, you are generally landing to the .
 a) east
 b) south
 c) northeast
 d) southwest

6.- You are prepared for takeoff on rwy 22, the wind shifts and you are instructed to taxi to the other end of the runway and turn around for takeoff, you will be taking off on rwy...
 a) 6
 b) 4
 c) 40
 d) 22

7.- A knot is equal to...
 a) 1 mile per hour
 b) 1 nautical mile per hour
 c) 1 kilometer per hour
 d) 20 miles per hour

8.- The term OM refers to ...
 a) outer marker
 b) observe minimums
 c) observe maximums
 d) observe meteorlogical conditions

9.- It is preferable to take off into a..
 a) tailwind
 b) headwind
 c) crosswind
 d) the wind doesn't matter

10.- A good landing speed for the Cessna 182 generally is...
 a) 100 knots
 b) 90 knots
 c) 80 knots
 d) 65 knots

11.- The elevators on an airplane control...
 a) yaw
 b) pitch
 c) roll
 d) drag

12.- The ailerons on an airplane control...
 a) yaw
 b) pitch
 c) roll
 d) drag

13.- The rudder on an airplane controls...
 a) yaw
 b) pitch
 c) roll
 d) drag

14.- For landing, flaps should be...
 a) fully retracted
 b) always fully extended
 c) extended according to wind conditions and type of aircraft
 d) only used in an emergency

15.- Touch and go's refer to...
 a) a flight with one stopover
 b) a landing followed by acceleration and takeoff
 c) a term referring to a snow landing
 d) your taxi instructions

16.- Assuming you are flying the traffic pattern, you would turn from the ...
 a)downwind leg to the crosswind leg
 b)base leg to the crosswind leg
 c) crosswind leg to the downwind leg
 d) final leg to the base leg

17.- Which one of the following is NOT an axis of flight?
 a) pitch
 b) drag
 c) roll
 d) yaw

18.- You are flying on a heading of 022 degrees, you execute a 180 degree left turn, your new heading is..
 a) 180
 b) 22
 c) 222
 d) 202

19.- If your left aileron is up and your right aileron is down, you will be ...
 a) rolling the aircraft to the left
 b) pitching the aircraft up
 c) yawing the aircraft to the left
 d) yawing the aircraft to the right

20.- Which of the following is NOT a force which acts upon an aircraft in flight?
 a) drag
 b) lift
 c) wind
 d) thrust