AFOQT Instrument Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: On the attitude indicator, the miniature aircraft sits above the horizon line and the sky pointer leans left. What is the aircraft doing?
- Climbing while banking left (Correct answer)
- Diving while banking right
- Level flight heading north
- Descending while banking left
Correct answer: Climbing while banking left
Wings above the horizon line indicate a climb, and the bank indicator leaning left shows a left bank.
Question 2: The compass shows a heading of 270 degrees. Which direction is the aircraft pointing?
- North
- East
- South
- West (Correct answer)
Correct answer: West
A heading of 270 degrees corresponds to due west.
Question 3: If the artificial horizon shows the horizon line tilted so the right wing is lower than the left, the aircraft is in a:
- Left bank
- Right bank (Correct answer)
- Wings-level climb
- Wings-level descent
Correct answer: Right bank
When the right wing of the miniature aircraft is lower than the left, the plane is banking right.
Question 4: The miniature aircraft is centered exactly on the horizon line with no tilt. What is the aircraft's attitude?
- Steep climb
- Level flight, wings level (Correct answer)
- 30-degree right bank
- Nose-down dive
Correct answer: Level flight, wings level
Wings on the horizon with no tilt means straight-and-level flight.
Question 5: The compass indicates 135 degrees. Toward which direction is the aircraft heading?
- Northeast
- Southeast (Correct answer)
- Southwest
- Northwest
Correct answer: Southeast
135 degrees lies halfway between east (090) and south (180), which is southeast.
Question 6: On the attitude indicator the wings are below the horizon line and tilted so the left wing is lower. The aircraft is:
- Climbing and banking right
- Descending and banking left (Correct answer)
- Level and turning right
- Climbing and banking left
Correct answer: Descending and banking left
Wings below the horizon indicate a descent, and the lower left wing indicates a left bank.
Question 7: An aircraft heading 090 degrees begins a standard-rate right turn. Its new heading after 90 degrees of turn will be:
- 360 degrees (north)
- 180 degrees (south) (Correct answer)
- 270 degrees (west)
- 045 degrees (northeast)
Correct answer: 180 degrees (south)
Turning right 90 degrees from east (090) gives a heading of 180, due south.
AFOQT Instrument Comprehension 2
On the attitude indicator, the miniature aircraft sits above the horizon line and the sky pointer leans left.
What is the aircraft doing?