SIFT Spatial Apperception 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A pilot in a climbing left turn will observe which combination on the attitude indicator?
- Horizon tilted left-side lower, horizon below center
- Horizon tilted right-side lower, horizon below center (Correct answer)
- Horizon tilted left-side lower, horizon above center
- Horizon tilted right-side lower, horizon above center
Correct answer: Horizon tilted right-side lower, horizon below center
A left bank causes the right end of the horizon bar to appear lower, and a climb pushes the horizon below center.
Question 2: An outside view shows an aircraft with wings level, flying away from the viewer with the nose noticeably below the horizon. Which cockpit instrument picture matches?
- Horizon level and above the center of the display (Correct answer)
- Horizon level and below the center of the display
- Horizon tilted, above the center of the display
- Horizon tilted, below the center of the display
Correct answer: Horizon level and above the center of the display
A nose-below-horizon attitude in level flight places the horizon line above the center of the attitude indicator.
Question 3: A pilot is heading north and sees a long straight road running diagonally from the lower-left to the upper-right of the cockpit view. In what direction does the road actually run?
- Northeast-Southwest (Correct answer)
- East-West
- North-South
- Northwest-Southeast
Correct answer: Northeast-Southwest
A road angling from lower-left to upper-right while heading north runs in a northeast-southwest direction.
Question 4: Which statement best describes the purpose of the Spatial Apperception subtest in the SIFT exam?
- Measure ability to match cockpit views with outside aircraft orientation (Correct answer)
- Measure arithmetic and algebraic reasoning
- Evaluate reading comprehension of flight manuals
- Assess mechanical knowledge of engine systems
Correct answer: Measure ability to match cockpit views with outside aircraft orientation
Spatial Apperception tests whether candidates can determine an aircraft's position and attitude by matching internal and external perspectives.
Question 5: An aircraft outside view shows it banked steeply to the right with the nose well above the horizon. From the cockpit, the pilot sees:
- Horizon far below center, steeply tilted right-side lower (Correct answer)
- Horizon far above center, steeply tilted right-side lower
- Horizon far below center, steeply tilted left-side lower
- Horizon far above center, steeply tilted left-side lower
Correct answer: Horizon far below center, steeply tilted right-side lower
A steep nose-up attitude drops the horizon far below center, and a right bank causes the right end of the horizon bar to be lower.
Question 6: An aircraft is heading south at cruise altitude. A long lake runs east-west directly below. How does the lake appear from the cockpit?
- Stretching left and right beneath the aircraft, perpendicular to the nose (Correct answer)
- Running straight ahead beneath the nose toward the horizon
- At a 45-degree angle to the right
- Barely visible in the upper left corner
Correct answer: Stretching left and right beneath the aircraft, perpendicular to the nose
Heading south, an east-west lake is perpendicular to the flight path and appears stretching left and right below the aircraft.
Question 7: From an outside image, an aircraft appears to be flying toward the viewer (nose-on view) with the left wing lower and the nose slightly below the level horizon. What does the cockpit view show?
- Horizon tilted left-side lower, horizon slightly above center
- Horizon tilted right-side lower, horizon slightly above center (Correct answer)
- Horizon tilted left-side lower, horizon slightly below center
- Horizon level, horizon slightly above center
Correct answer: Horizon tilted right-side lower, horizon slightly above center
A left-wing-low bank is seen from inside as the right end of the horizon being lower, and a slightly nose-down attitude raises the horizon slightly above center.
SIFT Spatial Apperception 5
A pilot in a climbing left turn will observe which combination on the attitude indicator?