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1 Page 1 of 7 Gleim Sport Pilot FAA Knowledge Test 2014 Edition, 1st Printing Updates February 8, 2014 The FAA has released a new Computer Testing Supplement. The FAA made every effort to keep the figures themselves largely the same, with changes only for readability/enhanced aesthetics. Unfortunately, the Sport Pilot, Recreational Pilot, and Private Pilot Computer Testing Supplement was not as easy for the FAA to update into color. For example, some figures are excerpts from Sectional Charts showing geographical areas with new landmarks. In some cases, airports have been renamed or even closed. Moreover, some Airport/Facility Directory pages have changed due to alterations at the respective airports over the years, such as lengthened runways or additional taxiways. In addition to these aesthetic changes, all of the Sport Pilot figure numbers have changed because they are now shared with Private. What does this mean? Some of the figure changes mandated edits to the associated questions so accuracy and viability could be maintained. However, if we look at the big picture of how those changes will affect students, the impact is minimal. For example, the symbols for airports and Class C airspace are the same. Frequencies may have changed, but their placement on a sectional chart has not changed. In one instance, Dallas Red Bird airport has become Dallas Executive airport. In this case, a student confident in his or her ability to read a Sectional Chart would simply note that the airport is now referred to as Dallas Executive instead of Dallas Red Bird. In this manner, almost all of the changes are not the kind that will trip up a Gleim student who has studied according to our plan. How should you handle this change? Please follow these 4 steps: 1. Download (and print) the new Computer Testing Supplement: Title: Sport, Recreational, and Private Pilot URL: Total Pages: 118 File Size: 35.44MB 2. Use this new computer testing supplement from the FAA instead of the figures shown in the Gleim Sport Pilot Knowledge Test book. 3. Review the table on page 2 of this update, which shows how the figure numbers have changed from the old Computer Testing Supplement to the new one and where each figure appears in our 2014 Sports Pilot Knowledge Test (SPKT) book. Use this table to find the new FAA supplement color figures to answer the questions in our SPKT book. 4. See on pages 3 through 7 of this update the questions that changed due to the new figures. The following is a synopsis for quick reference: Study Unit 8 questions 43, 44, and 51 are no longer answerable; we have removed them from our test bank Study Unit 9 8 questions have changed Study Unit 10 3 questions have changed Study Unit 11 2 questions have changed

2 Page 2 of 7 SPKT FIGURE CHANGES Old Sport Pilot 2014 SPKT New Sport, Private, Recreational Pilot Computer Testing Supplement Figures Computer Testing Supplement Figure Numbers Page Numbers Figure Numbers ,

3 Page 3 of 7 STUDY UNIT 9 - UPDATE QUESTIONS Subunit 9.1: Airspace and Altitudes 14. (Refer to Figure 72.) (Refer to point 6.) Sky Way Airport is A. an airport restricted to use by private and recreational pilots. B. a restricted military stage field within restricted airspace. C. a nonpublic-use airport. DISCUSSION: Sky Way Airport (west of 6) is a private, i.e., nonpublic-use, airport as indicated by the term (Pvt) after the airport name. Private airports that are shown on the sectional charts have an emergency or landmark value. Answer (A) is incorrect. The airport symbol with the letter R in the center means it is a nonpublic-use airport, not that only private and recreational pilots may use the airport. Answer (B) is incorrect. Military airfields are labeled as AFB, NAS, AAF, NAAS, NAF, MCAS, or DND. 14B. (Refer to Figure 72.) (Refer to point 1.) Dubey Airport is A. an airport restricted to use. B. a restricted military stage field within restricted airspace. C. an airport restricted to use by sport pilots only. Answer (A) is correct. (ACL) DISCUSSION: Dubey Airport (south of 1) is a private, i.e., nonpublic-use, airport as indicated by the term (Pvt) after the airport name. Private airports that are shown on the sectional charts have an emergency or landmark value. The airport symbol with the letter R in the center means it is a nonpublic-use airport. Answer (B) is incorrect. Military airfields are labeled as AFB, NAS, AAF, NAAS, NAF, MCAS, or DND. Answer (C) is incorrect. Dubey is restricted by its use according to its owners and management. 24. (Refer to Figure 27.) (Refer to area 5.) The airspace overlying and within 5 miles of Barnes County Airport is A. Class D airspace from the surface to the floor of the overlying Class E airspace. B. Class E airspace from the surface to 1,200 feet MSL. C. Class G airspace from the surface to 700 feet AGL. DISCUSSION: The requirement is the type of airspace overlying and within 5 SM from Barnes County Airport (Fig. 27). Note at 5 that Barnes County Airport is in the lower right and is surrounded by a shaded magenta (reddish) band, which means the floor of the controlled airspace is 700 ft. Thus, Class G airspace extends from the surface to 700 ft. AGL. Answer (A) is incorrect. Class D airspace requires a control tower. The Barnes County Airport does not have a control tower, since the airport identifier is magenta, not blue. Answer (B) is incorrect. An airport located in Class E airspace would be marked by dashed magenta lines such as the ones surrounding Jamestown Airport to the left. Barnes has no such lines. 31. (Refer to Figure 26.) (Refer to area 4.) The airspace directly overlying Fort Worth Meacham is A. Class B airspace to 10,000 feet MSL. B. Class C airspace to 5,000 feet MSL. C. Class D airspace to 3,200 feet MSL. DISCUSSION: The airspace overlying Fort Worth Meacham (Fig. 26, southeast of 4) is Class D airspace as denoted by the segmented blue lines. The upper limit is depicted in a broken box in hundreds of feet MSL northeast of the airport. Thus, the Class D airspace extends from the surface to 3,200 ft. MSL. Answer (A) is incorrect. Class D, not Class B, airspace extends from the surface of Ft. Worth Meacham. Class B airspace overlies the airport from 4,000 ft. MSL to 11,000 ft. MSL. Answer (B) is incorrect. Class D, not Class C, airspace directly overlies Ft. Worth Meacham from the surface to 3,200 ft. MSL, not 5,000 ft. MSL.

4 Study Unit 9 - Update Page 4 of 7 Subunit 9.2: Identifying Landmarks 43B. (Refer to Figure 25.) Which public use airports depicted are indicated as having fuel? A. Commerce (area 6) and Rockwall (area 1). B. Rockwall (area 1) and Sulphur Springs (area 5). C. Commerce (area 6) and Sulphur Springs (area 5). Answer (B) is correct. (ACL) DISCUSSION: On Fig. 25, the requirement is to identify the airports having fuel available. Airports having fuel available are designated by small squares extending from the top, bottom, and both sides of the airport symbol. Only Rockwall (area 1) and Sulphur Springs (area 5) have such symbols. Answer (A) is incorrect. Commerce does not indicate it has fuel. Commerce has a star that indicates it has an airport beacon. Answer (C) is incorrect. Commerce does not indicate it has fuel. Subunit 9.3: Radio Frequencies 45. (Refer to Figure 22.) On what frequency can a pilot receive Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) in the vicinity of area 1? A MHz. B MHz. C MHz. Answer (A) is correct. (ACL) DISCUSSION: On Fig. 22, 1 is on the upper left and the Minot VORTAC information box is 1 in. below 1. Availability of Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) will be indicated by a circle that contains an H, found in the upper right corner of a navigation frequency box. Note that the Minot VORTAC information box has such a symbol. Accordingly, a HIWAS can be obtained on the VOR frequency of Notice the 1 before 17.1 is truncated by the excerpt. VOR frequencies all begin with a 1 so a 1 can be inferred. Answer (B) is incorrect. Ch 118 in the Minot VORTAC information box refers to the TACAN channel (the military equivalent of VOR/DME). Answer (C) is incorrect. The universal frequency for Flight Watch is (Refer to Figure 26.) (Refer to area 3.) If Dallas Executive Tower is not in operation, which frequency should be used as a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to monitor airport traffic? A MHz. B MHz. C MHz. Answer (A) is correct. (ACL) DISCUSSION: In Fig. 26, find the Dallas Executive Airport just above 3. When the Dallas Executive tower is not in operation, the CTAF is because that frequency is marked with a C, which indicates a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). Answer (B) is incorrect. The UNICOM frequency is Answer (C) is incorrect. The ATIS frequency is Subunit 9.4: Longitude and Latitude 56. (Refer to Figure 22.) (Refer to area 3.) Which airport is located at approximately 47 21'N latitude and 'W longitude? A. Underwood. B. Pietsch. C. Washburn. Answer (C) is correct. (PHAK Chap 15) DISCUSSION: See Fig. 22. Find the 48 line of latitude (2/3 up the page). Start at the 47 30' line of latitude (the line below the 48 line) and count down nine ticks to the 47 21' mark and draw a horizontal line on the chart. Next find the 101 line of longitude and go left one tick and draw a vertical line. The closest airport is Washburn. Answer (A) is incorrect. Underwood is a city (not an airport) northwest of Washburn by about 1 inch. Answer (B) is incorrect. Pietsch is north of the 48 00' latitude line.

5 Study Unit 9 - Update Page 5 of (Refer to Figure 22.) (Refer to area 2.) Which airport is located at approximately 47 34'30"N latitude and '00"W longitude? A. Linrud. B. Makeef. C. Johnson. Answer (B) is correct. (PHAK Chap 15) DISCUSSION: On Fig. 22, you are asked to locate an airport at 47 34'30"N latitude and 'W longitude. Note that the 101 longitude line runs down the middle of the page. Accordingly, the airport you are seeking is 17 min. to the east of that line. Each crossline is 1 min. on the latitude and longitude lines. The 48 latitude line is approximately two-thirds of the way up the chart. The 47 30N latitude line is about one-fourth of the way up. One-third up from 47 30' to 48 latitude would be 47 39'. At this spot is Makeef Airport. Answer (A) is incorrect. Linrud is north of the 48 latitude line. Answer (C) is incorrect. Johnson airport is south of 47 30' latitude line.

6 Page 6 of 7 STUDY UNIT 10 - UPDATE QUESTIONS Subunit 10.4: Navigation 24. (Refer to Figure 22.) The elevation at Garrison airport (Area 2) is A B. 37 C DISCUSSION: On sectional charts, the line below an airport s name lists its elevation, then its runway length (in hundreds of feet), and finally, where available, its CTAF or UNICOM frequency. Answer (A) is incorrect. The airport s CTAF frequency, not its elevation, is Answer (B) is incorrect. It refers to the runway length, 3700 feet, not its elevation. Subunit 10.10: Airport/Facility Directory 50. (Refer to Figure 53.) When approaching Lincoln Municipal from the west at noon for the purpose of landing, initial communications should be with A. Lincoln Approach Control on MHz. B. Clearance Delivery on MHz. C. Lincoln Tower on MHz. Answer (A) is correct. (A/FD) DISCUSSION: Fig. 53 contains the A/FD excerpt for Lincoln Municipal. Locate the section titled Airspace and note that Lincoln Municipal is located in Class C airspace. The Class C airspace is in effect from local time ( Z). You should contact approach control (app con) during that time before entering. Move up two lines to App/Dep Con and note that aircraft arriving from the west of Lincoln (i.e., ) at noon should initially contact Lincoln Approach Control on Answer (B) is incorrect. You would contact Clearance Delivery for a squawk code before contacting ground when you are on the ground, not in the air. Answer (C) is incorrect. When approaching Lincoln Municipal at noon, your initial contact should be with approach control, not the tower. 51. (Refer to Figure 53.) Traffic patterns in effect at Lincoln Municipal are A. to the right on Runway 14 and Runway 32; to the left on Runway 18 and Runway 35. B. to the left on Runway 14 and Runway 32; to the right on Runway 18 and Runway 35. C. to the right on Runways Answer (B) is correct. (A/FD) DISCUSSION: Fig. 53 contains the A/FD excerpt for Lincoln Municipal. For this question, you need to locate the runway end data elements, i.e., Rwy 18, Rwy 35, Rwy 14, Rwy 32, Rwy 17, and Rwy 36. Traffic patterns are to the left unless right traffic is noted by the contraction Rgt tfc. The only runways with right traffic are Rwy 18 and Rwy 35. Answer (A) is incorrect. Traffic patterns are to the left, not right, for Rwy 14 and Rwy 32. Traffic patterns are to the right, not left, on Rwy 18 and Rwy 35. Answer (C) is incorrect. The traffic pattern for Rwy 14 and Rwy 32 is to the left, not right.

7 Page 7 of 7 STUDY UNIT 11 - UPDATE QUESTIONS Subunit 11.11: Load Factor 47. (Refer to Figure 73.) What speed is represented by point C? A. V A. B. V G. C. V Y. Answer (A) is correct. (PHAK Chap 4) DISCUSSION: Point C represents the maneuvering speed, or rough air penetration speed, of the airplane, which is V A. Answer (B) is incorrect. V G represents best glide speed and is not represented on a V-G diagram. Answer (C) is incorrect. V Y represents the best rate of climb and is not represented on a V-G diagram. 49. (Refer to Figure 73.) What is represented by the dashed curve running between point A and point C? A. The stall curve. B. The lift curve. C. The change in maneuvering speed versus load factor. Answer (A) is correct. (PHAK Chap 4) DISCUSSION: The stall curve illustrates the airspeed and load factor combinations that will result in a stall. Any combinations to the left of the curve will cause a wing stall. Answer (B) is incorrect. The lift curve is not depicted on a V-G diagram. Answer (C) is incorrect. Maneuvering speed does not change with load factor but rather with gross weight.