Free ATPL performance 032 questions: 9 with answers
9 performance questions from the ATPL bank of ForAllPilots, with no account and no sign-up. Answer in your head, then open the answer: the right letter and its explanation are under each question. The full bank has 834 questions for this subject.
The 9 questions
Question 1 · 032 04 class A performance
If there is a tail wind, the climb limited TOM will:
- Aincrease.
- Bnot be affected.
- Cdecrease.
- Dincrease in the flaps extended case.
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Answer: B. not be affected.
Climb-limited TOM depends on aerodynamic/engine performance (density, temperature), not on wind, so a tailwind does not affect it.
Question 2 · 032 01 General
What is the effect of increased mass on the performance of a gliding aeroplane?
- AThe speed for best angle of descent increases.
- BThere is no effect.
- CThe gliding angle decreases.
- DThe lift/drag ratio decreases.
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Answer: A. The speed for best angle of descent increases.
A heavier aeroplane glides at the same best glide angle, because the maximum lift/drag ratio does not depend on mass, but at a higher speed, which increases with the square root of the mass.
Question 3 · 032 04 class A performance
A runway is 2700 m long, with a clearway of 100 m and a stopway of 250 m. Calculate the Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA).
- A3,050 m
- B2,700 m
- C2,800 m
- D2,950 m
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Answer: D. 2,950 m
ASDA = TORA + stopway = 2700 + 250 = 2950 m; the clearway counts only in the TODA.
Question 4 · 032 01 General
The aerodynamic ceiling
- Ais the altitude at which the best rate of climb theoretically is zero.
- Bis the altitude at which the aeroplane reaches 50 ft/min.
- Cis the altitude at which the speeds for low speed buffet and for high speed buffet are the same.
- Ddepends upon thrust setting and increase with increasing thrust.
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Answer: C. is the altitude at which the speeds for low speed buffet and for high speed buffet are the same.
The aerodynamic ceiling is the altitude at which the low-speed buffet and high-speed (Mach) buffet boundaries converge to a single speed.
Question 5 · 032 04 class A performance
Which is the correct sequence of speeds during take-off?
- AV1, VR, VMCG, V2.
- BVMCG, V1, VR, V2.
- CV1, VMCG, VR, V2.
- DV1, VR, V2, VMCA.
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Answer: B. VMCG, V1, VR, V2.
The correct chronological sequence of take-off reference speeds is VMCG, V1, VR, V2.
Question 6 · 032 04 class A performance
An aircraft has two certified landing flaps positions, 25° and 35°.If a pilot chooses 35° instead of 25°, the aircraft will have:
- Aa reduced landing distance and better go-around performance
- Ban increased landing distance and better go-around performance
- Can increased landing distance and degraded go-around performance
- Da reduced landing distance and degraded go-around performance
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Answer: D. a reduced landing distance and degraded go-around performance
Using 35° flap instead of 25° for landing reduces landing distance (more lift/drag for a shorter roll) but degrades go-around performance (more drag, less climb capability).
Question 7 · 032 04 class A performance
Which of the following distances will increase if you increase V1?
- AAccelerate Stop Distance
- BTake-off run
- CTake-off distance
- DAll Engine Take-off distance
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Answer: A. Accelerate Stop Distance
Increasing V1 increases the accelerate-stop distance required, since the aircraft is travelling faster (and has more kinetic energy to dissipate) before the reject decision.
Question 8 · 032 04 class A performance
Minimum control speed on ground, VMCG, is based on directional control being maintained by:
- Aprimary aerodynamic control, nosewheel steering and differential braking.
- Bprimary aerodynamic control and nosewheel.
- Cnosewheel steering only.
- Dprimary aerodynamic control only.
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Answer: D. primary aerodynamic control only.
VMCG is defined based on maintaining directional control using primary aerodynamic controls (rudder) alone, without differential braking or nosewheel steering.
Question 9 · 032 01 General
The long range cruise speed is in relation to the speed for maximum range cruise.
- ADepending on the OAT and net mass.
- BLower
- CDepending on density altitude and mass.
- DHigher
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Answer: D. Higher
Long-range cruise speed is higher than the speed for maximum-range cruise, trading a small efficiency loss for reduced flight time.
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