Free Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A sport pilot and one passenger plan a gyroplane flight with $240 in eligible operating expenses. What is the minimum amount the pilot must pay?

   1. A. $60
   2. B. $80
   3. C. $120
   4. D. $240

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 61.315(b) states, "You must pay at least half the operating expenses of the flight." Half of $240 is $120. The other figures result from dividing by four, dividing by three, or assigning the entire cost to the pilot rather than finding the minimum.

   Reference: 14 CFR 61.315 — Sport Pilot Privileges and Limits — §61.315(b)

2. 2After a gyroplane accident, an occupant's hospitalization begins within seven days of the injury. To meet the NTSB serious-injury definition solely on hospitalization duration, the hospital stay must exceed what threshold?

   1. A. 24 hours
   2. B. 48 hours
   3. C. 72 hours
   4. D. 96 hours

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 830.2 includes an injury that "Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of the injury was received". The threshold that must be exceeded is 48 hours. The question asks the defining boundary, rather than which longer stays would also qualify.

   Reference: 49 CFR Part 830 — Aircraft Accident and Incident Notification and Reporting — §830.2, Serious injury

3. 3A gyroplane pilot prepares to broadcast position and intentions at an airport whose tower is closed. Which published frequency designation identifies the channel for those airport advisory broadcasts?

   1. A. ATIS
   2. B. CTAF
   3. C. ASOS
   4. D. AWOS

   Answer: B

   Explanation: AIM 4-1-9 states, "A CTAF is a frequency designated for the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practices while operating to or from an airport without an operating control tower." ATIS, ASOS, and AWOS provide information or observations rather than identifying the common traffic advisory channel.

   Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual — Services Available to Pilots — ¶4-1-9, Communicating on a Common Frequency

4. 4A gyroplane pilot needs the forecast conditions at the destination airport for the planned arrival time, rather than a report of conditions already observed. Which product specifically provides that terminal forecast?

   1. A. METAR
   2. B. SPECI
   3. C. TAF
   4. D. PIREP

   Answer: C

   Explanation: AIM 7-1-1 states, "Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF) are prepared by 123 NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) for over 700 airports." It identifies METAR and SPECI as airport observations; a PIREP reports conditions encountered by a pilot. The terminal forecast is the TAF.

   Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual — Meteorology — ¶7-1-1, Aviation Products

5. 5A gyroplane pilot flies in visual weather near an aircraft operating under IFR. Under §91.113(b), which operation is subject to the duty to maintain vigilance to see and avoid?

   1. A. The VFR operation alone
   2. B. The IFR operation alone
   3. C. Both the VFR and IFR operations
   4. D. The operation at the lower altitude alone

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 91.113(b) applies "regardless of whether an operation is conducted under instrument flight rules or visual flight rules". When weather permits, both pilots must maintain see-and-avoid vigilance; neither flight rules nor relative altitude remove that duty.

   Reference: 14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules — §91.113(b)

6. 6For a gyroplane performance calculation, the pilot needs the altitude measure that accounts for nonstandard temperature as well as atmospheric pressure. Which quantity is defined as pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature?

   1. A. True altitude
   2. B. Absolute altitude
   3. C. Density altitude
   4. D. Indicated altitude

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The handbook states, "Density altitude is pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature." True altitude references MSL, absolute altitude references the surface, and indicated altitude is the altimeter reading; those quantities are not this performance correction.

   Reference: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge — Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance — Chapter 11, Density Altitude

7. 7A gyroplane loading sheet lists the horizontal distance from the reference datum to the center of gravity of a baggage item. Which weight-and-balance term identifies that distance?

   1. A. Arm
   2. B. Moment
   3. C. Useful load
   4. D. CG range

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The handbook defines arm as "the horizontal distance in inches from the reference datum line to the CG of an item." Moment is weight multiplied by arm; useful load is a weight allowance; CG range is the interval between CG limits.

   Reference: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge — Chapter 10: Weight and Balance — Chapter 10, Terms and Definitions, Arm

8. 8A gyroplane rotor blade section reaches the airfoil's critical angle of attack. What happens if its angle of attack is increased beyond that point?

   1. A. Lift decreases rapidly and drag increases
   2. B. Lift increases steadily and drag decreases
   3. C. Lift increases steadily and drag increases
   4. D. Lift decreases rapidly and drag decreases

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The handbook says separated airflow produces "a large increase in drag and loss of lift" and that exceeding critical angle of attack "produces a stall and a rapid decrease in lift." Thus lift falls and drag rises beyond the critical angle. Chapter 16 applies these basic airfoil principles to gyroplanes.

   Reference: Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-21 — Chapter 2, Airfoil Angle of Attack; Chapter 16 introduction

9. 9A gyroplane pilot plans a maneuver beyond current proficiency to impress spectators and demonstrate superior skill. Which hazardous attitude most directly describes that motivation?

   1. A. Resignation
   2. B. Invulnerability
   3. C. Macho
   4. D. Anti-authority

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The gyroplane handbook describes a pilot trying to impress spectators and states, "Pat had let the “macho” hazardous attitude influence his decision making." The defining motive here is proving ability, rather than helplessness, believing accidents cannot happen, or rejecting rules.

   Reference: Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-21 — Macho, hazardous-attitude flight example

10. 10Before using an airport runway, a gyroplane pilot needs its published declared distances for the intended direction of operation. Which publication does the AIM identify as the source?

    1. A. Chart Supplement
    2. B. Pilot’s Operating Handbook
    3. C. Aeronautical Information Manual
    4. D. Terminal Procedures Publication

    Answer: A

    Explanation: AIM 4-3-6 states, "Where reported, declared distances for each runway end are published in the Chart Supplement." The question asks the publication specifically identified for these runway-end values, rather than the aircraft performance manual, general AIM guidance, or instrument-procedure publication.

    Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual — Airport Operations — ¶4-3-6, declared-distance publication