During a go-around, what pitch is usually set after power is added?

A climb attitude for Vy or Vx as needed

A nose-down attitude to gain speed before climbing

What is the recovery from a power-off stall?

Lower the AOA, add full power, level the wings

Pull back harder and reduce power

Use only rudder to level the wings and hold the nose up

A student is flying a long final in a crosswind and is holding a crab angle to track the extended centerline. According to the Airplane Flying Handbook, when should the student complete the transition to the wing-low (sideslip) method?

Before the round out is started, keeping the airplane aligned with the runway

At the moment the main wheels make contact with the runway

After touchdown, during the after-landing roll as airspeed decreases

No transition is needed; the crab is held through touchdown and the gear absorbs the drift

A student preparing to fly eights on pylons asks how to choose the altitude for the maneuver. Which instructor answer is correct?

Fly at the pivotal altitude, which rises and falls as the groundspeed changes

Fly at a constant 1,000 feet AGL, the same height used for other ground reference maneuvers

Fly at an altitude based on indicated airspeed, then hold it constant around both pylons

Fly at whatever altitude produces a 30° bank, then hold that bank around both pylons

During a soft-field landing, how is power often used?

A little power is held to soften the touchdown

Power is pulled to idle well before the flare

Full power is applied at touchdown

Power is never used on soft fields

During a 45° steep turn, a student lets the nose drop well below the horizon and the airplane begins losing altitude quickly. Which correction should the instructor teach?

Shallow the bank with coordinated aileron and rudder, then add back pressure

Hold the bank angle and apply firm elevator back pressure alone

Increase the bank angle slightly to tighten the turn and raise the nose

Reduce power and trim nose-down to keep airspeed from building

In steep turns, what is the overbanking tendency?

The tendency for bank to increase on its own

The tendency to climb in a turn

The tendency for bank to decrease on its own

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Teaching Flight Maneuvers practice questions

10 free Teaching Flight Maneuvers questions for the Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA) Knowledge Test exam, each with the correct answer and an explanation for every option.

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What this domain covers

How to teach the flight manoeuvres in the ACS, including the common errors students make and how to correct them.

Exam weight: 10%
On a real exam: ≈ 10 questions
In our bank: 58 questions

Topics that come up most

Takeoffs, landings and go-arounds
Slow flight and stall recognition and recovery
Steep turns and other performance manoeuvres
Ground reference manoeuvres and wind correction
Common student errors and their causes

How to study it

For each manoeuvre, write down its purpose, the key steps and two common student errors; questions often describe an error and ask what causes it.

Sample Teaching Flight Maneuvers questions

Try each one before opening the answer. Original questions written to the official exam objectives.

Question 1
During a go-around, what pitch is usually set after power is added?
- AA nose-down attitude to gain speed before climbing
- BA climb attitude for Vy or Vx as needed
- CLevel flight at idle power
- DA steep 30° nose-up attitude
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B) A climb attitude for Vy or Vx as needed
- AIncorrect. A climb attitude is needed.
- BCorrect. Flaps are then raised in stages.
- CIncorrect. Full power and a climb are used.
- DIncorrect. That risks a stall.
Question 2
In a wing-low crosswind landing, the pilot uses aileron into the wind and:
- AFull flaps only
- BSame-side rudder
- CNo rudder
- DOpposite rudder
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D) Opposite rudder
- AIncorrect. Use opposite rudder.
- BIncorrect. Use opposite rudder.
- CIncorrect. Rudder aligns the nose.
- DCorrect. Keeping the longitudinal axis aligned.
Question 3
Power-on stalls simulate stalls that occur during:
- ATaxi operations
- BLanding flare only
- CCruise descents
- DDepartures
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D) Departures
- AIncorrect. They simulate departures.
- BIncorrect. That's power-off.
- CIncorrect. They simulate departures.
- DCorrect. High power, high pitch.
Question 4
What is the recovery from a power-off stall?
- ALower the AOA, add full power, level the wings
- BPull back harder and reduce power
- CRaise all flaps immediately
- DUse only rudder to level the wings and hold the nose up
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A) Lower the AOA, add full power, level the wings
- ACorrect. Then establish a climb.
- BIncorrect. That deepens the stall.
- CIncorrect. Flaps should be retracted gradually.
- DIncorrect. Aileron and rudder are coordinated.
Question 5
A student is flying a long final in a crosswind and is holding a crab angle to track the extended centerline. According to the Airplane Flying Handbook, when should the student complete the transition to the wing-low (sideslip) method?
- AAt the moment the main wheels make contact with the runway
- BBefore the round out is started, keeping the airplane aligned with the runway
- CAfter touchdown, during the after-landing roll as airspeed decreases
- DNo transition is needed; the crab is held through touchdown and the gear absorbs the drift
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B) Before the round out is started, keeping the airplane aligned with the runway
When crabbing on a long crosswind final, the AFH says to smoothly transition to the wing-low method before the round out. That keeps the airplane aligned with the runway and avoids side loads on the gear at touchdown.
- AIncorrect. Waiting until the wheels touch means the airplane lands while still crabbed. That causes sideways contact and side loads on the landing gear.
- BCorrect. The AFH says that on a long final, the pilot can crab first and then smoothly transition to the wing-low method before the round out starts. The longitudinal axis then stays aligned with the runway through touchdown.
- CIncorrect. By then the airplane has already touched down crabbed. Crosswind control inputs must be in place before touchdown, not just during the rollout.
- DIncorrect. The AFH warns that touching down with sideward motion puts damaging side loads on the landing gear. Even with the crab method, the crab must be removed just before touchdown.
Question 6
A student preparing to fly eights on pylons asks how to choose the altitude for the maneuver. Which instructor answer is correct?
- AFly at the pivotal altitude, which rises and falls as the groundspeed changes
- BFly at a constant 1,000 feet AGL, the same height used for other ground reference maneuvers
- CFly at an altitude based on indicated airspeed, then hold it constant around both pylons
- DFly at whatever altitude produces a 30° bank, then hold that bank around both pylons
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A) Fly at the pivotal altitude, which rises and falls as the groundspeed changes
Eights on pylons are flown at the pivotal altitude, which depends only on groundspeed. As wind changes the groundspeed around each pylon, the pilot adjusts altitude to stay at the pivotal altitude.
- ACorrect. The AFH says the right altitude for eights on pylons is the pivotal altitude, and groundspeed alone determines it. When wind raises the groundspeed, the pivotal altitude is higher. When groundspeed drops, it is lower. The pilot climbs or descends to keep the pylon fixed on the reference line.
- BIncorrect. Eights on pylons is not flown at a fixed height above the ground. It is flown at the pivotal altitude, which changes with groundspeed.
- CIncorrect. Pivotal altitude depends on groundspeed, not indicated airspeed. Wind changes the groundspeed around the pylons, so the correct altitude changes even when indicated airspeed stays the same.
- DIncorrect. The AFH says pivotal altitude does not depend on bank angle or turn radius. Bank changes during the maneuver: it is steepest where groundspeed is highest (downwind) and shallowest where groundspeed is lowest (upwind).
Question 7
During a soft-field landing, how is power often used?
- APower is pulled to idle well before the flare
- BA little power is held to soften the touchdown
- CFull power is applied at touchdown
- DPower is never used on soft fields
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B) A little power is held to soften the touchdown
- AIncorrect. Some power can help.
- BCorrect. It helps keep the nose up.
- CIncorrect. That's excessive.
- DIncorrect. Power can help.
Question 8
For the private pilot steep turn, what bank angle is used?
- A45° ±5°
- B30° ±5°
- C60° ±5°
- D20° ±5°
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A) 45° ±5°
- ACorrect. Commercial uses 50°.
- BIncorrect. That's a medium bank.
- CIncorrect. That's steeper than required.
- DIncorrect. That's too shallow.
Question 9
During a 45° steep turn, a student lets the nose drop well below the horizon and the airplane begins losing altitude quickly. Which correction should the instructor teach?
- AHold the bank angle and apply firm elevator back pressure alone
- BShallow the bank with coordinated aileron and rudder, then add back pressure
- CIncrease the bank angle slightly to tighten the turn and raise the nose
- DReduce power and trim nose-down to keep airspeed from building
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B) Shallow the bank with coordinated aileron and rudder, then add back pressure
Altitude loss from a nose-low attitude is a primary steep-turn error. The AFH correction is to reduce the bank with coordinated aileron and rudder first, then raise the pitch with elevator back pressure.
- AIncorrect. The AFH warns that using only the elevator to recover from a nose-low, steep-bank condition steepens the bank and puts unnecessary stress on the airplane.
- BCorrect. The AFH recovery is to first reduce the bank with coordinated opposite aileron and rudder, then raise the pitch attitude with more elevator back pressure.
- CIncorrect. Steepening the bank further reduces the vertical component of lift, which makes the altitude loss and nose-low tendency worse.
- DIncorrect. Reducing power and trimming nose-down does nothing to restore the vertical lift component. It leaves the nose-low attitude and the descent uncorrected.
Question 10
In steep turns, what is the overbanking tendency?
- AThe tendency to climb in a turn
- BThe tendency for bank to decrease on its own
- CThe tendency for bank to increase on its own
- DThe tendency to yaw left
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C) The tendency for bank to increase on its own
- AIncorrect. Altitude changes are a separate issue.
- BIncorrect. That's typical of shallow turns.
- CCorrect. The outer wing moves faster and makes more lift.
- DIncorrect. That's a different tendency.

Teaching Flight Maneuvers: FAQs

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How to teach the flight manoeuvres in the ACS, including the common errors students make and how to correct them.

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