Question 1
Three rows are rotations of the same four-symbol cycle. One row is a mirror reversal. Select the mirror-reversed row.
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Correct answer: C - ○ ◆ □ △
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Three rows are rotations of the same four-symbol cycle. One row is a mirror reversal. Select the mirror-reversed row.
Correct answer: C - ○ ◆ □ △
Three rows follow the same ordering rule: each filled symbol is immediately followed by the outlined version of that shape. Which row breaks the rule?
Correct answer: A - ● ○ △ ▲ ■ □
Target path: ↑ → ↓ →. The target may be rotated as a whole but not reflected. Extra segments may appear before or after it. Which option contains the target as four consecutive segments?
Correct answer: D - ← ↑ → ↑ ↓ ←
Target tile: ▲ ○ / ■ △. Slashes separate rows. Without rotating or reflecting the target, which 3×3 pattern contains it as a contiguous 2×2 block?
Correct answer: B - ○ ■ △ / ▲ ○ ■ / ■ △ ▲
A helicopter in cruise loses engine power and main-rotor RPM begins to decay. Which control action is the immediate priority for preserving rotor energy and establishing autorotation?
Correct answer: A - Lower the collective promptly
A powered helicopter is descending nearly vertically at 600 fpm with 5 knots of airspeed. It begins buffeting, the sink rate increases despite added collective, and uncommanded pitch-and-roll oscillations develop. Which condition best explains the symptoms?
Correct answer: D - Vortex ring state
In a stabilized hover, a pilot raises collective while the governor holds rotor RPM within limits. Which response is expected?
Correct answer: B - Pitch on all main-rotor blades, rotor thrust, and power demand increase
Two helicopters of the same category are converging at approximately the same altitude. The other helicopter is at the pilot's 3 o'clock position. Under the basic right-of-way rule, what should the pilot do?
Correct answer: C - Give way; the other helicopter is on the pilot's right
During a systems check, a candidate identifies an instrument that compares pitot pressure with static pressure. Which measurement does that instrument provide?
Correct answer: A - Indicated airspeed
An observer stands directly in front of an aircraft and faces its nose. The pilot's left wing is lower than the right wing. How does the bank appear to the observer?
Correct answer: D - The right side of the image is lower
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