Subject area C of 15
Flight Controls
5-10% of the A&P Airframe test, about 5 to 10 of the 100 questions. The FAA's test standard lists 13 knowledge elements and 5 risk management elements for this area. Here is every one, plus sample questions to try.
What the FAA tests
From the aviation mechanic test standard, FAA-S-ACS-1.
Knowledge: what you must know
- AM.II.C.K1Control cables.
- AM.II.C.K2Control cable maintenance.
- AM.II.C.K3Cable connectors.
- AM.II.C.K4Cable guides.
- AM.II.C.K5Control stops.
- AM.II.C.K6Push-pull tubes.
- AM.II.C.K7Torque tubes.
- AM.II.C.K8Bellcranks.
- AM.II.C.K9Flutter and flight control balance.
- AM.II.C.K10Rigging of aircraft flight controls.
- AM.II.C.K11Aircraft flight controls and stabilizer systems.
- AM.II.C.K12Other aerodynamic wing features.
- AM.II.C.K13Secondary and auxiliary control surfaces.
Risk management: hazards you must be able to spot and manage
- AM.II.C.R1Use of and interpretation of a cable tension chart.
- AM.II.C.R2Rigging aircraft flight controls.
- AM.II.C.R3Selection and use of lifting equipment used to move aircraft components into place for assembly.
- AM.II.C.R4Maintaining a calibration schedule for cable tension meters and other rigging equipment.
- AM.II.C.R5Use and interpretation of cable tensiometers.
Try a sample question
Flight Controls ยท AM.II.C.K13
On a transport airplane flying at low speed, the pilot rolls left, so the left aileron moves up and the right aileron moves down. How do the flight spoilers respond?
Practice all of flight controls
The full course has questions on every element listed here, with an explanation and FAA source for each.