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  • AFOQT Exam Prep 76, Airport Markings and Traffic Patterns

    AFOQT Exam Prep 76, Airport Markings and Traffic Patterns
    2026/07/13
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How runway numbers are derived from their magnetic compass heading by rounding to the nearest ten degrees and dropping the zero. - The five legs of a standard airport traffic pattern: upwind, crosswind, downwind, base, and final. - Why a standard traffic pattern always uses left-hand turns and how the AFOQT tests this critical rule. - The crucial difference between pattern altitude in AGL (Above Ground Level) versus MSL (Mean Sea Level). - A simple mnemonic, 'Up, Close, Down, Before, Final,' to memorize the traffic pattern sequence for test day. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    3 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 75, Airspace Classes A Through G

    AFOQT Exam Prep 75, Airspace Classes A Through G
    2026/07/12
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The specific altitude boundaries for Class A airspace (18,000 ft MSL to FL600) and its IFR-only requirement. - How to differentiate Class B, C, and D airspace based on airport traffic levels, general dimensions, and ATC entry requirements. - The roles of Class E as the general controlled airspace and Class G as the uncontrolled airspace. - Common AFOQT exam traps, particularly the critical difference between MSL (Mean Sea Level) and AGL (Above Ground Level) altitudes. - A mnemonic to help recall the primary operational rules for each airspace class from A to G. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    4 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 74, The Six-Pack — Primary Flight Instruments

    AFOQT Exam Prep 74, The Six-Pack — Primary Flight Instruments
    2026/07/11
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The standard layout of the six-pack instruments: Airspeed Indicator, Attitude Indicator, Altimeter, Turn Coordinator, Heading Indicator, and Vertical Speed Indicator. - How to differentiate the Attitude Indicator, which shows pitch and bank, from the Turn Coordinator, which shows the rate and quality of a turn. - The method for accurately reading an Altimeter's three pointers for hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of feet. - Why the gyroscopic Heading Indicator is stable but must be periodically realigned with the magnetic compass. - How AFOQT questions require you to synthesize information from multiple instruments to determine an aircraft's state of flight. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    4 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 73, Airfoil and Lift Generation

    AFOQT Exam Prep 73, Airfoil and Lift Generation
    2026/07/10
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How an airfoil's shape with a curved upper surface and flatter lower surface is essential for generating lift. - The application of Bernoulli's principle, where faster airflow over the top of the wing creates lower pressure, resulting in an upward force. - The definition of Angle of Attack (AOA) as the critical angle between the wing's chord line and the oncoming relative wind. - How to identify the critical AOA, the point beyond which increasing the AOA will not create more lift but will instead induce a stall. - The nature of an aerodynamic stall as a separation of airflow from the wing's surface, which is unrelated to engine failure. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    3 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 72, Three Axes and Three Rotations

    AFOQT Exam Prep 72, Three Axes and Three Rotations
    2026/07/09
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The lateral axis runs wingtip-to-wingtip, governing pitch (nose up/down) via the elevators. - The longitudinal axis runs from the aircraft's nose to its tail, controlling roll (banking) through the ailerons. - The vertical axis runs from the top to the bottom of the fuselage, managing yaw (nose left/right) with the rudder. - AFOQT questions test your ability to precisely link the correct axis, movement, and control surface together. - A common exam trap is confusing the side-to-side nose movement of yaw with the banking motion of a roll. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    3 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 71, The Four Forces of Flight — Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag

    AFOQT Exam Prep 71, The Four Forces of Flight — Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
    2026/07/08
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The definitions and directions of the four fundamental forces of flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag. - The equilibrium state of forces during steady, unaccelerated, level flight where Lift equals Weight and Thrust equals Drag. - How the balance of forces changes during climbs and descents. - Why total lift must be greater than weight during a coordinated, level turn and the concept of increased load factor. - Common AFOQT traps, such as the relationship between forces during a turn versus straight and level flight. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    3 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 70, Aviation Information — Parts of an Airplane

    AFOQT Exam Prep 70, Aviation Information — Parts of an Airplane
    2026/07/07
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The function of the fuselage and the empennage (tail assembly). - How the rudder controls yaw and the elevator controls pitch. - The critical difference between ailerons (for roll) and flaps (for lift/drag). - The purpose of leading-edge slats and top-mounted spoilers. - A mnemonic to connect primary flight controls to their axes of rotation: Longitudinal-Roll, Lateral-Pitch, Vertical-Yaw. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    3 分
  • AFOQT Exam Prep 69, Block Counting Pacing — 9 Seconds Per Question

    AFOQT Exam Prep 69, Block Counting Pacing — 9 Seconds Per Question
    2026/07/06
    This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - To master the demanding 9-second-per-question pace required for the Block Counting subtest. - How to use the 'Seven and bubble, leave trouble' technique to maintain critical forward momentum. - Why attempting all 30 questions is statistically superior to leaving difficult ones blank. - To avoid the common exam trap of agonizing over complex block stacks, which wastes valuable time. - That the AFOQT does not have a guessing penalty, making it essential to answer every question. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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    3 分