FAA Private Pilot Written Test Study

Private Pilot study guide

With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a category of aircraft?

Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.

With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a class of aircraft?

Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea.

With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a category of aircraft?

Normal, utility, acrobatic.

With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft?

Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.

The definition of nighttime is

the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.

Which V-speed represents maneuvering speed?

VA.

Which V-speed represents maximum flap extended speed?

VFE.

Which V-speed represents maximum landing gear extended speed?

VLE

VNO is defined as the

Maximum structural cruising speed

VSO is defined as the

stalling speed or minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration.

Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest distance during climb after takeoff?

VX

After takeoff, which airspeed would the pilot use to gain the most altitude in a given period of time?

VY

What should an owner or operator know about Airworthiness Directives (AD's)?

They are mandatory.

May a pilot operate an aircraft that is not in compliance with an Airworthiness Directive (AD)?

Yes, if allowed by the AD.

Preventive maintenance has been performed on an aircraft. What paperwork is required?

The signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate held by the person approving the work and a description of the work must be entered in the aircraft maintenance records.

What regulation allows a private pilot to perform preventive maintenance?

14 CFR Part 43.7.

Who may perform preventive maintenance on an aircraft and approve it for return to service?

1. Student or Recreational pilot.

2. Private or Commercial pilot.

3. None of the above.

Private or commercial pilot

Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance?

Servicing landing gear wheel bearings.

Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance?

Replenishing hydraulic fluid.

What document(s) must be in your personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft while operating as pilot in command of an aircraft?

An appropriate pilot certificate and an appropriate current medical certificate if required.

When must a current pilot certificate be in the pilot's personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft?

Anytime when acting as pilot in command or as a required crewmember.

A recreational or private pilot acting as pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, must have in his or her personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft a current

medical certificate if required and an appropriate pilot certificate.

Each person who holds a pilot certificate or a medical certificate shall present it for inspection upon the request of the Administrator, the National Transportation Safety Board, or any

federal, state, or local law enforcement officer.

A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 36-year-old pilot on August 10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the medical certificate will be valid until midnight on

August 31, 5 years later.

A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 51-year-old pilot on May 3, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the medical certificate will be valid until midnight on

May 31, 2 years later.

For private pilot operations, a Second-Class Medical Certificate issued to a 42-year-old pilot on July 15, this year, will expire at midnight on

July 31, 2 years later.

For private pilot operations, a First-Class Medical Certificate issued to a 23-year-old pilot on October 21, this year, will expire at midnight on

October 31, 3 years later.

The pilot in command is required to hold a type rating in which aircraft?

Aircraft having a gross weight of more than 12,500 pounds.

What is the definition of a high-performance airplane?

An airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower.

Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane, that person must have

received ground and flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor who then endorses that person's logbook.

In order to act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane, a pilot must have

received and logged ground and flight instruction in an airplane that has more than 200 horsepower.

To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, a pilot must show by logbook endorsement the satisfactory completion of a flight review or completion of a pilot proficiency check within the preceding

24 calendar months.

If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and official sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is

1929

To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings in an aircraft of the same category, class, and if a type rating is required, of the same type, within the preceding

90 days

To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made three takeoffs and three landings within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same

category, class, and type, if a type rating is required.

The takeoffs and landings required to meet the recency of experience requirements for carrying passengers in a tailwheel airplane

Must be to a full stop

The three takeoffs and landings that are required to act as pilot in command at night must be done during the time period from

1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.

To meet the recency of experience requirements to act as pilot in command carrying passengers at night, a pilot must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop within the preceding 90 days in

the same category and class of aircraft to be used.

If a certificated pilot changes permanent mailing address and fails to notify the FAA Airmen Certification Branch of the new address, the pilot is entitled to exercise the privileges of the pilot certificate for a period of only

30 days after the date of the move.

A certificated private pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider unless there is entered in the pilot's logbook a minimum of

100 hours of pilot-in-command time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider.

To act as pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider, a pilot is required to have made within the preceding 12 months

at least three actual or simulated glider tows while accompanied by a qualified pilot.

A recreational pilot acting as pilot in command must have in his or her personal possession while aboard the aircraft

a current logbook endorsement that permits flight within 50 nautical miles from the departure airport.

A third-class medical certificate was issued to a 19-year-old pilot on August 10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a recreational or private pilot certificate, the medical certificate will expire at midnight on

August 31, 3 years later.

If a recreational or private pilot had a flight review on August 8, this year, when is the next flight review required?

August 31, 2 years later.

Each recreational or private pilot is required to have

a biennial flight review.

Prior to becoming certified as a private pilot with a glider rating, the pilot must have in his or her possession what type of medical?

A medical certificate is not required.

Prior to becoming certified as a private pilot with a balloon rating, the pilot must have in his or her possession what class of medical?

A medical certificate is not required.

In regard to privileges and limitations, a private pilot may

not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with passengers provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees.

What exception, if any, permits a private pilot to act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers who pay for the flight?

If a donation is made to a charitable organization for the flight.

The width of a Federal Airway from either side of the centerline is

4 nautical miles.

Unless otherwise specified, Federal Airways include that Class E airspace extending upward from

1,200 feet above the surface up to and including 17,999 feet MSL.

Normal VFR operations in Class D airspace with an operating control tower require the ceiling and visibility to be at least

1,000 feet and 3 miles.

The final authority as to the operation of an aircraft is the

pilot in command.

The person directly responsible for the pre-launch briefing of passengers for a flight is the

pilot in command.

If an in-flight emergency requires immediate action, the pilot in command may

deviate from any rule of 14 CFR part 91 to the extent required to meet that emergency.

When must a pilot who deviates from a regulation during an emergency send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator?

Upon request.

Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in condition for safe flight?

The pilot in command.

Where may an aircraft's operating limitations be found?

In the current, FAA-approved flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any combination thereof.

Under what conditions may objects be dropped from an aircraft?

If precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to persons or property on the surface.

A person may not act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft if alcoholic beverages have been consumed by that person within the preceding

8 hours.

Under what condition, if any, may a pilot allow a person who is obviously under the influence of drugs to be carried aboard an aircraft?

In an emergency or if the person is a medical patient under proper care.

No person may attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft with

.04 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood.

Which preflight action is specifically required of the pilot prior to each flight?

Become familiar with all available information concerning the flight.

Preflight action, as required for all flights away from the vicinity of an airport, shall include

an alternate course of action if the flight cannot be completed as planned.

In addition to other preflight actions for a VFR flight away from the vicinity of the departure airport, regulations specifically require the pilot in command to

determine runway lengths at airports of intended use and the aircraft's takeoff and landing distance data.

Flight crewmembers are required to keep their safety belts and shoulder harnesses fastened during

takeoffs and landings.

Which best describes the flight conditions under which flight crewmembers are specifically required to keep their safety belts and shoulder harnesses fastened?

Safety belts during takeoff and landing and while en route; shoulder harnesses during takeoff and landing.

With respect to passengers, what obligation, if any, does a pilot in command have concerning the use of safety belts?

The pilot in command must brief the passengers on the use of safety belts and notify them to fasten their safety belts during taxi, takeoff, and landing.

With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers during

taxi, takeoffs, and landings.

No person may operate an aircraft in formation flight

except by prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft.

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over all other air traffic?

An aircraft in distress.

What action is required when two aircraft of the same category converge, but not head-on?

The aircraft on the left shall give way.

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over the other aircraft listed?

Aircraft towing other aircraft.

An airplane and an airship are converging. If the airship is left of the airplane's position, which aircraft has the right-of-way?

The airship.

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over the other aircraft listed?

Glider.

What action should the pilots of a glider and an airplane take if on a head-on collision course?

Both pilots should give way to the right.

When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft

at the lower altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of or to overtake another.

A seaplane and a motorboat are on crossing courses. If the motorboat is to the left of the seaplane, which has the right-of-way?

The seaplane.

Unless otherwise authorized, what is the maximum indicated airspeed at which a person may operate an aircraft below 10,000 feet MSL?

250 knots.

Unless otherwise authorized, the maximum indicated airspeed at which aircraft may be flown when at or below 2,500 feet AGL and within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport of Class C airspace is

200 knots.

When flying in the airspace underlying Class B airspace, the maximum speed authorized is

200 knots.

When flying in a VFR corridor designated through Class B airspace, the maximum speed authorized is

200 knots.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude for a pilot to operate an aircraft anywhere?

An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude required for a pilot to operate an aircraft over congested areas?

An altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude required for a pilot to operate an aircraft over other than a congested area?

An altitude of 500 feet AGL, except over open water or a sparsely populated area, which requires 500 feet from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, an aircraft may not be operated closer than what distance from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure?

500 feet

If an altimeter setting is not available before flight, to which altitude should the pilot adjust the altimeter?

The elevation of the departure area.

Prior to takeoff, the altimeter should be set to which altitude or altimeter setting?

The current local altimeter setting, if available, or the departure airport elevation.

At what altitude shall the altimeter be set to 29.92, when climbing to cruising flight level?

18,000 feet MSL.

When an ATC clearance has been obtained, no pilot in command may deviate from that clearance, unless that pilot obtains an amended clearance. The one exception to this regulation is

in an emergency

When would a pilot be required to submit a detailed report of an emergency which caused the pilot to deviate from an ATC clearance?

Within 48 hours if requested by ATC.

What action, if any, is appropriate if the pilot deviates from an ATC instruction during an emergency and is given priority?

File a detailed report within 48 hours to the chief of the appropriate ATC facility, if requested.

A steady green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal that the pilot

is cleared to land.

Which light signal from the control tower clears a pilot to taxi?

Flashing green.

If the control tower uses a light signal to direct a pilot to give way to other aircraft and continue circling, the light will be

steady red.

A flashing white light signal from the control tower to a taxiing aircraft is an indication to

return to the starting point on the airport.

An alternating red and green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal to

exercise extreme caution