Private Pilot Checkride Exam
Study Guide: GRADED A+.
Questions and Verified
Answers. Latest 2026 Update
What documents must you have with you to fly the airplane? (61.3) - Ans✔✔-
Pilot certificate, medical certificate, and government issued photo ID
What are your limitations as a student pilot? (61.89) - Ans✔✔-1. No passengers
2. Cannot carry property for compensation or hire 3. Cannot fly in furtherance
of a business 4. Cannot fly with a flight or surface visibility of less than 3sm
during the day and 5sm at night and flight must be made with visual references
to the surface.
What privileges and limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146) -
Ans✔✔-Privileges - Act as PIC and carry passengers - conduct search and
rescue operations; fly for charitable, non-profit, or community event; act as an
aircraft salesman if you have at least 200 hours. Limitations - Cannot fly for
hire; must pay no less than pro rata share
Do you need to take your logbook with you? (61.51) - Ans✔✔-Only as a solo
student pilot on a cross country flight
,What type of pilot certificate do you have? Does it expire? (61.19) - Ans✔✔-
Under 40, a student pilot certificate expires after 60 calendar months Over 40 it
expires after 24 calendar months PPL, CPL, CFI, Ground Instructors, and ATP
certificates are issued without an expiration date.
How do we keep our pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.57) - Ans✔✔-Student
pilot: with valid medical certificate PPL: Flight review every 24 calendar months
What are the currency requirements for carrying passengers? (61.57) - Ans✔✔-
3 take offs and landings within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same
category, class and type if required. At night, these 3 landings must be made to
a full stop.
Night definition? When can you perform required night landings? (1.1, 61.57) -
Ans✔✔-Night = the time between evening civil twilight and morning civil
twilight Night landings can be logged 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before
sunrise.
How long is a medical certificate valid for? (61.23) - Ans✔✔-
What documents should be in the aircraft before flight? ARROW (91.9, 91.203)
- Ans✔✔-Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, Radio License (required for
international flight) Operating Limitations (found in the POH), Weight and
Balance equipment list
When will an aircraft registration certificate expire? (PHAK 8-6) - Ans✔✔-3
years
,Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the
takeoff data card or the one in the airplane flight manual? - Ans✔✔-Updated
weight and balance equipment list in the AFM
With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen, what do
category, class, and type mean? (61.5) - Ans✔✔-
If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can the pilot
continue to exercise the privileges of their pilot certificate without notifying the
FAA? (61.60) - Ans✔✔-30 days
Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire? - Ans✔✔-Not as long as
inspections are kept up to date and manufacturer's original design is adhered
to
Does the POH meet the requirement of having an AFM? (PHAK 8-2) - Ans✔✔-
Yes. The POH for most light aircraft built after 1975 is also the FAA designated
AFM.
Who says we have to follow the POH? (91.9) - Ans✔✔-FAR 91.9 states, "...no
person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating
limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition? (91.403) - Ans✔✔-The owner/operator
Discuss AVIATES. Required Inspections - Ans✔✔-Annual - every 12 calendar
months (91.409)
, VOR - every 30 days for IFR (91.171)
100 hour - if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static - 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight (91.411)
Transponder - 24 calendar months (91.413)
ELT - 12 calendar months or after 1 hour cumulative use or half of battery life
(91.207)
Service bulletins and ADs complied with
What is an Airworthiness Directive? Is it mandatory? (PHAK 8-12) - Ans✔✔-FAA
issued order to fix a known issue. It is mandatory.
What different kinds of AD's are there? - Ans✔✔-Emergency - These require
immediate compliance before flight. One Time - After the AD is complied with
once, there is no further need to address the specified issue. Recurring - This
AD must be complied with at the specified interval.
Can you over fly an annual? 100 hour? (91.409) - Ans✔✔-The only way to
overfly an annual is to obtain a special flight permit from the FSDO.
A 100 hour inspection may be overflown by no more than 10 hours and only if
enroute to the place where the inspection will be done. An annual inspection
can be substituted for the 100 hour however, a 100 hour cannot substitute an
annual inspection.
Do you need to have an ELT in the airplane today? (91.207) - Ans✔✔-Not
needed for training within 50 nm of home airport
When does an ELT battery have to be replaced or recharged? (91.207) -
Ans✔✔-12 Calendar Months/1 Hour Cumulative Use/.5 Half of Battery Life
Study Guide: GRADED A+.
Questions and Verified
Answers. Latest 2026 Update
What documents must you have with you to fly the airplane? (61.3) - Ans✔✔-
Pilot certificate, medical certificate, and government issued photo ID
What are your limitations as a student pilot? (61.89) - Ans✔✔-1. No passengers
2. Cannot carry property for compensation or hire 3. Cannot fly in furtherance
of a business 4. Cannot fly with a flight or surface visibility of less than 3sm
during the day and 5sm at night and flight must be made with visual references
to the surface.
What privileges and limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146) -
Ans✔✔-Privileges - Act as PIC and carry passengers - conduct search and
rescue operations; fly for charitable, non-profit, or community event; act as an
aircraft salesman if you have at least 200 hours. Limitations - Cannot fly for
hire; must pay no less than pro rata share
Do you need to take your logbook with you? (61.51) - Ans✔✔-Only as a solo
student pilot on a cross country flight
,What type of pilot certificate do you have? Does it expire? (61.19) - Ans✔✔-
Under 40, a student pilot certificate expires after 60 calendar months Over 40 it
expires after 24 calendar months PPL, CPL, CFI, Ground Instructors, and ATP
certificates are issued without an expiration date.
How do we keep our pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.57) - Ans✔✔-Student
pilot: with valid medical certificate PPL: Flight review every 24 calendar months
What are the currency requirements for carrying passengers? (61.57) - Ans✔✔-
3 take offs and landings within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same
category, class and type if required. At night, these 3 landings must be made to
a full stop.
Night definition? When can you perform required night landings? (1.1, 61.57) -
Ans✔✔-Night = the time between evening civil twilight and morning civil
twilight Night landings can be logged 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before
sunrise.
How long is a medical certificate valid for? (61.23) - Ans✔✔-
What documents should be in the aircraft before flight? ARROW (91.9, 91.203)
- Ans✔✔-Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, Radio License (required for
international flight) Operating Limitations (found in the POH), Weight and
Balance equipment list
When will an aircraft registration certificate expire? (PHAK 8-6) - Ans✔✔-3
years
,Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the
takeoff data card or the one in the airplane flight manual? - Ans✔✔-Updated
weight and balance equipment list in the AFM
With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen, what do
category, class, and type mean? (61.5) - Ans✔✔-
If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can the pilot
continue to exercise the privileges of their pilot certificate without notifying the
FAA? (61.60) - Ans✔✔-30 days
Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire? - Ans✔✔-Not as long as
inspections are kept up to date and manufacturer's original design is adhered
to
Does the POH meet the requirement of having an AFM? (PHAK 8-2) - Ans✔✔-
Yes. The POH for most light aircraft built after 1975 is also the FAA designated
AFM.
Who says we have to follow the POH? (91.9) - Ans✔✔-FAR 91.9 states, "...no
person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating
limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition? (91.403) - Ans✔✔-The owner/operator
Discuss AVIATES. Required Inspections - Ans✔✔-Annual - every 12 calendar
months (91.409)
, VOR - every 30 days for IFR (91.171)
100 hour - if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static - 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight (91.411)
Transponder - 24 calendar months (91.413)
ELT - 12 calendar months or after 1 hour cumulative use or half of battery life
(91.207)
Service bulletins and ADs complied with
What is an Airworthiness Directive? Is it mandatory? (PHAK 8-12) - Ans✔✔-FAA
issued order to fix a known issue. It is mandatory.
What different kinds of AD's are there? - Ans✔✔-Emergency - These require
immediate compliance before flight. One Time - After the AD is complied with
once, there is no further need to address the specified issue. Recurring - This
AD must be complied with at the specified interval.
Can you over fly an annual? 100 hour? (91.409) - Ans✔✔-The only way to
overfly an annual is to obtain a special flight permit from the FSDO.
A 100 hour inspection may be overflown by no more than 10 hours and only if
enroute to the place where the inspection will be done. An annual inspection
can be substituted for the 100 hour however, a 100 hour cannot substitute an
annual inspection.
Do you need to have an ELT in the airplane today? (91.207) - Ans✔✔-Not
needed for training within 50 nm of home airport
When does an ELT battery have to be replaced or recharged? (91.207) -
Ans✔✔-12 Calendar Months/1 Hour Cumulative Use/.5 Half of Battery Life
