ASA ORAL EXAM GUIDE PILOT
QUALIFICATIONS CHAPTER 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Elegability Requirements for a Private Pilot? (14 CFR 61.103) - Correct Answers -Be
at least 17 years old
Be able to read, speak, and write English
Hold at least a current third-class medical certificate
Received the required ground and flight training endorsements
Meet the aeronautical experience requirements (flight hours)
Passed the required knowledge and practical tests
2. What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot? (14 CFR 61.113) - Correct
Answers -No person who holds a private pilot certificate may carry passengers or cargo
for compensation or hire
a. May act as PIC of an aircraft in connection with any business or employment if it is
only incidental to that business or employment and does not carry passengers or
property for compensation or hire
b. may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expense of a flight with
passengers, provided that the expenses only include fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or
rental fees
c. May act at the PIC of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event flight described in
14 CFR 91.146, if the sponsor and pilot comply with the requirements of that regulation.
d. Maybe reimbursed for aircraft operating expenses that are directly related to search
and location operations, provided that the expenses only involve fuel, oil, airport
expenditures, or rental fees in the operation is sanctioned and under the direction and
control of local, state, or federal agencies or organizations that conduct search and
location operations.
e. May demonstrate an aircraft in flight to a prospective buyer if the Private Pilot is an
aircraft salesman and has at least 200 hours of logged flight time.
, f. May act as PIC of an aircraft telling a glider or unpowered ultralight vehicle, provided
they meet the requirements of 14 CFR 61.69
g. May act as PIC for the purpose of conducting a production flight test in a light sport
aircraft intended for certification in the light sport category under 14 CFR 21.190,
provided they meet the requirements of 61.113
3. Explain the statement "may not pay less than pro-rata share of the operating
expenses of a flight."? ( 14 CFR 61.113) - Correct Answers -Pilot may not pay less than
his or her proportional share of the flight's operating expenses with the passengers,
provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees
4. The annual inspection for your aircraft is now due and you ask several friends that fly
with you regularly to contribute money to help you pay for the inspection do the
regulations allow for these contributions? (14 CFR 61.113) - Correct Answers -No. A
private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a
flight with the passengers, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport
expenditures or rental fees. Regulations do not allow for the sharing of fixed or long-
term operating costs of the airplane with passengers.
5. To act as a required pilot flight crewmember of a civil aircraft, what must a pilot have
in his/her physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft? (14 CFR 61.3) -
Correct Answers -a. A pilot Certificate ( or special purpose pilot authorization)
b. A photo identification
c. A medical certificate ( with certian exceptions as provided in 14 CFR 61.3
6. The airplane that you normally rent has been grounded due to an intermittent
electrical problem. You asked to be scheduled in another airplane. During pre-flight of
the new airplane, you discover that it has avionics that you are unfamiliar with. Should
you go ahead and depart on your VFR flight? (FAA-H-8083-2) - Correct Answers -Pilot
familiarity with all equipment is critical in optimizing both safety and efficency. If a pilot is
unfamiliar with any aircraft system, this will add to workload and can contribute to a loss
of situational awarenes. This level of profeciency is critical and should be looked upon
as a requirement, not unlike carrying an adequate supply of fuel. As a result, pilots
should not look upon unfamiliarity with the aircraft and its systems as a risk control
measure, but instead as a hazasrd with high risk potential. Discipline is the key so
success.
7. If a pilot changes his/her permanent mailing address and fails to notify the FAA
Airmen Certification branch of the new address, how long may the pilot continue to
exercise the privileges of his/her pilot certificate? (14 CFR 61.60) - Correct Answers -30
days after the date of the move.
QUALIFICATIONS CHAPTER 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Elegability Requirements for a Private Pilot? (14 CFR 61.103) - Correct Answers -Be
at least 17 years old
Be able to read, speak, and write English
Hold at least a current third-class medical certificate
Received the required ground and flight training endorsements
Meet the aeronautical experience requirements (flight hours)
Passed the required knowledge and practical tests
2. What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot? (14 CFR 61.113) - Correct
Answers -No person who holds a private pilot certificate may carry passengers or cargo
for compensation or hire
a. May act as PIC of an aircraft in connection with any business or employment if it is
only incidental to that business or employment and does not carry passengers or
property for compensation or hire
b. may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expense of a flight with
passengers, provided that the expenses only include fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or
rental fees
c. May act at the PIC of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event flight described in
14 CFR 91.146, if the sponsor and pilot comply with the requirements of that regulation.
d. Maybe reimbursed for aircraft operating expenses that are directly related to search
and location operations, provided that the expenses only involve fuel, oil, airport
expenditures, or rental fees in the operation is sanctioned and under the direction and
control of local, state, or federal agencies or organizations that conduct search and
location operations.
e. May demonstrate an aircraft in flight to a prospective buyer if the Private Pilot is an
aircraft salesman and has at least 200 hours of logged flight time.
, f. May act as PIC of an aircraft telling a glider or unpowered ultralight vehicle, provided
they meet the requirements of 14 CFR 61.69
g. May act as PIC for the purpose of conducting a production flight test in a light sport
aircraft intended for certification in the light sport category under 14 CFR 21.190,
provided they meet the requirements of 61.113
3. Explain the statement "may not pay less than pro-rata share of the operating
expenses of a flight."? ( 14 CFR 61.113) - Correct Answers -Pilot may not pay less than
his or her proportional share of the flight's operating expenses with the passengers,
provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees
4. The annual inspection for your aircraft is now due and you ask several friends that fly
with you regularly to contribute money to help you pay for the inspection do the
regulations allow for these contributions? (14 CFR 61.113) - Correct Answers -No. A
private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a
flight with the passengers, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport
expenditures or rental fees. Regulations do not allow for the sharing of fixed or long-
term operating costs of the airplane with passengers.
5. To act as a required pilot flight crewmember of a civil aircraft, what must a pilot have
in his/her physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft? (14 CFR 61.3) -
Correct Answers -a. A pilot Certificate ( or special purpose pilot authorization)
b. A photo identification
c. A medical certificate ( with certian exceptions as provided in 14 CFR 61.3
6. The airplane that you normally rent has been grounded due to an intermittent
electrical problem. You asked to be scheduled in another airplane. During pre-flight of
the new airplane, you discover that it has avionics that you are unfamiliar with. Should
you go ahead and depart on your VFR flight? (FAA-H-8083-2) - Correct Answers -Pilot
familiarity with all equipment is critical in optimizing both safety and efficency. If a pilot is
unfamiliar with any aircraft system, this will add to workload and can contribute to a loss
of situational awarenes. This level of profeciency is critical and should be looked upon
as a requirement, not unlike carrying an adequate supply of fuel. As a result, pilots
should not look upon unfamiliarity with the aircraft and its systems as a risk control
measure, but instead as a hazasrd with high risk potential. Discipline is the key so
success.
7. If a pilot changes his/her permanent mailing address and fails to notify the FAA
Airmen Certification branch of the new address, how long may the pilot continue to
exercise the privileges of his/her pilot certificate? (14 CFR 61.60) - Correct Answers -30
days after the date of the move.
