PRIVATE HELICOPTER PRACTICE TEST
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What type of helicopter can you fly with your private pilot helicopter
license?.
Answer: Any helicopter up to 12,500 lbs. For Robinson helicopters you
also need to meet the requirements of SFAR 73. For other helicopters
(over 12,500 lbs) a type rating is required (See 14 CFR 61.31 for type
rating requirements and 1.1 for large aircraft definition).
●● What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate?.
Answer: You must be at least 17 years old, have a student, sport, or
recreational pilot license, speak/read/write/understand English, have
flight training and requisite flight experience, pass knowledge and
practical tests, and receive a logbook endorsement. See 14 CFR 61.103
●● What do you have to have in your possession or readily accessible in
the aircraft while exercising the privileges of your airman certificate?.
Answer: As a pilot you must have license, medical certificate, and photo
ID. As a solo student you must have student/medical certificates and
logbook with endorsements. See 14 CFR 61.3.
●● Can you fly a twin turbine powered aircraft?.
,Answer: Yes. See 14 CFR 61.31.
●● Can you fly for compensation or hire?.
Answer: No. See 14 CFR 61.113
●● Can you share the expenses with your passenger?.
Answer: Yes, but you must pay no less than your pro rata share of
expenses. See 14 CFR 61.113.
●● How long is your certificate good for?.
Answer: The private pilot certificate is valid indefinitely but there is a
currency requirement consisting of a biennial flight review (BFR). You
must also have a current medical certificate, as required. There are
additional currency requirements for carrying passengers. See 14 CFR
61.19 (pilot certificate), 61.56 (for flight review), and part 67 for
medical standards and certifications.
●● How long is a class 2 medical good for?.
Answer: 24 months if you are over 40 years old, or 60 months if you are
under 40 years old. See 14 CFR 61.23.
●● What are the currency requirements for a private pilot?.
Answer: Biennial flight review (every 2 years) and current medical. See
14 CFR 61.56 (for flight review), and part 67 for medical standards and
,certifications. There are additional currency requirements when carrying
passengers.
●● What is the reason for keeping a flight record in you logbook?.
Answer: For proof of currency or additional ratings or biennial flight
review (BFR). See 14 CFR 61.51.
●● What recent flight experience do you have to have in order to carry a
passenger?.
Answer: 3 daytime takeoffs & landings in the last 90 days and 3 night
takeoffs & landings to a full stop in the last 90 days (one hour after
sunset to one hour before sunrise), in the same category, class, and type
of aircraft. See 14 CFR 61.57.
●● If you take your biennial flight review in a Bell 206, can you act as
pilot in command in an R-22 helicopter?.
Answer: No. SFAR 73 requires the BFR to be in an R-22 to act as PIC in
an R-22 (every 12 months). See SFAR 73-2-B-1-ii.
●● To act as PIC in the R-22 how often do you have to take a flight
review if you have less than 200 hours?.
Answer: According to 73-2(b)(1), you must have a flight review in an R-
22 every 12 months and obtain an endorsement for that flight review
from a CFI authorized under paragraph (b)(5). The flight review must
include: enhanced autorotation training; engine rotor RPM control w/o
, use of the governor; low rotor RPM recognition and recovery; and
effects of low G maneuvers and proper recovery procedures.
●● What class of medical certificate is required to exercise private pilot
privileges?.
Answer: Third class medical certificate. See 14 CFR 61.23. In some
circumstances it is sufficient to have a US driver's license. See 14 CFR
61.113(i).
●● What equipment is required to be operational prior to a flight?.
Answer: For VFR daytime flight:
T: tachometer for each engine
O: outside air temperature gauge
M: manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine
A: altimeter
T: temperature gauge for each liquid-cooled engine or oil temperature
gauge for each air-cooled engine
O: oil pressure gauge for each engine using a pressure system
F: fuel gauge for each fuel tank
F: flotation gear for operation over water beyond gliding distance to
shore (for hire)
L: anti-collision light system
L: landing gear position indicator if there is retractable landing gear
A: airspeed indicator
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What type of helicopter can you fly with your private pilot helicopter
license?.
Answer: Any helicopter up to 12,500 lbs. For Robinson helicopters you
also need to meet the requirements of SFAR 73. For other helicopters
(over 12,500 lbs) a type rating is required (See 14 CFR 61.31 for type
rating requirements and 1.1 for large aircraft definition).
●● What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate?.
Answer: You must be at least 17 years old, have a student, sport, or
recreational pilot license, speak/read/write/understand English, have
flight training and requisite flight experience, pass knowledge and
practical tests, and receive a logbook endorsement. See 14 CFR 61.103
●● What do you have to have in your possession or readily accessible in
the aircraft while exercising the privileges of your airman certificate?.
Answer: As a pilot you must have license, medical certificate, and photo
ID. As a solo student you must have student/medical certificates and
logbook with endorsements. See 14 CFR 61.3.
●● Can you fly a twin turbine powered aircraft?.
,Answer: Yes. See 14 CFR 61.31.
●● Can you fly for compensation or hire?.
Answer: No. See 14 CFR 61.113
●● Can you share the expenses with your passenger?.
Answer: Yes, but you must pay no less than your pro rata share of
expenses. See 14 CFR 61.113.
●● How long is your certificate good for?.
Answer: The private pilot certificate is valid indefinitely but there is a
currency requirement consisting of a biennial flight review (BFR). You
must also have a current medical certificate, as required. There are
additional currency requirements for carrying passengers. See 14 CFR
61.19 (pilot certificate), 61.56 (for flight review), and part 67 for
medical standards and certifications.
●● How long is a class 2 medical good for?.
Answer: 24 months if you are over 40 years old, or 60 months if you are
under 40 years old. See 14 CFR 61.23.
●● What are the currency requirements for a private pilot?.
Answer: Biennial flight review (every 2 years) and current medical. See
14 CFR 61.56 (for flight review), and part 67 for medical standards and
,certifications. There are additional currency requirements when carrying
passengers.
●● What is the reason for keeping a flight record in you logbook?.
Answer: For proof of currency or additional ratings or biennial flight
review (BFR). See 14 CFR 61.51.
●● What recent flight experience do you have to have in order to carry a
passenger?.
Answer: 3 daytime takeoffs & landings in the last 90 days and 3 night
takeoffs & landings to a full stop in the last 90 days (one hour after
sunset to one hour before sunrise), in the same category, class, and type
of aircraft. See 14 CFR 61.57.
●● If you take your biennial flight review in a Bell 206, can you act as
pilot in command in an R-22 helicopter?.
Answer: No. SFAR 73 requires the BFR to be in an R-22 to act as PIC in
an R-22 (every 12 months). See SFAR 73-2-B-1-ii.
●● To act as PIC in the R-22 how often do you have to take a flight
review if you have less than 200 hours?.
Answer: According to 73-2(b)(1), you must have a flight review in an R-
22 every 12 months and obtain an endorsement for that flight review
from a CFI authorized under paragraph (b)(5). The flight review must
include: enhanced autorotation training; engine rotor RPM control w/o
, use of the governor; low rotor RPM recognition and recovery; and
effects of low G maneuvers and proper recovery procedures.
●● What class of medical certificate is required to exercise private pilot
privileges?.
Answer: Third class medical certificate. See 14 CFR 61.23. In some
circumstances it is sufficient to have a US driver's license. See 14 CFR
61.113(i).
●● What equipment is required to be operational prior to a flight?.
Answer: For VFR daytime flight:
T: tachometer for each engine
O: outside air temperature gauge
M: manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine
A: altimeter
T: temperature gauge for each liquid-cooled engine or oil temperature
gauge for each air-cooled engine
O: oil pressure gauge for each engine using a pressure system
F: fuel gauge for each fuel tank
F: flotation gear for operation over water beyond gliding distance to
shore (for hire)
L: anti-collision light system
L: landing gear position indicator if there is retractable landing gear
A: airspeed indicator
