FAA PAR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.

FAA PAR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhenWwouldWaWpilotWbeWrequiredWtoWsubmitWaWdetailedWreportWofWanWemergencyWwhichWcausedWtheWpi
lotWtoWdeviateWfromWanWATCWclearance?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-WithinW48WhoursWifWrequestedWbyWATC.



WhatWisWabsoluteWaltitude?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWverticalWdistanceWofWtheWaircraftWaboveWtheWsurface.



UnderWwhatWcircumstancesWmightWanWairportWbeaconWbeWinWoperationWduringWtheWdayWatWanWairportWw
ithWanWATCWtower?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
WhenWgroundWvisibilityWisWlessWthanW3WmilesWand/orWtheWceilingWisWlessWthanW1000'



WhichWincidentWwouldWnecessitateWanWimmediateWnotificationWtoWtheWnearestWNTSBWfieldWoffice?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-AnWin-flightWfire




InWwhichWclassWofWairspaceWisWaerobaticWflightWprohibited?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ClassWEWairspaceWbelowW1,500WfeetWAGLW(noWpersonWmayWoperateWanWaircraftWinWacrobaticWflightWbelow
WanWaltitudeWofW1500'WAGL)




PilotsWareWmoreWsubjectWtoWspatialWdisorientationWif...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
VisualWcuesWareWtakenWaway,WasWtheyWareWinWinstrumentWmeteorologicalWconditionsW(IMC).



YouWareWonWtheWgroundWandWseeWaWsteadyWredWlightWsignalWfromWtheWtower.WWhatWdoesWitWindicate?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-toWstop




DragWisWproducedWbyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-MovingWtheWairplaneWthroughWtheWair.



ToWflyWinWClassWEWairspaceWbelowW1,200WfeetWAGL,WtheWhorizontalWdistanceWfromWcloudsWis...W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-2,000WfeetW(classWE-lessWthanW10,000'WMSLW-

W500'Wbelow,W1000'Wabove,W2000'Whorizontal)




AsWyouWareWclimbingWtoWyourWcruiseWaltitude,WyouWrealizeWyouWforgotWtoWleanWtheWmixtureWcontrol.WWh
atWhappensWtoWfuel/airWmixtureWenteringWtheWengine?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWfuel-

,airWmixtureWbecomesWricherWbecauseWtheWdensityWofWairWdecreasesWwhileWtheWamountWofWfuelWremains
Wconstant.




WhenWexecutingWanWemergencyWapproachWtoWlandWinWaWsingleWengineWairplane,WitWisWimportantWtoWmai
ntainWaWconstantWglideWspeedWbecauseWvariationsWinWglideWspeed...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
nullifyWallWattemptsWatWaccuracyWinWjudgmentWofWglidingWdistanceWandWlandingWspot.



InWorderWtoWcheckWyourWprogressWwhenWusingWdeadWreckoningWwithWnoWradioWinstrumentation,WmakeWc
orrectionsWby:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
usingWpilotageWandWkeepWtrackWofWyourWcheckpointsW(exceptWforWflightsWoverWwater,WdeadWreckoningWisW
usuallyWusedWwhenWpilotageWforWcross-
countryWflying.WTheWheadingWandWGS,WasWcalculated,WisWconstantlyWmonitoredWandWcorrectedWbyWpilotag
eWasWobservedWfromWcheckpoints)



ColdWairWgenerallyWcontains:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWwaterWvaporWthanWwarmWair



TheWdangerWofWspatialWdisorientationWduringWflightWinWpoorWvisualWconditionsWmayWbeWreducedWbyW-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-

HavingWfaithWinWtheWinstrumentsWratherWthanWtakingWaWchanceWonWtheWsensoryWorgans.



TheWresponsibilityWforWensuringWthatWmaintenanceWpersonnelWmakeWtheWappropriateWentriesWinWtheWair
craftWmaintenanceWrecordsWindicatingWtheWaircraftWhasWbeenWapprovedWforWreturnWtoWserviceWliesWwithW
the:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
OwnerWorWoperatorW(theWPICWisWresponsibleWforWdetermineWwhetherWtheWaircraftWisWinWconditionWforWsaf
eWflight)



IfWinstructedWbyWgroundWcontrolWtoWtaxiWtoWRunwayW9,WtheWpilotWmayWproceedW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ToWtheWnextWintersectingWrunwayWwhereWfurtherWclearanceWisWrequiredW(pilotsWareWrequiredWtoWholdWsh
ortWofWallWrunwaysWintersectingWtheirWroute.WSpecificWclearanceWisWrequiredWtoWenterWorWcrossWallWrunw
ays)



AWweatherWbriefingWthatWisWprovidedWwhenWtheWinformationWrequestedWisW6WorWmoreWhoursWinWadvance
WofWtheWproposedWdepartureWtimeWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-

anWoutlookWbriefingW(noWbriefingWcalledWaWforecastWorWprognostic)

,WhatWshouldWhappenWifWyourWairplaneWexperiencedWaWcompleteWelectricalWfailureWduringWflight?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-

TheWairplaneWwillWloseWallWelectricalWequipmentW(whenWtheWalternatorWfails,WtheWentireWelectricalWloadWi
sWplacedWonWtheWbattery.WIfWtheWbatteryWalsoWfails,WtheWairplaneWwillWloseWallWelectricalWequipment,Wincl
udingWpositionWlights,WinstrumentWlights,WandWradioWequipment)



Pre-takeoffWbriefingWofWpassengersWforWaWflightWisWtheWresponsibilityWofW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PilotWinWCommand



AnWalmondWorWlens-
shapedWcloudWwhichWappearsWstationary,WbutWwhichWmayWcontainWwindsWofW50WknotsWorWmore,WisWrefer
redWtoWasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWlenticularWcloud



TheWsuffixW"nimbus,"WusedWinWnamingWclouds,Wmeans...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
rainWcloudW(prefixWforWrainWisWnimbo)



AWpilotWcanWexpectWaWwind-
shearWzoneWinWaWtemperatureWinversionWwheneverWtheWwindspeedWatW2,000WtoW4,000WfeetWaboveWtheW
surfaceWisWatWleastW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
25WknotsW(forWwindWshearWtoWformWinWaWtemperatureWinversion,WtheWwindWmustWbeWapproximatelyW25W
knotsWorWbetter)



WhatWisWoneWofWtheWadvantagesWofWanWalternatorWoverWaWgeneratorWinWanWairplaneWengine?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-

TheWelectricalWoutputWofWanWalternatorWisWmoreWconstantWthroughoutWaWwideWrangeWofWengineWspeedsW
(alternatorsWhaveWseveralWadvantagesWoverWgenerators.WProduceWsufficientWcurrentWtoWoperateWtheWenti
reWelectricalWsystem,WevenWatWslowerWengineWspeeds,WbyWproducingWAC,WwhichWisWconvertedWtoWDC.WTh
eWelectricalWoutputWofWanWalternatorWisWmoreWconstantWthroughoutWaWwideWrangeWofWengineWspeeds).



ShouldWitWbecomeWnecessaryWtoWhandWpropWanWairplaneWengine,WitWisWextremelyWimportantWthatWaWcom
petentWpilot...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-BeWatWtheWcontrolsWinWtheWcockpit



WhenWmustWaWpilotWwhoWdeviatesWfromWaWregulationWduringWanWemergencyWsendWaWwrittenWreportWofW
thatWdeviationWtoWtheWAdministrator?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-uponWrequest

, PossibleWmountainWwaveWturbulenceWcouldWbeWanticipatedWwhenWwindsWofW40WknotsWorWgreaterWblowW-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-

acrossWaWmountainWrange,WandWtheWairWisWstableW(whenWstableWairWcrossesWaWmountainWbarrier,Wmounta
inWwavesWmayWoccur.WThisWcreatesWaWturbulentWairWmassWwhichWtakesWaWwaveWlikeWpattern.WThisWwaveW
patternWmayWextendW100WmilesWorWmoreWdownwindWfromWtheWmountain)



WingtipWvorticesWareWcreatedWonlyWwhenWanWaircraftWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-developingWlift



WhatWisWtheWpurposeWofWaWrunwayWholdWpositionWmarkingWonWaWtaxiway?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ItWidentifiesWwhereWaircraftWholdWshortWofWtheWrunway.



WhyWareWreciprocatingWenginesWpreferredWoverWotherWtypesWforWsmallWaircraft?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheyWareWlessWexpensiveWtoWoperateWandWtheyWareWsimpleWinWdesign.



ManeuveringWspeedWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-NotWmarkedWonWtheWairspeedWindicator.



WhenWapproachingWtoWlandWonWaWrunwayWservedWbyWvisualWapproachWslopeWindicatorW(VASI),WtheWpilot
WshallW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-maintainWanWaltitudeWatWorWaboveWtheWglideWslope




WhatWdoesWaWrunwayWholdWpositionWsignWindicate?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWrunwayWholdWpositionWsignWindicatesWanWentranceWtoWaWrunwayWfromWaWtaxiway.



LoadingWanWairplaneWtoWtheWmostWaftWCGWwillWcauseWtheWairplaneWtoWbeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
lessWstableWatWallWspeeds



WhatWdoesWtheWoutboardWdestinationWsignWidentify?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-IdentifiesWdirectionWtoWtake-
offWrunwaysW(haveWaWyellowWbackgroundWwithWaWblackWinscriptionWindicatingWdirectionsWtoWtheWtakeoffW
runways.WTheseWsignsWhaveWanWarrowWshowingWtheWdirectionWofWtheWtaxiWrouteWtoWthatWdestination)



WhichWV-speedWrepresentsWmaneuveringWspeed?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Va



WhenWactivated,WanWemergencyWlocatorWtransmitterW(ELT)WtransmitsWonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
121.5WandW243.0WMHz