Private Pilot Checkride questions with verified
answers
17 years of age, current third class medical, read/write/speak English, pass
knowledge test with 70% or higher, experience requirements, receive ground and
flight training endorsements. Ans✔✔✔-Certification requirements
- It is not for compensation or hire and only incidental to that business or
employment.
- Can demonstrate an aircraft if a salesperson or broker with at least 200 hours
logged time.
- Can tow a glider if requirements are met
- Can of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event
- Can be reimbursed for operating expenses for search and location operations
- Can conduct a test flight for light sport Ans✔✔✔-Privileges
- Cannot pay less than pro rata shares of operating expenses of a flight like fuel,
oil, airport fees, or rental fees Ans✔✔✔-Limitation
Broad classification airplane, rotorcraft, glider Ans✔✔✔-Category
Classification of aircraft within a category having similar operating characteristics
single-engine land, multi-engine land Ans✔✔✔-Class
Specific make and model with modifications that don't change flight
characteristics Ans✔✔✔-Type
,Pilots can exercise privileges in certain small aircraft without holding a current
medical certificate Ans✔✔✔-Basic Med
Airworthiness Certificate (visible), Registration (expires 3 years), Operating
Handbook (gps/nav/autopilot manuals), Weight and Balance Ans✔✔✔-Aircraft
Documents = AROW
Pilot license
Medical certificate
Government issued photo ID Ans✔✔✔-Pilot Documents
- Annual, 12 calendar months
- 100 hours, for hire. Can fly over by 10 hours for commute to maintenance. Does
not reset to end of 10 hours
- ELT, 12 calendar months, 50% shelf life or 1 hour of cumulative use
- Transponder/pitot static system, 24 calendar months
- Airworthiness Directives, when due by FAA, 1-time OR recurring Ans✔✔✔-
Maintenance A1ETA
- A flight permit issued to an aircraft that does not meet airworthiness
requirements but is capable of safe flight. A special flight permit can be issued to
move an aircraft for the purposes of maintenance or repair, buyer delivery,
manufacturer flight tests, evacuation from danger, or customer demonstration.
Also referred to as a ferry permit.
- Can get one at local FSDO if it is deemed safe to fly
- Also applies to: Delivering or exporting an aircraft. Production flight testing new
aircraft. Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger. Conducting
,customer demonstration in new production aircraft for flight test. Ans✔✔✔-
Special flight permit
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil pressure
Manifold pressure
Airspeed
Temp gauge each liquid cooled engine
Oil temp gauge
Fuel gauge
Landing gear position
Anti-collision lights
Magnetic compass
ELT (emergency locator transmitter)
Seatbelts
Fuses
Landing lights
Anti-collision lights
Position lights
Sources of power Ans✔✔✔-Tomato Flames / Flaps
, Minimum Equipment List. A list that details which equipment must be functioning
properly in order for the aircraft to be permitted to fly and which equipment may
be inoperative for a specified period of time. Ans✔✔✔-MEL
Supplemental type certificate
Permission to change to airframe/engine/component Ans✔✔✔-STC
Kinds of operation equipment list
Is used as part of the process of determining if an aircraft with inoperative
equipment is airworthy. It's the list of equipment installed in aircraft that specifies
for which kinds of operation a specific piece of equipment is required. Ans✔✔✔-
KOEL
Compass deviation card
Maneuvering speed
Day-night-VFR-IFR placard
Maintenance log Ans✔✔✔-Required discrepancy records or placards
Troposphere: 1st layer or sphere. Most weather occurs here, it's 7 miles (25k-65k
ft) but varies with latitude and seasons. 2° C decrease in temperature
Tropopause: temperature stops changing.
Stratosphere: 2nd layer or sphere. Typified by small changes in temperature with
height. It is 26-29 miles. Ans✔✔✔-Atmospheric composition and stability
A stable atmosphere resists any upward or downward displacement. An unstable
atmosphere allows an upward or downward disturbance to grow into a vertical or
convective current.
answers
17 years of age, current third class medical, read/write/speak English, pass
knowledge test with 70% or higher, experience requirements, receive ground and
flight training endorsements. Ans✔✔✔-Certification requirements
- It is not for compensation or hire and only incidental to that business or
employment.
- Can demonstrate an aircraft if a salesperson or broker with at least 200 hours
logged time.
- Can tow a glider if requirements are met
- Can of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event
- Can be reimbursed for operating expenses for search and location operations
- Can conduct a test flight for light sport Ans✔✔✔-Privileges
- Cannot pay less than pro rata shares of operating expenses of a flight like fuel,
oil, airport fees, or rental fees Ans✔✔✔-Limitation
Broad classification airplane, rotorcraft, glider Ans✔✔✔-Category
Classification of aircraft within a category having similar operating characteristics
single-engine land, multi-engine land Ans✔✔✔-Class
Specific make and model with modifications that don't change flight
characteristics Ans✔✔✔-Type
,Pilots can exercise privileges in certain small aircraft without holding a current
medical certificate Ans✔✔✔-Basic Med
Airworthiness Certificate (visible), Registration (expires 3 years), Operating
Handbook (gps/nav/autopilot manuals), Weight and Balance Ans✔✔✔-Aircraft
Documents = AROW
Pilot license
Medical certificate
Government issued photo ID Ans✔✔✔-Pilot Documents
- Annual, 12 calendar months
- 100 hours, for hire. Can fly over by 10 hours for commute to maintenance. Does
not reset to end of 10 hours
- ELT, 12 calendar months, 50% shelf life or 1 hour of cumulative use
- Transponder/pitot static system, 24 calendar months
- Airworthiness Directives, when due by FAA, 1-time OR recurring Ans✔✔✔-
Maintenance A1ETA
- A flight permit issued to an aircraft that does not meet airworthiness
requirements but is capable of safe flight. A special flight permit can be issued to
move an aircraft for the purposes of maintenance or repair, buyer delivery,
manufacturer flight tests, evacuation from danger, or customer demonstration.
Also referred to as a ferry permit.
- Can get one at local FSDO if it is deemed safe to fly
- Also applies to: Delivering or exporting an aircraft. Production flight testing new
aircraft. Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger. Conducting
,customer demonstration in new production aircraft for flight test. Ans✔✔✔-
Special flight permit
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil pressure
Manifold pressure
Airspeed
Temp gauge each liquid cooled engine
Oil temp gauge
Fuel gauge
Landing gear position
Anti-collision lights
Magnetic compass
ELT (emergency locator transmitter)
Seatbelts
Fuses
Landing lights
Anti-collision lights
Position lights
Sources of power Ans✔✔✔-Tomato Flames / Flaps
, Minimum Equipment List. A list that details which equipment must be functioning
properly in order for the aircraft to be permitted to fly and which equipment may
be inoperative for a specified period of time. Ans✔✔✔-MEL
Supplemental type certificate
Permission to change to airframe/engine/component Ans✔✔✔-STC
Kinds of operation equipment list
Is used as part of the process of determining if an aircraft with inoperative
equipment is airworthy. It's the list of equipment installed in aircraft that specifies
for which kinds of operation a specific piece of equipment is required. Ans✔✔✔-
KOEL
Compass deviation card
Maneuvering speed
Day-night-VFR-IFR placard
Maintenance log Ans✔✔✔-Required discrepancy records or placards
Troposphere: 1st layer or sphere. Most weather occurs here, it's 7 miles (25k-65k
ft) but varies with latitude and seasons. 2° C decrease in temperature
Tropopause: temperature stops changing.
Stratosphere: 2nd layer or sphere. Typified by small changes in temperature with
height. It is 26-29 miles. Ans✔✔✔-Atmospheric composition and stability
A stable atmosphere resists any upward or downward displacement. An unstable
atmosphere allows an upward or downward disturbance to grow into a vertical or
convective current.
