PRIVATE PILOT ORAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PAVE (Risk Mitigation)
P - Pilot (IM SAFE)
A - Aircraft (CAT)
V - enVironment (weather, wind, airport, etc.)
E - External pressures
IM SAFE (Is pilot physically and mentally fit to fly?)
I - Illness
M - Medication
S - Stress
A - Alcohol
F - Fatigue
E- Emotions
CAT (Aircraft risk mitigation)
C - Currency in make/model
A - Airworthiness
T - Task appropriate
AVIATES (Airworthiness)
A - Annual inspection (12 months) [91.409]
V - VOR check (30 days) [91.171]
I - Inspection every 100 hours (if for hire) [91.409]
A - Airworthiness directives (AD specific) [91.7] [14 CFR part 39]
T - Transponder (24 months) [91.413]
E - ELT (inspect every 12 months/replace after either 1 hr. continual use or ½ the battery life)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PAVE (Risk Mitigation)
P - Pilot (IM SAFE)
A - Aircraft (CAT)
V - enVironment (weather, wind, airport, etc.)
E - External pressures
IM SAFE (Is pilot physically and mentally fit to fly?)
I - Illness
M - Medication
S - Stress
A - Alcohol
F - Fatigue
E- Emotions
CAT (Aircraft risk mitigation)
C - Currency in make/model
A - Airworthiness
T - Task appropriate
AVIATES (Airworthiness)
A - Annual inspection (12 months) [91.409]
V - VOR check (30 days) [91.171]
I - Inspection every 100 hours (if for hire) [91.409]
A - Airworthiness directives (AD specific) [91.7] [14 CFR part 39]
T - Transponder (24 months) [91.413]
E - ELT (inspect every 12 months/replace after either 1 hr. continual use or ½ the battery life)
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