PRIVATE PILOT ORAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a Special Flight Permit? Who can be on board? - ANS A special flight permit may be
issued for an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements, but is
capable of safe flight, for the following purposes:
Flying aircraft to a point for repairs, alterations, maintenance, or storage.
Delivering new aircraft to the base of a purchaser or to a storage point.
Conducting production flight tests.
Evacuating an aircraft from impending danger.
Conducting customer demonstration flights in new production aircraft that have passed or
completed production flight tests.
Excess weight operations.
-(Commonly called ferry flights)
Crew required to complete flight can be on board.
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, What Is an Airworthiness Directive? Who Issues it? Is it mandatory? - ANS Issued by the FAA
in response to deficiencies and/or unsafe conditions found in aircraft, engines, propellers, or
other aircraft parts. Compliance with an AD is mandatory.
What inspections does an airplane need? How often? - ANS Annual inspection-12 calendar
months
VOR-30 days
100 hour-if for hire
Altimeter/pitot static-24 calendar months
Transponder-24 calendar months
ELT-12 calendar months, replace after 1/2 of useful life or 1 hr of use.
Class A VFR wx minimums - ANS Not Applicable, must be on IFR flight plan in class A airspace.
(FL180-FL600)
Class B WFR wx minimums - ANS Visibility: 3 statute miles
Distance from Clouds: Clear of clouds
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a Special Flight Permit? Who can be on board? - ANS A special flight permit may be
issued for an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements, but is
capable of safe flight, for the following purposes:
Flying aircraft to a point for repairs, alterations, maintenance, or storage.
Delivering new aircraft to the base of a purchaser or to a storage point.
Conducting production flight tests.
Evacuating an aircraft from impending danger.
Conducting customer demonstration flights in new production aircraft that have passed or
completed production flight tests.
Excess weight operations.
-(Commonly called ferry flights)
Crew required to complete flight can be on board.
1 @COPYRIGHT THESTAR 2025/2026
, What Is an Airworthiness Directive? Who Issues it? Is it mandatory? - ANS Issued by the FAA
in response to deficiencies and/or unsafe conditions found in aircraft, engines, propellers, or
other aircraft parts. Compliance with an AD is mandatory.
What inspections does an airplane need? How often? - ANS Annual inspection-12 calendar
months
VOR-30 days
100 hour-if for hire
Altimeter/pitot static-24 calendar months
Transponder-24 calendar months
ELT-12 calendar months, replace after 1/2 of useful life or 1 hr of use.
Class A VFR wx minimums - ANS Not Applicable, must be on IFR flight plan in class A airspace.
(FL180-FL600)
Class B WFR wx minimums - ANS Visibility: 3 statute miles
Distance from Clouds: Clear of clouds
2 @COPYRIGHT THESTAR 2025/2026
