FAA Oral Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate? - Correct
answer-a. Be at least 17 years of age.
b. Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
c. Hold at least a current Third Class medical certificate
d. Received the required ground and flight training endorsements.
e. Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements.
f. Passed the required knowledge and practical tests.
What does the CFR Part 1 cover? - Correct answer-Definitions and Abbreviations
What does the CFR Part 43 cover? - Correct answer-Maintenance, Preventive
Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration
What does the CFR Part 61 cover? - Correct answer-Certification: Pilots, Flight
Instructors, and Ground Instructors
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,What does the CFR Part 91 cover? - Correct answer-General Operating and Flight
Rules
What is the definition of a complex airplane, and what must you do to act as pilot-
in-command of such an airplane? - Correct answer-An airplane that has a
retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller; a. received and
logged ground and flight training from an authorized flight instructor in a complex
airplane, or in a flight simulator and have been found proficient in the operation
and systems of that airplane. b. received a one-time endorsement in your logbook
from an authorized instructor who certifies you are proficient to operate a complex
airplane.
Define: Category - Correct answer-a broad classification of aircraft; i.e., airplane,
rotorcraft, glider, etc.
Define: Class - Correct answer-a classification of aircraft with in a category having
similar operating characteristics; i.e., single-engine land, multi-engine land, etc.
Define: Type - Correct answer-a specific make and basic model of aircraft
including modifications that do not change its handling or flight characteristics;
i.e., DC-9, B-737, C-130, etc.
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot? - Correct answer-a.
Within the preceding 24 months, accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft
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,for which that pilot is rated by an authorized instructor and received a logbook
endorsement certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the review.
b. To carry passengers, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days have
had 3 takeoffs and landings as the sole manipulator of flight controls of an aircraft
of the same category and class (if tailwheel, landings must be to a full stop), and if
operations are to be conducted during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and
ending 1 hour before sunrise, 3 takeoffs and 3 landings to a full stop during that
period in an aircraft of the same category and class
To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, what medical certificate is
required, and how long is it valid? - Correct answer-Third-class medical certificate;
Before 40th birthday: 36th month after the date of the examination, After 40th
birthday: the 24th month after the date of the examination
What documents are required on board an aircraft prior to flight? - Correct answer-
Airworthiness Certificate, Registration Certificate, Owner's manual or operating
limitations, and Weight and balance data
Who is responsible for ensuring that an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition? - Correct answer-The owner or operator of the aircraft
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, After aircraft inspections have been made and defects have been repaired, who is
responsible for determining that the aircraft is in an airworthy condition? - Correct
answer-The pilot-in-command
What records or documents should be checked to determine that the owner or
operator of an aircraft has complied with all required inspections and airworthiness
directives? - Correct answer-The maintenance records (aircraft and engine
logbooks)
Can a pilot conduct flight operations in an aircraft with known inoperative
equipment? - Correct answer-Yes, under specific conditions. CFR Part 91 describes
acceptable methods for the operation of an aircraft with certain inoperative
instruments and equipment that are not essential for safe flight - they are: operation
of aircraft with a minimum equipment list (MEL) and operation of aircraft without
a MEL
What are the required maintenance inspections for aircraft? - Correct answer-
Annual inspection- within the preceding 12 calendar months
100-hour inspection - if carrying any person (other than crew member_ for hire or
giving flight instruction for hire
Define "preventative maintenance" - Correct answer-Simple or minor preservation
operations and the replacement of small standard parts, not involving complex
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Answers
What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate? - Correct
answer-a. Be at least 17 years of age.
b. Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
c. Hold at least a current Third Class medical certificate
d. Received the required ground and flight training endorsements.
e. Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements.
f. Passed the required knowledge and practical tests.
What does the CFR Part 1 cover? - Correct answer-Definitions and Abbreviations
What does the CFR Part 43 cover? - Correct answer-Maintenance, Preventive
Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration
What does the CFR Part 61 cover? - Correct answer-Certification: Pilots, Flight
Instructors, and Ground Instructors
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,What does the CFR Part 91 cover? - Correct answer-General Operating and Flight
Rules
What is the definition of a complex airplane, and what must you do to act as pilot-
in-command of such an airplane? - Correct answer-An airplane that has a
retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller; a. received and
logged ground and flight training from an authorized flight instructor in a complex
airplane, or in a flight simulator and have been found proficient in the operation
and systems of that airplane. b. received a one-time endorsement in your logbook
from an authorized instructor who certifies you are proficient to operate a complex
airplane.
Define: Category - Correct answer-a broad classification of aircraft; i.e., airplane,
rotorcraft, glider, etc.
Define: Class - Correct answer-a classification of aircraft with in a category having
similar operating characteristics; i.e., single-engine land, multi-engine land, etc.
Define: Type - Correct answer-a specific make and basic model of aircraft
including modifications that do not change its handling or flight characteristics;
i.e., DC-9, B-737, C-130, etc.
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot? - Correct answer-a.
Within the preceding 24 months, accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft
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,for which that pilot is rated by an authorized instructor and received a logbook
endorsement certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the review.
b. To carry passengers, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days have
had 3 takeoffs and landings as the sole manipulator of flight controls of an aircraft
of the same category and class (if tailwheel, landings must be to a full stop), and if
operations are to be conducted during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and
ending 1 hour before sunrise, 3 takeoffs and 3 landings to a full stop during that
period in an aircraft of the same category and class
To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, what medical certificate is
required, and how long is it valid? - Correct answer-Third-class medical certificate;
Before 40th birthday: 36th month after the date of the examination, After 40th
birthday: the 24th month after the date of the examination
What documents are required on board an aircraft prior to flight? - Correct answer-
Airworthiness Certificate, Registration Certificate, Owner's manual or operating
limitations, and Weight and balance data
Who is responsible for ensuring that an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition? - Correct answer-The owner or operator of the aircraft
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, After aircraft inspections have been made and defects have been repaired, who is
responsible for determining that the aircraft is in an airworthy condition? - Correct
answer-The pilot-in-command
What records or documents should be checked to determine that the owner or
operator of an aircraft has complied with all required inspections and airworthiness
directives? - Correct answer-The maintenance records (aircraft and engine
logbooks)
Can a pilot conduct flight operations in an aircraft with known inoperative
equipment? - Correct answer-Yes, under specific conditions. CFR Part 91 describes
acceptable methods for the operation of an aircraft with certain inoperative
instruments and equipment that are not essential for safe flight - they are: operation
of aircraft with a minimum equipment list (MEL) and operation of aircraft without
a MEL
What are the required maintenance inspections for aircraft? - Correct answer-
Annual inspection- within the preceding 12 calendar months
100-hour inspection - if carrying any person (other than crew member_ for hire or
giving flight instruction for hire
Define "preventative maintenance" - Correct answer-Simple or minor preservation
operations and the replacement of small standard parts, not involving complex
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