AAAAI ACAAI ONLINE ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ What are your limitations as a student pilot? (61.89)
Answer: 1. No passengers 2. Cannot carry property for
compensation or hire 3. Cannot fly in furtherance of a business 4.
Cannot fly with a flight or surface visibility of less than 3sm during
the day and 5sm at night and flight must be made with visual
references to the surface.
◉ What privileges and limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113)
(91.146)
Answer: Privileges - Act as PIC and carry passengers - conduct
search and rescue operations; fly for charitable, non-profit, or
community event; act as an aircraft salesman if you have at least 200
hours. Limitations - Cannot fly for hire; must pay no less than pro
rata share
◉ Do you need to take your logbook with you? (61.51)
Answer: Only as a solo student pilot on a cross country flight
◉ What type of pilot certificate do you have? Does it expire? (61.19)
,Answer: Under 40, a student pilot certificate expires after 60
calendar months Over 40 it expires after 24 calendar months PPL,
CPL, CFI, Ground Instructors, and ATP certificates are issued without
an expiration date.
◉ How do we keep our pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.57)
Answer: Student pilot: with valid medical certificate PPL: Flight
review every 24 calendar months
◉ What are the currency requirements for carrying passengers?
(61.57)
Answer: 3 take offs and landings within the preceding 90 days in an
aircraft of the same category, class and type if required. At night,
these 3 landings must be made to a full stop.
◉ Night definition? When can you perform required night landings?
(1.1, 61.57)
Answer: Night = the time between evening civil twilight and
morning civil twilight Night landings can be logged 1 hour after
sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
◉ How long is a medical certificate valid for? (61.23)
Answer:
,◉ What documents should be in the aircraft before flight? ARROW
(91.9, 91.203)
Answer: Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, Radio License
(required for international flight) Operating Limitations (found in
the POH), Weight and Balance equipment list
◉ When will an aircraft registration certificate expire? (PHAK 8-6)
Answer: 3 years
◉ Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the
one on the takeoff data card or the one in the airplane flight manual?
Answer: Updated weight and balance equipment list in the AFM
◉ With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of
airmen, what do category, class, and type mean? (61.5)
Answer:
◉ If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can
the pilot continue to exercise the privileges of their pilot certificate
without notifying the FAA? (61.60)
Answer: 30 days
◉ Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire?
, Answer: Not as long as inspections are kept up to date and
manufacturer's original design is adhered to
◉ Does the POH meet the requirement of having an AFM? (PHAK 8-
2)
Answer: Yes. The POH for most light aircraft built after 1975 is also
the FAA designated AFM.
◉ Who says we have to follow the POH? (91.9)
Answer: FAR 91.9 states, "...no person may operate a civil aircraft
without complying with the operating limitations specified in the
approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
◉ Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an
airworthy condition? (91.403)
Answer: The owner/operator
◉ Discuss AVIATES. Required Inspections
Answer: Annual - every 12 calendar months (91.409)
VOR - every 30 days for IFR (91.171)
100 hour - if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static - 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight
(91.411)
Transponder - 24 calendar months (91.413)
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ What are your limitations as a student pilot? (61.89)
Answer: 1. No passengers 2. Cannot carry property for
compensation or hire 3. Cannot fly in furtherance of a business 4.
Cannot fly with a flight or surface visibility of less than 3sm during
the day and 5sm at night and flight must be made with visual
references to the surface.
◉ What privileges and limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113)
(91.146)
Answer: Privileges - Act as PIC and carry passengers - conduct
search and rescue operations; fly for charitable, non-profit, or
community event; act as an aircraft salesman if you have at least 200
hours. Limitations - Cannot fly for hire; must pay no less than pro
rata share
◉ Do you need to take your logbook with you? (61.51)
Answer: Only as a solo student pilot on a cross country flight
◉ What type of pilot certificate do you have? Does it expire? (61.19)
,Answer: Under 40, a student pilot certificate expires after 60
calendar months Over 40 it expires after 24 calendar months PPL,
CPL, CFI, Ground Instructors, and ATP certificates are issued without
an expiration date.
◉ How do we keep our pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.57)
Answer: Student pilot: with valid medical certificate PPL: Flight
review every 24 calendar months
◉ What are the currency requirements for carrying passengers?
(61.57)
Answer: 3 take offs and landings within the preceding 90 days in an
aircraft of the same category, class and type if required. At night,
these 3 landings must be made to a full stop.
◉ Night definition? When can you perform required night landings?
(1.1, 61.57)
Answer: Night = the time between evening civil twilight and
morning civil twilight Night landings can be logged 1 hour after
sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
◉ How long is a medical certificate valid for? (61.23)
Answer:
,◉ What documents should be in the aircraft before flight? ARROW
(91.9, 91.203)
Answer: Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, Radio License
(required for international flight) Operating Limitations (found in
the POH), Weight and Balance equipment list
◉ When will an aircraft registration certificate expire? (PHAK 8-6)
Answer: 3 years
◉ Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the
one on the takeoff data card or the one in the airplane flight manual?
Answer: Updated weight and balance equipment list in the AFM
◉ With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of
airmen, what do category, class, and type mean? (61.5)
Answer:
◉ If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can
the pilot continue to exercise the privileges of their pilot certificate
without notifying the FAA? (61.60)
Answer: 30 days
◉ Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire?
, Answer: Not as long as inspections are kept up to date and
manufacturer's original design is adhered to
◉ Does the POH meet the requirement of having an AFM? (PHAK 8-
2)
Answer: Yes. The POH for most light aircraft built after 1975 is also
the FAA designated AFM.
◉ Who says we have to follow the POH? (91.9)
Answer: FAR 91.9 states, "...no person may operate a civil aircraft
without complying with the operating limitations specified in the
approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
◉ Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an
airworthy condition? (91.403)
Answer: The owner/operator
◉ Discuss AVIATES. Required Inspections
Answer: Annual - every 12 calendar months (91.409)
VOR - every 30 days for IFR (91.171)
100 hour - if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static - 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight
(91.411)
Transponder - 24 calendar months (91.413)
