PRIVATE PILOT EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Fuel Burn. Answer: 13 lbs per Hour
◉Fuel Weight. Answer: 6 lbs per Gallon
◉!!! SMOKE. Answer: Identify - Type
Isolate - cabin heat cold
Ventilate - vents open, doors if needed
◉!!! FIRE
ENGINE. Answer: Fuel------- Off
Mixture----Off
Airspeed--150
Evaluate:
~successful - In-flight failure
~unsuccessful - Emergency Descent
,◉!!! FIRE
ELECTRICAL. Answer: OFF - Battery 1 and 2
OFF - Avionics
OFF all - Switched
~successful:
circuit breaker check (DO NOT RESET IF TRIPPED)
batteries 1/2 ON
Systems on one at a time
*** If smoke returns undo last step.
~unsuccessful:
Use fire extinguisher
Emergency Decent
◉!!! FIRE
WING. Answer: OFF - Landing light
OFF - Strobe light
OFF - Position light
OFF - Pitot Heat
*Side slip away from fire.
, ◉!!! FIRE
OUTSIDE. Answer: Identify smoke source
Proceed away from area
◉Caps Deployment. Answer: -Mid air collision
-structural failure
-loss of control
-landing in inhospitable terrain
-pilot incapacitate
8 seconds to level. rear riser snub will be cut.
Be below 133 kias
600 ft AGL
◉What can you do with a Private Pilots Certificate?. Answer: Act as
Pilot in command of an aircraft
◉What limitations will you have on your License?. Answer: I cannot
fly for compensation or hire or on an instrument flight plan.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Fuel Burn. Answer: 13 lbs per Hour
◉Fuel Weight. Answer: 6 lbs per Gallon
◉!!! SMOKE. Answer: Identify - Type
Isolate - cabin heat cold
Ventilate - vents open, doors if needed
◉!!! FIRE
ENGINE. Answer: Fuel------- Off
Mixture----Off
Airspeed--150
Evaluate:
~successful - In-flight failure
~unsuccessful - Emergency Descent
,◉!!! FIRE
ELECTRICAL. Answer: OFF - Battery 1 and 2
OFF - Avionics
OFF all - Switched
~successful:
circuit breaker check (DO NOT RESET IF TRIPPED)
batteries 1/2 ON
Systems on one at a time
*** If smoke returns undo last step.
~unsuccessful:
Use fire extinguisher
Emergency Decent
◉!!! FIRE
WING. Answer: OFF - Landing light
OFF - Strobe light
OFF - Position light
OFF - Pitot Heat
*Side slip away from fire.
, ◉!!! FIRE
OUTSIDE. Answer: Identify smoke source
Proceed away from area
◉Caps Deployment. Answer: -Mid air collision
-structural failure
-loss of control
-landing in inhospitable terrain
-pilot incapacitate
8 seconds to level. rear riser snub will be cut.
Be below 133 kias
600 ft AGL
◉What can you do with a Private Pilots Certificate?. Answer: Act as
Pilot in command of an aircraft
◉What limitations will you have on your License?. Answer: I cannot
fly for compensation or hire or on an instrument flight plan.