Jeppesen Private Pilot Exam – Federal Aviation Administration and
Jeppesen – 2026/2027 Edition 100 Question & Answers
Overview:
This set covers all FAA Private Pilot ACS areas: regulations, airspace, weather,
charts/navigation, aerodynamics, performance, aircraft systems, weight & balance,
aeromedical factors, and ADM. Use it to test knowledge application. 100% is passing on
the real FAA test. Correct answers are bold Green.
Q1
To act as PIC under BasicMed, you must hold
A. A valid U.S. driver’s license and complete a medical education course every 24
months
B. A third-class medical only
C. A first-class medical
D. No medical if under age 40
Rationale: 14 CFR 68 – BasicMed requires driver’s license, physical every 4 years,
course every 24 months.
Q2
You may not fly as PIC with a medical certificate after age 40 if
A. It is older than 12 months
B. Your third-class is older than 24 calendar months
C. It is older than 36 months
D. You have BasicMed
Rationale: 61.23 – over 40 = 24 months for 3rd class.
Q3
When must Mode C transponder be used?
A. Only in Class A
B. Only when IFR
C. In Class A, B, C, and within 30 NM of Class B primary
D. Never VFR
Rationale: 91.215 – Mode C veil + A/B/C.
Q4
You must close a VFR flight plan by
A. ATC automatically
B. Waiting 30 min
C. Filing IFR
D. Contacting FSS upon landing
Rationale: AIM 5-1-13 – pilot responsibility.
Q5
Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is
,A. 30.00 inHg
B. 29.92 inHg
C. 28.92 inHg
D. 1013.25 mb only
Rationale: ISA standard: 29.92 inHg, 1013.2 hPa, 15°C.
Q6
A stable air mass produces
A. Cumuliform clouds and turbulence
B. Good visibility and showery precipitation
C. Stratus clouds, poor visibility, steady precipitation
D. Thunderstorms
Rationale: Stable = stratiform, smooth air, poor vis.
Q7
Class E airspace begins at 700 ft AGL when depicted by
A. Magenta vignette on sectional charts
B. Blue dashed lines
C. Solid blue circle
D. Brown tint
Rationale: AIM 3-2-6 – magenta shading = 700 AGL floor.
Q8
Basic VFR minimums in Class G at 5,500 ft MSL during day are
A. 1 SM, clear of clouds
B. 1 SM, 500 ft below, 1,000 ft above, 2,000 ft horizontal
C. 3 SM, 1,000/1,000/1 SM
D. 5 SM, 1,000/1,000/1 SM
Rationale: 91.155 – Class G day 1,200 AGL to 10,000 MSL = 1 SM + 152.
Q9
Preventive maintenance includes
A. Annual inspection
B. Propeller overhaul
C. Oil change
D. Transponder check
Rationale: 43 Appendix A – oil change is allowed.
Q10
A TFR can be issued for
A. Weather only
B. Military routes
C. Class B changes
D. Space launch, VIP, disaster areas
Rationale: AIM 3-5-3 – security/safety reasons.
Q11
If your aircraft’s empty weight is 1,400 lbs, useful load is 900 lbs, and you have 180 lbs
of fuel, 400 lbs pilot/passengers, and 50 lbs baggage, you are
A. Within weight and CG limits if CG is in range
B. Over max gross weight
C. Under max landing weight only
, D. Exceeding useful load
Rationale: 1400 + 180 + 400 + 50 = 2,030. Max gross = 2,300. Under by 270 lbs.
Q12
A crosswind from the left during landing requires
A. Right aileron, left rudder
B. Left aileron into wind, right rudder to align
C. No correction
D. Flaps up only
Rationale: Slip into wind, rudder for alignment.
Q13
SVFR at night requires
A. 1 SM visibility only
B. 3 SM visibility
C. Pilot and aircraft to be IFR rated/equipped + 1 SM, clear of clouds
D. No ceiling
Rationale: 91.157 – night SVFR = IFR requirements.
Q14
Preflight per 91.103 requires knowledge of
A. Weather only
B. Fuel only
C. Runway lengths only
D. All available information for the flight
Rationale: Weather, fuel, alternates, W&B, NOTAMs, etc.
Q15
Hypoxia susceptibility increases at night because
A. The eyes need more oxygen and vision degrades above 5,000 ft
B. Temperature is colder
C. Humidity is higher
D. Gravity is stronger
Rationale: AIM 8-1-2 – night vision impaired by hypoxia as low as 5,000 ft.
Q16
“FG” in METAR means
A. Freezing rain
B. Fog, visibility less than 5/8 SM
C. Frost
D. Funnel cloud
Rationale: FG = fog <5/8 SM. BR = mist 5/8-6 SM.
Q17
What cloud type produces thunderstorms?
A. Cumulonimbus
B. Nimbostratus
C. Altostratus
D. Cirrus
Rationale: CB = thunderstorms, hail, turbulence.
Q18
Wind around a Northern Hemisphere low flows
Jeppesen – 2026/2027 Edition 100 Question & Answers
Overview:
This set covers all FAA Private Pilot ACS areas: regulations, airspace, weather,
charts/navigation, aerodynamics, performance, aircraft systems, weight & balance,
aeromedical factors, and ADM. Use it to test knowledge application. 100% is passing on
the real FAA test. Correct answers are bold Green.
Q1
To act as PIC under BasicMed, you must hold
A. A valid U.S. driver’s license and complete a medical education course every 24
months
B. A third-class medical only
C. A first-class medical
D. No medical if under age 40
Rationale: 14 CFR 68 – BasicMed requires driver’s license, physical every 4 years,
course every 24 months.
Q2
You may not fly as PIC with a medical certificate after age 40 if
A. It is older than 12 months
B. Your third-class is older than 24 calendar months
C. It is older than 36 months
D. You have BasicMed
Rationale: 61.23 – over 40 = 24 months for 3rd class.
Q3
When must Mode C transponder be used?
A. Only in Class A
B. Only when IFR
C. In Class A, B, C, and within 30 NM of Class B primary
D. Never VFR
Rationale: 91.215 – Mode C veil + A/B/C.
Q4
You must close a VFR flight plan by
A. ATC automatically
B. Waiting 30 min
C. Filing IFR
D. Contacting FSS upon landing
Rationale: AIM 5-1-13 – pilot responsibility.
Q5
Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is
,A. 30.00 inHg
B. 29.92 inHg
C. 28.92 inHg
D. 1013.25 mb only
Rationale: ISA standard: 29.92 inHg, 1013.2 hPa, 15°C.
Q6
A stable air mass produces
A. Cumuliform clouds and turbulence
B. Good visibility and showery precipitation
C. Stratus clouds, poor visibility, steady precipitation
D. Thunderstorms
Rationale: Stable = stratiform, smooth air, poor vis.
Q7
Class E airspace begins at 700 ft AGL when depicted by
A. Magenta vignette on sectional charts
B. Blue dashed lines
C. Solid blue circle
D. Brown tint
Rationale: AIM 3-2-6 – magenta shading = 700 AGL floor.
Q8
Basic VFR minimums in Class G at 5,500 ft MSL during day are
A. 1 SM, clear of clouds
B. 1 SM, 500 ft below, 1,000 ft above, 2,000 ft horizontal
C. 3 SM, 1,000/1,000/1 SM
D. 5 SM, 1,000/1,000/1 SM
Rationale: 91.155 – Class G day 1,200 AGL to 10,000 MSL = 1 SM + 152.
Q9
Preventive maintenance includes
A. Annual inspection
B. Propeller overhaul
C. Oil change
D. Transponder check
Rationale: 43 Appendix A – oil change is allowed.
Q10
A TFR can be issued for
A. Weather only
B. Military routes
C. Class B changes
D. Space launch, VIP, disaster areas
Rationale: AIM 3-5-3 – security/safety reasons.
Q11
If your aircraft’s empty weight is 1,400 lbs, useful load is 900 lbs, and you have 180 lbs
of fuel, 400 lbs pilot/passengers, and 50 lbs baggage, you are
A. Within weight and CG limits if CG is in range
B. Over max gross weight
C. Under max landing weight only
, D. Exceeding useful load
Rationale: 1400 + 180 + 400 + 50 = 2,030. Max gross = 2,300. Under by 270 lbs.
Q12
A crosswind from the left during landing requires
A. Right aileron, left rudder
B. Left aileron into wind, right rudder to align
C. No correction
D. Flaps up only
Rationale: Slip into wind, rudder for alignment.
Q13
SVFR at night requires
A. 1 SM visibility only
B. 3 SM visibility
C. Pilot and aircraft to be IFR rated/equipped + 1 SM, clear of clouds
D. No ceiling
Rationale: 91.157 – night SVFR = IFR requirements.
Q14
Preflight per 91.103 requires knowledge of
A. Weather only
B. Fuel only
C. Runway lengths only
D. All available information for the flight
Rationale: Weather, fuel, alternates, W&B, NOTAMs, etc.
Q15
Hypoxia susceptibility increases at night because
A. The eyes need more oxygen and vision degrades above 5,000 ft
B. Temperature is colder
C. Humidity is higher
D. Gravity is stronger
Rationale: AIM 8-1-2 – night vision impaired by hypoxia as low as 5,000 ft.
Q16
“FG” in METAR means
A. Freezing rain
B. Fog, visibility less than 5/8 SM
C. Frost
D. Funnel cloud
Rationale: FG = fog <5/8 SM. BR = mist 5/8-6 SM.
Q17
What cloud type produces thunderstorms?
A. Cumulonimbus
B. Nimbostratus
C. Altostratus
D. Cirrus
Rationale: CB = thunderstorms, hail, turbulence.
Q18
Wind around a Northern Hemisphere low flows
