JEPPESEN PRE-SOLO WRITTEN EXAM 2026 350
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES, CORRECT
ANSWERS & RATIONALES
SECTION 1: PERSONAL DOCUMENTS & ENDORSEMENTS (Questions 1-30)
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1. What personal documents and endorsements are you required to have
before you fly solo?
A) Private pilot certificate, Class I medical, and student pilot endorsement
B) Student pilot certificate, Class III or higher medical certificate, FAR 61.87b
pre-solo exam endorsement, and FAR 61.87c pre-solo flight training
endorsement
C) Commercial pilot certificate, Class II medical, and solo endorsement
D) Student pilot certificate only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: FAR 61.87 requires student pilots to have a student pilot certificate,
a current medical certificate (at least third class), a pre-solo written exam
endorsement (61.87b), and a pre-solo flight training endorsement (61.87c)
before flying solo.
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2. What are your student pilot limitations regarding carriage of passengers or
cargo and flying for compensation or hire?
A) May carry passengers but not cargo
B) May carry cargo but not passengers
C) May not act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying a passenger or
carrying property for compensation or hire
D) May carry passengers if a CFI is on board
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a) prohibits student pilots from acting as pilot in
command of an aircraft that is carrying a passenger or carrying property for
compensation or hire.
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3. A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft with flight
surface visibility less than how many statute miles during daylight hours?
A) 1 statute mile
B) 2 statute miles
C) 3 statute miles
D) 5 statute miles
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a)(6) requires student pilots to have at least 3 statute
miles visibility during daylight hours and 5 statute miles at night.
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4. A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft with flight
surface visibility less than how many statute miles at night?
A) 3 statute miles
B) 4 statute miles
C) 5 statute miles
D) 6 statute miles
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a)(6) requires student pilots to have at least 5 statute
miles visibility at night.
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5. Who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation of the
aircraft when you are flying solo?
A) The flight instructor
, B) The chief flight instructor
C) The pilot in command (you)
D) The air traffic controller
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The pilot in command (PIC) has final authority and responsibility
for the operation of the aircraft. When flying solo, the student pilot is the PIC.
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6. Under FAR 61.89, a student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an
aircraft that is carrying what?
A) Any passenger
B) Cargo for compensation or hire
C) Passengers or cargo for compensation or hire
D) More than one passenger
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a) prohibits student pilots from acting as PIC of an
aircraft carrying a passenger OR carrying property for compensation or hire.
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QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES, CORRECT
ANSWERS & RATIONALES
SECTION 1: PERSONAL DOCUMENTS & ENDORSEMENTS (Questions 1-30)
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1. What personal documents and endorsements are you required to have
before you fly solo?
A) Private pilot certificate, Class I medical, and student pilot endorsement
B) Student pilot certificate, Class III or higher medical certificate, FAR 61.87b
pre-solo exam endorsement, and FAR 61.87c pre-solo flight training
endorsement
C) Commercial pilot certificate, Class II medical, and solo endorsement
D) Student pilot certificate only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: FAR 61.87 requires student pilots to have a student pilot certificate,
a current medical certificate (at least third class), a pre-solo written exam
endorsement (61.87b), and a pre-solo flight training endorsement (61.87c)
before flying solo.
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2. What are your student pilot limitations regarding carriage of passengers or
cargo and flying for compensation or hire?
A) May carry passengers but not cargo
B) May carry cargo but not passengers
C) May not act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying a passenger or
carrying property for compensation or hire
D) May carry passengers if a CFI is on board
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a) prohibits student pilots from acting as pilot in
command of an aircraft that is carrying a passenger or carrying property for
compensation or hire.
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3. A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft with flight
surface visibility less than how many statute miles during daylight hours?
A) 1 statute mile
B) 2 statute miles
C) 3 statute miles
D) 5 statute miles
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a)(6) requires student pilots to have at least 3 statute
miles visibility during daylight hours and 5 statute miles at night.
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4. A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft with flight
surface visibility less than how many statute miles at night?
A) 3 statute miles
B) 4 statute miles
C) 5 statute miles
D) 6 statute miles
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a)(6) requires student pilots to have at least 5 statute
miles visibility at night.
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5. Who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation of the
aircraft when you are flying solo?
A) The flight instructor
, B) The chief flight instructor
C) The pilot in command (you)
D) The air traffic controller
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The pilot in command (PIC) has final authority and responsibility
for the operation of the aircraft. When flying solo, the student pilot is the PIC.
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6. Under FAR 61.89, a student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an
aircraft that is carrying what?
A) Any passenger
B) Cargo for compensation or hire
C) Passengers or cargo for compensation or hire
D) More than one passenger
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: FAR 61.89(a) prohibits student pilots from acting as PIC of an
aircraft carrying a passenger OR carrying property for compensation or hire.
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