CFI FIA EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
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1. Most midair collision accidents occur during:
A. Hazy days within the traffic pattern environment.
B. Clear days in the vicinity of navigational aids.
C. Night conditions during simulated instrument flight.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT194)
2. The most effective technique to use for detecting other aircraft at
night is to:
A. Turn the head and sweep the eyes rapidly over the entire visible region.
B. Avoid staring directly at the point where another aircraft is
suspected to be flying.
C. Avoid scanning the region below the horizon so as to avoid the effect of
ground lights on the eyes.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT194)
3. What is the correct departure procedure at a non-towered airport?
A. The FAA-approved departure procedure for that airport.
B. Make all left turns, except a 45° right turn on the first crosswind leg.
, C. Departure in any direction consistent with safety, after crossing the
airport boundary.
(Correct Answer: C - PLT052)
4. Under what condition, if any, may a pilot allow a person who is
obviously under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs to be
carried aboard an aircraft?
A. Under no condition.
B. Only if a second pilot is aboard.
C. Only if the person is a medical patient under proper care or in an
emergency.
(Correct Answer: C - PLT463)
5. When must each occupant of an aircraft wear an approved
parachute?
A. When flying over water beyond gliding distance to the shore.
B. When practicing spins or other flight maneuvers for any certificate
or rating.
C. When an intentional maneuver that exceeds 30° noseup or nosedown
relative to the horizon is made.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT404)
6. An aircraft's last annual inspection was performed on July 12, this
year. The next annual inspection will be due no later than:
A. July 31, next year.
B. July 13, next year.
C. 12 calendar months after the date shown on the Airworthiness
Certificate.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT372)
7. How often are emergency locator transmitters required to be
inspected?
A. Every 12 months.
, B. Every 24 months.
C. After every 100 hours of flight time.
(Correct Answer: A)
8. Position lights are required to be displayed on all aircraft in flight
from:
A. Sunset to sunrise.
B. 1 hour before sunset to 1 hour after sunrise.
C. 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT461)
9. If an aircraft is not equipped for night flight and official sunset is
1730 EST, the latest a pilot may operate that aircraft without violating
regulations is:
A. 1629 EST.
B. 1729 EST.
C. 1829 EST.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT220)
10. What is V2 speed?
A. Takeoff decision speed.
B. Takeoff safety speed.
C. Minimum takeoff speed.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT132)
11. To be eligible for a Student Pilot Certificate limited to airplanes, an
applicant is required to be at least how old?
A. 14 years.
B. 16 years.
C. 17 years.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT457)
12. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
, A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
(Correct Answer: A)
13. As pilot, what is the minimum flight time in an aircraft an applicant
must have for a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an airplane rating?
A. 250 hours.
B. 200 hours.
C. 150 hours.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT451)
14. What night flight training is required for an unrestricted Private
Pilot Certificate with an airplane rating?
A. 3 hours to include 10 takeoffs and 10 landings and one cross-
country flight of over 100 nautical miles.
B. 3 hours to include five takeoffs and five landings (each landing from a
traffic pattern).
C. 1 hour to include three takeoffs and three landings.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT407)
15. Which training time must be certified by the instructor from whom
it was received?
A. Flight training.
B. Flight training and training in a flight training device.
C. All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground training.
(Correct Answer: C)
16. A military operations area (MOA) is airspace of defined vertical and
lateral limits established for the purpose of:
A. separating certain military training activities from IFR traffic.
B. military services conducting VFR low altitude navigation, tactical
training, and flight testing.
NEWEST 2026/ 2027 TEST BANK| FIA CFI
(CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR)
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Most midair collision accidents occur during:
A. Hazy days within the traffic pattern environment.
B. Clear days in the vicinity of navigational aids.
C. Night conditions during simulated instrument flight.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT194)
2. The most effective technique to use for detecting other aircraft at
night is to:
A. Turn the head and sweep the eyes rapidly over the entire visible region.
B. Avoid staring directly at the point where another aircraft is
suspected to be flying.
C. Avoid scanning the region below the horizon so as to avoid the effect of
ground lights on the eyes.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT194)
3. What is the correct departure procedure at a non-towered airport?
A. The FAA-approved departure procedure for that airport.
B. Make all left turns, except a 45° right turn on the first crosswind leg.
, C. Departure in any direction consistent with safety, after crossing the
airport boundary.
(Correct Answer: C - PLT052)
4. Under what condition, if any, may a pilot allow a person who is
obviously under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs to be
carried aboard an aircraft?
A. Under no condition.
B. Only if a second pilot is aboard.
C. Only if the person is a medical patient under proper care or in an
emergency.
(Correct Answer: C - PLT463)
5. When must each occupant of an aircraft wear an approved
parachute?
A. When flying over water beyond gliding distance to the shore.
B. When practicing spins or other flight maneuvers for any certificate
or rating.
C. When an intentional maneuver that exceeds 30° noseup or nosedown
relative to the horizon is made.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT404)
6. An aircraft's last annual inspection was performed on July 12, this
year. The next annual inspection will be due no later than:
A. July 31, next year.
B. July 13, next year.
C. 12 calendar months after the date shown on the Airworthiness
Certificate.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT372)
7. How often are emergency locator transmitters required to be
inspected?
A. Every 12 months.
, B. Every 24 months.
C. After every 100 hours of flight time.
(Correct Answer: A)
8. Position lights are required to be displayed on all aircraft in flight
from:
A. Sunset to sunrise.
B. 1 hour before sunset to 1 hour after sunrise.
C. 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT461)
9. If an aircraft is not equipped for night flight and official sunset is
1730 EST, the latest a pilot may operate that aircraft without violating
regulations is:
A. 1629 EST.
B. 1729 EST.
C. 1829 EST.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT220)
10. What is V2 speed?
A. Takeoff decision speed.
B. Takeoff safety speed.
C. Minimum takeoff speed.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT132)
11. To be eligible for a Student Pilot Certificate limited to airplanes, an
applicant is required to be at least how old?
A. 14 years.
B. 16 years.
C. 17 years.
(Correct Answer: B - PLT457)
12. What is the duration of a Student Pilot Certificate?
, A. Indefinite.
B. 60 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
C. 24 calendar months after the month in which it was issued.
(Correct Answer: A)
13. As pilot, what is the minimum flight time in an aircraft an applicant
must have for a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an airplane rating?
A. 250 hours.
B. 200 hours.
C. 150 hours.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT451)
14. What night flight training is required for an unrestricted Private
Pilot Certificate with an airplane rating?
A. 3 hours to include 10 takeoffs and 10 landings and one cross-
country flight of over 100 nautical miles.
B. 3 hours to include five takeoffs and five landings (each landing from a
traffic pattern).
C. 1 hour to include three takeoffs and three landings.
(Correct Answer: A - PLT407)
15. Which training time must be certified by the instructor from whom
it was received?
A. Flight training.
B. Flight training and training in a flight training device.
C. All flight training, flight simulator training, and ground training.
(Correct Answer: C)
16. A military operations area (MOA) is airspace of defined vertical and
lateral limits established for the purpose of:
A. separating certain military training activities from IFR traffic.
B. military services conducting VFR low altitude navigation, tactical
training, and flight testing.