FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Practice
PAPER Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request
Answer:
a standard briefing.
Question:
What procedure is recommended when climbing or descending VFR on an airway?
Answer:
Execute gentle banks, left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace.
Question:
What is the lowest altitude permitted for acrobatic flight?
Answer:
1,500 feet AGL.
Question:
With respect to passengers, what obligation, if any, does a pilot in command have
concerning the use of safety belts?
Answer:
The pilot in command must brief the passengers on the use of safety belts and notify
them to fasten their safety belts during taxi, takeoff, and landing.
Question:
The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the
Answer:
air temperature.
,Question:
In which type of airspace are VFR flights prohibited?
Answer:
Class A.
Question:
What should an owner or operator know about Airworthiness Directives (AD's)?
Answer:
They are mandatory.
Question:
When must the battery in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be replaced (or
recharged if the battery is rechargeable)?
Answer:
After one-half the battery's useful life
Question:
Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates that
Answer:
the ceiling is at least 5,000 feet and visibility is 5 miles or more.
Question:
During operations at altitudes of more than 1,200 feet AGL and at or above 10,000 feet
MSL, the minimum distance above clouds requirement for VFR flight is
Answer:
1,000 feet.
Question:
When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by
maneuvering the aircraft
Answer:
above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
, Question:
Clouds are divided into four families according to their
Answer:
height range.
Question:
With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers
during
Answer:
taxi, takeoffs, and landings
Question:
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as 'Resignation'?
Answer:
I am not helpless.
Question:
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude for a
pilot to operate an aircraft anywhere?
Answer:
An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard
to persons or property on the surface.
Question:
A lighted heliport may be identified by a
Answer:
green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.
Question:
If the grade of fuel used in an aircraft engine is lower than specified for the engine, it
will most likely cause
Answer:
detonation.
PAPER Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request
Answer:
a standard briefing.
Question:
What procedure is recommended when climbing or descending VFR on an airway?
Answer:
Execute gentle banks, left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace.
Question:
What is the lowest altitude permitted for acrobatic flight?
Answer:
1,500 feet AGL.
Question:
With respect to passengers, what obligation, if any, does a pilot in command have
concerning the use of safety belts?
Answer:
The pilot in command must brief the passengers on the use of safety belts and notify
them to fasten their safety belts during taxi, takeoff, and landing.
Question:
The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the
Answer:
air temperature.
,Question:
In which type of airspace are VFR flights prohibited?
Answer:
Class A.
Question:
What should an owner or operator know about Airworthiness Directives (AD's)?
Answer:
They are mandatory.
Question:
When must the battery in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be replaced (or
recharged if the battery is rechargeable)?
Answer:
After one-half the battery's useful life
Question:
Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates that
Answer:
the ceiling is at least 5,000 feet and visibility is 5 miles or more.
Question:
During operations at altitudes of more than 1,200 feet AGL and at or above 10,000 feet
MSL, the minimum distance above clouds requirement for VFR flight is
Answer:
1,000 feet.
Question:
When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by
maneuvering the aircraft
Answer:
above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
, Question:
Clouds are divided into four families according to their
Answer:
height range.
Question:
With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers
during
Answer:
taxi, takeoffs, and landings
Question:
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as 'Resignation'?
Answer:
I am not helpless.
Question:
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude for a
pilot to operate an aircraft anywhere?
Answer:
An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard
to persons or property on the surface.
Question:
A lighted heliport may be identified by a
Answer:
green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.
Question:
If the grade of fuel used in an aircraft engine is lower than specified for the engine, it
will most likely cause
Answer:
detonation.
