AIRAT Practice Test Questions with All
Actual Detailed Answers 2026 Updated.
Percentage in which learning is visual and aural? - Answer 75% Visual / 14% Aural
What are the class 3 Instructor upgrade requirements? - Answer 3 solo & 3 flight test
recommends in which you taught at least 5hrs of the last 10hrs for those students and 100hrs
instructing time
Time alloted for PPL/CPL flight test NAV planning? - Answer PPL=1hr / CPL=45min (excluding
W&B for the actual test flight)
Hour requirements for RPP? (Ground, Flight, Dual, XC, Solo) - Answer Ground: 0hr / Flight:
25hrs / Dual:15hrs / XC(dual): 2hrs / Solo: 5hrs
Wait time after blood donation? - Answer 48hrs
Validity time of SPP? - Answer 5yrs(60months)
First symptom of hypoxia? - Answer Euphoria
What is hyperventilation and what are the first symptoms? - Answer Lack of CO2 (Too much
O2) / Dizziness and tingling, pins and needles
Qualifications to teach IFR? - Answer FI rating and/or holder of CPL or ATPL who has their
instrument rating and either instructor rating OR has 500hrs PIC with 100hrs in applicable group
(10hrs on type for group 1)
Rate of forgetting? - Answer Best to review within 24-48hrs or retention lvl will be only 70%
If no review after 28days, retention will be ~40%
Time required for review? - Answer Initial training (50min) / 1st review at 2 days (15min) / 2nd
review at 7 days (10min) / 3rd review at 28 days (5min)
Who can supervise class4 instructors? - Answer Class 1 or Class 2
,Ground school and flight training requirements for class 4 instructor rating? - Answer Ground
(25hrs) / Flight (30hrs) (5hrs towards instrument training)
Where does alcohol last the longest? - Answer Inner ear (Effects can last up to 24hrs)
What are the legal requirements for drinking alcohol and flying? - Answer 12hrs bottle to
throttle
How long does it takes to remove 1ounce of alcohol? - Answer ~3hrs
Class 1 Instructor rating upgrade requirements? - Answer (1) AIRAT 80%
(2) 10 flight test recommendations(less than 3 partial/fail)
(3) 750hrs instruction hrs (600hrs towards licence)
What causes disorientation in whiteout conditions? - Answer Blowing snow and obscrued
horizon causes lack of depth perception and poor distance judgement
When should you take into account age, gender ad cultural difference? - Answer When
planning a lesson
In slow flight, in order to increase speed but retain a constant ROD, you must? - Answer
Reduce AOA and reduce power (think about the power curve)
What should always be done with students prior to solo release? - Answer Preflight briefing &
Postflight debriefing
Who must authorize solo? - Answer FI (If class 4, approval from supervisor class1 or class2)
What illusion might you experience when flying in IMC if the aircraft is in a turn and you turn
your head at the same time? - Answer Coriolis illusion (feeling of tumbling)
How do you maiintain a perfect circle over the ground turning from upwind to downwind? What
is the associated illusion? - Answer Reduce AOB / Illusion: Slipping
What illusions can you associate with blowing sow? - Answer Unable to discern relative
movement (Feels like moving when stationary and vice versa)
, What can cause disorientation in IMC? - Answer No depth perception, obscured horizon, not
trusting your instruments
What occurs when thrust is below drag? - Answer Nose up tendency
What effect does HZ have on depth perception? - Answer Feels further away and could result
in high approach
(Opposite illusion on clear day - Low approach)
Student is saying a 30NM further away airport is only 10NM away. What could have possibly
cause this illusion? - Answer Clear weather
Night rating requirements? - Answer (1) Dual: 5hrs (2hrs XC)
(2) Solo: 5hrs (10 T/O+L/D)
(3) Instruments: 10hrs (5hrs can be sim)
How do you renew an expired instructor rating that has been expired for 6
months/20months/25months? - Answer (1) <12m : Flight test (no recommendation letter rqd)
OR Recurrent training
(2) 12m<x<24m: Flight test WITH recommendation letter from Class 1
(3) 24m< : Flight test WITH recommendation letter AND Written exam
Illusion from Up Slope/Down Slope Rwy? - Answer Up slope: Feel high, Low Approach
(Undershoot)
Down slope: Feel low, Hight Approach (Overshoot)
Illusion from Wide/Narrow Rwy? - Answer Wide: Feel low, Overshoot
Narrow: Feel high, Undershoot
Navigation equipment requirements to do CPL, VFR OTT, Instructor training? - Answer VOR or
ADF or GPS
What is the purpose of dynamic balances? - Answer To revlieve control pressure
How do you calculate True Altitude? Why is it important? - Answer (1) (a) IAlt - Elev=X
(b) On E6B set current PAlt and find the AAlt for X
(c) Number from (b)+Elev
Actual Detailed Answers 2026 Updated.
Percentage in which learning is visual and aural? - Answer 75% Visual / 14% Aural
What are the class 3 Instructor upgrade requirements? - Answer 3 solo & 3 flight test
recommends in which you taught at least 5hrs of the last 10hrs for those students and 100hrs
instructing time
Time alloted for PPL/CPL flight test NAV planning? - Answer PPL=1hr / CPL=45min (excluding
W&B for the actual test flight)
Hour requirements for RPP? (Ground, Flight, Dual, XC, Solo) - Answer Ground: 0hr / Flight:
25hrs / Dual:15hrs / XC(dual): 2hrs / Solo: 5hrs
Wait time after blood donation? - Answer 48hrs
Validity time of SPP? - Answer 5yrs(60months)
First symptom of hypoxia? - Answer Euphoria
What is hyperventilation and what are the first symptoms? - Answer Lack of CO2 (Too much
O2) / Dizziness and tingling, pins and needles
Qualifications to teach IFR? - Answer FI rating and/or holder of CPL or ATPL who has their
instrument rating and either instructor rating OR has 500hrs PIC with 100hrs in applicable group
(10hrs on type for group 1)
Rate of forgetting? - Answer Best to review within 24-48hrs or retention lvl will be only 70%
If no review after 28days, retention will be ~40%
Time required for review? - Answer Initial training (50min) / 1st review at 2 days (15min) / 2nd
review at 7 days (10min) / 3rd review at 28 days (5min)
Who can supervise class4 instructors? - Answer Class 1 or Class 2
,Ground school and flight training requirements for class 4 instructor rating? - Answer Ground
(25hrs) / Flight (30hrs) (5hrs towards instrument training)
Where does alcohol last the longest? - Answer Inner ear (Effects can last up to 24hrs)
What are the legal requirements for drinking alcohol and flying? - Answer 12hrs bottle to
throttle
How long does it takes to remove 1ounce of alcohol? - Answer ~3hrs
Class 1 Instructor rating upgrade requirements? - Answer (1) AIRAT 80%
(2) 10 flight test recommendations(less than 3 partial/fail)
(3) 750hrs instruction hrs (600hrs towards licence)
What causes disorientation in whiteout conditions? - Answer Blowing snow and obscrued
horizon causes lack of depth perception and poor distance judgement
When should you take into account age, gender ad cultural difference? - Answer When
planning a lesson
In slow flight, in order to increase speed but retain a constant ROD, you must? - Answer
Reduce AOA and reduce power (think about the power curve)
What should always be done with students prior to solo release? - Answer Preflight briefing &
Postflight debriefing
Who must authorize solo? - Answer FI (If class 4, approval from supervisor class1 or class2)
What illusion might you experience when flying in IMC if the aircraft is in a turn and you turn
your head at the same time? - Answer Coriolis illusion (feeling of tumbling)
How do you maiintain a perfect circle over the ground turning from upwind to downwind? What
is the associated illusion? - Answer Reduce AOB / Illusion: Slipping
What illusions can you associate with blowing sow? - Answer Unable to discern relative
movement (Feels like moving when stationary and vice versa)
, What can cause disorientation in IMC? - Answer No depth perception, obscured horizon, not
trusting your instruments
What occurs when thrust is below drag? - Answer Nose up tendency
What effect does HZ have on depth perception? - Answer Feels further away and could result
in high approach
(Opposite illusion on clear day - Low approach)
Student is saying a 30NM further away airport is only 10NM away. What could have possibly
cause this illusion? - Answer Clear weather
Night rating requirements? - Answer (1) Dual: 5hrs (2hrs XC)
(2) Solo: 5hrs (10 T/O+L/D)
(3) Instruments: 10hrs (5hrs can be sim)
How do you renew an expired instructor rating that has been expired for 6
months/20months/25months? - Answer (1) <12m : Flight test (no recommendation letter rqd)
OR Recurrent training
(2) 12m<x<24m: Flight test WITH recommendation letter from Class 1
(3) 24m< : Flight test WITH recommendation letter AND Written exam
Illusion from Up Slope/Down Slope Rwy? - Answer Up slope: Feel high, Low Approach
(Undershoot)
Down slope: Feel low, Hight Approach (Overshoot)
Illusion from Wide/Narrow Rwy? - Answer Wide: Feel low, Overshoot
Narrow: Feel high, Undershoot
Navigation equipment requirements to do CPL, VFR OTT, Instructor training? - Answer VOR or
ADF or GPS
What is the purpose of dynamic balances? - Answer To revlieve control pressure
How do you calculate True Altitude? Why is it important? - Answer (1) (a) IAlt - Elev=X
(b) On E6B set current PAlt and find the AAlt for X
(c) Number from (b)+Elev
