Private Pilot Oral Exam 2025 100% Verified Questions &
Answers
Q: What is the category and class of your lisence?
Answer:
Airplane, single engine, Cessna 172
Q: What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot (airplane) certificate?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.103
Q: be least 17 years old
be able to read, speak, write, and understand English language
hold U.S. student pilot cert/sport pilot cert/ or recreational pilot cert
Hold at least a 3rd class medical
ground/flight endorsements
pass knowledge/practical tests
meet aeronautical experience requirements
Demonstrate that your current and eligible to take the practical exam
Answer:
Check endorsements, show log book verified hours, and make sure logbooks make sense
Q: What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.113 Limitations
Q: can't carry passengers or property for compensation
can't act as PIC for compensation
may fly for business if incidental
may not pay less than pro rata share of operating expenses fuel, oil, airport fees, or rental fees Privileges
may act as PIC for charitable, nonprofit, or community event
search and rescue reimbursed local, state, federal
may demonstrate aircraft to a prospective buyer if they are a salesman and have at least 200 hours
may tow glider if meet requirements (14 CFR 61.69)
What does "may not pay less than pro-rata share of the operating expenses of a flight mean" -
Pro rata mean proportional.
The pilot may not pay less than his or her proportional share of the flight's operating expenses with the passengers,(fuel,
oil, airport expenditures or rental fees)
What must a pilot have on hand? what must be on with you physically?
Answer:
pilot certificate Photo -State/gov ID
Q: medical
students bring logbooks
,How will establishing a personal minimums checklist reduce risk?
Answer:
Professional pilots live by the numbers, and so should you.
Q: Pre-established numbers can make it a lot easier to come to a smart go/no-go or diversion decision.
A written set of personal minimums also makes it easier to explain tough cancelation or diversion decisions to passengers
who are, after all, trusting their lives to your aeronautical skill and judgment.
Make personal minimums for each of PAVE category
What can your passengers pay?
Answer:
Pro Rata Share
Q: When can you be compensated or reimbursed?
Answer:
1. Splitting costs of flying with other people. Paying no less than the pro rata share
Q: Aircraft salesperson May demonstrate in flight to buyer (200 hours total time)
May act as PIC of an airplane in connection with business if incidental
Charitable or non-profit flights ( must have 500 hrs)
How many hours to demo an airplane for sale?
Answer:
At least 200 hours
Q: What is a high-performance airplane, and requirement to act as PIC of one?
Answer:
More than 200HP
Q: received and logged ground and flight training and found proficient
received endorsement in logbook from authorized instructor
Other than High-perf and complex, what other types of Aircraft require specific training and endorsements?
Answer:
High-Altitude Airplane: pressurized airplane that has a service ceiling above 25000 feet msl.
Q: Tailwheel Airplane
Completed ground and flight training and revived an endorsement from an authorized instructor.
What is a complex airplane, and what are the requirement to act as PIC?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.31
Q: A complex airplane has retractable gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller. including airplanes with (FADEC)
digital engine control
You must have:
Received and logged ground and flight training
Received one-time endorsement in logbook
,With respect to certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen; define Category, Class, and Type.
Answer:
Category - broad classification of aircraft (airplane, rotorcraft, glider)
Q: Class
Answer:
a classification of aircraft within a category having similar operating characteristics (single-engine land, multi-engine
land)
Q: Type
Answer:
a specific make and basic model of aircraft including modifications that do not change its handling or flight characteristics
(DC-9, B-737, Cessna 152).
Q: 30 days after the date of the move. How many hours to fly for a charity? - 500 hr
Answer:
Changed permanent address, must be updated...
Q: If you are a lawyer, can you be reimbursed to fly to see a client? can you bring your assistant with you? can you be
paid to deliver a package for your friend since you're already going? -
Scenario Legal for Private Pilot? Notes Fly yourself to see a client (no pay)
Answer:
Yes As long as flying is incidental to your work Bring your assistant Yes If no compensation is received; they may
share pro-rata expenses Be paid to deliver a package No Considered compensation for flying
Q: If your not night current, what is the latest time you can land?
Answer:
One hour after sunset
Q: Where can you change the name on your license (NOT THE FSDO) Where can I find the address?
Answer:
on FAA.gov
Q: Federal Aviation Administration Airmen Certification Branch
P. O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082
What are the requirements to keep your license current?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.56 and 61.57
Q: Flight review Logbook endorsement every 24 months
(Day Currency) 3 takeoffs and landings within 90 days to carry passengers. (Night Currency) 1 hour after sunset/1 hour
before sunrise for night time flights
, Needs to be in the same category and class
Tailwheel needs to be full stop landing
4. Could be done in an approved flight simulator
Who can give you a BFR?
Answer:
To keep exercising the license privileges, if you have not flown in 2 years you must complete a flight review
Q: Consists of 1 hour ground and 1 hour flight (AT LEAST) Can be given by a CFI or a DPE
A new license can supplement a BFR
What are your recency requirements to carry passengers? at night? in a tail dragger? significance of night and day?
Answer:
3 takeoffs and landings in the previous 90 days in the same category, class, and type
Q: For night landings it must be complete 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, and must be a full stop
Tailwheel landings must be to a full stop
Night landings will cover day landings, but day landings do not count towards night
Does your license expire?
Answer:
No, but it must be current
Q: What endorsements could you acquire? who may issue them?
Answer:
-high performance
Q: -complex
-high altitude
-tailwheel
authorized instructor may issue endorsements
If you're flying with a friend in a single-engine, high-performance, complex aircraft, but you don't have a HP and
Complex endorsement, however your friend does and is PIC Can you log
flight time for the time you acted as a sole manipulator of the controls?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.51
Q: Yes, you can log flight time as "(PIC) time" only if you are already rated for the category and class of aircraft (e.g.,
single-engine land). However, you cannot ACT as PIC without the required endorsements.
What's the difference between being Current and being Proficient
Answer:
Current- pilot has accomplished the minimum FAA regulatory requirements within a specific time period so they can
exercise the privileges of their certificate. (your legal but not proficient to make that flight)
Q: Proficient- me
Answer:
the pilot is capable of conducting a flight with a high degree of competence; it requires that the pilot must have a wide
range of knowledge and skills. (smart and safe).
Answers
Q: What is the category and class of your lisence?
Answer:
Airplane, single engine, Cessna 172
Q: What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot (airplane) certificate?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.103
Q: be least 17 years old
be able to read, speak, write, and understand English language
hold U.S. student pilot cert/sport pilot cert/ or recreational pilot cert
Hold at least a 3rd class medical
ground/flight endorsements
pass knowledge/practical tests
meet aeronautical experience requirements
Demonstrate that your current and eligible to take the practical exam
Answer:
Check endorsements, show log book verified hours, and make sure logbooks make sense
Q: What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.113 Limitations
Q: can't carry passengers or property for compensation
can't act as PIC for compensation
may fly for business if incidental
may not pay less than pro rata share of operating expenses fuel, oil, airport fees, or rental fees Privileges
may act as PIC for charitable, nonprofit, or community event
search and rescue reimbursed local, state, federal
may demonstrate aircraft to a prospective buyer if they are a salesman and have at least 200 hours
may tow glider if meet requirements (14 CFR 61.69)
What does "may not pay less than pro-rata share of the operating expenses of a flight mean" -
Pro rata mean proportional.
The pilot may not pay less than his or her proportional share of the flight's operating expenses with the passengers,(fuel,
oil, airport expenditures or rental fees)
What must a pilot have on hand? what must be on with you physically?
Answer:
pilot certificate Photo -State/gov ID
Q: medical
students bring logbooks
,How will establishing a personal minimums checklist reduce risk?
Answer:
Professional pilots live by the numbers, and so should you.
Q: Pre-established numbers can make it a lot easier to come to a smart go/no-go or diversion decision.
A written set of personal minimums also makes it easier to explain tough cancelation or diversion decisions to passengers
who are, after all, trusting their lives to your aeronautical skill and judgment.
Make personal minimums for each of PAVE category
What can your passengers pay?
Answer:
Pro Rata Share
Q: When can you be compensated or reimbursed?
Answer:
1. Splitting costs of flying with other people. Paying no less than the pro rata share
Q: Aircraft salesperson May demonstrate in flight to buyer (200 hours total time)
May act as PIC of an airplane in connection with business if incidental
Charitable or non-profit flights ( must have 500 hrs)
How many hours to demo an airplane for sale?
Answer:
At least 200 hours
Q: What is a high-performance airplane, and requirement to act as PIC of one?
Answer:
More than 200HP
Q: received and logged ground and flight training and found proficient
received endorsement in logbook from authorized instructor
Other than High-perf and complex, what other types of Aircraft require specific training and endorsements?
Answer:
High-Altitude Airplane: pressurized airplane that has a service ceiling above 25000 feet msl.
Q: Tailwheel Airplane
Completed ground and flight training and revived an endorsement from an authorized instructor.
What is a complex airplane, and what are the requirement to act as PIC?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.31
Q: A complex airplane has retractable gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller. including airplanes with (FADEC)
digital engine control
You must have:
Received and logged ground and flight training
Received one-time endorsement in logbook
,With respect to certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen; define Category, Class, and Type.
Answer:
Category - broad classification of aircraft (airplane, rotorcraft, glider)
Q: Class
Answer:
a classification of aircraft within a category having similar operating characteristics (single-engine land, multi-engine
land)
Q: Type
Answer:
a specific make and basic model of aircraft including modifications that do not change its handling or flight characteristics
(DC-9, B-737, Cessna 152).
Q: 30 days after the date of the move. How many hours to fly for a charity? - 500 hr
Answer:
Changed permanent address, must be updated...
Q: If you are a lawyer, can you be reimbursed to fly to see a client? can you bring your assistant with you? can you be
paid to deliver a package for your friend since you're already going? -
Scenario Legal for Private Pilot? Notes Fly yourself to see a client (no pay)
Answer:
Yes As long as flying is incidental to your work Bring your assistant Yes If no compensation is received; they may
share pro-rata expenses Be paid to deliver a package No Considered compensation for flying
Q: If your not night current, what is the latest time you can land?
Answer:
One hour after sunset
Q: Where can you change the name on your license (NOT THE FSDO) Where can I find the address?
Answer:
on FAA.gov
Q: Federal Aviation Administration Airmen Certification Branch
P. O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082
What are the requirements to keep your license current?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.56 and 61.57
Q: Flight review Logbook endorsement every 24 months
(Day Currency) 3 takeoffs and landings within 90 days to carry passengers. (Night Currency) 1 hour after sunset/1 hour
before sunrise for night time flights
, Needs to be in the same category and class
Tailwheel needs to be full stop landing
4. Could be done in an approved flight simulator
Who can give you a BFR?
Answer:
To keep exercising the license privileges, if you have not flown in 2 years you must complete a flight review
Q: Consists of 1 hour ground and 1 hour flight (AT LEAST) Can be given by a CFI or a DPE
A new license can supplement a BFR
What are your recency requirements to carry passengers? at night? in a tail dragger? significance of night and day?
Answer:
3 takeoffs and landings in the previous 90 days in the same category, class, and type
Q: For night landings it must be complete 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, and must be a full stop
Tailwheel landings must be to a full stop
Night landings will cover day landings, but day landings do not count towards night
Does your license expire?
Answer:
No, but it must be current
Q: What endorsements could you acquire? who may issue them?
Answer:
-high performance
Q: -complex
-high altitude
-tailwheel
authorized instructor may issue endorsements
If you're flying with a friend in a single-engine, high-performance, complex aircraft, but you don't have a HP and
Complex endorsement, however your friend does and is PIC Can you log
flight time for the time you acted as a sole manipulator of the controls?
Answer:
14 CFR 61.51
Q: Yes, you can log flight time as "(PIC) time" only if you are already rated for the category and class of aircraft (e.g.,
single-engine land). However, you cannot ACT as PIC without the required endorsements.
What's the difference between being Current and being Proficient
Answer:
Current- pilot has accomplished the minimum FAA regulatory requirements within a specific time period so they can
exercise the privileges of their certificate. (your legal but not proficient to make that flight)
Q: Proficient- me
Answer:
the pilot is capable of conducting a flight with a high degree of competence; it requires that the pilot must have a wide
range of knowledge and skills. (smart and safe).
