PAR ORAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

PAR ORAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
whatWmakesWyouWeligibleWforWaWprivateWpilotsWcertificate?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
17WyrsWold,Wread/write/speakWenglish,WlogbookWendorsementWbyWCFi,WpassWknowledgeWexam



toWactWasWaWrequiredWpilotWofWanWaircraft,WwhatWdocumentsWmustWyouWpossess?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
privateWpilotsWcertificate,WmedicalWcertificate,WgovernmentWissuedWphotoWID



whatWmedicalWisWrequiredWtoWhaveWaWprivateWpilotsWlicense?WhowWlongWisWitWgoodWfor?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-minimumWisWthirdWclass,WvalidWforW60WcalendarWmonths




whatWmedicalWdoWyouWhave?WhowWlongWisWitWgoodWfor?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
firstWclassWmedical,WvalidWforW12WcalendarWmonths



whatWisWbasicWmed?WhowWlongWisWitWgoodWfor?WwhatWareWtheWlimitations?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
alternateWtoWhavingWaWFAAWmedicalWcertificate,WattainedWbyWmeetingWrequirements,WgoodWforW48Wcalen
darWmonths,WlimitationsWinclude:Wcan'tWcarryWmoreWthanW5Wpassengers,Wcan'tWflyWorWcarryWpropertyWfor
WcompensationWorWhire,Wcan'tWexceedW250Wknots,Wcan'tWflyWoverW18000Wft,WhaveWtoWflyWVFRW&WIFR




whatWareWtheWprivilegesWandWlimitationsWapplyWtoWaWprivateWpilot?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
privileges:WactWofWPIC,WcarryWpassengers,WflyWforWdonationWorWcharity,WconductWsearchWandWrescues

limitations:Wcan'tWflyWorWcarryWpropertyWforWcompensationWorWhire,Wcan'tWflyWforWfurtheranceWofWbusines
s,Wcan'tWflyWwithWlessWthanW3WSMWvisibilityWdayWandW5WSMWnight



whenWcanWaWpilotWactWasWaWPICWofWanWaircraft?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
incidentalWtoWaWbusinessW(i.e.WifWyouWareWhiredWtoWbeWaWpilotWforWaWcompany)



howWdoWyouWremainWcurrentWasWaWpilot?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
biennialWflightWreviewW(everyW24WcalendarWmonths)



whatWmustWyouWdoWtoWremainWcurrentWasWaWpilot?WwhatWifWyouWwantWtoWtakeWpassengers?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-

,1WhrWgroundW&W1WhrWflightWwithWinstructor,WtoWcarryWpassengersWyouWmustWdoW3Wtakeoffs/landingWday,W
3Wtakeoffs/landingWtoWaWfullWstopWnightWinWtheWprecedingW90Wdays



whatWisWtheWdifferenceWbetweenWcurrencyWandWproficiency?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
currency:WlegallyWbeingWableWtoWflyWtheWplaneW

proficiency:WbeWableWtoWsafelyWandWefficientlyWflyWtheWplane



ifWaWpilotWchangesWtheirWpermanentWaddressWandWfailsWtoWnotifyWtheWFAA,WhowWlongWwouldWtheyWbeWab
leWtoWexerciseWprivilegesWofWaWprivateWpilotsWcertificate?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-30Wdays



whatWwaysWcanWpilotsWlimitWtheirWexposeWtoWrisk?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-IMSAFEWchecklist



IMSAFEW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-illness,Wmedication,Wstress,Walcohol,Wfatigue,Weating/emotions



whatWdocumentsWareWrequiredWonboardWtheWaircraftWpriorWtoWflight?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ARROWWchecklist



ARROWW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
airworthinessWcertificate,Wregistration,WradioWoperatingWlicense,WoperatingWhandbook,WweightW&Wbalanc
e



doesWtheWairworthinessWcertificateWhaveWanWexpirationWdate?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
no,WasWlongWasWitWstaysWairworthy



howWdoesWaWplaneWstayWairworthy?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-keepingWupWwithWinspections



doesWanWaircraftWregistrationWexpire?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-yes,WeveryW3WyrsWorWwhenWitsWsold



whatWareWtheWrequiredWtestsW&WinspectionsWtoWbeWperformedWonWtheWaircraft?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AVIATES

, AVIATESW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
annualWinspections,WVORWcheck,W100WhrWinspection,WaltimeterW&Wstatic,Wtransponder,WELT,WserviceWbulli
esW(AD'sWmustWbeWcompliedWwith)



whatWareWserviceWbulletins?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
recommendationsWtoWtheWownerWfromWtheWmanufacturerWaboutWusefulWinformationWonWaircraftWsafety,W
maintenance,WorWproductWimprovements



howWfrequentWareWAVIATESWinspectionsWrequired?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
annual:WeveryW12WcalendarWmonths,WVORWchecks:WeveryW30Wdays,W100WhrWinspections:WeveryW100Whrs,W
altimeterW&Wstatic:WeveryW24WcalendarWmonths,Wtransponder:WeveryW24WcalendarWmonths,WELT's:W1WhrWo
fWuse,W50%WbatteryWlife,WeveryW12WcalendarWmonths



whatWisWanWairworthinessWdirective?WdoWyouWhaveWtoWcomplyWwithWit?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
issuanceWtoWoperatorWofWaWknownWsafetyWdeficiencyWinWthatWmodelWofWaircraft,WAD'sWareWmandatory



whatWareWtheWtypesWofWAD's?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
noticeWofWproposedWruleWmaking,WfinalWrule,WemergencyWAD's



howWdoWyouWknowWifWAD'sWhaveWbeenWkeptWupWwithWforWyourWaircraft?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
reviewWofWmaintenanceWlogs



whatWkindWofWpresentativeWmaintenanceWcanWyouWdo?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anythingWthatWdoesn'tWrequireWcomplexWdisassemblyWofWtheWaircraftW(i.e.WreplenishingWoil)



whatWlogbookWentryWinformationWisWrequiredWofWaWpersonWperformingWpreventativeWmaintenance?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-dateWofWerror,WdateWmaintenanceWperformed




whatWisWaWMEL?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
minimumWequipmentWlist,WlistWofWwhichWinstrumentsWinstalledWinWtheWaircraftWmayWbeWrenderedWinoper
ableWandWstillWdispatchWtheWaircraft