FAA PAR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhenWwouldWaWpilotWbeWrequiredWtoWsubmitWaWdetailedWreportWofWanWemergencyWwhichWcausedWtheWpi
lotWtoWdeviateWfromWanWATCWclearance?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-WithinW48WhoursWifWrequestedWbyWATC.
WhatWisWabsoluteWaltitude?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWverticalWdistanceWofWtheWaircraftWaboveWtheWsurface.
UnderWwhatWcircumstancesWmightWanWairportWbeaconWbeWinWoperationWduringWtheWdayWatWanWairportWw
ithWanWATCWtower?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
WhenWgroundWvisibilityWisWlessWthanW3WmilesWand/orWtheWceilingWisWlessWthanW1000'
WhichWincidentWwouldWnecessitateWanWimmediateWnotificationWtoWtheWnearestWNTSBWfieldWoffice?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-AnWin-flightWfire
InWwhichWclassWofWairspaceWisWaerobaticWflightWprohibited?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ClassWEWairspaceWbelowW1,500WfeetWAGLW(noWpersonWmayWoperateWanWaircraftWinWacrobaticWflightWbelow
WanWaltitudeWofW1500'WAGL)
PilotsWareWmoreWsubjectWtoWspatialWdisorientationWif...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
VisualWcuesWareWtakenWaway,WasWtheyWareWinWinstrumentWmeteorologicalWconditionsW(IMC).
YouWareWonWtheWgroundWandWseeWaWsteadyWredWlightWsignalWfromWtheWtower.WWhatWdoesWitWindicate?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-toWstop
DragWisWproducedWbyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-MovingWtheWairplaneWthroughWtheWair.
ToWflyWinWClassWEWairspaceWbelowW1,200WfeetWAGL,WtheWhorizontalWdistanceWfromWcloudsWis...W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-2,000WfeetW(classWE-lessWthanW10,000'WMSLW-
W500'Wbelow,W1000'Wabove,W2000'Whorizontal)
AsWyouWareWclimbingWtoWyourWcruiseWaltitude,WyouWrealizeWyouWforgotWtoWleanWtheWmixtureWcontrol.WWh
atWhappensWtoWfuel/airWmixtureWenteringWtheWengine?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWfuel-
,airWmixtureWbecomesWricherWbecauseWtheWdensityWofWairWdecreasesWwhileWtheWamountWofWfuelWremains
Wconstant.
WhenWexecutingWanWemergencyWapproachWtoWlandWinWaWsingleWengineWairplane,WitWisWimportantWtoWmai
ntainWaWconstantWglideWspeedWbecauseWvariationsWinWglideWspeed...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
nullifyWallWattemptsWatWaccuracyWinWjudgmentWofWglidingWdistanceWandWlandingWspot.
InWorderWtoWcheckWyourWprogressWwhenWusingWdeadWreckoningWwithWnoWradioWinstrumentation,WmakeWc
orrectionsWby:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
usingWpilotageWandWkeepWtrackWofWyourWcheckpointsW(exceptWforWflightsWoverWwater,WdeadWreckoningWisW
usuallyWusedWwhenWpilotageWforWcross-
countryWflying.WTheWheadingWandWGS,WasWcalculated,WisWconstantlyWmonitoredWandWcorrectedWbyWpilotag
eWasWobservedWfromWcheckpoints)
ColdWairWgenerallyWcontains:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWwaterWvaporWthanWwarmWair
TheWdangerWofWspatialWdisorientationWduringWflightWinWpoorWvisualWconditionsWmayWbeWreducedWbyW-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
HavingWfaithWinWtheWinstrumentsWratherWthanWtakingWaWchanceWonWtheWsensoryWorgans.
TheWresponsibilityWforWensuringWthatWmaintenanceWpersonnelWmakeWtheWappropriateWentriesWinWtheWair
craftWmaintenanceWrecordsWindicatingWtheWaircraftWhasWbeenWapprovedWforWreturnWtoWserviceWliesWwithW
the:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
OwnerWorWoperatorW(theWPICWisWresponsibleWforWdetermineWwhetherWtheWaircraftWisWinWconditionWforWsaf
eWflight)
IfWinstructedWbyWgroundWcontrolWtoWtaxiWtoWRunwayW9,WtheWpilotWmayWproceedW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ToWtheWnextWintersectingWrunwayWwhereWfurtherWclearanceWisWrequiredW(pilotsWareWrequiredWtoWholdWsh
ortWofWallWrunwaysWintersectingWtheirWroute.WSpecificWclearanceWisWrequiredWtoWenterWorWcrossWallWrunw
ays)
AWweatherWbriefingWthatWisWprovidedWwhenWtheWinformationWrequestedWisW6WorWmoreWhoursWinWadvance
WofWtheWproposedWdepartureWtimeWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anWoutlookWbriefingW(noWbriefingWcalledWaWforecastWorWprognostic)
,WhatWshouldWhappenWifWyourWairplaneWexperiencedWaWcompleteWelectricalWfailureWduringWflight?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWairplaneWwillWloseWallWelectricalWequipmentW(whenWtheWalternatorWfails,WtheWentireWelectricalWloadWi
sWplacedWonWtheWbattery.WIfWtheWbatteryWalsoWfails,WtheWairplaneWwillWloseWallWelectricalWequipment,Wincl
udingWpositionWlights,WinstrumentWlights,WandWradioWequipment)
Pre-takeoffWbriefingWofWpassengersWforWaWflightWisWtheWresponsibilityWofW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PilotWinWCommand
AnWalmondWorWlens-
shapedWcloudWwhichWappearsWstationary,WbutWwhichWmayWcontainWwindsWofW50WknotsWorWmore,WisWrefer
redWtoWasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWlenticularWcloud
TheWsuffixW"nimbus,"WusedWinWnamingWclouds,Wmeans...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
rainWcloudW(prefixWforWrainWisWnimbo)
AWpilotWcanWexpectWaWwind-
shearWzoneWinWaWtemperatureWinversionWwheneverWtheWwindspeedWatW2,000WtoW4,000WfeetWaboveWtheW
surfaceWisWatWleastW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
25WknotsW(forWwindWshearWtoWformWinWaWtemperatureWinversion,WtheWwindWmustWbeWapproximatelyW25W
knotsWorWbetter)
WhatWisWoneWofWtheWadvantagesWofWanWalternatorWoverWaWgeneratorWinWanWairplaneWengine?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWelectricalWoutputWofWanWalternatorWisWmoreWconstantWthroughoutWaWwideWrangeWofWengineWspeedsW
(alternatorsWhaveWseveralWadvantagesWoverWgenerators.WProduceWsufficientWcurrentWtoWoperateWtheWenti
reWelectricalWsystem,WevenWatWslowerWengineWspeeds,WbyWproducingWAC,WwhichWisWconvertedWtoWDC.WTh
eWelectricalWoutputWofWanWalternatorWisWmoreWconstantWthroughoutWaWwideWrangeWofWengineWspeeds).
ShouldWitWbecomeWnecessaryWtoWhandWpropWanWairplaneWengine,WitWisWextremelyWimportantWthatWaWcom
petentWpilot...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-BeWatWtheWcontrolsWinWtheWcockpit
WhenWmustWaWpilotWwhoWdeviatesWfromWaWregulationWduringWanWemergencyWsendWaWwrittenWreportWofW
thatWdeviationWtoWtheWAdministrator?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-uponWrequest
, PossibleWmountainWwaveWturbulenceWcouldWbeWanticipatedWwhenWwindsWofW40WknotsWorWgreaterWblowW-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
acrossWaWmountainWrange,WandWtheWairWisWstableW(whenWstableWairWcrossesWaWmountainWbarrier,Wmounta
inWwavesWmayWoccur.WThisWcreatesWaWturbulentWairWmassWwhichWtakesWaWwaveWlikeWpattern.WThisWwaveW
patternWmayWextendW100WmilesWorWmoreWdownwindWfromWtheWmountain)
WingtipWvorticesWareWcreatedWonlyWwhenWanWaircraftWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-developingWlift
WhatWisWtheWpurposeWofWaWrunwayWholdWpositionWmarkingWonWaWtaxiway?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ItWidentifiesWwhereWaircraftWholdWshortWofWtheWrunway.
WhyWareWreciprocatingWenginesWpreferredWoverWotherWtypesWforWsmallWaircraft?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheyWareWlessWexpensiveWtoWoperateWandWtheyWareWsimpleWinWdesign.
ManeuveringWspeedWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-NotWmarkedWonWtheWairspeedWindicator.
WhenWapproachingWtoWlandWonWaWrunwayWservedWbyWvisualWapproachWslopeWindicatorW(VASI),WtheWpilot
WshallW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-maintainWanWaltitudeWatWorWaboveWtheWglideWslope
WhatWdoesWaWrunwayWholdWpositionWsignWindicate?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWrunwayWholdWpositionWsignWindicatesWanWentranceWtoWaWrunwayWfromWaWtaxiway.
LoadingWanWairplaneWtoWtheWmostWaftWCGWwillWcauseWtheWairplaneWtoWbeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
lessWstableWatWallWspeeds
WhatWdoesWtheWoutboardWdestinationWsignWidentify?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-IdentifiesWdirectionWtoWtake-
offWrunwaysW(haveWaWyellowWbackgroundWwithWaWblackWinscriptionWindicatingWdirectionsWtoWtheWtakeoffW
runways.WTheseWsignsWhaveWanWarrowWshowingWtheWdirectionWofWtheWtaxiWrouteWtoWthatWdestination)
WhichWV-speedWrepresentsWmaneuveringWspeed?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Va
WhenWactivated,WanWemergencyWlocatorWtransmitterW(ELT)WtransmitsWonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
121.5WandW243.0WMHz
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhenWwouldWaWpilotWbeWrequiredWtoWsubmitWaWdetailedWreportWofWanWemergencyWwhichWcausedWtheWpi
lotWtoWdeviateWfromWanWATCWclearance?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-WithinW48WhoursWifWrequestedWbyWATC.
WhatWisWabsoluteWaltitude?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWverticalWdistanceWofWtheWaircraftWaboveWtheWsurface.
UnderWwhatWcircumstancesWmightWanWairportWbeaconWbeWinWoperationWduringWtheWdayWatWanWairportWw
ithWanWATCWtower?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
WhenWgroundWvisibilityWisWlessWthanW3WmilesWand/orWtheWceilingWisWlessWthanW1000'
WhichWincidentWwouldWnecessitateWanWimmediateWnotificationWtoWtheWnearestWNTSBWfieldWoffice?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-AnWin-flightWfire
InWwhichWclassWofWairspaceWisWaerobaticWflightWprohibited?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ClassWEWairspaceWbelowW1,500WfeetWAGLW(noWpersonWmayWoperateWanWaircraftWinWacrobaticWflightWbelow
WanWaltitudeWofW1500'WAGL)
PilotsWareWmoreWsubjectWtoWspatialWdisorientationWif...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
VisualWcuesWareWtakenWaway,WasWtheyWareWinWinstrumentWmeteorologicalWconditionsW(IMC).
YouWareWonWtheWgroundWandWseeWaWsteadyWredWlightWsignalWfromWtheWtower.WWhatWdoesWitWindicate?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-toWstop
DragWisWproducedWbyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-MovingWtheWairplaneWthroughWtheWair.
ToWflyWinWClassWEWairspaceWbelowW1,200WfeetWAGL,WtheWhorizontalWdistanceWfromWcloudsWis...W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-2,000WfeetW(classWE-lessWthanW10,000'WMSLW-
W500'Wbelow,W1000'Wabove,W2000'Whorizontal)
AsWyouWareWclimbingWtoWyourWcruiseWaltitude,WyouWrealizeWyouWforgotWtoWleanWtheWmixtureWcontrol.WWh
atWhappensWtoWfuel/airWmixtureWenteringWtheWengine?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWfuel-
,airWmixtureWbecomesWricherWbecauseWtheWdensityWofWairWdecreasesWwhileWtheWamountWofWfuelWremains
Wconstant.
WhenWexecutingWanWemergencyWapproachWtoWlandWinWaWsingleWengineWairplane,WitWisWimportantWtoWmai
ntainWaWconstantWglideWspeedWbecauseWvariationsWinWglideWspeed...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
nullifyWallWattemptsWatWaccuracyWinWjudgmentWofWglidingWdistanceWandWlandingWspot.
InWorderWtoWcheckWyourWprogressWwhenWusingWdeadWreckoningWwithWnoWradioWinstrumentation,WmakeWc
orrectionsWby:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
usingWpilotageWandWkeepWtrackWofWyourWcheckpointsW(exceptWforWflightsWoverWwater,WdeadWreckoningWisW
usuallyWusedWwhenWpilotageWforWcross-
countryWflying.WTheWheadingWandWGS,WasWcalculated,WisWconstantlyWmonitoredWandWcorrectedWbyWpilotag
eWasWobservedWfromWcheckpoints)
ColdWairWgenerallyWcontains:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWwaterWvaporWthanWwarmWair
TheWdangerWofWspatialWdisorientationWduringWflightWinWpoorWvisualWconditionsWmayWbeWreducedWbyW-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
HavingWfaithWinWtheWinstrumentsWratherWthanWtakingWaWchanceWonWtheWsensoryWorgans.
TheWresponsibilityWforWensuringWthatWmaintenanceWpersonnelWmakeWtheWappropriateWentriesWinWtheWair
craftWmaintenanceWrecordsWindicatingWtheWaircraftWhasWbeenWapprovedWforWreturnWtoWserviceWliesWwithW
the:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
OwnerWorWoperatorW(theWPICWisWresponsibleWforWdetermineWwhetherWtheWaircraftWisWinWconditionWforWsaf
eWflight)
IfWinstructedWbyWgroundWcontrolWtoWtaxiWtoWRunwayW9,WtheWpilotWmayWproceedW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ToWtheWnextWintersectingWrunwayWwhereWfurtherWclearanceWisWrequiredW(pilotsWareWrequiredWtoWholdWsh
ortWofWallWrunwaysWintersectingWtheirWroute.WSpecificWclearanceWisWrequiredWtoWenterWorWcrossWallWrunw
ays)
AWweatherWbriefingWthatWisWprovidedWwhenWtheWinformationWrequestedWisW6WorWmoreWhoursWinWadvance
WofWtheWproposedWdepartureWtimeWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anWoutlookWbriefingW(noWbriefingWcalledWaWforecastWorWprognostic)
,WhatWshouldWhappenWifWyourWairplaneWexperiencedWaWcompleteWelectricalWfailureWduringWflight?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWairplaneWwillWloseWallWelectricalWequipmentW(whenWtheWalternatorWfails,WtheWentireWelectricalWloadWi
sWplacedWonWtheWbattery.WIfWtheWbatteryWalsoWfails,WtheWairplaneWwillWloseWallWelectricalWequipment,Wincl
udingWpositionWlights,WinstrumentWlights,WandWradioWequipment)
Pre-takeoffWbriefingWofWpassengersWforWaWflightWisWtheWresponsibilityWofW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PilotWinWCommand
AnWalmondWorWlens-
shapedWcloudWwhichWappearsWstationary,WbutWwhichWmayWcontainWwindsWofW50WknotsWorWmore,WisWrefer
redWtoWasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWlenticularWcloud
TheWsuffixW"nimbus,"WusedWinWnamingWclouds,Wmeans...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
rainWcloudW(prefixWforWrainWisWnimbo)
AWpilotWcanWexpectWaWwind-
shearWzoneWinWaWtemperatureWinversionWwheneverWtheWwindspeedWatW2,000WtoW4,000WfeetWaboveWtheW
surfaceWisWatWleastW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
25WknotsW(forWwindWshearWtoWformWinWaWtemperatureWinversion,WtheWwindWmustWbeWapproximatelyW25W
knotsWorWbetter)
WhatWisWoneWofWtheWadvantagesWofWanWalternatorWoverWaWgeneratorWinWanWairplaneWengine?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWelectricalWoutputWofWanWalternatorWisWmoreWconstantWthroughoutWaWwideWrangeWofWengineWspeedsW
(alternatorsWhaveWseveralWadvantagesWoverWgenerators.WProduceWsufficientWcurrentWtoWoperateWtheWenti
reWelectricalWsystem,WevenWatWslowerWengineWspeeds,WbyWproducingWAC,WwhichWisWconvertedWtoWDC.WTh
eWelectricalWoutputWofWanWalternatorWisWmoreWconstantWthroughoutWaWwideWrangeWofWengineWspeeds).
ShouldWitWbecomeWnecessaryWtoWhandWpropWanWairplaneWengine,WitWisWextremelyWimportantWthatWaWcom
petentWpilot...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-BeWatWtheWcontrolsWinWtheWcockpit
WhenWmustWaWpilotWwhoWdeviatesWfromWaWregulationWduringWanWemergencyWsendWaWwrittenWreportWofW
thatWdeviationWtoWtheWAdministrator?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-uponWrequest
, PossibleWmountainWwaveWturbulenceWcouldWbeWanticipatedWwhenWwindsWofW40WknotsWorWgreaterWblowW-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
acrossWaWmountainWrange,WandWtheWairWisWstableW(whenWstableWairWcrossesWaWmountainWbarrier,Wmounta
inWwavesWmayWoccur.WThisWcreatesWaWturbulentWairWmassWwhichWtakesWaWwaveWlikeWpattern.WThisWwaveW
patternWmayWextendW100WmilesWorWmoreWdownwindWfromWtheWmountain)
WingtipWvorticesWareWcreatedWonlyWwhenWanWaircraftWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-developingWlift
WhatWisWtheWpurposeWofWaWrunwayWholdWpositionWmarkingWonWaWtaxiway?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ItWidentifiesWwhereWaircraftWholdWshortWofWtheWrunway.
WhyWareWreciprocatingWenginesWpreferredWoverWotherWtypesWforWsmallWaircraft?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheyWareWlessWexpensiveWtoWoperateWandWtheyWareWsimpleWinWdesign.
ManeuveringWspeedWisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-NotWmarkedWonWtheWairspeedWindicator.
WhenWapproachingWtoWlandWonWaWrunwayWservedWbyWvisualWapproachWslopeWindicatorW(VASI),WtheWpilot
WshallW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-maintainWanWaltitudeWatWorWaboveWtheWglideWslope
WhatWdoesWaWrunwayWholdWpositionWsignWindicate?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWrunwayWholdWpositionWsignWindicatesWanWentranceWtoWaWrunwayWfromWaWtaxiway.
LoadingWanWairplaneWtoWtheWmostWaftWCGWwillWcauseWtheWairplaneWtoWbeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
lessWstableWatWallWspeeds
WhatWdoesWtheWoutboardWdestinationWsignWidentify?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-IdentifiesWdirectionWtoWtake-
offWrunwaysW(haveWaWyellowWbackgroundWwithWaWblackWinscriptionWindicatingWdirectionsWtoWtheWtakeoffW
runways.WTheseWsignsWhaveWanWarrowWshowingWtheWdirectionWofWtheWtaxiWrouteWtoWthatWdestination)
WhichWV-speedWrepresentsWmaneuveringWspeed?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Va
WhenWactivated,WanWemergencyWlocatorWtransmitterW(ELT)WtransmitsWonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
121.5WandW243.0WMHz