Private Pilot Checkride Oral Guide questions with
verified answers
What documents must you have with you when you fly? (61.3) Ans✓✓✓-Pilot
certificate
Valid Medical certificate
Government-issued photo ID
*Student Pilot: logbook when solo with required endorsements
What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot? (61.113) (91.146)
Ans✓✓✓-As a Private Pilot, you can act as Pilot in Command of any aircraft for
which you are rated, as well as carry passengers.
You cannot fly for compensation or hire, with limited exceptions:
(1) You can be compensated no more than the pro rata share of the operating
expenses
(2) You can be compensated for a flight incidental to a business (meaning you are
not being paid to transport persons or property, you are simply using the aircraft
as a mode of transportation to do another job)
(3) Flying expenses directly related to search and rescue
(4) Flying for a charity event
(5) You can act as an aircraft salesman if you have more than 200 hours
Are you required to log all of your flight time? (61.51) Ans✓✓✓-No, you are only
legally required to log flight time contributing to training or currency.
,When can you log PIC time? (61.51) Ans✓✓✓-As a private pilot, you can log PIC
time when:
(1) You are the sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which you are
rated
(2) You are the sole occupant of the aircraft
(3) You are acting as PIC for an aircraft requiring more than one crew member
Are you required to present your documents upon request? (61.3) Ans✓✓✓-Yes,
you are legally obligated to present (not surrender) your required documents
upon request to:
(1) The administrator (the FAA)
(2) A representative of the NTSB
(3) Federal, state, or local law enforcement
(4) A representative of the TSA
Does your Private Pilot certificate expire? (61.19) Ans✓✓✓-No, the PPL is issued
without a specific expiry date. However, you are only permitted to exercise
certificate privileges if you are current.
How do you keep your pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.5) Ans✓✓✓-(1) You
must possess a current and valid medical certificate
(2) Have completed a Flight Review with an authorized instructor in the preceding
24 calendar months (passing a practical test for any new certificate, rating, or
operating privilege counts as a flight review)
(3) To carry passengers, you must have completed 3 takeoffs and landings in the
preceding 90 days. These must be in the same category, class, and type as the
aircraft with which you intend to carry passengers.
,*To carry passengers from 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise, you must
have completed 3 takeoffs and landings must be to a full stop during this time
period in the preceding 90 days.
Recall definitions of night, and what do those definitions apply to? (91.209, 1.1,
61.57) Ans✓✓✓-Three different definitions of night:
(1) Sunset to Sunrise - Position lights must be ON (91.209)
(2) Evening Civil Twilight to Morning Civil Twilight - For logging night time
(3) 1 Hour After Sunset to 1 Hour Before Sunrise - Logging night landings for
currency and carrying passengers at night (61.57)
What documents must be in the aircraft before flight? (91.9, 91.203) Ans✓✓✓-
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration (state and federal)
Radio License (for international flight)
Operating Limitations (placards, markings, AFM)
Weight and Balance equipment list
When does an aircraft registration certificate expire? (47.41) Ans✓✓✓-Federal: 3
years
Washington State: 1 year (varies state to state)
Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the
takeoff data card or in the airplane flight manual? Ans✓✓✓-Updated W&B
equipment list in the AFM
, With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitation of airmen, what do
category, class, and type mean? (61.5) Ans✓✓✓-Category: Airplane, Rotorcraft,
Glider, Lighter-than-Air, Powered Parachute, Weight-Shift-Control, Powered Lift
Class: SE Land/Sea, ME Land/Sea
Type: Specific to aircraft
Type Rating: Only required for aircraft with a max gross weight equal or greater
than 12,500 lbs, turbojet, or any aircraft specified by the FAA to require one
(61.31)
If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can the pilot continue
to exercise the privileges of their pilot certificate without notifying the FAA?
(61.60) Ans✓✓✓-30 days
Does an airworthiness certificate have an expiration date? Ans✓✓✓-Not as long
as inspections are kept up to date and the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition
What says the POH must be followed? (91.9) Ans✓✓✓-FAR 91.9 states, "...no
person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating
limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in an airworthy condition?
(91.7) Ans✓✓✓-The Pilot in Command
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition? (91.403) Ans✓✓✓-The owner or operator
verified answers
What documents must you have with you when you fly? (61.3) Ans✓✓✓-Pilot
certificate
Valid Medical certificate
Government-issued photo ID
*Student Pilot: logbook when solo with required endorsements
What privileges and limitations apply to a private pilot? (61.113) (91.146)
Ans✓✓✓-As a Private Pilot, you can act as Pilot in Command of any aircraft for
which you are rated, as well as carry passengers.
You cannot fly for compensation or hire, with limited exceptions:
(1) You can be compensated no more than the pro rata share of the operating
expenses
(2) You can be compensated for a flight incidental to a business (meaning you are
not being paid to transport persons or property, you are simply using the aircraft
as a mode of transportation to do another job)
(3) Flying expenses directly related to search and rescue
(4) Flying for a charity event
(5) You can act as an aircraft salesman if you have more than 200 hours
Are you required to log all of your flight time? (61.51) Ans✓✓✓-No, you are only
legally required to log flight time contributing to training or currency.
,When can you log PIC time? (61.51) Ans✓✓✓-As a private pilot, you can log PIC
time when:
(1) You are the sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which you are
rated
(2) You are the sole occupant of the aircraft
(3) You are acting as PIC for an aircraft requiring more than one crew member
Are you required to present your documents upon request? (61.3) Ans✓✓✓-Yes,
you are legally obligated to present (not surrender) your required documents
upon request to:
(1) The administrator (the FAA)
(2) A representative of the NTSB
(3) Federal, state, or local law enforcement
(4) A representative of the TSA
Does your Private Pilot certificate expire? (61.19) Ans✓✓✓-No, the PPL is issued
without a specific expiry date. However, you are only permitted to exercise
certificate privileges if you are current.
How do you keep your pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.5) Ans✓✓✓-(1) You
must possess a current and valid medical certificate
(2) Have completed a Flight Review with an authorized instructor in the preceding
24 calendar months (passing a practical test for any new certificate, rating, or
operating privilege counts as a flight review)
(3) To carry passengers, you must have completed 3 takeoffs and landings in the
preceding 90 days. These must be in the same category, class, and type as the
aircraft with which you intend to carry passengers.
,*To carry passengers from 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise, you must
have completed 3 takeoffs and landings must be to a full stop during this time
period in the preceding 90 days.
Recall definitions of night, and what do those definitions apply to? (91.209, 1.1,
61.57) Ans✓✓✓-Three different definitions of night:
(1) Sunset to Sunrise - Position lights must be ON (91.209)
(2) Evening Civil Twilight to Morning Civil Twilight - For logging night time
(3) 1 Hour After Sunset to 1 Hour Before Sunrise - Logging night landings for
currency and carrying passengers at night (61.57)
What documents must be in the aircraft before flight? (91.9, 91.203) Ans✓✓✓-
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration (state and federal)
Radio License (for international flight)
Operating Limitations (placards, markings, AFM)
Weight and Balance equipment list
When does an aircraft registration certificate expire? (47.41) Ans✓✓✓-Federal: 3
years
Washington State: 1 year (varies state to state)
Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the
takeoff data card or in the airplane flight manual? Ans✓✓✓-Updated W&B
equipment list in the AFM
, With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitation of airmen, what do
category, class, and type mean? (61.5) Ans✓✓✓-Category: Airplane, Rotorcraft,
Glider, Lighter-than-Air, Powered Parachute, Weight-Shift-Control, Powered Lift
Class: SE Land/Sea, ME Land/Sea
Type: Specific to aircraft
Type Rating: Only required for aircraft with a max gross weight equal or greater
than 12,500 lbs, turbojet, or any aircraft specified by the FAA to require one
(61.31)
If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can the pilot continue
to exercise the privileges of their pilot certificate without notifying the FAA?
(61.60) Ans✓✓✓-30 days
Does an airworthiness certificate have an expiration date? Ans✓✓✓-Not as long
as inspections are kept up to date and the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition
What says the POH must be followed? (91.9) Ans✓✓✓-FAR 91.9 states, "...no
person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating
limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in an airworthy condition?
(91.7) Ans✓✓✓-The Pilot in Command
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy
condition? (91.403) Ans✓✓✓-The owner or operator
