Jeppesen Private Pilot Test Guide - Questions With
Practical Insights
With respect to the certification of airmen, which are categories of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Airplane, rotocraft, glider, lighter-than-air.
With respect to certification of airmen, which are classes of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Single-engine land and sea, multi-engine land and sea.
With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a category of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Normal, utility, acrobatic.
With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.
A third-class medical certificate is issued to a 36-year old pilot in August 10,
this year. To exercise the privileges and of a private pilot certificate, the
medical certificate will be valid until midnight on Correct Answer -
August 31, 5 years later
A third-class medical certificate is issued to a 51-year old pilot on May 3, this
year. To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, the medical
certificate will be valid until midnight on Correct Answer - May 31, 2
years later
For private pilot operations, a second-class medical certificate issued to a 42
year-old pilot on July 15, 2018, will expire at midnight on Correct Answer
- July 31, 2020.
You were 40 years old when you obtained a second-class medical certificate
on March 15, 2018. For exercising private pilot privileges, when does your
medical certificate expire? Correct Answer - March 31, 2020
For private pilot operations, a first-class medical certificate is issued to a 23-
year-old pilot on October 21, this year, will expire at midnight on Correct
Answer - October 31, 5-years later.
,A third-class medical certificate is issued to a 19-year old pilot on August 10,
this year. To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, the medical
certificate will expire at midnight on Correct Answer - August 31, 5-
years later.
The FAA BasicMed rule allows pilots to operate small aircraft on certain
personal flights Correct Answer - using a driver's license instead of a
medical certificate.
Under the BasicMed rule, what flight operations may you conduct using a
driver's license instead of a medical certificate? Correct Answer - You
may operate an aircraft below 18,000 feet MSL at a maximum airspeed of 250
knots.
What requirements must you meet to utilize the BasicMed rule? Correct
Answer - You must have completed an approved medical education course
within the previous 24 calendar months and a comprehensive medical exam
from a physician within the previous 48 months.
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, a pilot must
show by logbook endorsement the satisfactory completion of a flight review
or completion of a pilot proficiency check within the preceding Correct
Answer - 24 calendar months.
If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and offical
sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is Correct
Answer - 1929
Your cousin wants you to take him flying. You must have made at least 3
takeoffs and 3 landings within the preceding Correct Answer - 90 days
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, a pilot must
have made 3 takeoffs and 3 landing within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft
of the same Correct Answer - category, class and type, if a type rating is
required.
,The takeoffs and landings required to meet the recency of experience
requirements for carrying passengers in a tailwheel airplane Correct
Answer - must be to a full stop.
The 3 takeoffs and landings that are required to act as pilot in command at
night must be done during the time period from Correct Answer - one
hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
The definition of nighttime is Correct Answer - the time between the
end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.
To meet the recency of experience requirements to act as pilot in command
carrying passengers at night, a pilot must have made at least three takeoffs
and three landings to a full stop within the preceding 90 days in Correct
Answer - the same category and class of aircraft to be used.
If a private pilot had a flight review on August 8, this year, when is the next
flight review required? Correct Answer - August 31, two years later.
Each private pilot is required to have Correct Answer - a biennial flight
review.
In regard to privileges and limitations, a private pilot may Correct
Answer - not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a
flight with passengers, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport
expenditures or rental fees.
What exception, if any, permits a private pilot to act as a pilot in command of
an aircraft carrying passengers who pay for the flight? Correct Answer -
If a donation is made to a charitable organization for the flight.
The pilot in command is required to hold a type of rating in which aircraft?
Correct Answer - Aircraft having a gross weight of more than 12,500 pounds.
What is the definition of a high performance airplane? Correct Answer -
An airplane with an engine of more than 200hp.
Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command
of a high-performance airplane, that person must have Correct Answer -
, received ground and flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor
who then endorses that person's logbook.
What is the definition of a complex airplane? Correct Answer - An
airplane with retractable landing gear, flaps and a controllable-pitch propeller
or FADEC
In order to act as pilot in command of a complex airplane, you must
Correct Answer - receive and log ground and flight instruction in a complex
airplane.
Where can the operating limitations for an aircraft be found? Correct
Answer - In the current, FAA-approved flight manual, approved manual
material, markings and placards, or any combination thereof.
Which of the following are required to be carried in the aircraft during flight?
Correct Answer - FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM).
An annual inspection was performed on an aircraft June 13, 2018. When is the
next annual inspection due? Correct Answer - June 30, 2019
How long does an airworthiness certificate of an aircraft remain valid?
Correct Answer - As long as the aircraft is maintained and operated as
required by the Federal Aviation Regulations.
In addition to a validated airworthiness certificate, what documents or
records must be aboard an aircraft during flight? Correct Answer -
Operating limitations and registration certificate
To determine the expiration date of the last annual aircraft inspection, you
should refer to the Correct Answer - aircraft maintenance records
What aircraft inspections are required for rental aircraft that are also used for
flight instruction? Correct Answer - Annual and 100 hour inspections
An aircraft had a 100-hour inspection when the tachometer read 1259.6.
When is the next 100-hour inspection due? Correct Answer - 1359.6
hours
Practical Insights
With respect to the certification of airmen, which are categories of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Airplane, rotocraft, glider, lighter-than-air.
With respect to certification of airmen, which are classes of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Single-engine land and sea, multi-engine land and sea.
With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a category of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Normal, utility, acrobatic.
With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft?
Correct Answer - Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.
A third-class medical certificate is issued to a 36-year old pilot in August 10,
this year. To exercise the privileges and of a private pilot certificate, the
medical certificate will be valid until midnight on Correct Answer -
August 31, 5 years later
A third-class medical certificate is issued to a 51-year old pilot on May 3, this
year. To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, the medical
certificate will be valid until midnight on Correct Answer - May 31, 2
years later
For private pilot operations, a second-class medical certificate issued to a 42
year-old pilot on July 15, 2018, will expire at midnight on Correct Answer
- July 31, 2020.
You were 40 years old when you obtained a second-class medical certificate
on March 15, 2018. For exercising private pilot privileges, when does your
medical certificate expire? Correct Answer - March 31, 2020
For private pilot operations, a first-class medical certificate is issued to a 23-
year-old pilot on October 21, this year, will expire at midnight on Correct
Answer - October 31, 5-years later.
,A third-class medical certificate is issued to a 19-year old pilot on August 10,
this year. To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, the medical
certificate will expire at midnight on Correct Answer - August 31, 5-
years later.
The FAA BasicMed rule allows pilots to operate small aircraft on certain
personal flights Correct Answer - using a driver's license instead of a
medical certificate.
Under the BasicMed rule, what flight operations may you conduct using a
driver's license instead of a medical certificate? Correct Answer - You
may operate an aircraft below 18,000 feet MSL at a maximum airspeed of 250
knots.
What requirements must you meet to utilize the BasicMed rule? Correct
Answer - You must have completed an approved medical education course
within the previous 24 calendar months and a comprehensive medical exam
from a physician within the previous 48 months.
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, a pilot must
show by logbook endorsement the satisfactory completion of a flight review
or completion of a pilot proficiency check within the preceding Correct
Answer - 24 calendar months.
If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and offical
sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is Correct
Answer - 1929
Your cousin wants you to take him flying. You must have made at least 3
takeoffs and 3 landings within the preceding Correct Answer - 90 days
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, a pilot must
have made 3 takeoffs and 3 landing within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft
of the same Correct Answer - category, class and type, if a type rating is
required.
,The takeoffs and landings required to meet the recency of experience
requirements for carrying passengers in a tailwheel airplane Correct
Answer - must be to a full stop.
The 3 takeoffs and landings that are required to act as pilot in command at
night must be done during the time period from Correct Answer - one
hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
The definition of nighttime is Correct Answer - the time between the
end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.
To meet the recency of experience requirements to act as pilot in command
carrying passengers at night, a pilot must have made at least three takeoffs
and three landings to a full stop within the preceding 90 days in Correct
Answer - the same category and class of aircraft to be used.
If a private pilot had a flight review on August 8, this year, when is the next
flight review required? Correct Answer - August 31, two years later.
Each private pilot is required to have Correct Answer - a biennial flight
review.
In regard to privileges and limitations, a private pilot may Correct
Answer - not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a
flight with passengers, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport
expenditures or rental fees.
What exception, if any, permits a private pilot to act as a pilot in command of
an aircraft carrying passengers who pay for the flight? Correct Answer -
If a donation is made to a charitable organization for the flight.
The pilot in command is required to hold a type of rating in which aircraft?
Correct Answer - Aircraft having a gross weight of more than 12,500 pounds.
What is the definition of a high performance airplane? Correct Answer -
An airplane with an engine of more than 200hp.
Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command
of a high-performance airplane, that person must have Correct Answer -
, received ground and flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor
who then endorses that person's logbook.
What is the definition of a complex airplane? Correct Answer - An
airplane with retractable landing gear, flaps and a controllable-pitch propeller
or FADEC
In order to act as pilot in command of a complex airplane, you must
Correct Answer - receive and log ground and flight instruction in a complex
airplane.
Where can the operating limitations for an aircraft be found? Correct
Answer - In the current, FAA-approved flight manual, approved manual
material, markings and placards, or any combination thereof.
Which of the following are required to be carried in the aircraft during flight?
Correct Answer - FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM).
An annual inspection was performed on an aircraft June 13, 2018. When is the
next annual inspection due? Correct Answer - June 30, 2019
How long does an airworthiness certificate of an aircraft remain valid?
Correct Answer - As long as the aircraft is maintained and operated as
required by the Federal Aviation Regulations.
In addition to a validated airworthiness certificate, what documents or
records must be aboard an aircraft during flight? Correct Answer -
Operating limitations and registration certificate
To determine the expiration date of the last annual aircraft inspection, you
should refer to the Correct Answer - aircraft maintenance records
What aircraft inspections are required for rental aircraft that are also used for
flight instruction? Correct Answer - Annual and 100 hour inspections
An aircraft had a 100-hour inspection when the tachometer read 1259.6.
When is the next 100-hour inspection due? Correct Answer - 1359.6
hours
