PAR FAA PRIVATE AIRPLANE exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
Third class medical certificate - ANSWER 1. If under 40 at time of exam,
expires on the last day of the month 60 calendar months after the month the
exam took place
2. If over 40 at time of exam, expires on the last day of the month 24 calendar
months after the month the exam took place
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot? - ANSWER
For private pilots:
Where
1. Flightare Modeevery
review C transponders
24 months,required?
must receive- ANSWER
a logbook1.endorsement
Class A airspace
(IFR
2. To only,
carryyou really need
passengers a Mode
during S transponder
the day, for 1090ES3 ADS-B
must have completed takeoffsOut)
and
2. Class Bwithin
landings airspacethe (and
last 9030NM
days.Mode
Can beC veil)
touch-and-go, unless you're in a
3. Class Cairplane.
tailwheel airspace (and above)
4. To
3. Above
carry 10,000 feet MSL,
passengers excluding
at night, below
must have 2,500 feet3 AGL
completed takeoffs and landings at
night (defined as 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise) within the last 90
Required
days. Can't documents for pilots?
be touch-and-go, - ANSWER
must be full stop.1. Pilot certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. Government
Class A airspaceissued photo ID1. Above 18,000 feet MSL up to FL 600 (60,000
- ANSWER
feet MSL)
Required
2. IFR only documents for aircraft? - ANSWER Remember "ARROW":
A -Mode
3. Airworthiness
S transponder certificate
required (because 1090ES ADS-B Out required)
R -Set
4. Registration
altimeter tocertificate
29.92
R
5. -Not
Radio
shown operator's licensechart
on sectional (for international flights)
O - Operating limitations (POH)
W - Weight
Class and balance
B airspace - ANSWER information
1. Surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the
nation's busiest airports (e.g., KORD)
When
2. does
Often looka Registration
like "upside-downCertificate expire?
wedding - ANSWER After 3 years
cakes"
Note:
3. ATC NOT 36 calendar
clearance requiredmonths (this
to enter is an
(not justexception)
2-way communication)
Class
4. ForCVFR,airspace
must- be ANSWER 1. Medium
clear of clouds with 3airports with a to
SM visibility control
enter tower (airline
and GA traffic)
5. Mode C transponder required within 30 NM (Mode C veil)
2.
6. Two-way
ADS-B Out radio communication
required (UAT or Modewith SATC required to enter (controller must
transponder)
say yourblue
7. Solid callsign)
line on a sectional chart
3. For VFR, remember "3 Cessna 152s"
a) 3 SM visibility
,
, b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 500 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 2000 feet horizontally from clouds
4. Mode C transponder required in and above
5. ADS-B Out required (UAT or Mode S transponder)
6. Solid magenta line on a sectional chart
Class D airspace - ANSWER 1. Small airports with a control tower
2. Two-way radio communication with ATC required to enter (controller must
say your callsign)
3. For VFR, remember "3 Cessna 152s"
a) 3 SM visibility
b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 500 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 2000 feet horizontally from clouds
4. If the tower is not operational, can revert to Class E airspace
5. Dashed blue line on a sectional chart
6. Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out NOT required
Class E airspace - ANSWER 1. Controlled airspace not designated as A, B, C,
or D.
2. "Controlled" because IFR aircraft are controlled by ATC, but VFR are on
their own
3. ADS-B Out required above 10,000 feet MSL (excluding below 2,500 feet
AGL)
4. For VFR below 10,000 feet MSL, remember "3 Cessna 152s"
a) 3 SM visibility
b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 500 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 2000 feet horizontally from clouds
5. For VFR at or above 10,000 feet MSL:
a) 5 SM visibility
b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 1000 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 1 SM horizontally from clouds
6. Shaded magenta line on a sectional chart = Class E starts at 700 feet AGL
(Class G below)
7. Dashed magenta line on a sectional chart = Class E starts at surface
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
Third class medical certificate - ANSWER 1. If under 40 at time of exam,
expires on the last day of the month 60 calendar months after the month the
exam took place
2. If over 40 at time of exam, expires on the last day of the month 24 calendar
months after the month the exam took place
What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot? - ANSWER
For private pilots:
Where
1. Flightare Modeevery
review C transponders
24 months,required?
must receive- ANSWER
a logbook1.endorsement
Class A airspace
(IFR
2. To only,
carryyou really need
passengers a Mode
during S transponder
the day, for 1090ES3 ADS-B
must have completed takeoffsOut)
and
2. Class Bwithin
landings airspacethe (and
last 9030NM
days.Mode
Can beC veil)
touch-and-go, unless you're in a
3. Class Cairplane.
tailwheel airspace (and above)
4. To
3. Above
carry 10,000 feet MSL,
passengers excluding
at night, below
must have 2,500 feet3 AGL
completed takeoffs and landings at
night (defined as 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise) within the last 90
Required
days. Can't documents for pilots?
be touch-and-go, - ANSWER
must be full stop.1. Pilot certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. Government
Class A airspaceissued photo ID1. Above 18,000 feet MSL up to FL 600 (60,000
- ANSWER
feet MSL)
Required
2. IFR only documents for aircraft? - ANSWER Remember "ARROW":
A -Mode
3. Airworthiness
S transponder certificate
required (because 1090ES ADS-B Out required)
R -Set
4. Registration
altimeter tocertificate
29.92
R
5. -Not
Radio
shown operator's licensechart
on sectional (for international flights)
O - Operating limitations (POH)
W - Weight
Class and balance
B airspace - ANSWER information
1. Surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the
nation's busiest airports (e.g., KORD)
When
2. does
Often looka Registration
like "upside-downCertificate expire?
wedding - ANSWER After 3 years
cakes"
Note:
3. ATC NOT 36 calendar
clearance requiredmonths (this
to enter is an
(not justexception)
2-way communication)
Class
4. ForCVFR,airspace
must- be ANSWER 1. Medium
clear of clouds with 3airports with a to
SM visibility control
enter tower (airline
and GA traffic)
5. Mode C transponder required within 30 NM (Mode C veil)
2.
6. Two-way
ADS-B Out radio communication
required (UAT or Modewith SATC required to enter (controller must
transponder)
say yourblue
7. Solid callsign)
line on a sectional chart
3. For VFR, remember "3 Cessna 152s"
a) 3 SM visibility
,
, b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 500 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 2000 feet horizontally from clouds
4. Mode C transponder required in and above
5. ADS-B Out required (UAT or Mode S transponder)
6. Solid magenta line on a sectional chart
Class D airspace - ANSWER 1. Small airports with a control tower
2. Two-way radio communication with ATC required to enter (controller must
say your callsign)
3. For VFR, remember "3 Cessna 152s"
a) 3 SM visibility
b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 500 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 2000 feet horizontally from clouds
4. If the tower is not operational, can revert to Class E airspace
5. Dashed blue line on a sectional chart
6. Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out NOT required
Class E airspace - ANSWER 1. Controlled airspace not designated as A, B, C,
or D.
2. "Controlled" because IFR aircraft are controlled by ATC, but VFR are on
their own
3. ADS-B Out required above 10,000 feet MSL (excluding below 2,500 feet
AGL)
4. For VFR below 10,000 feet MSL, remember "3 Cessna 152s"
a) 3 SM visibility
b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 500 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 2000 feet horizontally from clouds
5. For VFR at or above 10,000 feet MSL:
a) 5 SM visibility
b) Fly at least 1000 feet above clouds
c) Fly at least 1000 feet below clouds
d) Fly at least 1 SM horizontally from clouds
6. Shaded magenta line on a sectional chart = Class E starts at 700 feet AGL
(Class G below)
7. Dashed magenta line on a sectional chart = Class E starts at surface
