Private Pilot Written Exam: Test
Questions 2025/2026 Exam All Answers
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What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when power is
reduced and controls are not adjusted? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The downwash on
the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator
effectiveness is reduced.
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔...
The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air charge in advance of normal spark
ignition is known as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pre-ignition.
Safety belts are required to be properly secured about which persons in an
aircraft and when? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Passengers, during taxi, takeoffs, and
landings only.
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,(Refer to Figure 22, area 1.) The visibility and cloud clearance
requirements to operate VFR during daylight hours over Sandpoint Airport
at 1,200 feet AGL are - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3 miles and 1,000 feet above, 500
feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontally from each cloud.
The Sandpoint Airport Class E airspace starts at 700 feet AGL. The
visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate VFR during daylight
hours over Sandpoint Airport at 1,200 feet AGL are 3 SM, 500 feet below,
1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontal.
With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.
When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of
landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔at the lower
altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of or to
overtake another.
What are the minimum requirements for airplane operations under special
VFR in Class D airspace at night? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The pilot must be
instrument rated, and the airplane must be IFR equipped.
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, With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about
passengers during - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔taxi, takeoffs, and landings.
A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 36-year-old pilot on August
10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the
medical certificate will be valid until midnight on - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔August 31,
5 years later.
Refer to Figure 52.) What is the recommended communications procedure
for landing at Lincoln Municipal during the hours when the tower is not in
operation? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Monitor airport traffic and announce your
position and intentions on 118.5 MHz.
Except in Alaska, during what time period should lighted position lights be
displayed on an aircraft? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sunset to sunrise.
A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path
indicator is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔three white lights and one red light.The
precision approach path indicator (PAPI) uses light units similar to the VASI
but are installed in a single row of either two or four light units. Four white
lights means you are above the glide slope, three white lights and one red
light means you are slightly high, two red and two white lights means you
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Questions 2025/2026 Exam All Answers
and Illustrations Given
What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when power is
reduced and controls are not adjusted? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The downwash on
the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator
effectiveness is reduced.
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔...
The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air charge in advance of normal spark
ignition is known as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pre-ignition.
Safety belts are required to be properly secured about which persons in an
aircraft and when? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Passengers, during taxi, takeoffs, and
landings only.
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,(Refer to Figure 22, area 1.) The visibility and cloud clearance
requirements to operate VFR during daylight hours over Sandpoint Airport
at 1,200 feet AGL are - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3 miles and 1,000 feet above, 500
feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontally from each cloud.
The Sandpoint Airport Class E airspace starts at 700 feet AGL. The
visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate VFR during daylight
hours over Sandpoint Airport at 1,200 feet AGL are 3 SM, 500 feet below,
1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontal.
With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.
When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of
landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔at the lower
altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of or to
overtake another.
What are the minimum requirements for airplane operations under special
VFR in Class D airspace at night? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The pilot must be
instrument rated, and the airplane must be IFR equipped.
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, With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about
passengers during - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔taxi, takeoffs, and landings.
A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 36-year-old pilot on August
10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the
medical certificate will be valid until midnight on - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔August 31,
5 years later.
Refer to Figure 52.) What is the recommended communications procedure
for landing at Lincoln Municipal during the hours when the tower is not in
operation? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Monitor airport traffic and announce your
position and intentions on 118.5 MHz.
Except in Alaska, during what time period should lighted position lights be
displayed on an aircraft? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sunset to sunrise.
A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path
indicator is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔three white lights and one red light.The
precision approach path indicator (PAPI) uses light units similar to the VASI
but are installed in a single row of either two or four light units. Four white
lights means you are above the glide slope, three white lights and one red
light means you are slightly high, two red and two white lights means you
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