CPL FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the requirements to be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate? - Answers :-
At least 18
-Read, write, speak, understand English
-At least a third class medical certificate
-At least a PPL
-Ground and flight endorsements
-Written exam
-Pass the practical test
-Aeronautical experience requirements
What are the aeronautical experience requirements to become a commercial pilot? -
Answers :-250 hours total time (100 powered, 50 airplanes)
-100 hours PIC (50 airplanes, 50 XC)
-20 hours training (10 TAA, 10 instrument, 2 hour day, 2 hour night, 3 preparation)
-10 hours solo (300 nm XC 3 stops, one must be 250nm away from starting point, 5
hours night VFR, 10 night takeoffs and landings at a towered airport)
What qualifies the DA40 as a technically advanced airplane? - Answers :-PFD, MFD, 2
axis autopilot
What are the privileges that apply to you as a commercial pilot? - Answers :-Carry
persons or property for compensation or hire
-As long as they are qualified under Part 61 and whichever part they will be operating
under (91 or 135)
What is a Commercial Operator? - Answers :-Someone who engages in carriage of
persons or property for compensation or hire, other than an air carrier.
-Consider if the carriage is incidental to the business or is for profit (think the business
loses money)
What is Common Carriage? - Answers :-Carriage of passengers or cargo for
compensation or hire after holding out, or advertising services
1- Holding out or willingness
2- To transport persons or property
3- From place to place
4- For compensation or hire
What is Holding Out? - Answers :-Advertising your services as a commercial pilot
What are some ways that carriers can hold out? - Answers :-Advertising or signs
-Third party agency
-With a reputation
,-Carry only certain types of traffic
What is private carriage? - Answers :-Carriage for compensation or hire which doesn't
involve holding out
-Ex. Carrying one or a few customers over a long term
-Ex. I own a plane and I pay you 2000 dollars to fly me and my plane to Florida
-Ex. Flying a package with like a Take Flight plane and then billing someone else is
common carriage
What are some questions to ask to determine if the carriage is private or common? -
Answers :-Did I hold out?
-Is it my plane/ do I have operational control?
-Are there seats for sale?
If you hold a commercial pilot certificate but not an instrument rating, what restrictions
apply to you? - Answers :-Cannot carry passengers or cargo for compensation or hire
on flights longer than 50nm
-Cannot carry passengers or cargo for compensation or hire at night
You change your address. How long do you have to notify the FAA? - Answers :30 days
Your pilot certificate is somehow lost or destroyed. How can you continue to exercise
the privileges of the certificate? - Answers :-Application for replacement made to the
FAA and DOT
-Fax from the FAA confirming that the certificate was issued
-Fax is the certificate for 60 days
You are PIC of a high performance aircraft. What experience requirements must be
met? - Answers :-Log ground and flight training in appropriate aircraft
-Logbook endorsement
You are PIC of a pressurized aircraft. What experience requirements must be met? -
Answers :-Log ground and flight training in appropriate aircraft
-Logbook endorsement
You are PIC of a tailwheel aircraft. What experience requirements must be met? -
Answers :-Log flight training in appropriate aircraft
-Logbook endorsement
When would a type rating be required? - Answers :-Aircraft weighing more than 12,500
lbs. MTOW
-Turbojet or turbine powered aircraft
-Other aircraft specified by the administrator
When can you log Second in Command or SIC time? - Answers :-Aircraft requires two
pilots by regulation, you are qualified as SIC, and hold all ratings
, -Aircraft may be certified for single pilot operations but be operated under a specification
requiring 2 pilots
-PIC may not be qualified for single pilot operations
When can you log "night" flight time? - Answers :From twilight to twilight
When can you log a night landing? - Answers :From 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before
sunrise
What steps should you take to remain current as a commercial pilot? - Answers :-
Medical Certificate
-24 Calendar Month Flight Review
-3 takeoffs and landings in the preceding 90 days in the same category, class, and type
(if required)
What is the duration of a 1st class medical certificate? - Answers :-Under 40: 12
calendar months
-Over 40: 6 calendar months
What is the duration of a 2nd class medical certificate? - Answers :-Under and over 40:
12 calendar months
What is the duration of a 3rd class medical certificate? - Answers :-Under 40: 60
calendar months
-Over 40: 24 calendar months
Can you use over the counter medications as PIC? - Answers :Not unless approved by
the AME
You discover that you have high blood pressure. Can you continue to exercise duties of
a pilot certificate? - Answers :Not before consulting your AME again
As a commercial pilot, are you required to log every flight you make? - Answers :No,
only flight for currency or towards a certificate (so time building)
What document is required to be displayed to passengers and crew? - Answers :The
Airworthiness certificate
How can you tell if the aircraft has a Mode C transponder? - Answers :Reference the
comprehensive W+B equipment list
Is the AFM required to be onboard the aircraft? - Answers :Yes it is
What are the requirements to be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate? - Answers :-
At least 18
-Read, write, speak, understand English
-At least a third class medical certificate
-At least a PPL
-Ground and flight endorsements
-Written exam
-Pass the practical test
-Aeronautical experience requirements
What are the aeronautical experience requirements to become a commercial pilot? -
Answers :-250 hours total time (100 powered, 50 airplanes)
-100 hours PIC (50 airplanes, 50 XC)
-20 hours training (10 TAA, 10 instrument, 2 hour day, 2 hour night, 3 preparation)
-10 hours solo (300 nm XC 3 stops, one must be 250nm away from starting point, 5
hours night VFR, 10 night takeoffs and landings at a towered airport)
What qualifies the DA40 as a technically advanced airplane? - Answers :-PFD, MFD, 2
axis autopilot
What are the privileges that apply to you as a commercial pilot? - Answers :-Carry
persons or property for compensation or hire
-As long as they are qualified under Part 61 and whichever part they will be operating
under (91 or 135)
What is a Commercial Operator? - Answers :-Someone who engages in carriage of
persons or property for compensation or hire, other than an air carrier.
-Consider if the carriage is incidental to the business or is for profit (think the business
loses money)
What is Common Carriage? - Answers :-Carriage of passengers or cargo for
compensation or hire after holding out, or advertising services
1- Holding out or willingness
2- To transport persons or property
3- From place to place
4- For compensation or hire
What is Holding Out? - Answers :-Advertising your services as a commercial pilot
What are some ways that carriers can hold out? - Answers :-Advertising or signs
-Third party agency
-With a reputation
,-Carry only certain types of traffic
What is private carriage? - Answers :-Carriage for compensation or hire which doesn't
involve holding out
-Ex. Carrying one or a few customers over a long term
-Ex. I own a plane and I pay you 2000 dollars to fly me and my plane to Florida
-Ex. Flying a package with like a Take Flight plane and then billing someone else is
common carriage
What are some questions to ask to determine if the carriage is private or common? -
Answers :-Did I hold out?
-Is it my plane/ do I have operational control?
-Are there seats for sale?
If you hold a commercial pilot certificate but not an instrument rating, what restrictions
apply to you? - Answers :-Cannot carry passengers or cargo for compensation or hire
on flights longer than 50nm
-Cannot carry passengers or cargo for compensation or hire at night
You change your address. How long do you have to notify the FAA? - Answers :30 days
Your pilot certificate is somehow lost or destroyed. How can you continue to exercise
the privileges of the certificate? - Answers :-Application for replacement made to the
FAA and DOT
-Fax from the FAA confirming that the certificate was issued
-Fax is the certificate for 60 days
You are PIC of a high performance aircraft. What experience requirements must be
met? - Answers :-Log ground and flight training in appropriate aircraft
-Logbook endorsement
You are PIC of a pressurized aircraft. What experience requirements must be met? -
Answers :-Log ground and flight training in appropriate aircraft
-Logbook endorsement
You are PIC of a tailwheel aircraft. What experience requirements must be met? -
Answers :-Log flight training in appropriate aircraft
-Logbook endorsement
When would a type rating be required? - Answers :-Aircraft weighing more than 12,500
lbs. MTOW
-Turbojet or turbine powered aircraft
-Other aircraft specified by the administrator
When can you log Second in Command or SIC time? - Answers :-Aircraft requires two
pilots by regulation, you are qualified as SIC, and hold all ratings
, -Aircraft may be certified for single pilot operations but be operated under a specification
requiring 2 pilots
-PIC may not be qualified for single pilot operations
When can you log "night" flight time? - Answers :From twilight to twilight
When can you log a night landing? - Answers :From 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before
sunrise
What steps should you take to remain current as a commercial pilot? - Answers :-
Medical Certificate
-24 Calendar Month Flight Review
-3 takeoffs and landings in the preceding 90 days in the same category, class, and type
(if required)
What is the duration of a 1st class medical certificate? - Answers :-Under 40: 12
calendar months
-Over 40: 6 calendar months
What is the duration of a 2nd class medical certificate? - Answers :-Under and over 40:
12 calendar months
What is the duration of a 3rd class medical certificate? - Answers :-Under 40: 60
calendar months
-Over 40: 24 calendar months
Can you use over the counter medications as PIC? - Answers :Not unless approved by
the AME
You discover that you have high blood pressure. Can you continue to exercise duties of
a pilot certificate? - Answers :Not before consulting your AME again
As a commercial pilot, are you required to log every flight you make? - Answers :No,
only flight for currency or towards a certificate (so time building)
What document is required to be displayed to passengers and crew? - Answers :The
Airworthiness certificate
How can you tell if the aircraft has a Mode C transponder? - Answers :Reference the
comprehensive W+B equipment list
Is the AFM required to be onboard the aircraft? - Answers :Yes it is
