Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions
(Latest Update ) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What records/documents should be checked to determine aircraft is good for
inspections and airworthy? - correct answer All maintenance records and logs
Airworthiness certificate: - correct answer Issued by FAA after aircraft has been
inspected & meets requirements, does NOT expire, must be displayed
The use of MELS: - correct answer allows for the deferral of inoperative items or
equipment
required maintenance inspections: - correct answer Annual every 12 months, or every
100 hours
preventative maintenance: - correct answer simple or minor preservation operations
and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly
operations... ex) oil changes, hydraulic fluid refill
special flight permits: - correct answer may be issued for aircraft that doesn't
currently meet airworthiness requirements but is still capable of safe flight
airworthiness directives: - correct answer AD's; medium the FAA uses to notify
aircraft owners and other potentially interested persons of unsafe conditions that may
exist because of deign defects, maintenance, or other causes under which the the
product may continue to be operated.
, Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions
(Latest Update ) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Low pressure atmosphere: - correct answer inward, upward, and counterclockwise
High pressure atmosphere: - correct answer outward, downward, and clockwise
trough: - correct answer tough line; elongated area of relatively low atmospheric
pressure. Low pressure and bad weather
ridge: - correct answer ridge line; elongated area of high atmospheric pressure. High
pressure and good weather
isobars - correct answer line on a weather chart which connects areas of equal or
constant barometric pressure
winds aloft - correct answer a forecast of specific atmospheric conditions in terms of
wind and temperature at certain altitudes, typically measured in feet (ft) above mean
sea level (MSL)
what causes winds aloft to flow parallel to the isobars? - correct answer The coriolis
force
what does "dew point" mean? - correct answer temperature to which a sample of air
must be cooled to attain the state of saturation
, Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions
(Latest Update ) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
how do you determine the stability of the atmosphere? - correct answer Instability is
likely when air near the surface is warm and moist
3 types of structural icing that can occur in flight: - correct answer clear ice, rime ice,
and mixed ice
action you should take if you accidentally run into icing conditions: - correct answer
leave the area of visible moisture --> descending to an altitude below the cloud bases,
climbing to an altitude above the cloud tops, or turn to a different course
is frost dangerous? - correct answer Yes, the roughness of its surface spoils the
smooth flow of air, causing a slowing of airflow and loss of some lift
factors that have to be present for a thunderstorm to form: - correct answer sufficient
water vapor, unstable lapse rate, upward boost to start the storm process in motion
temperature inversion: - correct answer is an increase in temperature with height, a
reversal of the normal decrease with height
two ways fog may form: - correct answer cooling of air to dew point, adding moisture
to the air near the ground
what causes radiation fog to form? - correct answer the ground cools the adjacent air
to the dew point on calm, clear nights
(Latest Update ) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What records/documents should be checked to determine aircraft is good for
inspections and airworthy? - correct answer All maintenance records and logs
Airworthiness certificate: - correct answer Issued by FAA after aircraft has been
inspected & meets requirements, does NOT expire, must be displayed
The use of MELS: - correct answer allows for the deferral of inoperative items or
equipment
required maintenance inspections: - correct answer Annual every 12 months, or every
100 hours
preventative maintenance: - correct answer simple or minor preservation operations
and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly
operations... ex) oil changes, hydraulic fluid refill
special flight permits: - correct answer may be issued for aircraft that doesn't
currently meet airworthiness requirements but is still capable of safe flight
airworthiness directives: - correct answer AD's; medium the FAA uses to notify
aircraft owners and other potentially interested persons of unsafe conditions that may
exist because of deign defects, maintenance, or other causes under which the the
product may continue to be operated.
, Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions
(Latest Update ) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Low pressure atmosphere: - correct answer inward, upward, and counterclockwise
High pressure atmosphere: - correct answer outward, downward, and clockwise
trough: - correct answer tough line; elongated area of relatively low atmospheric
pressure. Low pressure and bad weather
ridge: - correct answer ridge line; elongated area of high atmospheric pressure. High
pressure and good weather
isobars - correct answer line on a weather chart which connects areas of equal or
constant barometric pressure
winds aloft - correct answer a forecast of specific atmospheric conditions in terms of
wind and temperature at certain altitudes, typically measured in feet (ft) above mean
sea level (MSL)
what causes winds aloft to flow parallel to the isobars? - correct answer The coriolis
force
what does "dew point" mean? - correct answer temperature to which a sample of air
must be cooled to attain the state of saturation
, Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions
(Latest Update ) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
how do you determine the stability of the atmosphere? - correct answer Instability is
likely when air near the surface is warm and moist
3 types of structural icing that can occur in flight: - correct answer clear ice, rime ice,
and mixed ice
action you should take if you accidentally run into icing conditions: - correct answer
leave the area of visible moisture --> descending to an altitude below the cloud bases,
climbing to an altitude above the cloud tops, or turn to a different course
is frost dangerous? - correct answer Yes, the roughness of its surface spoils the
smooth flow of air, causing a slowing of airflow and loss of some lift
factors that have to be present for a thunderstorm to form: - correct answer sufficient
water vapor, unstable lapse rate, upward boost to start the storm process in motion
temperature inversion: - correct answer is an increase in temperature with height, a
reversal of the normal decrease with height
two ways fog may form: - correct answer cooling of air to dew point, adding moisture
to the air near the ground
what causes radiation fog to form? - correct answer the ground cools the adjacent air
to the dew point on calm, clear nights
