Test Bank Solution Manual for Private Pilot Oral 100% Pass
What documents must you have with you to fly the airplane? (61.3) - Answers 1. Pilot certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. Government issued photo ID
*as a student pilot, need above documents in ADDITION to your logbook (to show endorsements) are
only required when acting as PIC (solo flight)
What are your limitations as a student pilot? (61.89) - Answers 1. No passengers
2. Cannot carry property for compensation or hire
3. Cannot fly in furtherance of a business
4. Cannot fly with a flight or surface visibility of less than 3sm during the day and 5sm at night
5. Flight must be made with visual references to the surface.
What privileges apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146) - Answers Privileges - Act as PIC and carry
passengers - conduct search and rescue operations; fly for charitable, non-profit, or community event;
act as an aircraft salesman if you have at least 200 hours.
What limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146) - Answers Limitations - Cannot fly for hire;
must pay no less than pro rata share
Do you need to take your logbook with you? (61.51) - Answers Only as a solo student pilot on a cross
country flight
What type of pilot certificate do you have? Does it expire? (61.19) - Answers Under 40, a student pilot
certificate expires after 60 calendar months
Over 40 it expires after 24 calendar months
PPL, CPL, CFI, Ground Instructors, and ATP certificates are issued without an expiration date
How do we keep our pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.57) - Answers Student pilot: with valid medical
certificate
,PPL: Flight review every 24 calendar months
What are the currency requirements for carrying passengers? (61.57) - Answers 3 take offs and landings
within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same category, class and type if required. At night,
these 3 landings must be made to a full stop.
Night definition? When can you perform required night landings? (1.1, 61.57) - Answers Night = the time
between evening civil twilight and morning civil twilight
Night landings can be logged 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
What documents should be in the aircraft before flight? ARROW (91.9, 91.203) - Answers Airworthiness
Certificate
Registration
Radio License (required for international flight)
Operating Limitations (found in the POH)
Weight and Balance equipment list
When will an aircraft registration certificate expire? (PHAK 8-6) - Answers 3 Years
Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the takeoff data card or the
one in the airplane flight manual? - Answers Updated weight and balance equipment list in the AFM
With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen, what do category, class, and type
mean? (61.5) - Answers Category: Airplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Lighter-Than-Air etc.
Class: Single Engine Land/Sea, Multi Engine Land/Sea
Type: specific to aircraft - only required for aircraft with a max gross weight equal or greater than
12,500lbs, turbojet, or any aircraft specified by the FAA to require one (61.31)
If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can the pilot continue to exercise the
privileges of their pilot certificate without notifying the FAA? (61.60) - Answers 30 days
Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire? - Answers Not as long as inspections are kept up to date
and manufacturer's original design is adhered to
,Does the POH meet the requirement of having an AFM? (PHAK 8-2) - Answers Yes. The POH for most
light aircraft built after 1975 is also the FAA designated AFM.
Who says we have to follow the POH? (91.9) - Answers FAR 91.9 states, "...no person may operate a civil
aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved Airplane or
Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition?
(91.403) - Answers The owner/operator
Discuss AVIATES. Required Inspections - Answers Annual - every 12 calendar months (91.409) VOR -
every 30 days for IFR (91.171)
100 hour if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static - 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight (91.411)
Transponder - 24 calendar months (91.413)
ELT - 12 calendar months or after 1 hour cumulative use or half of battery life (91.207)
Service bulletins and ADs complied with
What is an Airworthiness Directive? Is it mandatory? (PHAK 8-12) - Answers FAA issued order to fix a
known issue. It is mandatory.
What different kinds of AD's are there? - Answers Emergency - These require immediate compliance
before flight
One Time - After the AD is complied with once, there is no further need to address the specified issue
Recurring - This AD must be complied with at the specified interval
, Can you over fly an annual? 100 hour? (91.409) - Answers The only way to overfly an annual is to obtain
a special flight permit from the FSDO.
A 100 hour inspection may be overflown by no more than 10 hours and only if enroute to the place
where the inspection will be done. An annual inspection can be substituted for the 100 hour however, a
100 hour cannot substitute an annual inspection.
Do you need to have an ELT in the airplane today? (91.207) - Answers Not needed for training within 50
nm of home airport
When does an ELT battery have to be replaced or recharged? (91.207) - Answers Every 12 calendar
months
Battery needs to be replaced after 1 hour cumulative use
Or after half of the battery life has been used
What equipment and instruments do you need to have in the airplane for today's flight? - Answers
ATOMATOFLAMES (91.205b)
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil temperature gauge
Magnetic compass
Airspeed Indicator
Temperature gauge (for liquid cooled engines)
Oil pressure
Fuel quantity gauge
Landing gear position indicator lights (for retractable landing gear)
Anti-collision lights - Aviation red or white (e.g. red rotating beacon or white strobes)
Manifold pressure gauge (for airplanes with a constant speed propeller)
What documents must you have with you to fly the airplane? (61.3) - Answers 1. Pilot certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. Government issued photo ID
*as a student pilot, need above documents in ADDITION to your logbook (to show endorsements) are
only required when acting as PIC (solo flight)
What are your limitations as a student pilot? (61.89) - Answers 1. No passengers
2. Cannot carry property for compensation or hire
3. Cannot fly in furtherance of a business
4. Cannot fly with a flight or surface visibility of less than 3sm during the day and 5sm at night
5. Flight must be made with visual references to the surface.
What privileges apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146) - Answers Privileges - Act as PIC and carry
passengers - conduct search and rescue operations; fly for charitable, non-profit, or community event;
act as an aircraft salesman if you have at least 200 hours.
What limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146) - Answers Limitations - Cannot fly for hire;
must pay no less than pro rata share
Do you need to take your logbook with you? (61.51) - Answers Only as a solo student pilot on a cross
country flight
What type of pilot certificate do you have? Does it expire? (61.19) - Answers Under 40, a student pilot
certificate expires after 60 calendar months
Over 40 it expires after 24 calendar months
PPL, CPL, CFI, Ground Instructors, and ATP certificates are issued without an expiration date
How do we keep our pilot certificate current? (61.56, 61.57) - Answers Student pilot: with valid medical
certificate
,PPL: Flight review every 24 calendar months
What are the currency requirements for carrying passengers? (61.57) - Answers 3 take offs and landings
within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same category, class and type if required. At night,
these 3 landings must be made to a full stop.
Night definition? When can you perform required night landings? (1.1, 61.57) - Answers Night = the time
between evening civil twilight and morning civil twilight
Night landings can be logged 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
What documents should be in the aircraft before flight? ARROW (91.9, 91.203) - Answers Airworthiness
Certificate
Registration
Radio License (required for international flight)
Operating Limitations (found in the POH)
Weight and Balance equipment list
When will an aircraft registration certificate expire? (PHAK 8-6) - Answers 3 Years
Which weight and balance information must be in the aircraft, the one on the takeoff data card or the
one in the airplane flight manual? - Answers Updated weight and balance equipment list in the AFM
With respect to the certification, privileges, and limitations of airmen, what do category, class, and type
mean? (61.5) - Answers Category: Airplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Lighter-Than-Air etc.
Class: Single Engine Land/Sea, Multi Engine Land/Sea
Type: specific to aircraft - only required for aircraft with a max gross weight equal or greater than
12,500lbs, turbojet, or any aircraft specified by the FAA to require one (61.31)
If a pilot changes his permanent mailing address, how long can the pilot continue to exercise the
privileges of their pilot certificate without notifying the FAA? (61.60) - Answers 30 days
Does an Airworthiness Certificate ever expire? - Answers Not as long as inspections are kept up to date
and manufacturer's original design is adhered to
,Does the POH meet the requirement of having an AFM? (PHAK 8-2) - Answers Yes. The POH for most
light aircraft built after 1975 is also the FAA designated AFM.
Who says we have to follow the POH? (91.9) - Answers FAR 91.9 states, "...no person may operate a civil
aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved Airplane or
Rotorcraft Flight Manual..."
Who is responsible for ensuring an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition?
(91.403) - Answers The owner/operator
Discuss AVIATES. Required Inspections - Answers Annual - every 12 calendar months (91.409) VOR -
every 30 days for IFR (91.171)
100 hour if airplane is being operated for hire
Altimeter/Pitot Static - 24 calendar months; required for IFR flight (91.411)
Transponder - 24 calendar months (91.413)
ELT - 12 calendar months or after 1 hour cumulative use or half of battery life (91.207)
Service bulletins and ADs complied with
What is an Airworthiness Directive? Is it mandatory? (PHAK 8-12) - Answers FAA issued order to fix a
known issue. It is mandatory.
What different kinds of AD's are there? - Answers Emergency - These require immediate compliance
before flight
One Time - After the AD is complied with once, there is no further need to address the specified issue
Recurring - This AD must be complied with at the specified interval
, Can you over fly an annual? 100 hour? (91.409) - Answers The only way to overfly an annual is to obtain
a special flight permit from the FSDO.
A 100 hour inspection may be overflown by no more than 10 hours and only if enroute to the place
where the inspection will be done. An annual inspection can be substituted for the 100 hour however, a
100 hour cannot substitute an annual inspection.
Do you need to have an ELT in the airplane today? (91.207) - Answers Not needed for training within 50
nm of home airport
When does an ELT battery have to be replaced or recharged? (91.207) - Answers Every 12 calendar
months
Battery needs to be replaced after 1 hour cumulative use
Or after half of the battery life has been used
What equipment and instruments do you need to have in the airplane for today's flight? - Answers
ATOMATOFLAMES (91.205b)
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil temperature gauge
Magnetic compass
Airspeed Indicator
Temperature gauge (for liquid cooled engines)
Oil pressure
Fuel quantity gauge
Landing gear position indicator lights (for retractable landing gear)
Anti-collision lights - Aviation red or white (e.g. red rotating beacon or white strobes)
Manifold pressure gauge (for airplanes with a constant speed propeller)
