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PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE ORAL QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1 – 8
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ESTUDYPRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE ORAL QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 1 – 8
Chapter 1: Certifications and Documents
1. What is required to become a private pilot?
A. Must be at least 15 years old
B. Must be at least 17 years old
C. Must be a high school graduate
D. Must be a licensed mechanic
o Answer: B. Must be at least 17 years old
2. What are your privileges and limitations as a private pilot?
A. Can fly any aircraft for pay
B. Can demonstrate an aircraft to a buyer with 200 hours
C. Can fly solo at night without a license
D. Can carry passengers for hire
o Answer: B. Can demonstrate an aircraft to a buyer with 200 hours
3. How do you stay current as a Private Pilot?
A. Take a flight test every year
B. Complete a Flight Review every 3 years
C. Complete a Flight Review every 2 years
D. Fly at least once a month
o Answer: C. Complete a Flight Review every 2 years
4. What documents must be on board an aircraft?
A. Airworthiness Certification
B. Flight Instructor's License
C. Pilot's logbook
D. Maintenance records
o Answer: A. Airworthiness Certification
5. Does the aircraft registration expire?
A. Yes, every year
B. Yes, every 3 years
C. No, it is permanent
D. Yes, every 5 years
o Answer: B. Yes, every 3 years
6. What documents must the pilot in command (PIC) always have with them?
A. Pilot's logbook
B. Medical Certificate
C. Flight Instructor Certificate
D. Aircraft Owner's Manual
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o Answer: B. Medical Certificate
7. What inspections are required for your aircraft?
A. 24-hour check
B. 100-hour and Annual inspections
C. Daily inspections
D. Pre-flight inspection only
o Answer: B. 100-hour and Annual inspections
8. What is the difference between a 100-hour inspection and an Annual inspection?
A. A 100-hour inspection is optional
B. An Annual inspection is more thorough
C. A 100-hour inspection is for all aircraft
D. There is no difference
o Answer: B. An Annual inspection is more thorough
9. What is an MEL?
A. Major Equipment List
B. Minimum Equipment List
C. Monthly Equipment List
D. Maintenance Equipment List
o Answer: B. Minimum Equipment List
10. What is a special flight permit?
A. A license for student pilots
B. A temporary allowance for non-airworthy aircraft
C. A clearance for emergency landings
D. A permit for flying at night
o Answer: B. A temporary allowance for non-airworthy aircraft
Chapter 2: Aeromedical Factors
11. Explain the three types of medicals.
A. First Class, Second Class, Third Class
B. Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
C. Student, Commercial, Private
D. Temporary, Permanent, Provisional
o Answer: A. First Class, Second Class, Third Class
12. What is hypoxia?
A. Too much oxygen in the body
B. Not enough oxygen to the brain
C. Difficulty breathing at high altitudes
D. Dizziness from dehydration
o Answer: B. Not enough oxygen to the brain
13. What are the 4 types of hypoxia?
A. High-altitude, Anemia, Heart failure, Alcohol-related
B. Hypoxic, Hypemic, Stagnant, Histotoxic
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C. Acute, Chronic, Temporary, Permanent
D. Environmental, Physical, Mental, Chemical
o Answer: B. Hypoxic, Hypemic, Stagnant, Histotoxic
14. What are symptoms of hypoxia?
A. Nausea and fatigue
B. Headache, dizziness, blue skin, euphoria
C. Sweating and chills
D. Insomnia and confusion
o Answer: B. Headache, dizziness, blue skin, euphoria
15. Explain hyperventilation.
A. Breathing too slowly
B. Not breathing enough
C. Overbreathing and losing carbon dioxide
D. Holding breath too long
o Answer: C. Overbreathing and losing carbon dioxide
16. Name and explain the 8 types of spatial disorientation.
A. Confusion from losing sight of the horizon
B. Flying without GPS
C. Night blindness
D. Lost communication with ATC
o Answer: A. Confusion from losing sight of the horizon
Chapter 3: Physical Weather
17. What is standard temperature and pressure?
A. 20 degrees Celsius and 30.00 inches of mercury
B. 15 degrees Celsius and 29.92 inches of mercury
C. 10 degrees Celsius and 28.00 inches of mercury
D. 25 degrees Celsius and 30.50 inches of mercury
o Answer: B. 15 degrees Celsius and 29.92 inches of mercury
18. What are the 3 main layers of the atmosphere?
A. Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
C. Ozone layer, Stratosphere, Troposphere
D. Altostratus, Cirrus, Cumulus
o Answer: A. Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere
19. What causes all weather?
A. Wind patterns
B. Heat exchange
C. Air pressure
D. Ocean currents
o Answer: B. Heat exchange
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