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PRIVATE PILOT ORAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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PRIVATEPILOT ORAL
EXAM
QUESTIONS
certification requirements - Answers -at least 17, speak/write/understand english, hold
US student pilot license, hold 3rd class medical, receive flight and ground training, pass
exams
privileges and limitations - Answers -as PIC you may not carry passengers for
compensation or hire
high performance airplane - Answers -200+ horsepower
planes that need specific training and logbook endorsements: - Answers -high-
performance, complex, high-altitude, and tailwheel
complex airplane - Answers -retractible gear, flaps, variable prop
requirements to remain current: - Answers -with 24 calendar months... flight review
given in aircraft that pilot is rated in. To carry passengers.... 3 takeoffs and landings
within 90 days
medical certificate expires (under age 40) - Answers -60th calendar month
medical certificate expires (over the age of 40) - Answers -24th calendar month
if pilot changes his/her email they have _____ days to notify FAA. - Answers -30 days
documents required on board of aircraft prior to flight: - Answers -Airworthiness
certificate, Registration, Owners manual or operating limitations, Weight and Balance
data
, How does pilot determine if aircraft has Mode C transponder on aircraft? - Answers -by
referencing the current weight and balance equipment list
Does aircrafts registration expire? - Answers -YES. 3 years + end of month
Who is responsible for making sure plane is maintained/airworthy? - Answers -The
owner and operator
What records/documents should be checked to determine aircraft is good for
inspections and airworthy? - Answers -All maintenance records and logs
Airworthiness certificate: - Answers -Issued by FAA after aircraft has been inspected &
meets requirements, does NOT expire, must be displayed
The use of MELS: - Answers -allows for the deferral of inoperative items or equipment
required maintenance inspections: - Answers -Annual every 12 months, or every 100
hours
preventative maintenance: - Answers -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: - Answers -may be issued for aircraft that doesn't currently meet
airworthiness requirements but is still capable of safe flight
airworthiness directives: - Answers -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.
Low pressure atmosphere: - Answers -inward, upward, and counterclockwise
High pressure atmosphere: - Answers -outward, downward, and clockwise
trough: - Answers -tough line; elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure.
Low pressure and bad weather
ridge: - Answers -ridge line; elongated area of high atmospheric pressure. High
pressure and good weather
isobars - Answers -line on a weather chart which connects areas of equal or constant
barometric pressure
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