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FAA Oral Exam Practice Questions WITH COMPLETESOLUTIONS
What .are .the .eligibility .requirements .for .a .private .pilot .certificate? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
a. .Be .at .least .17 .years .of .age.
b. .Be .able .to .read, .speak, .write, .and .understand .the .English .language.
c. .Hold .at .least .a .current .Third .Class .medical .certificate
d. .Received .the .required .ground .and .flight .training .endorsements.
e. .Meet .the .applicable .aeronautical .experience .requirements. .
f. .Passed .the .required .knowledge .and .practical .tests.
What .does .the .CFR .Part .1 .cover? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Definitions .and .Abbreviations
What .does .the .CFR .Part .43 .cover? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Maintenance, .Preventive .Maintenance, .Rebuilding, .and .Alteration
What .does .the .CFR .Part .61 .cover? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Certification: .Pilots, .Flight .Instructors, .and
.Ground .Instructors
What .does .the .CFR .Part .91 .cover? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-General .Operating .and .Flight .Rules
What .is .the .definition .of .a .complex .airplane, .and .what .must .you .do .to .act .as .pilot-in-
command .of .such .an .airplane? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
An .airplane .that .has .a .retractable .landing .gear, .flaps, .and .a .controllable .pitch .propeller; .a. .received .
and .logged .ground .and .flight .training .from .an .authorized .flight .instructor .in .a .complex .airplane, .or .i
n .a .flight .simulator .and .have .been .found .proficient .in .the .operation .and .systems .of .that .airplane. .b.
.received .a .one-
time .endorsement .in .your .logbook .from .an .authorized .instructor .who .certifies .you .are .proficient .to .
operate .a .complex .airplane.
Define: .Category .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
a .broad .classification .of .aircraft; .i.e., .airplane, .rotorcraft, .glider, .etc.
,Define: .Class .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
a .classification .of .aircraft .with .in .a .category .having .similar .operating .characteristics; .i.e., .single-
engine .land, .multi-engine .land, .etc.
Define: .Type .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
a .specific .make .and .basic .model .of .aircraft .including .modifications .that .do .not .change .its .handling .o
r .flight .characteristics; .i.e., .DC-9, .B-737, .C-130, .etc.
What .are .the .requirements .to .remain .current .as .a .private .pilot? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
a. .Within .the .preceding .24 .months, .accomplished .a .flight .review .given .in .an .aircraft .for .which .that .
pilot .is .rated .by .an .authorized .instructor .and .received .a .logbook .endorsement .certifying .that .the .pe
rson .has .satisfactorily .completed .the .review.
b. .To .carry .passengers, .a .pilot .must .have .made, .within .the .preceding .90 .days .have .had .3 .takeoffs .a
nd .landings .as .the .sole .manipulator .of .flight .controls .of .an .aircraft .of .the .same .category .and .class .
(if .tailwheel, .landings .must .be .to .a .full .stop), .and .if .operations .are .to .be .conducted .during .the .peri
od .beginning .1 .hour .after .sunset .and .ending .1 .hour .before .sunrise, .3 .takeoffs .and .3 .landings .to .a .f
ull .stop .during .that .period .in .an .aircraft .of .the .same .category .and .class
To .exercise .the .privileges .of .a .private .pilot .certificate, .what .medical .certificate .is .required, .and .how .
long .is .it .valid? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Third-
class .medical .certificate; .Before .40th .birthday: .36th .month .after .the .date .of .the .examination, .After .
40th .birthday: .the .24th .month .after .the .date .of .the .examination
What .documents .are .required .on .board .an .aircraft .prior .to .flight? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Airworthiness .Certificate, .Registration .Certificate, .Owner's .manual .or .operating .limitations, .and .Weig
ht .and .balance .data
Who .is .responsible .for .ensuring .that .an .aircraft .is .maintained .in .an .airworthy .condition? .- .correct .a
nswers .✔✔ .-The .owner .or .operator .of .the .aircraft
After .aircraft .inspections .have .been .made .and .defects .have .been .repaired, .who .is .responsible .for .d
etermining .that .the .aircraft .is .in .an .airworthy .condition? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-The .pilot-in-
command
What .records .or .documents .should .be .checked .to .determine .that .the .owner .or .operator .of .an .aircr
aft .has .complied .with .all .required .inspections .and .airworthiness .directives? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .maintenance .records .(aircraft .and .engine .logbooks)
Can .a .pilot .conduct .flight .operations .in .an .aircraft .with .known .inoperative .equipment? .- .correct .ans
wers .✔✔ .-
Yes, .under .specific .conditions. .CFR .Part .91 .describes .acceptable .methods .for .the .operation .of .an .air
craft .with .certain .inoperative .instruments .and .equipment .that .are .not .essential .for .safe .flight .- .they
.are: .operation .of .aircraft .with .a .minimum .equipment .list .
(MEL) .and .operation .of .aircraft .without .a .MEL
, What .are .the .required .maintenance .inspections .for .aircraft? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Annual .inspection- .within .the .preceding .12 .calendar .months
100-hour .inspection .- .if .carrying .any .person .
(other .than .crew .member_ .for .hire .or .giving .flight .instruction .for .hire
Define ."preventative .maintenance" .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Simple .or .minor .preservation .operations .and .the .replacement .of .small .standard .parts, .not .involving .
complex .assemble .operations. .Typical .operations .include .oil .changes, .wheel .bearing .lubrication, .hydr
aulic .fluid .(brakes, .landing .gear .system) .refills.
What .are ."Airworthiness .Directives" .(ADs)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
An .Ad .is .the .medium .the .FAA .uses .to .notify .aircraft .owners .and .other .potentially .interested .person
s .of .unsafe .conditions .that .may .exist. .ADs .are .regulatory .in .nature, .and .compliance .is .mandatory.
What .are .the .standard .temperature .and .pressure .values .for .sea .level? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
15 .C .and .29.92" .Hg
What .are ."isobars"? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
An .isobar .is .a .line .on .a .weather .chart .which .connects .areas .of .equal .or .constant .barometric .pressur
e
What .does .that .spacing .of .isobars .mean .on .a .surface .weather .chart .or .a .constant .pressure .chart? .- .
correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .spacing .of .isobars .on .these .charts .defines .how .steep .or .shallow .a .pressure .gradient .is. .When .is
obars .are .spaced .very .close .together, .a .steep .pressure .gradient .exists .which .indicates .higher .wind .s
peeds. .A .shallow .pressure .gradient .usually .means .wind .speeds .will .be .less.
What .causes .the .winds .aloft .to .flow .parallel .to .the .isobars? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .Coriolis .force
At .what .rate .does .atmospheric .pressure .decrease .with .an .increase .in .altitude? .- .correct .answers .✔
✔ .-1" .Hg .per .1,000 .feet
What .does ."dew .point" .mean? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Dew .point .is .the .temperature .to .which .a .sample .of .air .must .be .cooled .to .attain .the .state .of .satura
tion.
When .temperature .and .dew .point .are .close .together .
(within .5 .degrees), .what .type .of .weather .is .likely? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Visible .moisture .in .the .form .of .clouds, .dew, .or .fog. .Also, .these .are .ideal .conditions .for .carburetor .ic
ing.
What .factor .primarily .determines .the .type .and .vertical .extent .of .clouds? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-The
.stability .of .the .atmosphere.
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