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,What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate? - 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? - Answers:Definitions and Abbreviations
What does the CFR Part 43 cover? - Answers:Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance,
Rebuilding, and Alteration
What does the CFR Part 61 cover? - Answers:Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and
Ground Instructors
What does the CFR Part 91 cover? - 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? - 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 in 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 - Answers:a broad classification of aircraft; i.e., airplane, rotorcraft, glider, etc.
Define: Class - Answers:a classification of aircraft with in a category having similar operating
characteristics; i.e., single-engine land, multi-engine land, etc.
Define: Type - Answers:a specific make and basic model of aircraft including modifications that
do not change its handling or flight characteristics; i.e., DC-9, B-737, C-130, etc.
, What are the requirements to remain current as a private pilot? - 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 person
has satisfactorily completed the review.
b. To carry passengers, a pilot must have made, within the preceding 90 days have had 3 takeoffs
and 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 period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise, 3 takeoffs and 3
landings to a full 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? - 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? - Answers:Airworthiness
Certificate, Registration Certificate, Owner's manual or operating limitations, and Weight and
balance data
Who is responsible for ensuring that an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition? -
Answers:The owner or operator of the aircraft
After aircraft inspections have been made and defects have been repaired, who is responsible for
determining that the aircraft is in an airworthy condition? - Answers:The pilot-in-command
What records or documents should be checked to determine that the owner or operator of an
aircraft has complied with all required inspections and airworthiness directives? - Answers:The
maintenance records (aircraft and engine logbooks)
Can a pilot conduct flight operations in an aircraft with known inoperative equipment? -
Answers:Yes, under specific conditions. CFR Part 91 describes acceptable methods for the
operation of an aircraft 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
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