1. Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude for a pilot to operate an aircraft anywhere?
B. An altitude of 500 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 1,000 feet.
C. An altitude of 500 feet above the surface and no closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
2. Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, an aircraft may not be operated closer than what distance from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure?
A. 1,000 feet.
B. 500 feet.
C. 700 feet.
3. Who is responsible for determining whether a pilot is fit to fly for a particular flight, even though he or she holds a current medical certificate?
A. The FAA.
B. The medical examiner.
C. The pilot.
4. Each person who holds a pilot certificate or a medical certificate shall present it for inspection upon the request of the Administrator, the National Transportation Safety Board, or any
A. federal, state, or local law enforcement officer.
B. authorized representative of the Department of Transportation.
C. person in a position of authority.
5. With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of aircraft?
A. Transport, restricted, provisional.
B. Normal, utility, acrobatic, limited.
C. Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon.
6. Individual forecasts for specific routes of flight can be obtained from which weather source?
A. Terminal Forecasts.
B. Transcribed Weather Broadcasts.
C. Area Forecasts.
7. From which primary source should information be obtained regarding expected weather at the estimated time of arrival if your destination has no Terminal Forecast?
A. Area Forecast.
B. Weather Depiction Chart.
C. Low-Level Prognostic Chart.
8. Under what condition may an aircraft operate from a satellite airport within Class C airspace?
A. The pilot must monitor ATC until clear of the Class C airspace.
B. The pilot must file a flight plan.
C. The pilot must contact ATC as soon as practicable after takeoff.
9. Of what value is the Weather Depiction Chart to the pilot?
A. For a forecast of cloud coverage, visibilities, and frontal activity.
B. For determining frontal trends and air mass characteristics.
C. For determining general weather conditions on which to base flight planning.
10. Which procedure is recommended to ensure that the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) has not been activated?
A. Turn off the aircraft ELT after landing.
B. Ask the airport tower if they are receiving an ELT signal.
C. Monitor 121.5 before engine shutdown.
11. When should pilots decline a land-and-hold-short (LAHSO) clearance?
A. When it will compromise safety.
B. Only when the tower operator concurs.
C. Pilots cannot decline the clearance.
Answers
1. A. FAR 91.119
2. B. FAR 91.119
3. C. AC 67-2
4. A. FAR 61.101
5. C. FAR 1.1
6. B. AC 00-45D
7. A. AC 00-45D
8. C. AIM 3-2-4
9. C. AC 00-45D
10. C. AIM 6-2-5
11. A.
