1. What is the definition of a high-performance airplane?
B. An airplane with 180 hp, or retractable landing gear, and a fixed-pitch propeller.
C. An airplane with a normal cruise speed in excess of 200 knots.
2. If a certificated pilot changes permanent mailing address and fails to notify the FAA Airmen Certification Branch of the new address, the pilot is entitled to exercise the privileges of the pilot certificate for a period of only
A. 30 days after the date of the move.
B. 60 days after the date of the move.
C. 90 days after the date of the move.
3. A certificated private pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider unless there is entered in the pilot's logbook a minimum of
A. 100 hours of pilot flight time in any aircraft that the pilot is using to tow a glider.
B. 100 hours of PIC time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider.
C. 200 hours of PIC time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider.
4. The takeoffs and landings required to meet the recency-of-experience requirements for carrying passengers in a tailwheel airplane
A. may be touch and go or full stop.
B. must be touch and go.
C. must be to a full stop.
5. If a recreational or private pilot had a flight review on August 8, this year, when is the next flight review required?
A. August 8, next year.
B. August 31, one year later.
C. August 31, two years later.
6. In order to act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane, a pilot must have
A. made and logged three solo takeoffs and landings in a high-performance airplane.
B. passed a flight test in a high-performance airplane.
C. received and logged ground and flight instruction in an airplane that has more than 200 horsepower.
7. Each person who holds a private pilot certificate or a medical certificate shall present it for inspection upon the request of the FAA administrator, the National Transportation Safety Board, or any
A. authorized representative of the Department of Transportation.
B. person in a position of authority.
C. federal, state, or local law enforcement officer.
8. What exception, if any, permits a private pilot to act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers who pay for the flight?
A. If the passengers pay all of the operating expenses.
B. If a donation is made to a charitable organization for the flight.
C. There is no exception.
9. In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate
A. a turn momentarily.
B. correctly when on a north or south heading.
C. a turn toward the south.
10. To receive accurate indications from a heading indicator during flight, the instrument must be
A. set prior to flight on a known heading.
B. calibrated on a compass rose at regular intervals.
C. periodically realigned with the magnetic compass as the gyro precesses.
11. Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane, that person must have
A. passed a flight test in that airplane from an FAA inspector.
B. an endorsement in that person's logbook that he or she is competent to act as PIC.
C. received ground and flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor who then endorsed that person's logbook.
Answers
1. A. 14 CFR 61.31
2. A. 14 CFR 61.60
3. A. 14 CFR 61.69
4. C. 14 CFR 61.57
5. C. 14 CFR 61.56
6. C. 14 CFR 61.31
7. C. 14 CFR 61.3
8. B. 14 CFR 61.113
9. B. AC 61-23C
10. C. AC 61-23C
11. C. 14 CFR 61.31
