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Final Exam

Think you know your stuff? Quiz yourself with some of these FAA test questions

1. With certain exceptions, when must each occupant of an aircraft wear an approved parachute?

A. When a door is removed from the aircraft to facilitate parachute jumpers.
B. When intentionally pitching the nose of the aircraft up or down 30 degrees or more.
C. When intentionally banking in excess of 30 degrees.

2. What is the specific fuel requirement for flight under VFR during daylight hours in an airplane?

A. Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly after that for 30 minutes at normal cruising speed.
B. Enough to complete the flight at normal cruising speed with adverse wind conditions.
C. Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.

3. Which light signal from the control tower clears a pilot to taxi?

A. Steady green.
B. Flashing green.
C. Flashing white.

4. The correct method of stating 4,500 feet mean sea level to air traffic control is

A. “four point five.”
B. “forty-five hundred feet msl.”
C. “four thousand five hundred.”

5. When operating under VFR below 18,000 feet msl, unless otherwise authorized, what transponder code should be selected?

A. 1200.
B. 7700.
C. 7600.

6. Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by

A. blue omnidirectional lights.
B. alternate red and green lights.
C. white directional lights.

7. The pilot in command is required to hold a type rating in which aircraft?

A. Aircraft operated under an authorization issued by the FAA administrator.
B. Aircraft having a gross weight of more than 12,500 pounds.
C. Aircraft involved in ferry flights, training flights, or test flights.

8. Which initial action should a pilot take prior to entering Class C airspace?

A. Contact the FSS for traffic advisories.
B. Contact approach control on the appropriate frequency.
C. Contact the tower and request permission to enter.

Final Exam Answers

1. The correct answer is B. FAR 91.307 also requires parachute use for any intentional maneuver that exceeds a 60-degree bank angle.

2. The correct answer is A. The minimum fuel required to be carried for a VFR flight is found in FAR 91.151.

3. The correct answer is B. FAR 91.125 describes the various ATC light signals and their meanings to the pilot when on the ground and in flight.

4. The correct answer is C. Proper phraseology when figures, or numbers, are involved is detailed in Aeronautical Information Manual section 4-2-8.

5.The correct answer is A. 1200 is the standard VFR code to squawk when no other code has been assigned by ATC. (Aeronautical Information Manual section 4-1-20[g])

6. The correct answer is A. When used, these lights are blue and can be seen from any direction. (Aeronautical Information Manual 2-1-11)

7. The correct answer is B. FAR 61.31(a) requires a type rating for all large aircraft (over 12,500 pounds gross weight) and all turbojet-powered airplanes.

8. The correct answer is B. Communications with ATC must be established prior to entering Class C airspace. There is no specific clearance required to enter Class C, however. (FAR 91.130[c])