CAX Written - FAR (Legal)
As part of their preflight planning, pilots should determine if their destination airport has
'Land and Hold Short' (LAHSO) operations
How many days after an accident is a report required to be filed with the nearest NTSB field office?
10 days
In accordance with 14 CFR part 91, supplemental oxygen must be used by the required minimum flight crew for that time exceeding 30 minutes while at cabin pressure altitudes of
12,500 ft MSL up to and including 14,000 ft MSL
If a pilot does not meet the recency of experience requirements for night flight and official sunset is 1800 CST, the latest time passengers should be carried is
1859 CST
An ATC transponder is not to be used unless it has been tested, inspected, and found to comply with regulations within the preceding
24 Calendar months
No person may operate a large civil aircraft of U.S. registry which is subject to a lease, unless the lessee has mailed a copy of the lease to the FAA Aircraft Reistration Branch, Technical Section, Oklahoma City, OK within how many hours of its execution?
24 Hours
To act as PIC of an aircraft operated under 14 CFR part 91, a commercial pilot must have satisfactory accomplished a flight review or completed a proficiency check within the preceding
24 calendar months
What are the minimum weather conditions in which you can expect to receive a LAHSO clearance?
3 statute miles visibility and 1,000 ft ceiling
You just accepted out-of-state employment that will require you to change your address. How long may you exercise the privilege of your pilot certificate before notifying the FAA of your address change.
30 Days
If weather conditions are such that is required to designate an an alternate airport on your IFR flight plan, you should plan to carry enough fuel to arrive at the first airport of intended landing, fly from that airport to the alternate airport, and fly thereafter for
45 minutes at normal cruise speed
What period of time must a person be hospitalized before an injury may be defined by the NTSB as a "serious injury"?
48 hours, commencing within 7 days after the date of the injury.
The maximum cumulative time that an emergency locator transmitter may be operated before the rechargeable battery must be recharged is
60 minutes
Which is required to operate an aircraft towing an advertising banner?
A certificate of waiver issued by the Adminstrator
When operating a U.S.-registered civil aircraft, which document is required by regulation to be available in the aircraft?
A current, approved Airplane Flight manual
Which is correct concerning preventive maintenance, when accomplished by a pilot?
A record of preventive maintenance must be entered in the maintence records
Which is true concerning required maintenance inspections?
An annual inspection may be substituted for a 100 hour inspection.
Which is required equipment for powered aircraft during VFR night flights
An electric landing light, if the flight is for hire
During flight a fire, which was extinguished, burned the insulation from a transceiver wire. What action is required by regulations?
An immediate notification by the operator of the aircraft to the nearest NTSB field office.
NTSB Part 830 requires an immediate notification as a result of which incident?
And required flight crew member being unable to perform flight duties because of illness
Which is required equipment for powered aircraft during VFR night flights?
Anticollision light system
A PIC may accept a 'land and hold short' (LAHSO) clearance provided he or she determines that the aircraft can safely land and stop within the
Available Landing Distance
To conduct LAHSO operations, pilots should have, readily available, the
Chart Supplement
A second-class medical certificate issued to a commercial pilot on April 10 this year, permits the pilot to exercise which of the following?
Commercial pilot privileges through April 30, next year.
You are conducting a flight with passengers above 15,000 ft MSL. What are the oxygen requirements?
Crew must use and passengers must be provided supplemental oxygen at or above this altitude.
A pilot convicted of a Motor vehicle offense involving alcohol or drugs is required to provide a written report to the
FAA Civil Aviation Security Division (AMC-700) within 60 days of the conviction
Which airborne incident would require that the nearest NTSB field office be notified immediately?
Flight control systems malfunction or failure
What flight time must be documented and recorded by a pilot exercising the privileges of a commercial certificate?
Flight time showing training and aeronautical experience to meet requirements for a certificate, rating or flight review.
Which incident would require that the nearest NTSB field office be notified immediately?
In-Flight fire
If an ATC transponder installed in an aircraft has not been tested, inspected, and found to comply with regulations within a specified period, what is the limitation on its use?
Its use is not permitted.
While taxiing for takeoff, a small fire burned the insulation from a transceiver wire. What action would be required to comply with NTSB Part 830?
No notification or report is required.
While taxiing on the parking ramp, the landing gear, one wheel, and two tires are damaged by striking ground equipment. What action would be required to comply with NTSB Part 830?
No notification or report is required.
Can an aircraft be operated after it is sold with an aircraft dealer's registration?
No the new owner must register the aircraft before flying it.
Does a commercial pilot certificate hav ea specific expiration date?
No, it is issued without a specific expiration date.
What type of operation, not regulated by 14 CFR part 119, may a commercial pilot act as PIC and receive compensation for a service?
Nonstop flights within a 25 SM radius of an airport to carry persons for intentional parachute jump.
You are the PIC of an aircraft involved in an accident resulting in substantial damage. You are required to do which of the following?
Notify NTSB immediately
When is the pilot in command required to hold a category and class rating appropriate to the aircraft being flown?
On flights when carrying another person
Who is primarily responsible for maintaining an aircraft in an airworthy condition?
Owner or operator of the aircraft
Who has the final authority to accept or decline any 'land and hold short' Clearance
PIC
What regulations are in the Terms and Conditions of a standard airworthiness certificate?
Parts 21, 43, and 91
What person is directly responsible for the final authority as to the operation of the airplane
Pilot in Command
Which of the following are considered aircraft class ratings?
Single-engine Land, Multiengine Land, Single-engine Sea, Multiengine Sea
An aircraft carrying passengers for hire has been on a schedule of inspection every 100 hours of time in service. Under which condition, if any, may that aircraft be operated beyond 100 hours without a new inspection?
The 100 hour limitation may be exceeded by not more than 10 hours if necessary to reach a place at which the inspection can be done.
An aircraft is on a stopover at an airport 450 miles from its home airport. A mechanic discovers a discrepancy. Who is responsible for maintaining the airworthiness of the aircraft by having the defect corrected?
The owner or operator
You have been hired by an owner to manage his aircraft in a 14 CFR part 91 operation. The owner has received an Airworthiness Directive in the mail. Who holds the responsibility to ensure the aircraft is in compliance with the AD?
The owner or operator of the aircraft
Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in condition for safe flight?
The pilot in command
What action must be taken when a pilot in command deviates from any rule in 14 CFR part 91?
Upon the request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator
You are taking a 123 NM VFR flight from one airport to another. Which of the following actions must the pilot in command take?
Verify the airworthiness certificate is legible to passengers
You are taking a 173 NM night VFR cross country flight. Which of the following actions must the PIC take?
Verify the airworthiness certificate is legible to passengers
You are taking a 196 NM VFR cross country flight in mountainous terrain. Which of the following actions must the pilot in command take?
Verify the airworthiness certificate is legible to passengers
When may a pilot log time as a SIC?
When occupying a crew member station in an aircraft that required more than one pilot and the SIC is fully qualified.
To act at PIC of an airplane towing a glider, the tow pilot is required to have
a logbook endorsement from an authorized glider instructor certifying receipt of ground and flight training in gliders, and be proficient with techniques and procedures for safe towing of gliders
Commercial pilots are required to have a valid and appropriate pilot certificate in their physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft when
acting as pilot in command
If an aircraft is not equipped with an electrical or anti collision light system, no person may operate that aircraft
after sunset to sunrise
If the minimum safe speed for any particular operation is greater than the maximum speed prescribed in 14 CFR Part 91, the
aircraft may be operated at that speed
Unless otherwise authorized, the pilot in command is required to hold a type rating when operating any
aircraft of more than 12,500 lbs maximum certificated. takeoff weight
Once a PIC accepts a LAHSO clearance, the clearance must be adhered to, just as any other ATC clearance, unless
an amended clearance is obtained or an emergency occurs
In your preflight planning, a weather briefing is required for
any flight not in the vicinity of an airport
You just received your commercial pilot certificate and plan to act as PIC for compensation. You may do so provided you
are qualified in accordance with 14 CFR Part 61 and the applicable parts.
With a blood alcohol at or above .04 percent, a pilot cannot fly until
at least 8 hours after consuming alcohol, no longer under the influence of alcohol, and the blood alcohol falls below .04 percent
If not equipped with required position lights, an aircraft must terminate flight
at sunset
Before beginning any flight under IFR, the PIC must become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. In addition, the pilot must
be familiar with the runway lengths at airports of intended use, and the alternatives available, if the flight cannot be completed.
Before beginning any flight under IFR, the PIC must become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. In addition, the pilot must
be familiar with the runway lengths at airports of intended use, weather reports, fuel requirements, and alternatives available, if the planned flight cannot be completed
Approved flotation gear, readily available to each occupant, is required on each aircraft if it is being flown for hire over water
beyond power-off gliding distance from shore
Regulations which refer to "operate" relate to that person who
causes the aircraft to be used or authorizes its use.
A new maintenance record being used for an aircraft engine rebuilt by the manufacturer must include previous
changes as required by Airworthiness Directive
To serve as PIC of an airplane that is certified for more than one pilot crew-member, and operated under Part 91, a person must
complete a PIC proficiency check within the preceding 12 calendar months in an airplane that is type certificated for more than one pilot.
A pilot convicted of operating an aircraft as a crew-member under the influence of alcohol, or using drugs that affect the person's faculties, is grounds for
denial of an application for an FAA certificate, rating, or authorization issued under 14 CFR part 61.
Pilots are required to have the anti-collision light system operating
during all types of operations, both day and night.
Each required flight crew members is required to keep his or her shoulder harness fastened
during takeoff and landing, unless he or she is unable to perform required to duties
With U.S.-required civil airplanes, the use of safety belts is required during movement on the surface, takeoff, and landings for
each person over 2 years of age on board
Regulations which refer to the 'operational control' of a flight are in relation to
exercising authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating a flight
Regulations which refer to 'commercial operators' relate to that person who
for compensation or hire, engages in the carriage by aircraft in air commerce of persons or property, other than as an air carrier.
What limitations is imposed on a newly certificated commercial pilot - airplane, if that person does not hold an instrument rating? The carriage of passengers
for hire on cross-country flights in excess of 50 NM, or for hire at night is PROHIBITED.
You have just received your CPL and have never flown a tailwheel aircraft before. To act as PIC of a tailwheel aircraft, you must recieve
ground and flight training from an authorized instructor and receive an endorsement
A PIC of a civil aircraft may not allow any object to be dropped from that aircraft in flight
if it creates a hazard to persons and property
Portable electronic devices which may cause interference with the navigation or communication system may not be operated on a U.S.-registered civil aircraft being flown
in air carrier operations
After an annual inspection has been completed and the aircraft has been returned to service, an appropriate notification should be made
in the aircraft maintenance records
A person with a commercial pilot certificate may act as PIC of an aircraft carrying persons or property for compensation or hire, if that person
is qualified in accordance with 14 CFR Part 61 and with the applicable parts that apply to the operation
Aircraft maintenance records must include the current status of the
life-limited parts of each airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance
Which is true with respect to formation flights? Formation flight are
not authorized when carrying passengers for hire
Which is true with respect to formation flight? Formation flights are
not authorized, except by arrangement with the PIC of each aircraft
Which is true with respect to operating near other aircraft in flight? These flights are
not authorized, when operated so close to another aircraft they can create a collision hazard
The operator of an aircraft that has been involved in an incident is required to submit a report to the nearest field office of the NTSB
only if requested to do so.
No person may operate an aircraft in simulated instrument flight conditions unless the
other control seat is occupied by a safety pilot, who holds at least a private pilot certificate and is appropriately rated
Operating regulations for U.S.-registered civil aircraft require that during movement on the surface, takeoffs, and landings a seat belt and shoulder harness (if installed) must be properly secured about each
person on board
To act as PIC of an airplane with more than 200 horsepower, a person is required to
receive and log ground and flight training from an authorize instructor in such an airplane
To act as PIC of an airplane that is equipped with retractable landing gear, flaps, and controllable-pitch propeller, a person is required to
receive and log ground and flight training in such an airplane, and obtain a logbook endorsement certifying proficiency
Airworthiness Directives
require compliance or the aircraft is unairworthy
A standard airworthiness certificate remains in effect as long as the aircraft recieves
required maintenance and inspections
A pilot convicted for the violation of federal and state statues relating to processing, manufacturing, transportation, disposition, or sale of narcotic drugs is grounds for
suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under 14 CFR part 61
If 8 hours or more have passed since last consuming alcohol, a pilot with a blood alcohol level greater than or equal to .04 percent cannot fly until
the blood alcohol falls below .04 percent and no longer under the influence of alcohol
Prior to carrying passengers at night, the PIC must have accomplished the required takeoffs and landings in
the same category, class, and type of aircraft (if a type rating is required)
To act as PIC of an airplane towing a glider, a pilot must have accomplished, within the preceding 12 calendar months, at least
three actual or simulated glider tows while accompanied by a qualified tow pilot
Portable electronic devices which may cause interference with the navigation or communication system may not be operated on U.S.-registered civil aircraft being operated
under IFR
A PIC has the final authority to accept or deny 'land and hold short' (LAHSO) clearance
under any conditions
Notification to the NTSB is required when there has been substantial damage
which adversely affects structural strength or flight characteristics
Required flight crew members' safety belts must be fastened
while the crewmembers are at their stations
If an aircraft's operations in flight was substantially affected by an alteration or repair, the aircraft documents must show that it was test flown and approved for return to service by an appropriately-rated pilot prior to being operated
with passengers aboard
A PIC may accept a LAHSO clearance probvided he or she determines that the aircraft can safely land and stop
within the Available Landing Distance
To serve as SIC of an airplane that is certificated for more than one crew-member, and operated under Part 91, a person must
within the last 12 months become familiar with the required information, and perform and log time in the type of airplane for which privileges are requested.
