Mil Competency Test
How many days after an accident is a report required to be filed with the nearest NTSB field office?
10
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
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft operated under 14 CFR Part 91, a commercial pilot must have satisfactorily accomplished a flight review or completed a proficiency check within the preceding
24 calendar months
To act as a PIC of an aircraft towing a glider, pilot must have accomplished, within the preceding 12 months at least
3 actual or simulated glider tows while accompanied by a qualified tow pilot
When must an operational check on the aircraft VOR equipment be accomplished to operate under IFR? Within the preceding
30 days
You just accepted out-of-state employment that will require you to change your address. How long may you exercise the privileges of your pilot certificate before notifying the FAA of your address change?
30 days.
What is the maximum bearing error (-/+) allowed for an operational VOR equipment check when using an FAA-approved ground test signal?
4 degrees
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.
According to 14 CFR Part 61, what is required for a person to serve as PIC in a turbojet-powered airplane?
A PIC proficiency check within the past 12 months
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.
After an aircraft has been altered in a manner that changed its flight characteristics, what must be accomplished before carrying passengers?
An operational check by an appropriately rated pilot.
NTSB Part 830 requires an immediate notification as a result of which incident?
Any required flight crew member being unable to perform flight duties because of illness.
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 with the applicable parts.
How long does the airworthiness certificate of an aircraft remain valid?
As long as the aircraft is maintained and operated as required by FAA regulations.
A second-class medical certificate issued to a commercial pilot on April 10, this year, permits the pilot to exercise which of the following privileges?
Commercial pilot privileges through April 30, next year.
Which data must be recorded in the aircraft logbook or other record by a pilot making a VOR operational check for IFR operations?
Date of check, place of operational check, bearing error, and signature.
Which action is appropriate if an aircraft, operating under 14 CFR Part 91 and for which a master minimum equipment list has not been developed, is determined to have an inoperative instrument or piece of equipment that does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft? The item should be
Deactivated and placarded "inoperative" but repairs can be deferred indefinitely.
14 CFR part 1 defined Vf as?
Design flap speed
Pilots are required to have the anti-collision light system operating
During all types of operations, both day and night
Authority for approval of a minimum equipment list (MEL) must be obtained from the
FAA district office
Which airborne incident would require that the nearest NTSB field office be notified immediately?
Flight control system 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 new certificate, rating, or flight review.
To avoid landing at the wrong airport or on the wrong runway, a pilot should
Follow the instrument approach chart for the appropriate runway.
What limitation 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 commercial certificate and have never flown a tailwheel aircraft before. To act as PIC of a tailwheel aircraft, you must receive
Ground and flight training from an authorized instructor and receive an endorsement
When should notification of an aircraft accident be made to the NTSB if there was substantial damage and no injuries?
Immediately
You are acting as PIC, and the pilot acting as SIC becomes incapacitated due to chest pains. You should
Immediately notify the NTSB
You find out that the aircraft you fly at the local flying club has a new airworthiness directive (AD). Where do you look to confirm the aircraft is within compliance?
In the appropriate aircraft records.
Where may an aircraft's operating limitations be found?
In the current., FAA-approved flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any combination thereof.
Which incident would require that the nearest NTSB field office be notified immediately?
In-flight fire.
14 CFR part 1 defines VLE as?
Maximum landing gear extended speed
On a post flight inspection of your aircraft after an aborted takeoff due to an elevator malfunction, you find that the elevator control cable has broken. According to NTSB 830, you?
Must immediately notify the nearest NTSB
An aircraft is being towed and strikes another aircraft on the ramp. Are you required to notify the NTSB?
No notification or report is required
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
During your preflight inspection, you notice that the airspeed indicator is indicating 15 knots at all times. According to 14 CFR Part 91, is this aircraft able to be flown in VFR conditions?
No the airspeed indicator is a required instrument for VFR flight.
Does a commercial pilot certificate have a specific expiration date?
No, it is issued without a specific expiration date.
You are the PIC of a small, single-engine reciprocating engine, propeller aircraft and want to know if you can fly an instructional flight for hire. Here is the maintenance data: Total hours - 5,116 Time since last annual inspection - 4 months Hours at last 100-hour inspection - 5,018 Overly hours at last inspection - 4
No, the 100 hour inspection was due at 5,114 (Note: 5018+100-4= 5114<5116)
May a pilot in the U.S. Military use a current U.S. Armed Forces medical examination to exercise the privileges of a FAA commercial pilot certificate?
No, the medical examination may not be used to exercise the privileges of a FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate
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.
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.
What maintenance may a certificated pilot, who does not hold an airframe and power plant certificate, perform?
Pilot may perform any maintenance that does not involve complex assembly operations.
To act as PIC of a high-performance aircraft, what flight experience requirements must be met?
Received and logged ground and flight training in a high performance airplane and received a logbook endorsement.
A pilot performing a published instrument approach is not authorized to perform a procedure turn when
Receiving a radar vector to a final approach or fix
You have performed 15 takeoffs and landings in a single engine land airplane in the last 60 days. This satisfies PIC receive requirements for
Single engine land
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.
What information is required to be entered into an aircraft maintenance record after the aircraft is returned to service following an annual inspection?
The maintainer's certification number and signature.
An aircraft 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 15 CFR Part 91 operation. The owner has received an Airworthiness Directive in the mail. Who holds responsibility to ensure the aircraft is in compliance with the AD?
The owner or operator of that aircraft
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 (AD) in the mail. Who holds the responsibility to ensure the aircraft is in compliance with the AD?
The owner or the operator of the aircraft.
What documentation is required when a pilot has performed preventive maintenance on an aircraft?
The pilot is to make an entry in the aircraft's maintenance records.
A pilot with a commercial pilot certificate plans to operate an aircraft as PIC with a max gross weight in excess of 12,500 pounds carrying passengers. What additional requirement needs to be satisfied?
The pilot needs a type rating to operate as pilot in command.
Pitch setting means
The propeller blade setting as determined by the blade angle measured as specified by the propeller instruction manual.
What should an owner or operator know about Airworthiness Directives (AD's)
They are mandatory
According to 14 CFR Part 91, what may you find in the maintenance records?
Total time on the airframe, each engine, each propeller, each rotor, and each appliance on the aircraft.
The term Airport means an area of land or water that is?
Used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and includes its buildings and facilities, if any.
structural damage or failure is more likely to occur in smooth air at speeds above?
Vno
Which is the correct symbol for the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable?
Vs
Which is the correct symbol for the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in a specified configuration?
Vs1
Which of the following would require the PIC to receive additional training and a logbook endorsement from an appropriately rated instructor prior to acting as PIC?
When acting as PIC in an airplane with more than 200 horsepower
When may a pilot log time as SIC?
When occupying a crew member station in an aircraft that requires more than one pilot and the SIC is fully qualified
Under what condition could an aircraft's engine logbook show no previous operating history?
When the aircraft's engine has been rebuilt by the manufacturer
If an aircraft's operation 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 pilot convicted of operating a motor vehicle while either intoxicated by, impaired by, or under the influence of alcohol or a drug is required to provide a
Written report to the FAA Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office (AEX-700) not later than 60 days after the conviction.
You are PIC of a flight and determine that the aircraft you planted to fly has an overdue Airworthiness Directive (AD). Which of the following is an appropriate decision?
You cancel the flight and have the aircraft scheduled for maintenance.
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 not equipped with required position lights, an aircraft must terminate flight
after sunset
If an aircraft is not equipped with an electrical or anti-collision light system, no person may operate that aircraft
after sunset to sunrise
Unless otherwise authorized, the pilot in command is required to hold a type rating when operating any
aircraft more than 12,500 lbs maximum certificated takeoff weight.
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 aircraft is for hire.
Which is required equipment for powered aircraft during VFR night flights?
anti-collision light system
with a blood alcohol level at or above .04%, pilot cannot fly until
at least 8 hours after consuming alcohol, no longer under the influence or alcohol, and the blood alcohol falls below .04%
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 bu Airworthiness Directives (AD)
To act as PIC of an airplane carrying passengers at night, the PIC must
complete 3 takeoffs and landings to a full stop in the same category and class aircraft at night.
To serve as pilot in command of an airplane that is certified for more than one pilot crewmember, and operated under part 91, a person must
complete a pilot-in-command proficiency check within the preceding 12 calendar months in an airplane that is type certificated for more than one pilot.
When in the vicinity of a VOR which is being used for navigation on VFR flights, it is important to
exercise sustained vigilance to avoid aircraft that may be converging on the VOR from other directions
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 the air commerce of persons or property, other than as an air carrier.
To exercise the privileges of a commercial pilot certificate, a person must?
hold at least a Second-Class medical certificate.
After an annual inspection has been completed and the aircraft has been returned to service, an appropriate notation should be made
in the aircraft maintenance records.
A person with a Commercial Pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of an aircraft for compensation or hire, if that person
is qualified in accordance with 14 CRF 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.
If an airplane category is listed as utility, it would mean that this airplane could be operated in which of the following maneuvers?
limited aerobatics, including spins (if approved).
The primary purpose of a minimum equipment list (MEL) is to?
list all the equipment that can be inoperative and still not affect the airworthiness of an aircraft.
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
local law enforcement officer. (FAA Administrator, NTSB rep., or any federal, state, or local law enforcement officer.)
When acting as pilot-in-command or as a required crew member, a pilot must have in his or her personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft a current
medical certificate, if required, and an appropriate pilot certificate.
You have accomplished 25 takeoffs and landings in a multi-engine land airplanes in the previous 45 days. For a flight you plan to conduct today, this meets the PIC recency of experience requirements to carry passengers in which airplanes?
multi-engine land airplane
The operator of an aircraft that has been involved in an accident is required to submit a report to the nearest field office of the NTSB
only if requested to do so
Who is primarily responsible for maintaining an aircraft in airworthy condition?
owner or operator of the aircraft.
to act as pilot-in-command of an airplane with more than 200 horsepower, a person is required to
receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor in such an airplane.
To act as pilot in command 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
Which of the following are considered aircraft class ratings?
single-engine land, multi-engine land, single engine sea, multi-engine sea.
A pilot convicted for the violation of any Federal or State statute relating to the process, manufacture, transportation, distribution, 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% cannot fly until
the blood alcohol level falls below .04% and no longer under the influence of alcohol.
Prior to carrying passengers at night, the pilot in command must have accomplished the required takeoffs and landings in
the same category, class, and type of aircraft (if a type rating is required)
Notification of the NTSB is required when there has been substantial damage
which adversely affects structural strength or flight characteristics
To serve as SIC of an airplane that is certificated for more than one pilot crew member, and operated under Part 91, a person must
within the last 12 months become familiar with the requirement information, and perform and log pilot time in the type of airplane for which privileges are requested.
