PA.I.A.K2: Privileges and limitations.
The three takeoffs and landings that are required to act as pilot in command at night must be done during the time period from
1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
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
100 hours of pilot-in-command time in the aircraft category, class, and type, if required, that the pilot is using to tow a glider.
If recency of experience requirements for night flight are not met and official sunset is 1830, the latest time passengers may be carried is
1929. (1hr after sunset and ending 1 hr before sunrise)
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, a pilot must show by logbook endorsement the satisfactory completion of a flight review or completion of a pilot proficiency check within the preceding
24 calendar months.
If you are operating under BasicMed, what is the maximum speed at which you may fly?
250 KIAS.
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
30 days after the date of the move.
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings in an aircraft of the same category, class, and if a type rating is required, of the same type, within the preceding
90 days.
Your cousin wants you to take him flying. You must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings in your aircraft within the preceding
90 days.
In order to qualify for BasicMed, you must have received a comprehensive examination from:
A state-licensed physician within the previous 48 months.
The pilot in command is required to hold a type rating in which aircraft?
Aircraft having a gross weight of more than 12,500 pounds.
What is the definition of a high-performance airplane?
An airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower.
What document(s) must be in your personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft while operating as pilot in command of an aircraft?
An appropriate pilot certificate and an appropriate current medical certificate if required.
When must a current pilot certificate be in the pilot's personal possession or readily accessible in the aircraft?
Any time when acting as pilot in command or as a required crewmember.
If a recreational or private pilot had a flight review on August 8, this year, when is the next flight review required?
August 31, 2 years later.
A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 36-year-old pilot on August 10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the medical certificate will be valid until midnight on
August 31, 5 years later.
A Third-Class Medical Certificate was issued to a 19-year-old pilot on August 10, this year. To exercise the privileges of a recreational or private pilot certificate, the medical certificate will expire at midnight on
August 31, 5 years later.
What exception, if any, permits a private pilot to act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers who pay for the flight?
If a donation is made to a charitable organization for the flight.
For private pilot operations, a Second-Class Medical Certificate issued to a 42-year-old pilot on July 15, this year, will expire at midnight on
July 31, 2 years later.
A Third-Class Medical Certificate is issued to a 51-year-old pilot on May 3, this year. To exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Certificate, the medical certificate will be valid until midnight on
May 31, 2 years later.
You have accomplished 25 takeoffs and landings in 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.
How soon after the conviction for driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs shall it be reported to the FAA's Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office?
No later than 60 days after the motor vehicle action.
You own an aircraft which is certificated to carry 8 occupants and has a total of 8 seats installed, including the pilot's seat. You have recently elected to fly under BasicMed. May you continue to fly the aircraft?
No. If you are operating under BasicMed, you may only fly aircraft that are certificated to carry no more than 6 occupants.
If a recreational or private pilot had a flight review on October 30, this year, when is the next flight review required?
October 31, 2 years later.
For private pilot operations, a First-Class Medical Certificate issued to a 23-year-old pilot on October 21, this year, will expire at midnight on
October 31, 5 years later.
To act as PIC of a high-performance airplane, which training or experience would meet the additional requirements?
Received and logged ground and flight training in a high-performance airplane and a received a logbook endorsement.
How soon after the conviction for driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs shall it be reported to the FAA's Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office?
Within 60 days to the Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office.
Each recreational or private pilot is required to have
a biennial flight review.
If you are operating under BasicMed, you may fly an aircraft with
a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 lb.
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider, a pilot is required to have made within the preceding 24 months
at least three actual or simulated glider tows while accompanied by a qualified pilot.
To act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers, the pilot must have made three takeoffs and three landings within the preceding 90 days in an aircraft of the same
category, class, and type, if a type rating is required.
Each person who holds a pilot certificate or a medical certificate shall present it for inspection upon the request of any
local law enforcement officer.
A recreational or private pilot acting as pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, 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.
The takeoffs and landings required to meet the recency of experience requirements for carrying passengers in a tailwheel airplane
must be to a full stop.
According to regulations pertaining to privileges and limitations, a private pilot may
not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with passengers provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees.
In regard to privileges and limitations, a private pilot may
not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with passengers provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees.
In order to act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane, a pilot must have
received and logged ground and flight instruction in an airplane that has more than 200 horsepower.
Before a person holding a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane, that person must have
received ground and flight instruction from an authorized flight instructor who then endorses that person's logbook.
To meet the recency of experience requirements to act as pilot in command carrying passengers at night, a pilot must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop within the preceding 90 days in
the same category and class of aircraft to be used.