With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a category of 
aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air. 

   Category of aircraft, as used with 
   respect to the certification, ratings, privileges, and 
   limitations of airmen, means a broad classification of aircraft. 
   Examples include: airplane, rotorcraft, glider, and 
   lighter-than-air. 

With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a class of 
aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea. 

   Class of aircraft, as used with respect 
   to the certification, ratings, privileges, and limitations of 
   airmen, means a classification of aircraft within a category 
   having similar operating characteristics. Examples include 
   single engine, multiengine, land, water, gyroplane, 
   helicopter, airship, and free balloon. 

With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a category of 
aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Normal, utility, acrobatic. 

   Category of aircraft, as used with 
   respect to the certification of aircraft, means a grouping of 
   aircraft based upon intended use or operating limitations. 
   Examples include transport, normal, utility, acrobatic, limited, 
   restricted, and provisional. 

With respect to the certification of aircraft, which is a class of 
aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon. 

   Class of aircraft, as used with respect 
   to the certification of aircraft, means a broad grouping of 
   aircraft having similar characteristics of propulsion, flight, or 
   landing. Examples include airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon, 
   landplane, and seaplane. 

The definition of nighttime is 





   ANSWER: the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the 
   beginning of morning civil twilight. 

   "Night" means the time between the 
   end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning 
   civil twilight, as published in the American Air Almanac, 
   converted to local time. 


Which V-speed represents maximum flap extended speed? 





   ANSWER: VFE. 

   VFE means the maximum flap 
   extended speed. 

Which V-speed represents maximum landing gear extended speed? 





   ANSWER: VLE. 

   VLE means the maximum landing gear 
   extended speed. 

VNO is defined as the 





   ANSWER: maximum structural cruising speed. 

   VNO is defined as the maximum 
   structural cruising speed. 

Which V-speed represents maneuvering speed? 





   ANSWER: VA. 

   VA means design maneuvering speed. 

VS0 is defined as the 





   ANSWER: stalling speed or minimum steady flight speed in the 
   landing configuration. 

   VS0 is defined as the stalling speed or 
   minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. 

Which would provide the greatest gain in altitude in the shortest 
distance during climb after takeoff? 





   ANSWER: VX. 

   VX means the best angle of climb 
   airspeed (i.e., the airspeed which will provide the greatest 
   gain in altitude in the shortest distance). 

After takeoff, which airspeed would the pilot use to gain the most 
altitude in a given period of time? 





   ANSWER: VY. 

   VY means the airspeed for the best 
   rate of climb (i.e., the airspeed that you use to gain the most 
   altitude in a given period of time). 

What should an owner or operator know about Airworthiness 
Directives (AD's)? 





   ANSWER: They are mandatory. 

   Airworthiness Directives (ADs) are 
   issued under FAR Part 39 by the FAA to require correction 
   of unsafe conditions found in an airplane, an airplane 
   engine, a propeller, or an appliance when such conditions 
   exist and are likely to exist or develop in other products of 
   the same design. Since ADs are issued under FAR Part 39, 
   they are regulatory and must be complied with, unless a 
   specific exemption is granted. 

May a pilot operate an aircraft that is not in compliance with an 
Airworthiness Directive (AD)? 





   ANSWER: Yes, if allowed by the AD. 

   An AD is used to notify aircraft 
   owners and other interested persons of unsafe conditions 
   and prescribe the conditions under which the product (e.g., 
   an aircraft) may continue to be operated. An AD may be one 
   of an emergency nature requiring immediate compliance 
   upon receipt or one of a less urgent nature requiring 
   compliance within a relatively longer period of time. You may 
   operate an airplane that is not in compliance with an AD, if 
   such operation is allowed by the AD. 

What regulation allows a private pilot to perform preventive 
maintenance? 





   ANSWER: 14 CFR Part 43.7. 

   Preventive maintenance means simple 
   or minor preservation operations and the replacement of 
   small standard parts not involving complex assembly 
   operations. Appendix A to Part 43 provides a list of work 
   that is considered preventive maintenance. Part 43 allows a 
   person who holds a pilot certificate to perform preventive 
   maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by that pilot 
   which is not used in air carrier service. 

Who may perform preventive maintenance on an aircraft and 
approve it for return to service? 





   ANSWER: Private or Commercial pilot. 

   A person who holds a pilot certificate 
   issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance 
   on any airplane owned or operated by that pilot which is not 
   used in air carrier service. To approve the airplane for return 
   to service after preventive maintenance is performed by a 
   pilot, the pilot must hold at least a private pilot certificate. 

Preventive maintenance has been performed on an aircraft. What 
paperwork is required? 





   ANSWER: The signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate 
   held by the person approving the work and a description of 
   the work must be entered in the aircraft maintenance records. 

   After preventive maintenance has 
   been performed, the signature, certificate number, and kind 
   of certificate held by the person approving the work and a 
   description of the work must be entered in the aircraft 
   maintenance records. 

Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance? 





   ANSWER: Servicing landing gear wheel bearings. 

   Appendix A to Part 43 provides a list 
   of work that is considered preventive maintenance. 
   Preventive maintenance means simple or minor preservation 
   operations and the replacement of small standard parts not 
   involving complex assembly operations. Servicing landing 
   gear wheel bearings, such as cleaning and greasing, is 
   considered preventive maintenance. 

Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance? 





   ANSWER: Replenishing hydraulic fluid. 

   Appendix A to Part 43 provides a list 
   of work that is considered preventive maintenance. 
   Preventive main tenance means simple or minor preservation 
   operations and the replacement of small standard parts not 
   involving complex assembly operations. An example of 
   preventive maintenance is replenishing hydraulic fluid. 

When must a current pilot certificate be in the pilot's personal 
possession or readily accessible in the aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Anytime when acting as pilot in command or as a required 
   crewmember. 

   Current and appropriate pilot and 
   medical certificates must be in your personal possession or 
   readily accessible in the aircraft when you act as pilot in 
   command (PIC) or as a required pilot flight crewmember. 

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 





   ANSWER: medical certificate if required and an appropriate pilot 
   certificate. 

   Current and appropriate pilot and 
   medical certificates must be in your personal possession or 
   readily accessible in the aircraft when you act as pilot in 
   command (PIC) or as a required pilot flight crewmember. 

What document(s) must be in your personal possession or readily 
accessible in the aircraft while operating as pilot in command of an 
aircraft? 





   ANSWER: An appropriate pilot certificate and an appropriate current 
   medical certificate if required. 

   Current and appropriate pilot and 
   medical certificates must be in your personal possession or 
   readily accessible in the aircraft when you act as pilot in 
   command (PIC) or as a required pilot flight crewmember. 

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 





   ANSWER: federal, state, or local law enforcement officer. 

   Each person who holds a pilot 
   certificate, flight instructor certificate, medical certificate, 
   authorization, or license required by the FARs shall present 
   it for inspection upon the request of the Administrator (of 
   the FAA), an authorized representative of the National 
   Transportation Safety Board, or any Federal, State, or local 
   law enforcement officer. 


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