What action, if any, is appropriate if the pilot deviates from an ATC 
instruction during an emergency and is given priority? 





   ANSWER: File a detailed report within 48 hours to the chief of the 
   appropriate ATC facility, if requested. 

   Each pilot in command who is given 
   priority by ATC in an emergency shall, if requested by ATC, 
   submit a detailed report within 48 hrs. to the manager of that 
   ATC facility. 

Two-way radio communication must be established with the Air 
Traffic Control facility having jurisdiction over the area prior to 
entering which class airspace? 





   ANSWER: Class C. 

   No person may operate an aircraft in 
   Class C airspace unless two-way radio communication is 
   established with the ATC facility having jurisdiction over 
   the airspace prior to entering that area. 

What minimum pilot certification is required for operation within 
Class B airspace? 





   ANSWER: Private Pilot Certificate or Student Pilot Certificate with 
   appropriate logbook endorsements. 

   No person may take off or land aircraft 
   at an airport within Class B airspace or operate an aircraft 
   within Class B airspace unless they are at least a private 
   pilot or, if a student pilot, they have the appropriate logbook 
   endorsement required by FAR 61.95. 

What minimum pilot certification is required for operation within 
Class B airspace? 





   ANSWER: Private Pilot Certificate or Student Pilot Certificate with 
   appropriate logbook endorsements. 

   No person may take off or land 
   aircraft at an airport within Class B airspace or operate an 
   aircraft within Class B airspace unless they are at least a 
   private pilot or, if a student pilot, they have the appropriate 
   logbook endorsement required by FAR 61.95. 

In which type of airspace are VFR flights prohibited? 





   ANSWER: Class A. 

   Class A airspace (from 18,000 ft. MSL 
   up to and including FL 600) require operation under IFR at 
   specific flight levels assigned by ATC. Accordingly, VFR 
   flights are prohibited. 

An operable 4096-code transponder and Mode C encoding 
altimeter are required in 





   ANSWER: Class B airspace and within 30 miles of the Class B 
   primary airport. 

   An operable 4096-code transponder 
   and Mode C encoding altimeter are required in Class B 
   airspace and within 30 NM of the Class B primary airport. 

What minimum radio equipment is required for operation within 
Class C airspace? 





   ANSWER: Two-way radio communications equipment, a 4096-code 
   transponder, and an encoding altimeter. 

   To operate within Class C airspace, 
   the aircraft must have

   1. Two-way radio communications equipment,

   2. A 4096-code transponder, and

   3. An encoding altimeter. 

What minimum radio equipment is required for VFR operation 
within Class B airspace? 





   ANSWER: Two-way radio communications equipment, a 4096-code 
   transponder, and an encoding altimeter. 

   To operate within Class B airspace, 
   the aircraft must have

   1. Two-way radio communications equipment,

   2. A 4096-code transponder, and

   3. An encoding altimeter. 

What minimum visibility and clearance from clouds are required for 
a recreational pilot in Class G airspace at 1,200 feet AGL or below 
during daylight hours? 





   ANSWER: 3 miles visibility and clear of clouds. 

   Recreational pilots may not act as 
   pilot in command of an aircraft when the visibility is less 
   than 3 SM. Additionally, FAR 91.155 specifies basic VFR 
   weather minimums which permit pilots to fly in Class G 
   airspace 1,200 ft. AGL or below at 1 SM clear of clouds. 
   Thus, the 3-SM recreational pilot limitation and the clear of 
   clouds situation apply. 

Outside controlled airspace, the minimum flight visibility 
requirement for a recreational pilot flying VFR above 1,200 feet 
AGL and below 10,000 feet MSL during daylight hours is 





   ANSWER: 3 miles. 

   Recreational pilots may not act as 
   pilot in command of an aircraft when the visibility is less 
   than 3 SM. 

What is the specific fuel requirement for flight under VFR at night 
in an airplane? 





   ANSWER: Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to 
   fly after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed. 

   The night VFR requirement is enough 
   fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly 
   thereafter for 45 min. at normal cruising speed given forecast 
   conditions. 

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





   ANSWER: Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to 
   fly after that for 30 minutes at normal cruising speed. 

   The day-VFR requirement is enough 
   fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and 
   thereafter for 30 min. at normal cruising speed. 

The minimum flight visibility required for VFR flights above 10,000 
feet MSL and more than 1,200 feet AGL in controlled airspace is 





   ANSWER: 5 miles. 

   Controlled airspace is the generic term 
   for Class A, B, C, D, or E airspace. Of these, only in Class E 
   airspace is the minimum flight visibility 5 SM for VFR flights 
   at or above 10,000 ft. MSL.

   Note: AGL altitudes are not used in controlled airspace. In 
   Class E airspace, the visibility and distance from clouds are 
   given for (1) below 10,000 ft. MSL and (2) at or above 10,000 
   ft. MSL. 

VFR flight in controlled airspace above 1,200 feet AGL and below 
10,000 feet MSL requires a minimum visibility and vertical cloud 
clearance of 





   ANSWER: 3 miles, and 500 feet below or 1,000 feet above the clouds 
   in controlled airspace. 

   Controlled airspace is the generic 
   term for Class A, B, C, D, or E airspace. Only in Class C, D, or 
   below 10,000 ft. MSL in Class E airspace are the minimum 
   flight visibility and vertical distance from cloud for VFR 
   flight required to be 3 SM, and 500 ft. below or 1,000 ft. 
   above the clouds.

   Note: AGL altitudes are not used in controlled airspace. In 
   Class E airspace, the visibility and distance from clouds are 
   given for (1) below 10,000 ft. MSL and (2) at or above 10,000 
   ft. MSL. 

For VFR flight operations above 10,000 feet MSL and more than 
1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds 
required is 





   ANSWER: 1 mile. 

   For VFR flight operations in Class G 
   airspace at altitudes more than 1,200 ft. AGL and at or above 
   10,000 ft. MSL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds 
   required is 1 SM.

   Note: The FAA question fails to specify what type of 
   airspace. Since AGL altitudes are not used in controlled 
   airspace (Class A, B, C, D, or E), that implies Class G 
   airspace. 

The basic VFR weather minimums for operating an aircraft within 
Class D airspace are 





   ANSWER: 1,000-foot ceiling and 3 miles visibility. 

   The basic VFR weather minimums for 
   operating an aircraft within Class D airspace are 1,000-ft. 
   ceiling and 3 SM visibility. 

The minimum distance from clouds required for VFR operations on 
an airway below 10,000 feet MSL is 





   ANSWER: 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet 
   horizontally. 

   An airway includes that Class E 
   airspace extending upward from 1,200 ft. AGL to, but not 
   including, 18,000 ft. MSL. The minimum distance from clouds 
   below 10,000 ft. MSL in Class E airspace is 500 ft. below, 
   1,000 ft. above, and 2,000 ft. horizontally. 

What minimum visibility and clearance from clouds are required for 
VFR operations in Class G airspace at 700 feet AGL or below during 
daylight hours? 





   ANSWER: 1 mile visibility and clear of clouds. 

   Below 1,200 ft. AGL in Class G 
   airspace during daylight hours, the VFR weather minimum is 
   1 SM visibility and clear of clouds. 

What minimum flight visibility is required for VFR flight operations 
on an airway below 10,000 feet MSL? 





   ANSWER: 3 miles. 

   An airway includes that Class E 
   airspace extending upward from 1,200 ft. AGL to, but not 
   including, 18,000 ft. MSL. The minimum flight visibility for 
   VFR flight operations in Class E airspace less than 10,000 ft. 
   MSL is 3 SM. 

During operations outside controlled airspace at altitudes of more 
than 1,200 feet AGL, but less than 10,000 feet MSL, the minimum 
flight visibility for VFR flight at night is 





   ANSWER: 3 miles. 

   When operating outside controlled 
   airspace (i.e., Class G airspace) at night at altitudes of more 
   than 1,200 ft. AGL, but less than 10,000 ft. MSL, the minimum 
   flight visibility is 3 SM. 

During operations within controlled airspace at altitudes of more 
than 1,200 feet AGL, but less than 10,000 feet MSL, the minimum 
distance above clouds requirement for VFR flight is 





   ANSWER: 1,000 feet. 

   Controlled airspace is the generic term 
   for Class A, B, C, D, or E airspace. Only in Class C, D, or 
   below 10,000 ft. MSL in Class E airspace are the minimum 
   flight visibility and vertical distance from cloud for VFR 
   flight required to be 3 SM, and 500 ft. below or 1,000 ft. 
   above the clouds.

   Note: AGL altitudes are not used in controlled airspace. In 
   Class E airspace, the visibility and distance from clouds are 
   given for (1) below 10,000 ft. MSL and (2) at or above 10,000 
   ft. MSL. 

No person may take off or land an aircraft under basic VFR at an 
airport that lies within Class D airspace unless the 





   ANSWER: ground visibility at that airport is at least 3 miles. 

   No person may take off or land an 
   aircraft at any airport that lies within Class D airspace under 
   basic VFR unless the ground visibility is 3 SM. If ground 
   visibility is not reported, flight visibility during landing or 
   takeoff, or while operating in the traffic pattern, must be at 
   least 3 SM. 

During operations at altitudes of more than 1,200 feet AGL and at 
or above 10,000 feet MSL, the minimum distance above clouds 
requirement for VFR flight is 





   ANSWER: 1,000 feet. 

   During operations in Class G airspace 
   at altitudes of more than 1,200 ft. AGL and at or above 10,000 
   ft. MSL, the minimum distance above clouds requirement for 
   VFR flight is 1,000 ft.

   Note: The FAA question fails to specify what type of 
   airspace. Since AGL altitudes are not used in controlled 
   airspace (Class A, B, C, D, and E), that implies Class G 
   airspace. 



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