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





   ANSWER: 1 mile. 

   Outside controlled airspace (i.e., 
   Class G airspace) at altitudes above 1,200 ft. AGL and below 
   10,000 ft. MSL, the minimum flight visibility requirement for 
   VFR flight during the day is 1 SM. 

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





   ANSWER: 500 feet. 

   Outside controlled airspace (i.e., 
   Class G airspace) at altitudes above 1,200 ft. AGL and less 
   than 10,000 ft. MSL, the minimum distance below clouds 
   requirement for VFR flight at night is 500 ft. 

During operations within controlled airspace at altitudes of less 
than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds 
requirement for VFR flight is 





   ANSWER: 2,000 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 is the minimum 
   horizontal distance from clouds for VFR flight required to be 
   2,000 ft.

   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. 

A special VFR clearance authorizes the pilot of an aircraft to 
operate VFR while within Class D airspace when the visibility is 





   ANSWER: at least 1 mile and the aircraft can remain clear of clouds. 

   To operate within Class D airspace 
   under special VFR clearance, visibility must be at least 1 SM. 
   There is no ceiling requirement, but the aircraft must remain 
   clear of clouds. 

No person may operate an airplane within Class D airspace at night 
under special VFR unless the 





   ANSWER: airplane is equipped for instrument flight. 

   To operate under special VFR within 
   Class D airspace at night, the pilot must be instrument rated 
   and the airplane equipped for instrument flight. 

What are the minimum requirements for airplane operations under 
special VFR in Class D airspace at night? 





   ANSWER: The pilot must be instrument rated, and the airplane must 
   be IFR equipped. 

   To operate under special VFR within 
   Class D airspace at night, the pilot must be instrument rated 
   and the airplane must be IFR equipped. 

What is the minimum weather condition required for airplanes 
operating under special VFR in Class D airspace? 





   ANSWER: 1 mile flight visibility. 

   To operate within Class D airspace 
   under special VFR clearance, visibility must be at least 1 SM. 
   There is no ceiling requirement, but the aircraft must remain 
   clear of clouds. 

Which VFR cruising altitude is acceptable for a flight on a Victor 
Airway with a magnetic course of 175°? The terrain is less than 
1,000 feet. 





   ANSWER: 5,500 feet. 

   When operating a VFR flight above 
   3,000 ft. AGL on a magnetic course of 0° through 179°, fly 
   any odd thousand-ft. MSL altitude plus 500 ft. Thus, on a 
   magnetic course of 175°, an appropriate VFR cruising 
   altitude is 5,500 ft. 

Which cruising altitude is appropriate for a VFR flight on a 
magnetic course of 135°? 





   ANSWER: Odd thousand plus 500 feet. 

   When operating a VFR flight above 
   3,000 ft. AGL on a magnetic course of 0° through 179°, fly 
   any odd thousand-ft. MSL altitude plus 500 ft. Thus, on a 
   magnetic course of 135°, an appropriate VFR cruising 
   altitude is an odd thousand plus 500 ft. 

Which VFR cruising altitude is appropriate when flying above 
3,000 feet AGL on a magnetic course of 185°? 





   ANSWER: 4,500 feet. 

   When operating a VFR flight above 
   3,000 ft. AGL on a magnetic course of 180° through 359°, fly 
   any even thousand-ft. MSL altitude, plus 500 ft. Thus, on a 
   magnetic course of 185°, an appropriate VFR cruising 
   altitude is 4,500 ft. 

Each person operating an aircraft at a VFR cruising altitude shall 
maintain an odd-thousand plus 500-foot altitude while on a 





   ANSWER: magnetic course of 0° through 179°. 

   When operating above 3,000 ft. AGL 
   but less than 18,000 ft. MSL on a magnetic course of 0° to 
   179°, fly at an odd thousand-ft. MSL altitude plus 500 ft. 

With certain exceptions, all aircraft within 30 miles of a Class B 
primary airport from the surface upward to 10,000 feet MSL must be 
equipped with 





   ANSWER: an operable transponder having either Mode S or 
   4096-code capability with Mode C automatic altitude 
   reporting capability. 

   All aircraft within 30 NM of a Class B 
   primary airport must be equipped with an operable 
   transponder having either Mode S or 4096-code capability 
   with Mode C automatic altitude reporting capability. The 
   exception is any aircraft which was not originally certificated 
   with an engine-driven electrical system or which has not 
   subsequently been certified with such a system installed, 
   balloon, or glider may conduct operations in the airspace 
   within 30 NM of a Class B airspace primary airport provided 
   such operations are conducted (1) outside any Class A, 
   Class B, or Class C airspace area; and (2) below the altitude 
   of the ceiling of a Class B or Class C airspace area or 10,000 
   ft. MSL, whichever is lower. 

In addition to a valid Airworthiness Certificate, what documents or 
records must be aboard an aircraft during flight? 





   ANSWER: Operating limitations and Registration Certificate. 

   FAR 91.203 requires both an 
   Airworthiness Certificate and a Registration Certificate to be 
   aboard aircraft during flight. FAR 91.9 requires that 
   operating limitations be available in the aircraft in an 
   approved Airplane Flight Manual, approved manual material, 
   markings, and placards, or any combination thereof. 

When must batteries in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be 
replaced or recharged, if rechargeable? 





   ANSWER: When the ELT has been in use for more than 1 cumulative 
   hour. 

   ELT batteries must be replaced or 
   recharged (if rechargeable) when the transmitter has been in 
   use for more than 1 cumulative hr. or when 50% of their 
   useful life (or useful life of charge) has expired. 

When are non-rechargeable batteries of an emergency locator 
transmitter (ELT) required to be replaced? 





   ANSWER: When 50 percent of their useful life expires. 

   Non-rechargeable batteries of an ELT 
   must be replaced when 50% of their useful life expires or 
   after the transmitter has been in use for more than 1 
   cumulative hr. 

Except in Alaska, during what time period should lighted position 
lights be displayed on an aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Sunset to sunrise. 

   Except in Alaska, no person may 
   operate an aircraft during the period from sunset to sunrise 
   unless the aircraft's lighted position lights are on. 

Unless each occupant is provided with supplemental oxygen, no 
person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry above a maximum 
cabin pressure altitude of 





   ANSWER: 15,000 feet MSL. 

   No person may operate a civil aircraft 
   of U.S. registry at cabin pressure altitudes above 15,000 ft. 
   MSL unless each occupant is provided with supplemental 
   oxygen. 

When operating an aircraft at cabin pressure altitudes above 12,500 
feet MSL up to and including 14,000 feet MSL, supplemental 
oxygen shall be used during 





   ANSWER: that flight time in excess of 30 minutes at those altitudes. 

   At cabin pressure altitudes above 
   12,500 ft. MSL, up to and including 14,000 ft. MSL, the 
   required minimum flight crew must use supplemental oxygen 
   only after 30 min. at those altitudes. 

An operable 4096-code transponder with an encoding altimeter is 
required in which airspace? 





   ANSWER: Class A, Class B (and within 30 miles of the Class B 
   primary airport), and Class C. 

   An operable transponder with an 
   encoding altimeter (Mode C) is required in Class A, Class B 
   (and within 30 NM of the Class B primary airport), and Class 
   C airspace, and at or above 10,000 ft. MSL excluding that 
   airspace below 2,500 ft. AGL. 

In which class of airspace is acrobatic flight prohibited? 





   ANSWER: Class E airspace below 1,500 feet AGL. 

   No person may operate an aircraft in 
   acrobatic flight below an altitude of 1,500 ft. AGL. 

No person may operate an aircraft in acrobatic flight when the 
flight visibility is less than 





   ANSWER: 3 miles. 

   No person may operate an aircraft in 
   acrobatic flight when the flight visibility is less than 3 SM. 

What is the lowest altitude permitted for acrobatic flight? 





   ANSWER: 1,500 feet AGL. 

   No person may operate an aircraft in 
   acrobatic flight below 1,500 ft. AGL. 

No person may operate an aircraft in acrobatic flight when 





   ANSWER: over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement. 

   No person may operate an aircraft in 
   acrobatic flight over any congested area of a city, town, or 
   settlement. 

With certain exceptions, when must each occupant of an aircraft 
wear an approved parachute? 





   ANSWER: When intentionally pitching the nose of the aircraft up or 
   down 30° or more. 

   Unless each occupant of an airplane 
   is wearing an approved parachute, no pilot carrying any 
   other person (other than a crewmember) may execute any 
   intentional maneuver that exceeds a bank of 60° or a nose-up 
   or nose-down attitude of 30° relative to the horizon. 

A chair-type parachute must have been packed by a certificated 
and appropriately rated parachute rigger within the preceding 





   ANSWER: 120 days. 

   No pilot of a civil aircraft may allow a 
   parachute that is available for emergency use to be carried in 
   that aircraft unless it is an approved type and, if a chair type, 
   it has been packed by a certificated and appropriately rated 
   parachute rigger within the preceding 120 days. 

An approved chair-type parachute may be carried in an aircraft for 
emergency use if it has been packed by an appropriately rated 
parachute rigger within the preceding 





   ANSWER: 120 days. 

   No pilot of a civil aircraft may allow a 
   parachute that is available for emergency use to be carried in 
   that aircraft unless it is an approved type and, if a chair type, 
   it has been packed by a certificated and appropriately rated 
   parachute rigger within the preceding 120 days. 

Which is normally prohibited when operating a restricted category 
civil aircraft? 





   ANSWER: Flight over a densely populated area. 

   Normally, no person may operate a 
   restricted category civil aircraft over a densely populated 
   area. 

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