4.8: 14 CFR Part 91: General Operating and Flight Rules -- 91.3-91.151

Question 1

The final authority as to the operation of an aircraft is the

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pilot in command.

Question 2

Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in condition for safe flight?

Answer 2

The pilot in command

Question 3

You are PIC of a flight. During your preflight, you notice a mechanical discrepancy that you think makes the aircraft unairworthy. Who is responsible for this determination?

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The pilot-in-command.

Question 4

Where may an aircraft’s operating limitations be found?

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In the current, FAA-approved flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any combination thereof.

Question 5

Where may an aircraft’s operating limitations be found if the aircraft has an Experimental or Special light-sport airworthiness certificate?

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Attached to the Airworthiness Certificate.

Question 6

Under what conditions may objects be dropped from an aircraft?

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if precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to person or property on the surface.

Question 7

No person may attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft with

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.04 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood.

Question 8

Under what condition, if any, may a pilot allow a person who is obviously under the influence of drugs to be carried aboard an aircraft?

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In an emergency or if the person is a medical patient under proper care.

Question 9

You attended a party last night, and you consumed several glasses of wine. You are planning to fly your aircraft home and have been careful to make sure 8 hours have passed since your last alcoholic drink. You can make the flight now only if you are not under the influence of alcohol and your blood alcohol level is

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below .04%

Question 10

A person may not act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft if alcoholic beverages have been consumed by that person within the preceding

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8 hours.

Question 11

While experiencing a hangover, a pilot

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will have impaired motor and mental responses.

Question 12

Preflight action, as required for all flights away from the vicinity of an airport, shall include

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an alternate course of action if the flight cannot be completed as planned.

Question 13

In addition to other preflight actions for a VFR flight away from the vicinity of the departure airport, regulations specifically require the pilot in command to

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determine runway lengths at airports of intended use and the aircraft’s takeoff and landing distance data.

Question 14

Which preflight action is specifically required of the pilot prior to each flight?

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Become familiar with all available information concerning the flight.

Question 15

For a VFR flight not in the vicinity of an airport, the PIC must

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determine runway lengths at airports of intended use.

Question 16

You are pilot-in-command of a VFR flight that you think will be within the fuel range of your aircraft. As part of your preflight planning you must

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obtain weather reports, forecasts and fuel requirements for the flight.

Question 17

Flight crewmembers are required to keep their safety belts and shoulder harnesses fastened during

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takeoffs and landings.

Question 18

Which best describes the flight conditions under which flight crewmembers are specifically required to keep their safety belts and shoulder harnesses fastened?

Answer 18

Safety belts during takeoff and landing and while en route; shoulder harnesses during takeoff and landing.

Question 19

With respect to passengers, what obligation, if any, does a pilot in command have concerning the use of safety belts?

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The pilot in command must brief the passengers on the use of safety belts and notify them to fasten their safety belts during taxi, takeoff, and landing.

Question 20

With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers during

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taxi, takeoffs and landings.

Question 21

Safety belts are required to be properly secured about which persons in an aircraft and when?

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Passengers, during taxi, takeoffs, and landings only.

Question 22

You are planning a trip and one of your passengers states that he prefers not to use his shoulder harness because it is uncomfortable. You should

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explain that it is a mandatory requirement and that he must use the shoulder harness during takeoff and landing.

Question 23

No person may operate an aircraft in formation flight

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except by prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft.

Question 24

An airplane and an airship are converging. If the airship is left of the airplane’s position, which aircraft has the right-of-way?

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The airship.

Question 25

When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the right-of-way belongs to the aircraft

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at the lower altitude, but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front or to overtake another.

Question 26

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over the other aircraft listed?

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Glider.

Question 27

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over all other air traffic?

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An aircraft in distress.

Question 28

What action should the pilots of a glider and an airplane take if on a head-on collision course?

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Both pilots should give way to the right.

Question 29

What action is required when two aircraft of the same category converge, but not head-on?

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The aircraft on the left shall give way.

Question 30

Which aircraft has the right-of-way over the other aircraft listed?

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Aircraft towing other aircraft.

Question 31

A seaplane and a motorboat are on crossing courses. If the motorboat is to the left of the seaplane, which has the right-of-way?

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The seaplane.

Question 32

When flying in a VFR corridor designated through Class B airspace, the maximum speed authorized is

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200 knots.

Question 33

Unless otherwise authorized, what is the maximum indicated airspeed at which a person may operate an aircraft below 10,000 feet MSL?

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250 knots.

Question 34

When flying in the airspace underlying Class B airspace, the maximum speed authorized is

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200 knots.

Question 35

Unless otherwise authorized, the maximum indicated airspeed at which aircraft may be flown when at or below 2,500 feet AGL and within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport of Class C airspace is

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200 knots.

Question 36

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude for a pilot to operate an aircraft anywhere?

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An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface.

Question 37

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude required for a pilot to operate an aircraft over congested areas?

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An altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

Question 38

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, an aircraft may not be operated closer than what distance from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure?

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500 feet.

Question 39

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude required for a pilot to operate an aircraft over other than a congested area?

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An altitude of 500 feet AGL, expect over open water or a sparsely populated area, which requires 500 feet from any persons, vessel, vehicle, or structure.

Question 40

According to 14 CFR part 91, at what minimum altitude may an airplane be operated unless necessary for takeoff and landing?

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An altitude allowing for an emergency landing without undue hazard, if a power unit fails.

Question 41

Prior to takeoff, the altimeter should be set to which altitude or altimeter setting?

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The current local altimeter setting, if available, or the departure airport elevation.

Question 42

If an altimeter setting is not available before flight, to which altitude should the pilot adjust the altimeter?

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The elevation of the departure area.

Question 43

At what altitude shall the altimeter be set to 29.92 when climbing to cruising flight level?

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18,000 feet MSL.

Question 44

When must a pilot who deviates from a regulation during an emergency send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator?

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Upon request.

Question 45

When would a pilot be required to submit a detailed report of an emergency which caused the pilot to deviate from an ATC clearance?

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Within 48 hours if requested by ATC.

Question 46

If an in-flight emergency requires immediate action, the pilot in command may

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deviate from any rule of 14 CFR part 91 to the extent required to meet that emergency.

Question 47

As Pilot in Command of an aircraft, under which situation can you deviate from an ATC clearance?

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In response to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory.

Question 48

When an ATC clearance has been obtained, no pilot in command may deviate from that clearance unless that pilot obtains an amended clearance. The one exception to this regulation is

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an emergency.

Question 49

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

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

Question 50

As pilot-in-command of an aircraft, you may deviate from an ATC clearance when

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there is an in-flight emergency requiring immediate action.

Question 51

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

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

Question 52

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

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