4.9: 14 CFR Part 91: General Operating and Flight Rules -- 91.159-91.519

Question 1

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 1

5,500 feet.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Odd thousand plus 500 feet.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

4,500 feet.

Question 4

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

Answer 4

magnetic course of 0 through 179 degrees.

Question 5

According to 14 CFR Part 91, what is the appropriate VFR cruising altitude, when above 3,000 ft. AGL, for a flight on a magnetic course of 090°?

Answer 5

5,500 ft.

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Operating limitations and Registration Certificate.

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

When may an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be tested?

Answer 8

During the first 5 minutes after the hour.

Question 9

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

Answer 9

When 50 percent of their useful life expires.

Question 10

When must the battery in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be replaced (or recharged if the battery is rechargeable)?

Answer 10

After one-half the battery’s useful life.

Question 11

You are conducting your preflight of an aircraft and notice that the last inspection of the emergency locator transmitter was 11 calendar months ago. You may

Answer 11

depart because the ELT is within the inspection requirements.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Sunset to sunrise.

Question 13

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 13

15,000 feet MSL.

Question 14

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 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Your transponder is inoperative. In order to enter Class B airspace, you must submit a request for a deviation from the

Answer 17

controlling ATC facility at least 1 hr. before the proposed flight.

Question 18

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out is mandated for aircraft operations in

Answer 18

Class A, B and C airspace.

Question 19

Which of the following flights may be made without ADS-B Out equipment installed?

Answer 19

a VFR flight that departs a class D airport, cruises in Class E airspace at 7,500 ft. MSL, and arrives at another Class D airport.

Question 20

What type of ADS-B equipment is required in Class A airspace?

Answer 20

ADS-B Out that operates on the frequency 1090 MHz.

Question 21

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

Answer 21

When intentionally pitching the nose of the aircraft up or down 30 degrees or more.

Question 22

A parachute composed of nylon, rayon, or other synthetic fibers must have been packed by a certificated and appropriately rated parachute rigger within the preceding

Answer 22

180 days.

Question 23

An approved parachute constructed of natural fibers may be carried in an aircraft for emergency use if it has been packed by an appropriately rated parachute rigger within the preceding

Answer 23

60 days.

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Flight over a densely populated area.

Question 25

Unless otherwise specifically authorized, no person may operate an aircraft that has an experimental certificate

Answer 25

over a densely populated area or in a congested airway.

Question 26

Who is responsible for ensuring Airworthiness Directives (ADs) are complied with?

Answer 26

Owner or operator.

Question 27

The responsibility for ensuring that an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition is primarily that of the

Answer 27

owner or operator.

Question 28

You are PIC of a flight and determine that the aircraft you planned to fly has an overdue Airworthiness Directive (AD). Which of the following is an appropriate decision?

Answer 28

You cancel the flight and have the aircraft scheduled for maintenance.

Question 29

The responsibility for ensuring that maintenance personnel make the appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to service lies with the

Answer 29

owner or operator.

Question 30

Who is responsible for ensuring appropriate entries are made in maintenance records indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to service?

Answer 30

Owner or operator.

Question 31

If an alteration or repair substantially affects an aircraft’s operation in flight, that aircraft must be test flown by an appropriately-rated pilot and approved for return to service prior to being operated

Answer 31

with passengers aboard.

Question 32

Before passengers can be carried in an aircraft that has been altered in a manner that may have appreciably changed its flight characteristics, it must be flight tested by an appropriately-rated pilot who holds at least a

Answer 32

Private Pilot Certificate.

Question 33

A 100-hour inspection was due at 3302.5 hours. The 100-hour inspection was actually done at 3309.5 hours. When is the next 100-hour inspection due?

Answer 33

3402.5 hours.

Question 34

An aircraft’s annual condition inspection was performed on July 12, this year. The next annual inspection will be due no later than

Answer 34

July 31, next year.

Question 35

What aircraft inspections are required for rental aircraft that are also used for flight instruction?

Answer 35

Annual condition and 100-hour inspections.

Question 36

An aircraft had a 100-hour inspection when the tachometer read 1259.6. When is the next 100-hour inspection due?

Answer 36

1359.6 hours.

Question 37

No person may use an ATC transponder unless it has been tested and inspected within at least the preceding

Answer 37

24 calendar months.

Question 38

Maintenance records show the last transponder inspection was performed on September 1, 2014. The next inspection will be due no later than

Answer 38

September 30, 2016.

Question 39

Completion of an annual condition inspection and the return of the aircraft to service should always be indicated by

Answer 39

an appropriate notation in the aircraft maintenance records.

Question 40

To determine the expiration date of the last annual aircraft inspection, a person should refer to the

Answer 40

aircraft maintenance records.

Question 41

Which records or documents shall the owner or operator of an aircraft keep to show compliance with an applicable Airworthiness Directive?

Answer 41

Aircraft maintenance records.

Question 42

The airworthiness of an aircraft can be determined by a preflight inspection and a

Answer 42

review of the maintenance records.

Question 43

Under what condition could an aircraft’s engine logbook show no previous operating history?

Answer 43

When the aircraft’s engine has been rebuilt by the manufacturer.

Question 44

The party directly responsible for the pre-takeoff briefing of passengers is the

Answer 44

pilot in command.

Question 45

Pre-takeoff briefing of passengers for a flight is the responsibility of

Answer 45

the pilot.

Question 46

Pre-takeoff briefing of passengers about the use of seat belts is the responsibility of

Answer 46

the pilot.

Question 47

Pre-takeoff briefing of passengers about the use of seat belts is the responsibility of

Answer 47

the pilot in command.