Must-Know Infomation from Private Checkride

Question 1

What flight visibility minimums and cloud clearance must you have in a Bravo airspace?

Answer 1

3 statute miles

Clear of clouds

Question 2

What flight visibility minimums and cloud clearance must you have in a Charlie airspace?

Answer 2

3 statute miles

152: 500 below; 1,000 above, & 2,000 horizontal

Question 3

What flight visibility minimums and cloud clearance must you have in a Delta airspace?

Answer 3

3 statute miles

152: 500 below; 1,000 above, & 2,000 horizontal

Question 4

What flight visibility minimums and cloud clearance must you have in an Echo airspace?

Answer 4

Above 10,000 MSL:

5 statute miles

111: 1,000 below; 1,000 above, & 1 statute mile horizontal

Below 10,000 MSL:

3 statute miles

152: 500 below, 1,000 above, & 2,000 horizontal

Question 5

What flight visibility minimums and cloud clearance must you have in a Golf airspace?

Answer 5

1,200 AGL or higher:

Day:

1 statute mile

152: 500 below, 1,000 above, & 2,000 horizontal

Night:

3 statute mile

152: 500 below, 1,000 above, & 2,000 horizontal

Below 1,200 AGL:

Day:

1 statute mile

Clear of Clouds

Night:

3 statute mile

152: 500 below, 1,000 above, & 2,000 horizontal

Question 6

What does a green light from the tower mean when you are on the ground?

Answer 6

Clear to takeoff

Question 7

What does a green light from the tower mean when you are in the air?

Answer 7

Clear to land

Question 8

What does a flashing green light from the tower mean when you are on the ground?

Answer 8

Clear to taxi

Question 9

What does a flashing green light from the tower mean when you are in the air?

Answer 9

Return to land

Question 10

What does a red light from the tower mean when you are on the ground?

Answer 10

Stop

Question 11

What does a red light from the tower mean when you are in the air?

Answer 11

Give way and continue circling

Question 12

What does a flashing red light from the tower mean when you are on the ground?

Answer 12

Taxi clear of runway in use

Question 13

What does a flashing red light from the tower mean when you are in the air?

Answer 13

Airport unsafe, do not land

Question 14

What does a flashing white light from the tower mean when you are on the ground?

Answer 14

Return to the starting point at the airport (i.e. ramp)

Question 15

What do alternating red and green lights mean?

Answer 15

Exercise extreme caution

Question 16

What is the transponder code for IFR flight?

Answer 16

1200

Question 17

What is the transponder code for a hijacked aircraft?

Answer 17

7500

Question 18

What is the transponder code for lost communication?

Answer 18

7600

Question 19

What is the transponder code for an emergency?

Answer 19

7700

Question 20

What frequency should you relay an emergency?

Answer 20

121.5

Question 21

What is a common frequency for flight watch?

Answer 21

122.0

Question 22

What is a common frequency for a flight service station?

Answer 22

122.2

Question 23

What is the required equipment for VFR Day?

Answer 23

ATOMATOFLAMES, or think about the layout of the cockpit:

• Airspeed indicator
• Altimeter
• Fuel quantity gauge(s)
• Temperature gauge(s)
• Oil temperature gauge(s)
• Oil pressure gauge(s)
• Landing gear position indicator
• Manifold pressure gauge
• Tachometer
• Magnetic compass
• Anti-collision lights
• ELT
• Safety belts

§91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.

(b) Visual-flight rules (day). For VFR flight during the day, the following instruments and equipment are required:
(1) Airspeed indicator.
(2) Altimeter.
(3) Magnetic direction indicator.
(4) Tachometer for each engine.
(5) Oil pressure gauge for each engine using pressure system.
(6) Temperature gauge for each liquid-cooled engine.
(7) Oil temperature gauge for each air-cooled engine.
(8) Manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine.
(9) Fuel gauge indicating the quantity of fuel in each tank.
(10) Landing gear position indicator, if the aircraft has a retractable landing gear.
(11) For small civil airplanes certificated after March 11, 1996, in accordance with part 23 of this chapter, an approved aviation red or aviation white anticollision light system. In the event of failure of any light of the anticollision light system, operation of the aircraft may continue to a location where repairs or replacement can be made.
(12) If the aircraft is operated for hire over water and beyond power-off gliding distance from shore, approved flotation gear readily available to each occupant and, unless the aircraft is operating under part 121 of this subchapter, at least one pyrotechnic signaling device. As used in this section, “shore” means that area of the land adjacent to the water which is above the high water mark and excludes land areas which are intermittently under water.
(13) An approved safety belt with an approved metal-to-metal latching device for each occupant 2 years of age or older.
(14) For small civil airplanes manufactured after July 18, 1978, an approved shoulder harness for each front seat. The shoulder harness must be designed to protect the occupant from serious head injury when the occupant experiences the ultimate inertia forces specified in §23.561(b)(2) of this chapter. Each shoulder harness installed at a flight crewmember station must permit the crewmember, when seated and with the safety belt and shoulder harness fastened, to perform all functions necessary for flight operations. For purposes of this paragraph—
(i) The date of manufacture of an airplane is the date the inspection acceptance records reflect that the airplane is complete and meets the FAA-approved type design data; and
(ii) A front seat is a seat located at a flight crewmember station or any seat located alongside such a seat.
(15) An emergency locator transmitter, if required by §91.207.

Question 24

What is the required equipment for VFR night?

Answer 24

FLAPS

F — Fuses

L — Landing light (if for hire)

A — Anti-collision lights

P — Position lights / Nav lights

E — Source of electricity

(c) Visual flight rules (night). For VFR flight at night, the following instruments and equipment are required:
(1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(2) Approved position lights.
(3) An approved aviation red or aviation white anticollision light system on all U.S.-registered civil aircraft. Anticollision light systems initially installed after August 11, 1971, on aircraft for which a type certificate was issued or applied for before August 11, 1971, must at least meet the anticollision light standards of part 23, 25, 27, or 29 of this chapter, as applicable, that were in effect on August 10, 1971, except that the color may be either aviation red or aviation white. In the event of failure of any light of the anticollision light system, operations with the aircraft may be continued to a stop where repairs or replacement can be made.
(4) If the aircraft is operated for hire, one electric landing light.
(5) An adequate source of electrical energy for all installed electrical and radio equipment.
(6) One spare set of fuses, or three spare fuses of each kind required, that are accessible to the pilot in flight.