Student Pilot

Question 1

To be eligible for a student pilot certificate in an airplane an applicant must:

Answer 1

Be at least 16 years old
Be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Question 2

The term “solo flight” as it pertains to a student pilot certificate means:

Answer 2

That flight time during which the student pilot is the occupant of the aircraft.

Question 3

To be endorsed for solo flight, a student pilot must pass an aeronautical knowledge test that is:

Answer 3

Given by the student pilot’s certified instructor AND covers:
Applicable sections of parts 61 and 91 of the CFR, airspace rules and procedures, and flight characteristics/operational limitations for the make and model of the aircraft to be flown.

Question 4

Pre-solo flight maneuvers and procedures which must be trained for a student pilot to be endorsed for solo flight in a single engine airplane include:

Answer 4

1. Proper flight prep procedures including preflight planning and preparation, power plant operation, and aircraft systems
2. Taxiing and surface operations including run up.
3. Take offs and landings including normal and crosswind
4. Straight and level flight and turns in both directions
5. Climbs and climbing turns
6. Airport traffic patterns including entry and departure procedures
7. Collision, windshear and wake turbulence avoidance
8. Descents with and without turns using high and low drag configurations
9. Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight
10. Stall entries from various attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall and recovery from a full stall.
11. Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions
12. Ground reference maneuvers
13. Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions
14. Slips to a landing
    And
15. Go-arounds

Question 5

What limitations are placed on student pilots operating an aircraft in solo flight during the day?

Answer 5

The SP must have received an endorsement from their CFI (who gave the training within 90 days preceding the flight)in the log book for the specific make and model of aircraft being flown

Question 6

What limitations are placed on student pilots for solo flight during the night?

Answer 6

1. Flight training at night on night flying procedures including takeoffs, approaches, landings, and go arounds at the airport where the night solo flight will be conducted by the student pilot.
2. Navigation training at night in the vicinity of the airport where the night solo flight will take place.
3. An endorsement in the student pilot’s log book (within the 90 days preceding flight) from the pilots CFI for the specific make and model of airplane to be flown for night solo flight.

Question 7

What general limitations are placed on a student pilot?

Answer 7

A student pilot may not act as PIC of an aircraft that is:
1. Carrying passengers
2. That is carrying property for compensation or hire
3. For compensation or hire
4. In furtherance of a business
5. On an international flight (with a couple of exceptions)
6. With a flight surface visibility of less than 3 SM during the day or 5 SM at night.
7. When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the ground.
8. In a manner contrary to any limitations placed on the pilot’s logbook by an authorized instructor.