Pre-Solo Written PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● What are your limitations as a student pilot regarding carrying of
passengers or cargo and flying for compensation or hire? Answer: A
student pilot may not act as PIC of an aircraft that carries a passenger,
carries property for compensation or hire (FAR/AIM sec.62.89, p.90)
● Who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation for the
aircraft when you are flying solo? Answer: Me as PIC
● Explain student pilot limitations regarding visibility, ceilings and
flight above clouds Answer: Day: 3-152s - 3 SM visibility, 1,000' feet
above clouds, 500' below clouds, 2,000' horizontally from clouds; Night:
5-111s = 5 SM visibility, 1,000' above clouds, 1,000' below clouds, 1
SM horizontally from clouds
● Discuss what pre-flight action concerning the airport and aircraft
performance is specified in the regulations for a local flight Answer:
RAWFAT: Runway lengths And takeoff/landing distances; Weather
reports & forecasts, Fuel requirements, Alternate airports, and Traffic
(e..g, known delays)
, ● What are the general requirements pertaining to the use of safety belts
and shoulder harnesses? Answer: Must notify passengers to fasten safety
belts, demonstrate their use (fasten, unfasten), occupy approved seats
with belt and harness, if installed (FAR/AIM sec.91.107, p.176)
● What is the minimum fuel reserved for day VFR flight and on what
cruise speed is the fuel reserve based? Answer: Should have enough fuel
for at least 30 minutes of additional flight; at normal cruising speed
(122KTS)
● What aircraft certificates and documents must be on board when you
are flying solo? Answer: Photo ID, student pilot certificate, medical
certificate, endorsed logbook, aircraft airworthiness certificate, pilots
operating handbook, registration, weight & balance info
● Discuss the right-of-way (ROW) rules regarding overtaking another
aircraft, approaching head-on, and another aircraft converging from the
side. Answer: An aircraft that is being overtaken has the ROW; head-on
both pilots shall alter course to to their right; aircraft approaching from
the other's right has the ROW. (FAR/AIM sec 91.113, p.177-178)
● Who has the right-of-way (ROW) when two aircraft are on final
approach to land at the same time? Answer: The aircraft at the lower
altitude as the ROW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● What are your limitations as a student pilot regarding carrying of
passengers or cargo and flying for compensation or hire? Answer: A
student pilot may not act as PIC of an aircraft that carries a passenger,
carries property for compensation or hire (FAR/AIM sec.62.89, p.90)
● Who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation for the
aircraft when you are flying solo? Answer: Me as PIC
● Explain student pilot limitations regarding visibility, ceilings and
flight above clouds Answer: Day: 3-152s - 3 SM visibility, 1,000' feet
above clouds, 500' below clouds, 2,000' horizontally from clouds; Night:
5-111s = 5 SM visibility, 1,000' above clouds, 1,000' below clouds, 1
SM horizontally from clouds
● Discuss what pre-flight action concerning the airport and aircraft
performance is specified in the regulations for a local flight Answer:
RAWFAT: Runway lengths And takeoff/landing distances; Weather
reports & forecasts, Fuel requirements, Alternate airports, and Traffic
(e..g, known delays)
, ● What are the general requirements pertaining to the use of safety belts
and shoulder harnesses? Answer: Must notify passengers to fasten safety
belts, demonstrate their use (fasten, unfasten), occupy approved seats
with belt and harness, if installed (FAR/AIM sec.91.107, p.176)
● What is the minimum fuel reserved for day VFR flight and on what
cruise speed is the fuel reserve based? Answer: Should have enough fuel
for at least 30 minutes of additional flight; at normal cruising speed
(122KTS)
● What aircraft certificates and documents must be on board when you
are flying solo? Answer: Photo ID, student pilot certificate, medical
certificate, endorsed logbook, aircraft airworthiness certificate, pilots
operating handbook, registration, weight & balance info
● Discuss the right-of-way (ROW) rules regarding overtaking another
aircraft, approaching head-on, and another aircraft converging from the
side. Answer: An aircraft that is being overtaken has the ROW; head-on
both pilots shall alter course to to their right; aircraft approaching from
the other's right has the ROW. (FAR/AIM sec 91.113, p.177-178)
● Who has the right-of-way (ROW) when two aircraft are on final
approach to land at the same time? Answer: The aircraft at the lower
altitude as the ROW
