FAA Private Pilot Exam Questions
2025/2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
What is under preventive maintenance? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔servicing land
gear wheel bearings, replenishing hydraulic fluid, removing and installing
glider wing and tail surfaces that are specifically designed for quick removal
and instillation. 43.7
Who must you present a pilot certificate or a medical certificate upon
request? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Administrator, the National Transportation Safety
Board, or any federal, state, or local law enforcement. 61.3
Are you required to carry a logbook? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔No 61.51
How long is a flight review good for? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A flight review is
good for 24 calendar months (the last day of the month, 24 months later)
61.56
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,What is required of you to carry passengers. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You need 3
landings and 3 takeoffs within the last 90 days in any glider, which by the
FAA definition is in the same category and class of aircraft 61.57
When must you notify in writing the FAA Airman Certification Branch of his
new address? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The holder of a pilot certificate who has
made a change in his permanent mailing address may not after 30 days
exercise the privileges of his certificate. 61.60
When can you act as pilot in command of a tow plane? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔You must have at least a private certificate with a category rating for
powered aircraft, an endorsement in your logbook from an instructor, 100
hours of pilot-in-command time in the category, class, and type of tow
plane (ASEL). Within the proceeding 24 months you must have had at least
3 actual or simulated tows while accompanied by a qualified tow pilot, or 3
flights as pilot in command of a glider being towed. 61.69
When can you receive money for flight as a private pilot in command? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of
the operating expenses of a flight with passengers provided the expenses
only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees. If a donation is made to a
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, charitable organization for the flight an exception permits a private pilot to
act as pilot in command with passengers paying for the flight. 61.118
Who holds responsibility for the operation of the aircraft? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔The pilot in command 91.3
Who is responsible for briefing the passengers on the use of safety belts? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The pilot in command 91.3
When can a pilot deviate from part 91 without exception to meet the
circumstances? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When there is a emergency
When must you submit a report if you deviate from a flight rule? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Upon request
Who is responsible for determining the airworthiness of an aircraft? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The pilot in command
Where will the operating limits be found? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔In the aircraft
manual
When can you drop objects from an aircraft? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When it will
not create a hazard to persons or property
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2025/2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
What is under preventive maintenance? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔servicing land
gear wheel bearings, replenishing hydraulic fluid, removing and installing
glider wing and tail surfaces that are specifically designed for quick removal
and instillation. 43.7
Who must you present a pilot certificate or a medical certificate upon
request? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Administrator, the National Transportation Safety
Board, or any federal, state, or local law enforcement. 61.3
Are you required to carry a logbook? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔No 61.51
How long is a flight review good for? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A flight review is
good for 24 calendar months (the last day of the month, 24 months later)
61.56
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,What is required of you to carry passengers. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You need 3
landings and 3 takeoffs within the last 90 days in any glider, which by the
FAA definition is in the same category and class of aircraft 61.57
When must you notify in writing the FAA Airman Certification Branch of his
new address? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The holder of a pilot certificate who has
made a change in his permanent mailing address may not after 30 days
exercise the privileges of his certificate. 61.60
When can you act as pilot in command of a tow plane? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔You must have at least a private certificate with a category rating for
powered aircraft, an endorsement in your logbook from an instructor, 100
hours of pilot-in-command time in the category, class, and type of tow
plane (ASEL). Within the proceeding 24 months you must have had at least
3 actual or simulated tows while accompanied by a qualified tow pilot, or 3
flights as pilot in command of a glider being towed. 61.69
When can you receive money for flight as a private pilot in command? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of
the operating expenses of a flight with passengers provided the expenses
only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees. If a donation is made to a
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, charitable organization for the flight an exception permits a private pilot to
act as pilot in command with passengers paying for the flight. 61.118
Who holds responsibility for the operation of the aircraft? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔The pilot in command 91.3
Who is responsible for briefing the passengers on the use of safety belts? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The pilot in command 91.3
When can a pilot deviate from part 91 without exception to meet the
circumstances? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When there is a emergency
When must you submit a report if you deviate from a flight rule? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Upon request
Who is responsible for determining the airworthiness of an aircraft? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The pilot in command
Where will the operating limits be found? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔In the aircraft
manual
When can you drop objects from an aircraft? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When it will
not create a hazard to persons or property
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