COMMERCIAL PILOT QUIZ #1
Instructor's Name___________________________
 
Student's Name_____________________________ Date__________________
 
Instructions: Answer the multiple-choice question with the best possible answer. Write the answer to the essay question in the space provided. Email the quiz to your instructor for evaluation.
 
1. What are the oxygen requirements when operating above 15,000 feet MSL?
 
 
2. Which is required equipment for powered aircraft during VFR night flights?
A. Gyroscopic direction indicator.
B. Anticollision light system.
C. Gyroscopic bank-and-pitch indicator.
 
 
3. Which is required equipment for powered aircraft during VFR night flights?
A. A landing light if the flight is for hire.
B. Sensitive altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure.
C. Flashlight with red lens if the flight is for hire.
 
 
4. When is approved flotation gear, readily available to each occupant required?
 
 
5. The carriage of passengers for hire by a commercial pilot is
A. not authorized in a utility category aircraft.
B. authorized in restricted category aircraft.
C. not authorized in a limited category aircraft.
 
 
6. The maximum cumulative time that an emergency locator transmitter may be operated before the rechargeable battery must be recharged is
A. 60 minutes.
B. 45 minutes.
C. 30 minutes.
 
 
7. No person may operate a large civil U.S. aircraft which is subject to a lease, unless the lessee has mailed a copy of the lease to the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center within how many hours of its execution?
A. 24.
B. 72.
C. 48.
 
 
8. Which is true with respect to formation flights? Formation flights are
A. not authorized when visibilities are less than 3 SM.
B. authorized when carrying passengers for hire with prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft in the formation.
C. not authorized when carrying passengers for hire.
 
 
10. Two aircraft of the same category are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing. The right-of-way belongs to:
 
 
 
11. What is the maximum indicated airspeed allowed in the airspace underlying Class B airspace?
A. 200 knots.
B. 156 knots.
C. 230 knots.
 
 
12. Unless otherwise authorized or required by ATC, the maximum indicated airspeed permitted when at or below 2,500 feet AGL within 4 NM of the primary airport of a Class C, or D airspace is
A. 230 knots.
B. 180 knots.
C. 200 knots.
 
 
13. What is the minimum altitude and flight visibility required for acrobatic flight?
A. 3,000 feet AGL and 1 mile.
B. 2,000 feet MSL and 2 miles.
C. 1,500 feet AGL and 3 miles.
 
14. If not equipped with required position lights, when must an aircraft terminate flight?
 
 
15. 14 CFR part 135 applies to which operation?
A. Commercial operations (not an air carrier) in a propeller airplane with less than 20 passenger seats and a maximum payload capacity of less than 6,000 pounds.
B. Aerial operations for compensation, such as aerial photography, pipeline patrol, rescue, and crop dusting.
C. Nonstop sightseeing flights that begin and end at the same airport, and are conducted within a 25 SM radius of that airport.
 
 
16. Under 14 CFR part 135 operations, who is responsible for keeping copies of the certificate holder's manual up to date with approved changes or additions?
A. Each employee of the certificate holder who is furnished a manual.
B. Each district office employee responsible for that manual.
C. Supervising FAA district office and the certificate holder.
 
 
17. For FAR Part 135 operations, which document(s) contain(s) procedures that explain how the pilot in command knows that the required return-to-service conditions have been met?
A. Daily flight log and operation specifications.
B. Certificate holder's manual.
C. Mechanical deviation summary guide.
 
 
18. For FAR Part 135 operations, which document specifically authorizes a person to operate an aircraft in a particular geographic area?
A. Letter of authorization.
B. Operations specifications.
C. Air taxi operating certificate.
 
 
19. An aircraft may be operated in a foreign country by a 14 CFR part 135 operator if authorized to do so by the
A. FAA International Field Office in that country.
B. supervising district office.
C. certificate holder's operations specifications and that country.
 
 
20. In accordance with FAR Part 135, what period of time is the minimum flightcrew required to use supplemental oxygen while cruising at 13,500 feet MSL for 3 hours 45 minutes in an unpressurized aircraft?
A. 2 hours 30 minutes.
B. 1 hour 30 minutes.
C. 3 hours 45 minutes.
 
 
21. Which person may be carried aboard an aircraft without complying with the passenger-carrying requirements of FAR Part 135?
A. A crewmember or employee of another certificate holder.
B. A member of the U.S. diplomatic corps on an official courier mission.
C. An individual who is necessary for the safe handling of animals on the aircraft.
 
 
22. For FAR Part 135 operations, what restrictions must be observed regarding the carrying of cargo in the passenger compartment? Cargo must be
A. carried directly above the seated occupants in overhead bins.
B. properly secured by a seatbelt or other approved tiedown.
C. separated from seated passengers by a partition capable of withstanding specified stresses.
 
 
23. Under FAR Part 135, which is a requirement governing the carriage of carry-on baggage?
A. Any piece of carry-on baggage, regardless of size, must be properly secured by a seatbelt or tiedown device.
B. All carry-on baggage must be restrained so that its movement is prevented during turbulence.
C. Carry-on baggage must be stowed ahead of all seated occupants.
 
 
24. For FAR Part 135 operations, the airplane flight manual specifies a maximum altitude loss of 75 feet for malfunction of the autopilot under cruise conditions. What is the lowest altitude above the terrain the autopilot may be used during en route operations?
A. 1,000 feet.
B. 1,500 feet.
C. 500 feet.
 
 
25. For FAR Part 135 operations, in which airplanes is a flight attendant crewmember required?
A. All turbine-engine-powered airplanes having a total seating capacity of 19 or more.
B. Any airplane having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 20 or more.
C. Any airplane being operated in commuter air carrier service with a gross weight in excess of 12,500 pounds, regardless of the seating capacity.
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