Pre-Solo
Solo
Knowledge Tests
Category/Class
CFI Regs
100

This regulation gives the student permission to solo for 90 days

61.87(n)

100

Students need these endorsements for each solo XC flight

61.93(c)(3)

100

These endorsements are required for a pilot to take the practical exam (check-ride) or flight proficiency 

61.103(f), 61.107(b), and 61.109 

100

The regulation pertaining to Requirements for certificates, ratings, and authorizations 

61.3

100

Which regulation covers CFI certification eligibility requirements?

61.183

200

You have a new student pilot that has 4 hours of training with another instructor. Which regulation would be the BEST place to start with your new student, prior to their solo?

61.87(b)

200

Students need this endorsement for Repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 NM from the point of departure

61.93(b)(2)

200

These endorsements show that a student is adequately prepared to take a knowledge exam

61.35(a)(1), 61.103(d), and 61.105

200

Regulation pertaining to additional category and class ratings

61.63(b)(c)

200

Which regulation covers required CFI aeronautical knowledge?

61.185

300

This regulation contains the tasks that must be demonstrated by a student pilot with minimal supervision

61.87(d)

300

Students need this endorsement to perform Solo flight in Class B airspace.

61.95(a) *PER AIRSPACE*

300

Is a knowledge test required to go from Commercial ASEL to AMEL?

No

300

Regulation pertaining to rating of a complex airplane?

61.31(e)

300

 Where can this endorsement that you would give your student to act as PIC in a complex aircraft, be found?

AC 61.65

400

Which website would you refer a foreign student pilot to, in order to get a TSA clearance that allows them to legally fly in the U.S.?

FTSP Website:

www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov

400

Students need this endorsement for Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 nautical miles

61.93(b)(1)

400

Regulation for re-testing after a failure of a practical or knowledge exam

61.49

400

How many hours of PIC would a commercial helicopter pilot need to get their commercial ASEL rating?

50 Hours PIC

400

How long must a flight instructor retain records of endorsements? Which regulation is it required by?

61.189 requires that each flight instructor retain the records for at least 3 years

500

Where can the Endorsement of U.S. citizenship recommended by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) be found?

Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) § 1552.3(h)

500

The endorsement for a student to fly solo to, from, or at an airport located in Class B airspace

61.95(b) and 14 CFR part 91, § 91.131(b)(1)

500

Number of questions required for a pre solo knowledge test in 61.87(b)

Up to the instructor. No set number is written in 61.87(b)

500

A commercial helicopter pilot wants to get their commercial ASEL license. How many TOTAL hours would they need?

70 hours total

500

Which type of endorsements are you required to keep a record of in accordance with 61.189?

Only those endorements required for a knowledge or practical test or solo authorizations.

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