Pilot Qualifications
This is the minimum age required to be issued a Commercial Pilot Certificate.
What is 18
The "A" in the acronym "ARROW" stands for this required document onboard
What is the Airworthiness Certificate?
The acronym "IMSAFE" helps pilots evaluate this before every flight.
What is personal fitness/being fit to fly?
This weather report is issued hourly and provides surface weather observations.
What is a METAR?
The color of runway edge lights during the night is ____.
What is white?
To act as PIC carrying persons or property for compensation or hire, this type of medical certificate is required.
What is a second-class medical certificate?
These inspections are required every 100 hours and every 12 calendar months.
What are the 100-hour and annual inspections?
The ceiling and visibility minimums for VFR flight in Class G airspace below 1,200 feet AGL during the day are ____.
What are 1 SM visibility and clear of clouds?
A SIGMET is issued for this type of weather condition.
What is severe weather like icing, turbulence, or volcanic ash?
This segmented circle device indicates the direction of wind at an airport.
What is a windsock?
This is the minimum total flight time required for a commercial certificate under Part 61
What is 250 hours?
This document issued by the FAA verifies that an aircraft meets its approved type design and is in condition for safe operation.
What is the Airworthiness Certificate?
This type of NOTAM covers temporary flight restrictions and major changes to procedures.
What is a FDC NOTAM?
This cloud type is associated with thunderstorms and severe turbulence.
What is cumulonimbus (CB)?
A solid yellow line bordered by dashed lines on a taxiway indicates this.
What is a runway holding position marking?
To act as PIC in a complex aircraft, you must have this.
What is a complex endorsement?
This is the maximum time an aircraft can be flown beyond the 100-hour inspection interval (under certain conditions).
What is 10 hours?
This effect causes an airplane to roll when yawing, and is more pronounced at low airspeeds and high power.
What is adverse yaw, P-factor, torque, or spiraling slipstream (accept any related)?
This chart shows forecasted icing, turbulence, and freezing levels up to FL240.
What is the Graphical Forecast for Aviation (GFA) or Low-Level Significant Weather Chart?
This clearance is required before entering a Class C or B airport’s surface area.
What is two-way radio communication and a clearance to enter?
This regulation part governs pilot certification requirements.
What is Part 61?
You must check this list in the cockpit before flying with inoperative equipment.
What is the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) or KOEL/91.213 if MEL not available?
These three documents must be in a pilot’s possession to act as PIC.
What are pilot certificate, government-issued photo ID, and medical certificate?
Decode this METAR: METAR KDEN 121753Z 14015G25KT 10SM FEW030 SCT050 BKN100 18/02 A2992
What is: Denver METAR, 12th at 1753Z, winds 140 at 15 knots gusting to 25, 10 SM visibility, few clouds at 3,000, scattered at 5,000, broken at 10,000, temp 18°C, dewpoint 2°C, altimeter 29.92"?
An “X” on a runway signifies this.
What is the runway is closed?