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In order to prepare individuals for the Sport Pilot Practical test, the FAA wants
its Pilot Examiners to ensure that the applicant will be safe in the Nation Airspace
and that they will be operating within FAA regulations. To this end the FAA wants
to ensure that you know about:
1. Yourself, the pilot
2. The environment that you will be flying in
3. The aircraft that you will be flying
The entire practical test is covered in the Practical Test Standard (PTS) published by the FAA and used by every Pilot examiner to administer the test.
USE THE PTS TO PREPARE FOR THE PRACTICAL TEST. The following questions are a sampling of
the kinds of questions that you could be required to answer. Make sure that you can
answer these questions and that the answers are from a reputable source. Ideally, this information would be obtained from the CFI that is recommending you
for the practical test. It may be a good idea to hire a CFI for a few hours to ensure
confidence during the practical test.
Yourself, the pilot
1. Be sure that you know the privileges and limitations listed in 61.315
2. What documents must a pilot carry to operate an LSA
3. Do you need anything special to carry a passenger in an LSA
4. How do you show that you are current as a sport pilot
5. What is a flight review, how often do you need one, what does it consist of
6. Is it possible to operate a LSA without a drivers license
7. What information are you required to record in your pilot logbook
8. Explain the symptoms and remedies for the various aero medical conditions
9. When you pass this practical test, what ratings will be placed on your sport pilot certificate
10. What factors establish your wind limitations
11. Why is it a good idea to call a briefer before going on long flights
12. What are the most important factors in determining a go/no-go decision
13. Be able to teach a pre-flight inspection
14. Be able to explain a wing assembly
15. Be able to name the aircraft components
16. What are the altitude minimums for demonstrating steep turns, power off stalls, and slow flight
17. What are the altitude minimums for demonstrating turns around a point, rectangular turns, and S-turns
18. If shoulder harnesses are installed in the aircraft, must you use them
19. Explain proper taxi technique for taxiing in windy conditions
20. What is your before-takeoff checklist
21. Explain cross-wind takeoff technique
22. Explain cross-wind landing
23. Explain lost procedures
The Flying Environment
1. What are the VFR minimum visibility requirements for B,C,D,E, and G airspace?
2. What are the cloud clearance requirements for B,C,D,E, and G airspace?
3. What is the rule for flying over densely populated areas?
4. What is the rule for flying over unpopulated areas?
5. What is wind gradient
6. What is density altitude, how does temperature and humidity effect it
7. What are the types of navigation
8. Explain the dimensions of class B,C, and D airspace
9. What is a mode C veil
10. When does night start and end
11. What kind of weather would you expect at a cold or a warm front
12. What is the relationship between barometric pressure and weather
13. What is a gust front
14. Explain the precautions taken around terrain in windy conditions
15. What is pressure altitude
16. Explain the types of special use airspace and their associated restrictions
17. What communication and nav equipment do I need on board the aircraft to operate in class
B,C,D,E,and G of airspace?
18. Can I fly under the 10 mi shelf of a class C (in class G) but outside the 5
mile radius without a radio or Mode C transponder?
19. Can I fly above class C airspace (in class E) without a radio or mode C transponder?
20. Can I fly inside ‘mode C veil’ (in class G) but outside class B airspace
without a Mode C transponder?
21. What is a standard emergency frequency
22. What is a standard air to air frequency
23. What is a TFR and where would I find notification that one exists?
24. What is a METAR, TAF, SIGMET, AIRMET, AWOS,ATIS, EFAS
25. Be able to simulate the filing of a flight plan
26. Be able to identify airspace and features on a sectional
27. For cross-country’s be able to calculate time in route and required fuel
28. What is CTAF and UNICOM
The Aircraft
1. What is an ELSA and a SLSA
2. Who can work on an ELSA that is being used for training
3. Who can work on an ELSA that is not being used for training
4. Who can work on a SLSA
5. What aircraft need an annual inspection
6. What aircraft need a 100 hour inspection
7. Who can perform the annual inspection on an ELSA that is being used for training
8. Who can perform the annual inspection on an ELSA that is not being used for training
9. Who can perform the 100 hour inspection on an ELSA that is being used for training
10. Who can perform the annual inspection on a SLSA
11. Who can perform the 100 hour inspection on a SLSA
12. What documents must be on an LSA when it is flown
13. Does aircraft registration ever expire
14. What instruments are required to operate a LSA
15. What is a special flight permit, where do you get one
16. What information must you record in you aircraft logbook
17. What is the speed limit of your LSA
18. What information is contained in the operating limitations of your aircraft
19. Discuss the forces that are acting on an aircraft in flight?
20. Discuss why the Trike tends to turn (windmill) when climbing out at full throttle.
21. What is Angle of Attack
22. Explain the progression of a stall in a Weight Shift wing.
23. Explain washout and how it effects stability
24. Explain the purpose of the luff lines.
25. Explain washout in your wing
26. What is the difference between stability and controllability?
27. What is a Whip Stall? How does it occur, and what is the recovery technique?
28. Explain what load factor is and what effect it has on a stall?
29. Explain the trim system and show how adjustments are made.
30. Explain the operation of the power plant.
31. Explain the coolant system.
32. What type of electrical system is used by this aircraft, magneto or capacitive discharge.
Explain the difference.
33. Explain the operation of the flight/engine instruments on this aircraft.
Assume that this is my first experience with a Trike, guide me through a preflight inspection
34. Who is responsible for ensuring that the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition
35. Where would you find a list of the allowable preventative maintenance that any pilot can
perform on their aircraft
36. Can a pilot fly an ELSA that has inoperative instruments
37. Can a pilot fly a SLSA that has inoperative instruments
38. What is the difference in an airworthiness directive (AD) and a service bulletin(SB)
39. Is compliance to AD’s required for ELSA
40. Is compliance to AD’s required for SLSA
41. Is compliance to SB’s required for ELSA
42. Is compliance to SB’s required for SLSA
43. Is an ELT required on a Weight Shift aircraft
44. What is a Phase 1 flight test
45. If you change the wing on your trike, what logbook entries, aircraft documentation changes and flight
testing are you required to perform
46. What is aerobatic flight, is it possible in a trike
47. Explain the following aircraft systems:
o Landing gear
o Braking system
o Engine
o Fuel system
o Fuel pump
o Carburetor
o Ignition system
o Choke system
o Exhaust system
o Electrical system
o Oil system
o Cooling system
o Reduction drive
o Propeller pitch adjustment
o Ballistic parachute system
48. Explain the following instrument operation:
o Airspeed
o Altimeter
o Rpm
o Compass
o Vertical airspeed indicator
o GPS
o Communication system
49. How is the weight-shift wing trimmed for different speeds
50. Explain the relationship between the wings hang point position and the control bar position in trim flight
51. Explain what happens to the control bar position when weight is added to the
back seat
52. What color are taxi lights
53. What color are runway lights
54. What does a ‘hold short’ line look like and what are the rules for its use
55. What is the default traffic pattern at an uncontrolled airport
56. How do you enter a traffic pattern
57. How can you tell that an airport is closed
58. Have a quantitative understanding of the relationship between altitude, temperature, landing distance, and takeoff distance. Example: For every 20
degree F increase in temperature, how many feet would you add to your takeoff
distance?
59. Have a quantitative understanding of the relationship between headwind component, tailwind component, landing distance and takeoff distance. Example:
For a 10mph tailwind, how many feet would you add to your landing distance.
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