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COMMERCIAL PILOT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, Exams of Engineering

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)Engineering

COMMERCIAL PILOT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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COMMERCIAL PILOT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLET E
SOLUTIONS
1) What is the minimum pass requirement overall and in every section of the CPAER? -
- Answer โœ”โœ” 60%
2) What are the hour requirements? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 200 hours total
100 hours PIC
20 hours solo cross country
3) What is the minimum hours of flight training? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 65 hours total
4) What is the minimum age required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 18 years
5) What class of medical is required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” CAT 1
6) What is are the minimum hours of ground school required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 80 hours
7) What happens if you fail an written exam and need to rewrite? -- Answer โœ”โœ” first
failure is 14 days
second failure is 30 days
an additional 30 days is add beyond the second failure.
Maximum of 180 days
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  1. What is the minimum pass requirement overall and in every section of the CPAER? -
  • Answer โœ”โœ” 60%
  1. What are the hour requirements? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 200 hours total 100 hours PIC 20 hours solo cross country
  2. What is the minimum hours of flight training? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 65 hours total
  3. What is the minimum age required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 18 years
  4. What class of medical is required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” CAT 1
  5. What is are the minimum hours of ground school required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 80 hours
  6. What happens if you fail an written exam and need to rewrite? -- Answer โœ”โœ” first failure is 14 days second failure is 30 days an additional 30 days is add beyond the second failure. Maximum of 180 days
  1. How long is the Category 1 medical valid? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Under 40 years: 12 months 40 years and older: 6 months
  2. When does an ECG need to be performed? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Before the issue of the first medical, within 24 months prior to medical examination when between the ages of 30 and 40 years old. Older than 40 years it must be done within the 12 months prior to every medical examination.
  3. What are the privileges of holding a Commercial Pilot Licence for Aeroplanes? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Exercise all privileges of a private pilot licence plus
  1. Fly in commercial air service
    • Pilot-in-command of aeroplanes which require only one crew member
    • Co-pilot
  2. Conduct flight instruction if qualified as a flight instructor
  3. Exercise the privileges of a VFR OTT rating
  1. What are the privileges of a Private Pilot Licence for aeroplanes? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 1. Pilot-in-command r co-pilot of an aeroplane of a class and type for which one has the required ratings
  1. As pilot-in-command of an ultra-light aeroplane
  2. As pilot-in-command or co-pilot of any aircraft for the sole purpose of one's flight training provided the training is being done under direction and supervision of a flight instructor and that no pasengers are carried on board
  3. As pilot-in-command or co-pilot of any aircraft for the sole purpose of one's flight test.
  1. When does night begin and end? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Night is the period from the end of evening civil twilight to the beginning of morning civil twilight
  1. To obtain a landplane rating when you hold a sea-plane rating you must... (CAR 421.38(2)). -- Answer โœ”โœ” Complete 3 hours of landplane training 2 hours of dual 5 take-offs and landings
  2. What is a "Blanket Type Rating"? (CAR 421.40) -- Answer โœ”โœ” Allows you to fly many different aeroplane types, usually within a particular category and class without obtaining individual type ratings.
  3. Individual type ratings -- Answer โœ”โœ” Required for high peformance aeroplanes and aeroplanes requiring more than 1 crew member.
  4. What is a "High Performance Aeroplane"? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Certified minimum flight crew of 1 Vne: 250KIAS or greater Vso: 80KIAS or greater
  5. What are the requirements to fly a high performance aeroplane? (CAR 421.40(3)c). -
  • Answer โœ”โœ” Complete ground training Complete flight training 200 hours on aeroplanes Complete qualifying flight
  1. What are the requirements to fly a two crew aeroplane? (CAR 421.40 (3)a). -- Answer โœ”โœ” Complete ground and flight training program. Obtain at 70% on IATRA within 24 months preceding the application. Complete flight training type. Have at least 250 hours pilot flight time in aeroplanes. Pass pilot proficiency check within 12 months preceding the application for the rating.
  2. What are the recency requirements for CPL? (CAR 401.05 & 421.05). -- Answer โœ”โœ” Have flown PIC or Co-pilot within the previous 5 years.

Have successfully completed both a flight review conducted by a flight instructor AND the appropriate written examination specified in the personnel licensing standards (CPAER) within the previous 12 months. Have completed a recurrent training program within the previous 24 months (CAR 421.05(2)).

  1. What the recency requirements for CPL in order to carry passengers? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Have completed within the previous 6 months: Must have completed 5 take-offs and landings during the day if the flight is going to take place during the day. Must have completed 5 take-offs and landings if the flight is going to take place at night.
  2. What is the minimum visibility for VFR flight? (CAR 602.114, 602.115 & 602.117). -- Answer โœ”โœ” Within Controlled day and night: Flight Vis: 3 miles Dst: 1 mile VRT: 500 ft
  3. Survival gear requirements -- Answer โœ”โœ” Starting a fire Providing shelter Providing purifying water Visually signalling distress
  4. What are the seat belt requirements? (CAR 605.22, 605.24 & 605.25) -- Answer โœ”โœ” Seat belts are required for every person on-board except for infants(under the age of 2). Each front seat (except on small aeroplanes manufactured before JULY 18, 1978) requires a shoulder harness. Every seat on small aeroplanes manufactured after DECEMBER 12, 1986 is required to have a shoulder harness. Seat belts must be fastened during taxi, take-off and landing and any other time considered necessary for safety.
  1. What is the required equipment for flight with 200nm of shoreline or a distance which can be flown in 60 minutes at filed cruising speed, whichever is lesser -- Answer โœ”โœ” signle engine, or multi engine aircraft unable to maintain flight with one engine inoperative, are required to carry a life raft on board in addition to a life preserver for each person on board.
  2. What is the required equipment for flight with 200nm of shoreline or a distance which can be flown in 60 minutes at filed cruising speed, whichever is lesser -- Answer โœ”โœ” Multi engine aircraft able to maintain flight with one inoperative engine, are required to carry life rafts in addition to a life preserver for each person on board.
  3. What is a "Life Preserver"? -- Answer โœ”โœ” A flotation device that provides flotation to support a person's body in a safe and stable position in the water, turns unconscious people face up into a safe breathing position to prevent drowning.
  4. What is an "Individual Flotation Device" (IFD)? -- Answer โœ”โœ” A flotation device that provides flotation to help support a person's body in the water.
  5. What is a "Personal Flotation Device" (PFD)? -- Answer โœ”โœ” A flotation device that is NOT a life preserver of IFD.
  6. What is the guiding rule stated in CAR 602.01? -- Answer โœ”โœ” No person shall operate an aircraft in such a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger the life or property of any person.
  7. How are runways numbered in Northern Domestic Airspace? -- Answer โœ”โœ” They are referenced to True North
  8. How are runways numbered in the Southern Domestic Airspace? -- Answer โœ”โœ” They are referenced to Magnetic North
  1. What is a FIR? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Areas within which flight information services and alerting services are provided from specified centers.
  2. How many FIR are there within Canada? -- Answer โœ”โœ” There are 7 FIR's within Canada, which start at the surface of the earth and extend upwards.
  3. Where are Altitude reporting transponders required? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Within Class A, Class B, Class C and designated Class D and Class E.
  4. What is the Transpoder code when operating VFR below 12,500feet? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 1200
  5. What is the Transponder code when operating VFR above 12,500feet? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 1400
  6. Transponder code in the event of a hijacking? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 7500
  7. Transponder code in the event of communications failure? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 7600
  8. Transponder code in the event of an emergency? -- Answer โœ”โœ” 7700
  9. What is controlled airspace? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Airspace of defined dimensions within which air traffic control service is provided.
  10. What is a control zone? -- Answer โœ”โœ” An area normally established around an aerodrome to protect IFR traffic conducting approaches from VFR aircraft in conditions of low ceilings and poor visibility.
  11. What is a Low Level Airway? -- Answer โœ”โœ” controlled airspaces designated to serve en-route traffic.
  1. What are Terminal Control Areas? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Areas of controlled airspace, designated to serve arriving, departing and en-route aircraft.
  2. What is a Control Area Extension? -- Answer โœ”โœ” A Controlled area designated around aerodromes where a controlled airspace provided is insufficient to permit the require separation for IFR traffic.
  3. What are the dimensions of a Control Area Extension? -- Answer โœ”โœ” Base at 700' AGL(transition area) Base at 2,200' AGL Top at 17,999' AGL (usually 15nm)