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The ATP certificate (part 61) 34

  • A graduate with a bachelor's degree in an aviation major and 60 semester credit hours of recognized coursework may apply with how much total time? 14 CFR § 61.160(b)
  • A pilot adds a type rating to an ATP certificate that already lists the right category and class. Is another knowledge test required? 14 CFR § 61.155(b)
  • A pilot holds an ATP certificate but has not met the age of 61.153(a)(1) and the experience of 61.159. What may that pilot not do? 14 CFR § 61.167(b)
  • A required pilot in a part 121 operation must hold a first-class medical certificate once the pilot has reached which birthday? 14 CFR § 61.23(a)(1)
  • A US military pilot who meets 14 CFR 61.160(a) may apply for a multiengine ATP certificate with how much total time? 14 CFR § 61.160(a)
  • After how many night takeoffs and landings to a full stop may each further one replace an hour of night flight time? 14 CFR § 61.159(b)
  • The airplane ATP experience rule asks for how much night flight time? 14 CFR § 61.159(a)(2)
  • An airline transport pilot certificate carries the same privileges as which other certificate? 14 CFR § 61.167(a)(1)
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The ATP certificate (part 61), continued

  • Before an airline transport pilot may instruct in Category II or Category III operations, what does 14 CFR 61.167 require? 14 CFR § 61.167(a)(4)
  • Before applying for the knowledge test for an ATP certificate with a multiengine airplane class rating, what must a person receive? 14 CFR § 61.153(e)
  • The crew resource management area of 14 CFR 61.155(c) is said to include what? 14 CFR § 61.155(c)
  • Excluding briefings and debriefings, how long may an airline transport pilot instruct in any 24-consecutive-hour period under 14 CFR 61.167? 14 CFR § 61.167(a)(3)
  • For an applicant who completed the ATP certification training program, how long before the practical test may the multiengine ATP knowledge test have been passed? 14 CFR § 61.39(a)(1)
  • How many hours of classroom instruction does the ATP certification training program require? 14 CFR § 61.156(a)
  • How many hours of instrument flight time, actual or simulated, does 14 CFR 61.159(a)(4) require? 14 CFR § 61.159(a)(4)
  • How much airplane time as pilot in command, or as second in command performing those duties under supervision, must an ATP applicant show? 14 CFR § 61.159(a)(5)
  • How much cross-country time is part of the airplane ATP experience requirement? 14 CFR § 61.159(a)(1)
  • How much flight simulation training device time does 14 CFR 61.156(b) require of the knowledge test applicant? 14 CFR § 61.156(b)
  • How old must a person be for an airline transport pilot certificate earned under the full experience rule of 14 CFR 61.159? 14 CFR § 61.153(a)(1)
  • How recently must the 61.58 proficiency check have been flown in the particular type the pilot will command? 14 CFR § 61.58(a)(2)
  • The simulation device used for the ATP certification training program must represent which kind of airplane? 14 CFR § 61.156(b)
  • To serve as pilot in command of an aircraft type certificated for more than one pilot, 14 CFR 61.58 asks for a proficiency check in such an aircraft how recently? 14 CFR § 61.58(a)(1)
  • Under 14 CFR 61.159(a), how much total time as a pilot does an airplane ATP applicant need? 14 CFR § 61.159(a)
  • What is the minimum age for an ATP certificate obtained under the restricted privileges experience of 14 CFR 61.160? 14 CFR § 61.153(a)(2)
  • What is the most night flight time that may be credited through extra night takeoffs and landings? 14 CFR § 61.159(b)
  • What is the weekly cap on instruction given under the ATP certificate's own instructing privilege? 14 CFR § 61.167(a)(3)
  • When an airline transport pilot instructs in an aircraft under 14 CFR 61.167, what must the aircraft have? 14 CFR § 61.167(a)(2)
  • Which class of medical certificate is needed to exercise the pilot-in-command privileges of an ATP certificate? 14 CFR § 61.23(a)(1)
  • Which medical certificate is the minimum for second-in-command privileges of an ATP certificate in part 121, outside three-pilot flag or supplemental operations? 14 CFR § 61.23(a)(2)
  • Which of these is one of the aeronautical knowledge areas of 14 CFR 61.155(c)? 14 CFR § 61.155(c)
  • Which subject takes at least 14 hours of the ATP certification training program's classroom time? 14 CFR § 61.156(a)(3)
  • Which total time goes with an associate's degree in an aviation major and at least 30 semester credit hours under 14 CFR 61.160(c)? 14 CFR § 61.160(c)
  • Which US certificate satisfies the prerequisite in 14 CFR 61.153(d)(1) for an ATP applicant? 14 CFR § 61.153(d)(1)
  • Within the ATP certification training program, how much instruction covers aerodynamics including high altitude operations? 14 CFR § 61.156(a)(1)

Definitions and speed symbols (part 1) 26

  • A Category II operation is a straight-in ILS approach flown under what? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • A flight level is a level of constant atmospheric pressure related to which reference datum? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • A minimum descent altitude authorizes descent on final approach or during which other maneuvering? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • Calibrated airspeed is indicated airspeed corrected for what? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • Flight level 255 represents which barometric altimeter indication? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • For aircraft other than helicopters, an extended over-water operation is one flown how far from the nearest shoreline? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • For turbine airplanes certificated after August 29, 1959, a clearway is an area beyond the runway at least how wide? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • How does 14 CFR 1.2 define VMC? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • In part 1, which engine is the critical engine? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • In what terms is a decision altitude expressed? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • Minimum unstick speed is abbreviated how? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Reference landing speed has which abbreviation? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Runway visual range, in the abbreviations of part 1, is measured where? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Takeoff safety speed is written with which symbol? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • VEF names the speed at which what is assumed to happen? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • What does part 1 say VR stands for? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • What happens at the speed part 1 calls VSW? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • What is an Equi-Time Point? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • What is Mach number? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • What is VMO/MMO? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Which description fits a stopway? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • Which speed does the abbreviation VLOF name? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Which symbol is the maximum landing gear extended speed? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Which symbol is the maximum speed in the takeoff at which the pilot must take the first action to stop within the accelerate-stop distance? 14 CFR § 1.2
  • Who is a flightcrew member under part 1? 14 CFR § 1.1
  • With the flaps out, which abbreviation marks the highest speed allowed? 14 CFR § 1.2

Flight and duty limits (part 117) 39

  • The 10-hour rest period must give the flightcrew member how much sleep opportunity? 14 CFR § 117.25(e)
  • A Class 3 rest facility is a seat that reclines at least how far? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • A flight exceeded the maximum flight time of 14 CFR 117.11. How soon must the certificate holder report it to the Administrator? 14 CFR § 117.11(c)
  • A flightcrew member travels more than 60 degrees of longitude and is away from home base over 168 consecutive hours. How much rest is due on return? 14 CFR § 117.25(d)
  • A long-call reserve is assigned a flight duty period that begins before and runs into the window of circadian low. How much notice of report time is due? 14 CFR § 117.21(d)
  • A physiological night's rest is 10 hours of rest that covers which hours? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • A theater is an area in which departure and arrival points differ by no more than how much? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • Across any 168 consecutive hours, FDP time is limited to how many hours? 14 CFR § 117.23(c)(1)
  • An extension of the flight duty period longer than what may happen only once before the next 30-hour rest? 14 CFR § 117.19(a)(2)
  • As part of the dispatch or flight release, what must each flightcrew member do before commencing flight? 14 CFR § 117.5(d)
  • Before any reserve or flight duty period, how long free from all duty must a flightcrew member have had within the past 168 consecutive hours? 14 CFR § 117.25(b)
  • Before takeoff, unforeseen operational circumstances arise. By how much may the pilot in command and certificate holder extend the maximum flight duty period? 14 CFR § 117.19(a)(1)
  • Between which hours does the window of circadian low fall? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • For split duty, the rest opportunity must be provided between which local hours? 14 CFR § 117.15(a)
  • How does part 117 class time spent in deadhead transportation? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • How long is the rest period that must come immediately before a reserve or flight duty period? 14 CFR § 117.25(e)
  • How long may a reserve availability period last on short-call reserve? 14 CFR § 117.21(c)(1)
  • How long must the time in a suitable accommodation be for a split duty rest to stay out of the flight duty period? 14 CFR § 117.15(b)
  • How many consecutive hours free from duty also make a flightcrew member acclimated? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • In any 365 consecutive calendar day period, total flight time may not exceed what? 14 CFR § 117.23(b)(2)
  • In part 117, a rest period is a continuous period in which the flightcrew member is free from what? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • On airport/standby reserve, time spent in reserve status counts as part of what? 14 CFR § 117.21(b)
  • Under part 117, a flightcrew member is acclimated after being in a theater for how long? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • Under part 117, which event closes an FDP? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • Unless the certificate holder designates it otherwise, how is all reserve classed? 14 CFR § 117.21(a)
  • What does "fit for duty" mean in part 117? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • What is airport/standby reserve? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • What is split duty? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • What is the cap on flight duty period hours in any 672 consecutive hours? 14 CFR § 117.23(c)(2)
  • What is the cumulative flight time limit in any 672 consecutive hours? 14 CFR § 117.23(b)(1)
  • What is the flight time limit for an operation flown with a 3-pilot flightcrew? 14 CFR § 117.11(a)(2)
  • What makes a flightcrew augmented? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • When a rest of at least 2 hours in a suitable accommodation is given during each one, how many consecutive nighttime flight duty periods may be scheduled? 14 CFR § 117.27
  • When does a flight duty period begin? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • When the maximum flight duty period is read from Table B, does deadhead transportation count as a flight segment? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • Which of these does part 117 name as an unforeseen operational circumstance? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • Which onboard rest facility is a bunk or other flat surface, separate from both the flight deck and the passenger cabin? 14 CFR § 117.3
  • With a 4-pilot flightcrew, total flight time may not exceed how many hours? 14 CFR § 117.11(a)(3)
  • With no rest opportunity given during them, how many consecutive flight duty periods may infringe on the window of circadian low? 14 CFR § 117.27

Crew qualification (part 121) 18

  • A certificate holder's temporary document verifying airman and medical certificate privileges may be carried on US flights for how long? 14 CFR § 121.383(c)
  • A pilot in command has fewer than 100 hours as pilot in command in type in part 121. By how much are the landing minimums raised? 14 CFR § 121.652(a)
  • A pilot may no longer serve in part 121 operations after reaching which birthday? 14 CFR § 121.383(e)
  • Above which crosswind component must the pilot in command make the takeoff or landing when the second in command is low on time in type? 14 CFR § 121.438(a)(2)
  • Besides the yearly proficiency check in type, what must a part 121 pilot in command have completed in the preceding 6 calendar months? 14 CFR § 121.441(a)(1)
  • Does a second-in-command type rating obtained under 14 CFR 61.55 meet the type rating requirement of 121.436? 14 CFR § 121.436(b)
  • For a given type, either the pilot in command or the second in command must have at least how much line operating flight time? 14 CFR § 121.438(b)
  • For which reasons may the Administrator name an airport a special airport? 14 CFR § 121.445(a)
  • How often must a part 121 pilot in command pass a line check? 14 CFR § 121.440(a)
  • The pairing rule of 14 CFR 121.438(a) applies when the second in command has fewer than how many hours in type in part 121? 14 CFR § 121.438(a)
  • To serve as pilot in command in part 121, how many hours in the listed kinds of earlier service does 14 CFR 121.436(a)(3) require? 14 CFR § 121.436(a)(3)
  • Under the same high-minimums rule, landing minimums may in no event be less than what? 14 CFR § 121.652(a)
  • What is the minimum pilot crew in part 121? 14 CFR § 121.385(c)
  • What must a second in command hold to fly in part 121 operations? 14 CFR § 121.436(b)
  • What recent experience does 14 CFR 121.439 ask of a required pilot? 14 CFR § 121.439(a)
  • Which braking action report puts the takeoff or landing in the pilot in command's hands under 14 CFR 121.438? 14 CFR § 121.438(a)(2)
  • Which runway visual range triggers the same pairing limit? 14 CFR § 121.438(a)(2)
  • With a low-time second in command, the pilot in command makes the takeoff or landing when prevailing visibility is at or below what value? 14 CFR § 121.438(a)(2)

Dispatch, alternates and fuel (part 121) 31

  • A two-engine aircraft is released from a field it could not land back at in the present weather. Within what distance must the release name an alternate? 14 CFR § 121.617(a)(1)
  • An aircraft dispatcher may delegate authority to sign a release for a particular flight. What may the dispatcher not delegate? 14 CFR § 121.663
  • An airport may be listed as an alternate only if forecasts show weather at or above alternate minima at what moment? 14 CFR § 121.625
  • At the destination, a turbine engine powered airplane must be able to make a full stop landing within what share of the effective runway length? 14 CFR § 121.195(b)
  • The en-route fuel rule of 14 CFR 121.646(a) covers an airplane with more than two engines flying more than how long from an Adequate Airport? 14 CFR § 121.646(a)
  • For a passenger-carrying turbine airplane with more than two engines, what is the matching limit? 14 CFR § 121.161(a)(1)
  • For a turbojet flag flight outside the 48 contiguous states, the fuel after reaching the destination covers what share of the total flight time? 14 CFR § 121.645(b)(2)
  • For a turboprop, how much of an alternate's effective runway may the planned landing use? 14 CFR § 121.197
  • For an aircraft with three or more engines, the takeoff alternate may be up to how far from the departure airport? 14 CFR § 121.617(a)(2)
  • For dispatch under IFR, forecasts must show weather at or above authorized minimums at what time? 14 CFR § 121.613
  • The forecasts for the destination and the first alternate are marginal. What does 14 CFR 121.619 require? 14 CFR § 121.619(a)
  • How long must a domestic or flag certificate holder keep copies of the load manifest, dispatch release and flight plan? 14 CFR § 121.695(b)
  • In domestic and flag operations, which papers does the pilot in command carry in the airplane to the destination? 14 CFR § 121.695(a)
  • In domestic operations no destination alternate is needed if, from 1 hour before to 1 hour after arrival, the ceiling is forecast to be at least what? 14 CFR § 121.619(a)
  • In domestic operations, after fuel to the destination and the most distant alternate, how much more fuel is required? 14 CFR § 121.639(c)
  • In domestic operations, when may a flight start without a dispatcher's specific authorization? 14 CFR § 121.593
  • In domestic operations, who shares responsibility for the preflight planning, delay and dispatch release of a flight? 14 CFR § 121.533(b)
  • In flag operations, a flight may not continue from an intermediate airport without redispatch after how long on the ground? 14 CFR § 121.595(b)
  • In flag operations, the no-alternate exception is open only to a flight scheduled for how long? 14 CFR § 121.621(a)(1)
  • In supplemental operations, who is jointly responsible with the pilot in command for starting, continuing, diverting and ending a flight? 14 CFR § 121.537(b)
  • In supplemental operations, who must be thoroughly familiar with reported and forecast weather on the route before a flight begins? 14 CFR § 121.599(b)
  • Required fuel under part 121 subpart U is in addition to what? 14 CFR § 121.647
  • What does an approved Minimum Equipment List constitute, as authorized by the operations specifications? 14 CFR § 121.628(a)(2)
  • What is the last fuel item for that turbojet flag or supplemental flight? 14 CFR § 121.645(b)(4)
  • Which adverse weather phenomena does 14 CFR 121.601 name in the dispatcher's briefing to the pilot in command? 14 CFR § 121.601(b)
  • Which duty does 14 CFR 121.533(c) give the aircraft dispatcher? 14 CFR § 121.533(c)
  • Which item must a person consider when computing required fuel under 14 CFR 121.647? 14 CFR § 121.647(c)
  • Which of these must a dispatch release contain? 14 CFR § 121.687(a)
  • Which visibility goes with that ceiling in the domestic no-alternate rule? 14 CFR § 121.619(a)
  • Who signs a dispatch release in domestic and flag operations? 14 CFR § 121.663
  • Without ETOPS approval, a two-engine turbine airplane's route may hold no point farther than how long from an Adequate Airport? 14 CFR § 121.161(a)(1)

Flight deck rules (part 121) 24

  • A certificate holder's operations specifications give no takeoff minimums for an airport. Which parts supply them for an IFR takeoff? 14 CFR § 121.651(a)
  • A flight cannot be completed safely in the opinion of the pilot in command or dispatcher. When may it still continue toward the airport of release? 14 CFR § 121.627(a)
  • A pilot in command meets a weather condition in flight that other flights should know about for safety. What must the pilot do? 14 CFR § 121.561(a)
  • After exercising emergency authority, how soon must a dispatcher send the written report of any deviation? 14 CFR § 121.557(c)
  • An aircraft dispatcher knows of an emergency but cannot communicate with the pilot. What does 14 CFR 121.557(b) direct? 14 CFR § 121.557(b)
  • An approved cockpit check procedure must be designed so that a flight crewmember need not rely on what? 14 CFR § 121.315(b)
  • An engine fails on a two-engine airplane in part 121 service. Where must the pilot in command land? 14 CFR § 121.565(a)
  • At what moment does holdover time begin? 14 CFR § 121.629(c)(3)
  • Besides taxi, takeoff and landing, critical phases of flight in 14 CFR 121.542 take in other flight operations below which altitude? 14 CFR § 121.542(c)
  • During flight time, how far does the pilot in command's authority over other crewmembers reach? 14 CFR § 121.533(e)
  • During which parts of a flight must a required flight crewmember stay at the duty station with seat belt fastened? 14 CFR § 121.543(a)
  • In an emergency that requires immediate decision and action, what may the pilot in command of a domestic or flag flight do? 14 CFR § 121.557(a)
  • The latest weather report gives a runway visual range for a particular runway. Which value controls for approaches to that runway? 14 CFR § 121.655
  • On an initial approach to a radio navigation facility under IFR, when may a pilot descend below the minimum altitude for initial approach? 14 CFR § 121.659(a)
  • On which surfaces does 14 CFR 121.629(b) forbid takeoff with frost, ice or snow adhering? 14 CFR § 121.629(b)
  • One engine fails on an airplane with three or more engines. What choice does 14 CFR 121.565(b) give the pilot in command? 14 CFR § 121.565(b)
  • To whom must the pilot in command report each engine shutdown in flight? 14 CFR § 121.565(c)
  • Under 14 CFR 121.575, which alcoholic beverage may a person drink aboard the aircraft? 14 CFR § 121.575(a)
  • What is holdover time? 14 CFR § 121.629(c)(3)
  • When may a flight crewmember use a personal wireless device or laptop at the duty station during flight time? 14 CFR § 121.542(d)
  • When must mechanical irregularities that occur during flight time be entered in the airplane's maintenance log? 14 CFR § 121.563
  • When must the "Fasten Seat Belt" sign be on in part 121? 14 CFR § 121.317(b)
  • Which activities does 14 CFR 121.542(b) list as not required for the safe operation of the aircraft? 14 CFR § 121.542(b)
  • Which reason for leaving the duty station does 14 CFR 121.543(b) allow? 14 CFR § 121.543(b)(2)

Oxygen, recorders, cabin (part 121) 16

  • A passenger emergency exit, other than over-the-wing, needs an approved means to help occupants descend when it is how high off the ground? 14 CFR § 121.310(a)
  • A turbine-powered airplane above which maximum certificated takeoff weight falls in row (a) of the collision avoidance table? 14 CFR § 121.356
  • Above 100 passenger seats, how does the required number of flight attendants grow? 14 CFR § 121.391(a)(4)
  • Above 10,000 feet in a pressurized turbine airplane, the oxygen supply for each flight crewmember on flight deck duty may not be less than what? 14 CFR § 121.333(b)
  • From which birthday must each person aboard have an approved seat or berth of his or her own? 14 CFR § 121.311(a)
  • How many flight attendants does part 121 require on an airplane with more than 50 but fewer than 101 passenger seats? 14 CFR § 121.391(a)(3)
  • How many landing lights does a transport category airplane need for night operations under part 121? 14 CFR § 121.323(c)
  • How quickly must a quick-donning oxygen mask go onto the face under 14 CFR 121.333? 14 CFR § 121.333(c)(2)
  • Over which span of a flight must the cockpit voice recorder operate continuously? 14 CFR § 121.359(a)
  • The required two hours of flight deck oxygen is figured on which descent profile? 14 CFR § 121.333(b)
  • The two-way communication system of 14 CFR 121.99 must link each airplane with air traffic control and with which office? 14 CFR § 121.99(a)
  • Under which reported weather may an airplane not be dispatched under IFR or night VFR unless its weather radar is working? 14 CFR § 121.357(c)(1)
  • What color must a cockpit voice recorder container be? 14 CFR § 121.359(c)
  • Which class of terrain awareness and warning system does 14 CFR 121.354 require on turbine-powered airplanes? 14 CFR § 121.354(a)
  • Which occupants need a life preserver with an approved survivor locator light in extended overwater operations? 14 CFR § 121.339(a)(1)
  • With quick-donning masks at every flight deck station, up to which flight level may the one pilot go without wearing a mask in an airplane of more than 30 passenger seats? 14 CFR § 121.333(c)(2)

High-altitude, large airplanes (part 91) 23

  • A large airplane takes off for a flight over water. Beyond what distance from the nearest shore must it carry a life preserver or flotation means for each occupant? 14 CFR § 91.509(a)
  • Above flight level 250 in a pressurized aircraft, how much extra oxygen must be available for each occupant in case of a descent after loss of pressurization? 14 CFR § 91.211(b)(1)
  • An airplane's minimum safe airspeed for an operation is higher than the speed limit of 14 CFR 91.117. What may the pilot do? 14 CFR § 91.117(d)
  • Before beginning a flight in a large airplane, what must each required member of the crew become familiar with? 14 CFR § 91.505(b)
  • Below 18,000 feet MSL, the altimeter setting should come from a station along the route within what distance of the aircraft? 14 CFR § 91.121(a)(1)
  • The current altimeter setting is between 29.91 and 29.42. What is the lowest usable flight level? 14 CFR § 91.121(b)
  • For multiengine airplanes, which performance data must be accessible at the pilot station? 14 CFR § 91.503(a)(5)
  • Life rafts are required for an overwater flight in a large airplane beyond which distance from the nearest shore? 14 CFR § 91.509(b)
  • Reports sent to NASA under the Aviation Safety Reporting Program are not used in enforcement, except information about what? 14 CFR § 91.25
  • To fly in RVSM airspace, the operator and aircraft must meet the minimum standards of which appendix to part 91? 14 CFR § 91.180(a)
  • To which setting is the altimeter set at or above 18,000 feet MSL? 14 CFR § 91.121(a)(2)
  • Under 14 CFR 91.533, how many flight attendants are needed with more than 19 but fewer than 51 passengers on board? 14 CFR § 91.533(a)(1)
  • Under part 91, above which flight level must one pilot at the controls wear an oxygen mask, unless the quick-donning exception applies? 14 CFR § 91.211(b)(1)
  • What indicated airspeed applies in the airspace underlying a Class B airspace area? 14 CFR § 91.117(c)
  • When must the ATC clearance for Class A airspace be received? 14 CFR § 91.135(a)
  • Which device is always outside the portable electronic device ban of 14 CFR 91.21? 14 CFR § 91.21(b)
  • Which flashlight must be accessible at the pilot station under 14 CFR 91.503? 14 CFR § 91.503(a)(1)
  • Which icing does 14 CFR 91.527(c) close to an airplane that lacks the listed ice protection certification? 14 CFR § 91.527(c)
  • Which of these airplanes needs a designated second in command under 14 CFR 91.531(a)? 14 CFR § 91.531(a)
  • Which procedure is on the list every cockpit checklist must contain under 14 CFR 91.503(b)? 14 CFR § 91.503(b)
  • Which US-registered airplanes fall under subpart F of part 91? 14 CFR § 91.501(a)
  • With an inoperative flight recorder or cockpit voice recorder, which flight does 14 CFR 91.609(a) still allow an air carrier to make? 14 CFR § 91.609(a)
  • Within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport of Class C or Class D airspace, at or below 2,500 feet above the surface, what is the speed limit? 14 CFR § 91.117(b)

How this list was compiled: Written from the text of 14 CFR parts 1, 61, 91, 117 and 121 as published in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (a US government work), read at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14 in the eCFR text dated 2026-09-29. Every question names the section its answer comes from and links to it. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the rule text, which is a US government work. Nothing is copied from an FAA knowledge test, an FAA sample question or any prep company's bank.

How it works

This unofficial ATP practice test asks 211 questions on 14 CFR parts 1, 61, 91, 117 and 121, with no weather or performance. The FAA does not publish its bank, so none are its questions.

Read the full guide

ATP written exam regulations in eight topics

Each explanation names the section of 14 CFR behind the answer and links to it. The topics: the certificate itself (part 61), definitions and speed symbols (part 1), flight and duty limits (part 117), four on part 121 from crew qualification to cabin equipment, and the high-altitude and large airplane rules of part 91.

What the bank leaves out

14 CFR 61.155(c) lists fourteen knowledge areas, and this bank asks only the regulations. Meteorology, weather charts, navigation, loading, aerodynamics, performance and human factors need handbook text and chart figures and are not here yet. No part 135 section is asked.

  • Part 117 counts in hours: 168 consecutive hours is seven days and 672 is twenty-eight.
  • Part 1 defines each speed symbol in one line; the definitions topic asks them one by one.
  • Misses sit under Missed in More options until answered right.

Questions and answers

Are these the questions on the real ATP knowledge test?

No. The FAA does not publish its knowledge test question bank. Every question here was written for this site from the text of 14 CFR; none comes from an FAA sample test or a prep company's bank.

Is this enough ATP written test prep on its own?

No. It covers the regulations: parts 1, 61, 91, 117 and 121. Section 61.155(c) also lists meteorology, weather charts, navigation, loading, aerodynamics, performance and human factors, and those questions are not in this bank yet.

What comes before the ATP knowledge test for a multiengine airplane rating?

14 CFR 61.153(e) asks for a graduation certificate from the ATP certification training program before applying. Section 61.156 sets that program at 30 hours or more of classroom instruction and 10 hours or more in a flight simulation training device.

How many flight hours does an airplane ATP certificate take?

Section 61.159 asks for 1,500 hours of total time, including 500 cross-country, 100 night and 75 instrument. Section 61.160 allows 750, 1,000 or 1,250 hours for certain military pilots and graduates of aviation degree programs.

Which edition of the rules was used?

The eCFR text of 14 CFR dated September 29, 2026, read on October 4, 2026. Rules change, and the current text at ecfr.gov is the final word.

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