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Brainteasers Interactive Quiz #44:
Becoming A Commercial Pilot

Obtaining a private pilot certificate is a challenging and rewarding experience. Many pilots then go on to obtain an instrument rating, thereby making their pilot certificates much more useful. But, is there reason to go after the commercial pilot certificate if one does not have a career in aviation in mind? For many pilots, the answer is a resounding "Yes!" Certainly, the training involved in obtaining that certificate will make any pilot sharper and more proficient, and Irv Siegel's latest interactive quiz is a good place to start.

by Irv Siegel

This quiz is based on the FAA (United States Federal Aviation Administration) requirements for obtaining the Commercial Pilot certificate, and the privileges and limitations thereof.

1. For flight that requires a commercial pilot certificate, the PIC
a. for every such flight.
b. for no such flights.
c. for some such flights.
certificate


d. only if the SIC (second-in-command) has no valid medical certificate.
2. To be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate, a person must be at
a. 16 years of age.
b. 17 years of age.
c. 18 years of age.
d. 19 years of age.
e. 23 years of age
f. There is no minimum age to obtain a commercial pilot certificate.
least

3. A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate must receive and
Standards.


a. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) regulations and operating
b. DOT (Department of Transportation) Interstate Commerce Act.
c. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Aeronautical Industry
course, on certain areas of aeronautical knowledge. One of these areas is


d. NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) accident reporting
e. All of the above
log ground training from an authorized instructor, or complete a home-study
procedures.


requirements.

4. A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane
a. 250 hours
b. 200 hours
c. 150 hours
category and single-engine class rating must have logged how many hours of
d. 100 hours
e. 50 hours
flight time as a pilot in airplanes? (Careful!)

5. A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane
a. The carriage of persons for hire in airplanes on cross-country flights in
b. The carriage of persons for hire in airplanes over the top of a broken or
be issued a commercial pilot certificate with the following limitation:


c. The carriage of persons for hire in airplanes when the flight visibility
category rating and does not hold an instrument rating in the same category will
d. All of the above.
excess of 50 nautical miles or at night is prohibited.


is less than three miles is prohibited.


overcast layer of clouds is prohibited.

6. An applicant for the "commercial pilot -- airplane" practical
a. 30 days preceding the date of application.
b. 60 days preceding the date of application.
c. 90 days preceding the date of application.
d. 120 days preceding the date of application.
instructor certifying that the applicant has been given flight instruction in
preparation for the practical test within


test is required to obtain a written statement from an authorized flight
7. Which of the following represents grounds for disqualification (failure)
FAA Practical Test Standard (PTS).


a. Any action or lack of action by the applicant that requires corrective
b. Failure to use proper and effective visual scanning techniques to clear
c. Consistently exceeding tolerances stated in the Objectives portion of the
d. Failure to take prompt corrective action when tolerances are exceeded.
e. All of the above.
intervention by the examiner to maintain safe flight.


on the practical test?


the area before and while performing maneuvers.

8. While on downwind in the traffic pattern during the practical test, the
a. to make small talk to put you at ease.
airplane.


b. to determine that as a commercial pilot you are able to accurately
c. to determine that your memory is reliable.
d. to evaluate your ability to use proper control technique when faced with a
distraction.


estimate the weights of animals and objects that may be brought aboard an
examiner asks you to estimate the weight of the airport dog that you both saw in
the FBO office prior to the flight. The most likely reason for his asking you
this is

9. During the practical test for a commercial pilot certificate with an
a. 1000' AGL or the manufacturer's recommended altitude, whichever is higher.
airplane category rating, what is the minimum altitude to perform steep turns,
b. 1500' AGL or the manufacturer's recommended altitude, whichever is higher.
c. 2000' AGL or the manufacturer's recommended altitude, whichever is higher.
chandelles, and lazy eights?


d. 2500' AGL or the manufacturer's recommended altitude, whichever is higher.
e. 3000' AGL or the manufacturer's recommended altitude, whichever is higher.
10. When all of the airwork is complete, the practical test for a commercial
a. performs a magneto grounding check.
aircraft has been parked and secured. The examiner must determine that the
applicant


b. exhibits knowledge of parking hand signals.
c. idles the engine at 1000 RPM for one minute before shutting down.
d. instructs the examiner on how to release his seat belt/harness and open
pilot certificate with an airplane category rating is not over until the
the door in order to exit the aircraft.