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Private Pilot Airplane practice question 60

The correct method of stating 5,500 feet MSL to ATC is

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Correct answer: C. FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.

Below 18,000 feet MSL, state altitudes as the separate digits of the thousands plus the hundreds, for example "FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED."

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Question 60 from the FAA document Private Pilot-Airplane (PAR) Sample Questions (U.S. Government work, public domain) · ACS/LSC code PA.III.A.K2. The FAA does not publish an answer key; the answer and explanation are ours, with references. Verify against the current regulations and handbooks.