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Sport Pilot Airplane practice test

The FAA Sport Pilot Airplane (SPA) knowledge test: regulations, weather, performance, navigation and sport-pilot limitations.

The 40 questions are the FAA's own published sample questions (Sport Pilot Airplane (SPA) Sample Questions, a U.S. Government work). The FAA does not publish answers, so each answer and explanation is ours, and each cites 14 CFR, the AIM or an FAA handbook. Chart and table questions show the figure from the FAA testing supplement FAA-CT-8080-2H.

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All 40 questions

  1. With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a category of aircraft
  2. Which aircraft has the right-of-way over all other air traffic
  3. May a pilot operate an aircraft that is not in compliance with an Airworthiness Directive…
  4. Which is true with respect to formation flights? Formation flights are
  5. How long does the Airworthiness Certificate of an aircraft remain valid
  6. A pilot can expect a wind-shear zone in a temperature inversion whenever the windspeed at…
  7. What is the valid period for the TAF for KMEM
  8. What wind is forecast for STL at 9,000 feet
  9. The wind direction and velocity at KJFK is from
  10. What is ground effect
  11. An aircraft leaving ground effect during takeoff will
  12. What is the antidote when a pilot has the hazardous attitude of 'Invulnerability'
  13. What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is in…
  14. Name the four fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft
  15. Given the following: True course: 050 True heading: 040 True airspeed: 75 kts…
  16. What is the estimated time en route from Mercer County Regional Airport (area 3) to Minot…
  17. What is the base of Class B airspace at Lakeview (30F) Airport
  18. The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during…
  19. An ATC clearance means an authorization by ATC for an aircraft to proceed under specified…
  20. When a distress or urgency condition is encountered, the pilot of an aircraft with a…
  21. Inbound to an airport with no tower or UNICOM in operation, a pilot should self- announce…
  22. An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of…
  23. The direct cause of every stall is excessive
  24. The best speed to use for a glide is one that will result in the greatest glide distance…
  25. What minimum altitude is necessary to vertically clear the obstacle on the southeast side…
  26. Which airport is located at approximately 47° 41 minutes 00 seconds N latitude and 101°…
  27. Which combination of atmospheric conditions will reduce aircraft takeoff and climb…
  28. If the outside air temperature (OAT) at a given altitude is warmer than standard, the…
  29. Determine the pressure altitude at an airport that is 1,386 feet MSL with an altimeter…
  30. What does the red line on an airspeed indicator represent
  31. Under what condition is indicated altitude the same as true altitude
  32. A go-around from a poor landing approach should
  33. What is the recommended communications procedure for departure at Currituck County…
  34. Weather information is available for the Coeur d'Alene (COE) Airport (area 2)
  35. The positive limit load factor is represented by the
  36. The Devils Lake East MOA (area 1) is a
  37. The airspace surrounding the Gila Bend AF AUX Airport (GBN) (area 6) is classified as…
  38. In flight and approaching the Bryn (Pvt) Airstrip (area 2) the weather minimums are
  39. The minimum flight visibility requirement for a sport pilot is
  40. Inbound to an airport with no tower or UNICOM in operation, a pilot should self- announce…