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Sport Pilot Airplane practice question 1

With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a category of aircraft?

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Correct answer: B. Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.

For airman certification, the categories of aircraft are airplane, rotorcraft, glider and lighter-than-air (plus powered-lift, powered parachute and weight-shift-control). Gyroplane and helicopter are classes of rotorcraft, and single-/multiengine land/sea are classes of airplane.

References

14 CFR § 61.5
14 CFR § 1.1

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Question 1 from the FAA document Sport Pilot Airplane (SPA) Sample Questions (U.S. Government work, public domain) · ACS/LSC code PLT371. The FAA does not publish an answer key; the answer and explanation are ours, with references. Verify against the current regulations and handbooks.