Private Pilot: The Written Exam

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Under each drawing, a box with the altitudes, minimums or steps you need to remember, and the regulation or handbook they come from.

61.113: share fuel, oil, airport and rental costs, but pay at least your pro rata share.

Class A from 18,000 ft MSL to FL600, Class E filling the rest of controlled airspace and above FL600, Class G underneath.

Lift, weight, thrust, drag, and the critical angle where a wing stalls

Standard day: 15 °C and 29.92 inHg at sea level, about 2 °C cooler per 1,000 ft

Cloud base ≈ (temp − dew point °F) ÷ 4.4 × 1,000 ft AGL

Obstacle 1549 (1203): 1,549 ft MSL, 1,203 ft above the ground

Red = mandatory, black = you are here, yellow = direction; hold on the solid-line side.

91.211: crew oxygen after 30 min above 12,500 ft, always above 14,000; provided to everyone above 15,000.

These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 55 topics.

Stall speed is a number on the dial; the stall itself is an angle.

Saturday ground briefing: your instructor asks if a wing can stall at cruise speed

You're at the table before the flight, sectional folded. Your CFI looks up and asks: can a wing stall at any airspeed and in any attitude?

You say no, then hesitate. Last night's reading put stall speed, load factor and angle of attack in the same few pages, and they ran together. On test day there is no CFI to nudge you: the question lands and you either recognize the page or you guess.

The page shows the four forces around one airplane and a wing tilting past its critical angle. The box spells out the rule: a wing stalls past the critical angle of attack, at any airspeed, attitude or power setting.

Exam traps

Spot the trap before the test does

Every page ends with a note box like these: the mix-up the exam counts on.

p. 27 · DENSITY ALTITUDE: HOT, HIGH, HUMIDTHE KEY

Three H's raise density altitude: hot, high, humid. The airplane performs as if the airport were higher.

p. 41 · READING THE SECTIONAL CHARTEASY TO MIX UP

Bold number = MSL, number in parentheses = AGL. Your altimeter reads MSL.

p. 48 · AIRPORT SIGNS AND HOLD-SHORT LINESEASY TO MIX UP

Black sign with yellow text = where you are. Yellow sign with black text = where to go.

p. 53 · HYPOXIA, OXYGEN, HYPERVENTILATIONEASY TO MIX UP

12,500–14,000 ft: crew after 30 minutes. Above 14,000: crew always. Above 15,000: everyone provided oxygen.

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From the rules a private pilot flies under, through airspace, the airplane, performance, weather and navigation, to the airport, the pilot's own limits and test day, in the order you'd use them on a real flight.

I

The Rules You Fly Under

pp. 5-11

What a Private Pilot May and May Not Do
Medical Certificates and BasicMed
Flight Review and Passenger Currency
ARROW: The Documents on Board
Inspections: Who Is Due When
Required Equipment and Inop Items
Alcohol, Fuel Reserves and Accident Reports

II

Airspace

pp. 12-18

The Airspace Stack at a Glance
Class B: The Upside-Down Wedding Cake
Class C: Two Rings and a Radio Call
Class D: The Towered Airport
Class E: Where It Starts
VFR Weather Minimums: The Whole Table
Special Use Airspace, TFRs and Cruising Altitudes

III

The Airplane

pp. 19-26

Four Forces and the Critical Angle of Attack
Left-Turning Tendencies
Load Factor and Stall Speed in a Turn
Engine, Mixture and Carburetor Ice
Fuel Grades and Fuel System
The Pitot-Static System and Its Failures
Gyro Instruments and the Magnetic Compass
Airspeed Markings and the Five Altitudes

IV

Performance and Weight and Balance

pp. 27-32

Density Altitude: Hot, High, Humid
Reading Takeoff and Landing Charts
Weight × Arm = Moment
The CG Envelope and Weight Shift
Crosswind Component Chart
Ground Effect and Wake Turbulence

V

Weather

pp. 33-40

Stability, Clouds and the Cloud-Base Estimate
Air Masses and Fronts
Thunderstorms and Icing
Fog and Wind Shear
Decoding a METAR
Decoding a TAF
Winds and Temperatures Aloft
PIREPs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs

VI

Navigation

pp. 41-47

Sectional Chart Symbols
The Airport Data Block
True to Compass: East Is Least, West Is Best
Wind Triangle and Groundspeed
Time, Distance and Fuel
VOR: Radials, TO/FROM and the CDI
GPS, Dead Reckoning and Getting Lost

VII

At the Airport

pp. 48-52

Runway Markings and Airport Signs
Airport Lighting, VASI and PAPI
The Traffic Pattern
Light Gun Signals
Radio, Transponder Codes and Right of Way

VIII

The Pilot

pp. 53-56

Hypoxia, Oxygen and Hyperventilation
Spatial Disorientation and Landing Illusions
Five Hazardous Attitudes and Their Antidotes
IMSAFE, PAVE and DECIDE

IX

Exam Day

pp. 57-59

The Knowledge Test: Format and Rules
Your Test Report and ACS Codes
Frequent Mix-Ups: The Final Checklist

At the end of the book: A note box on every topic page, the FAA source next to each critical number and a final checklist of frequent mix-ups

A different way to learn

Stop rereading the whole chapter to find one altitude

A text manual

Controlled airspace consists of Class A, B, C, D and E. Class A extends from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL600, including the airspace overlying the waters within 12 nautical miles of the coast of the 48 contiguous States. Class E extends upward from the surface or a designated altitude to the overlying or adjacent controlled airspace and includes airspace above FL600. Class G is the uncontrolled remainder.

A text manual

You reread the airspace chapter hunting for the one altitude you need.
You memorize the VFR minimums table as rows of digits.
You ask another student which class needs a clearance and which needs a radio call.

Who it's for

I'm just starting

You've had a few lessons and the Pilot's Handbook feels huge. The book opens with what a private pilot may do, like sharing flight costs while paying at least your pro rata share, and builds from there.

I'm flying, but the theory is scattered

You can land the airplane, yet airspace and weather still blur together. The airspace stack and METAR pages put each piece back in the same order every time you review.

My written is on the calendar

You want to check every subject area before test day. The Practice Questions point each answer back to its page, and the final checklist lists the frequent mix-ups.

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Does it replace my CFI or a ground school?

No. It's study material for the written exam. It doesn't replace instruction with a certificated flight instructor, doesn't give you an endorsement and doesn't authorize you to fly.

Where do the numbers come from?

From FAA sources: 14 CFR Parts 61 and 91, the AIM, the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, the Airplane Flying Handbook, the Aeronautical Chart User's Guide and the Aviation Weather Handbook. Each critical number cites its source. Where a value can change, the page says 'per the current regulation' so you know to check it.

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The handbook explains everything at length, and the app tests you. This book sits between them: you see the drawing, the note box and the FAA source together, in the same nine-part order every time you review.

Is it for the US private pilot airplane test?

Yes. It follows the FAA Private Pilot Airplane knowledge test and the current Airman Certification Standards, with US airspace, charts and units. In 59 pages it covers every subject area as a visual review: the Pilot's Handbook stays your full reference, and this is the book you go back to before a lesson or the test.

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