CPL Air Law and Regulations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under 14 CFR Part 135, the minimum rest requirement for a pilot before a flight is generally:
- 6 consecutive hours
- 8 consecutive hours (Correct answer)
- 10 consecutive hours
- 12 consecutive hours
Correct answer: 8 consecutive hours
14 CFR 135.267 requires that a flight crewmember have at least 8 consecutive hours of rest in the 24-hour period preceding the completion of the assigned flight time.
Question 2: The FAA can issue an emergency revocation of a pilot certificate under which authority?
- 14 CFR 91.17 (alcohol prohibition)
- 49 U.S.C. 44709 (Correct answer)
- 14 CFR 61.3 (certificate required)
- 49 U.S.C. 40103 (airspace sovereignty)
Correct answer: 49 U.S.C. 44709
49 U.S.C. 44709 grants the FAA Administrator authority to re-examine certificate holders and reissue, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke certificates.
Question 3: A Special VFR clearance in Class D airspace at night requires the pilot to hold at minimum:
- A private pilot certificate with a night endorsement
- A private pilot certificate and the aircraft must be IFR-equipped
- An instrument rating and the aircraft must be IFR-equipped (Correct answer)
- A commercial pilot certificate
Correct answer: An instrument rating and the aircraft must be IFR-equipped
14 CFR 91.157 states that Special VFR clearances at night require the pilot to hold an instrument rating and the aircraft to be equipped for IFR flight.
Question 4: Which document defines the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) authorization for a specific aircraft?
- Type Certificate Data Sheet
- Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA (Correct answer)
- Airworthiness Directive
- Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement
Correct answer: Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA
An FAA-issued Letter of Authorization (LOA) permits an operator to use a Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)-derived MEL for a specific aircraft.
Question 5: Under ICAO Annex 2, right-of-way rules for converging aircraft of the same category give way to the aircraft:
- On the left
- On the right (Correct answer)
- At higher altitude
- With greater gross weight
Correct answer: On the right
ICAO Annex 2 Rule 3.2 states that when two aircraft of the same category are converging, the aircraft that has the other on its right shall give way.
Question 6: A CPL applicant who took an FAA practical test and failed must wait a minimum of how long before retesting?
- 7 days
- 14 days (Correct answer)
- 30 days
- 60 days
Correct answer: 14 days
14 CFR 61.49 requires a minimum of 14 days between a failed practical test and the retest, unless the examiner determines the applicant is ready sooner.
Question 7: Under 14 CFR 91.117, the maximum speed permitted below 10,000 feet MSL is:
- 200 KIAS
- 250 KIAS (Correct answer)
- 270 KIAS
- 300 KIAS
Correct answer: 250 KIAS
14 CFR 91.117(a) limits all aircraft to 250 knots indicated airspeed below 10,000 feet MSL.
CPL Air Law and Regulations 3
Under 14 CFR Part 135, the minimum rest requirement for a pilot before a flight is generally: