Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide

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ASA's Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by evaluators during the practical exam and provides succinct, ready responses. FAA references are provided throughout for further study.

This fourteenth edition of the Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and covers pilot qualifications, preflight/postflight procedures, airworthiness, aircraft systems, performance and limitations, airspace, airport operations, weather, flight planning, human factors, night operations, emergency equipment, and more. This resource prepares applicants for the Private Pilot Airplane checkride and is valuable as a general refresher.