Michael D. Hayes - Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide: The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride

Commercial Oral Exam Guide

Eighth Edition

by Michael D. Hayes

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.

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19922013 Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.

All rights reserved. Eighth Edition published 2013.

No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, xerographic, audio/visual record, or otherwise, without the written permission from the publisher. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and Michael D. Hayes assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. None of the material in this guide supersedes any documents, procedures, or regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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This guide is dedicated to the many talented students, pilots, and flight instructors I have had the opportunity to work with over the years. Also, special thanks to Mark Hayes and many others who supplied the patience, encouragement, and understanding necessary to complete the project.

M.D.H.

Introduction

The Commercial Oral Exam Guide is a comprehensive guide designed for pilots who are involved in training for the Commercial Pilot Certificate. It was originally designed for use in a Part 141 flight school but quickly became popular with those training under 14 CFR Part 61 who are not affiliated with an approved school. The guide will also prove beneficial to pilots who wish to refresh their knowledge or who are preparing for a flight review.

The Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards book (FAA-H-8081-12) specifies the areas in which knowledge must be demonstrated by the applicant before issuance of a pilot certificate or rating. The Commercial Oral Exam Guide is designed to evaluate a pilots knowledge of those areas.

Commercial pilots are professionals engaged in various flight activities for compensation or hire. Because of their professional status, they should exhibit a significantly higher level of knowledge than a private pilot. This guide assumes that the pilot has the prerequisite knowledge necessary for Private Pilot Certification and attempts to cover only those advanced areas of knowledge necessary for Commercial Pilot Certification.

In this guide, questions and answers are organized into nine chapters which represent those areas of knowledge required for the practical test. At any time during the practical test, an examiner may ask questions pertaining to any of the subject areas within these divisions. Through intensive post-commercial-checkride debriefings, we have provided you with the most consistent questions asked, along with the information necessary for a knowledgeable response.

The guide may be supplemented with other comprehensive study materials as noted in parentheses after each question. For example:

(FAA-H-8083-25). The abbreviations for these materials and their titles are listed on the next page. Be sure that you use the latest revision of these references when reviewing for the test. Also, check the ASA website at www.asa2fly.com to see if any updates are posted within our Product Support pages; all the latest changes in FAA procedures and regulations that affect these questions will be listed there. In addition to the regular question-and-answer sessions in each chapter, questions for further review have been included at the end of sections. These additional questions are designed to be good study aids for the references below, upon which they are based.