Fixed-wing pilot quiz 2026

1. If a forecast is not available before departure, you may still take off. However, you must return to the departure point if a forecast is not obtained within:

15 minutes after take-off

30 minutes after take-off

1 hour after take-off

90 minutes after take-off

Correct.

See:

page 77 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Flights unable to obtain an authorised weather forecast before departure
page 78 of the VFRG.

Incorrect.

2. Which of the following is not required in a passenger briefing?

smoking

seatbelt use

emergency procedures

location and use of airsickness bags

Correct.

See:

page 36 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Passengers – safety briefings and instructions
page 213 of the VFRG
page 31 of Advisory Circular AC 91-19: Passenger safety information.

Incorrect.

3. At the top of climb, flying below the transition altitude, you must set the altimeter:

using the current local QNH of a station within 100 nm of the aircraft or the area QNH

using 1013 hPa

using the QNH from the departure aerodrome

using the QNH for the destination aerodrome

Correct.

See:

page 99 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Transition altitude, transition layer and transition level
page 218 of the VFRG.

Incorrect.

4. A flight notification must be submitted for which of the following flights?

an IFR flight

a VFR flight in Class C or D airspace

a VFR flight overwater, including a SARTIME or flight note left with a responsible person

flight in a designated remote area, including a SARTIME or flight note left with a responsible person

all of the above

Correct.

A flight notification means providing details of your flight so air traffic services or search and rescue know about it. In some circumstances, it is a regulatory requirement to submit a flight notification.

This may occur in different ways, such as:

filing a flight plan by phone, fax, or via NAIPS
nominating a SARTIME, which may be done by radio
leaving a flight note with a responsible person
filing a flight notification where it is a regulatory requirement, including for flights in Class C or D airspace
making a call to ATC, for example: ‘[aircraft rego] taxi, training area 30 mins, 2 POB’ when taxiing. This is your flight notification.

See:

page 83 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Flight notifications
page 46 of the Part 91 Manual of Standards (9.02)
page 169 of the VFRG
AIP ENR 1.10-1 paragraph 2.

Incorrect.

5. For a flight more than 50 nm from departure point, in addition to your pilot licence and medical, which documents must be carried on board?

the aircraft’s flight manual and maintenance release

photo ID, certificate of airworthiness and the aircraft’s flight manual

photo ID, the aircraft’s flight manual, and maintenance release

the aircraft’s flight manual, the certificate of registration, and maintenance release

Correct.

See:

page 18 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Carriage of documents (91.105, 91.110)
page 20 of the VFRG.

Incorrect.

6. When arriving into the circuit area at a non-controlled aerodrome that the pilot is unfamiliar with, the pilot should overfly the aerodrome at a height of:

1,000 ft AGL

1,500 ft AGL or at least 500 ft above the circuit altitude

2,000 ft AGL or at least 500 ft above the circuit altitude

2,500 ft AGL

Correct.

See:

page 248 of the VFRG
AIP ENR 1.1 paragraph 9.12
page 28 of Advisory Circular AC 91-10: Operations in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes.

Incorrect.

7. The GAF indicates that there will be BKN CU 6000/10000 FT along your planned route in Class G airspace. Your planned track is 085 deg (M). To maintain VMC and conform to the ‘Table of Cruising Levels’ what is the highest altitude that you can plan?

3,500 ft

4,000 ft

5,000 ft

5,500 ft

Correct.

See:

page 97 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Specified VFR cruising levels (91.275)
pages 21 and 24 of the Part 91 Manual of Standards tables 2.07 and 2.09
page 217 of the VFRG.

Incorrect.

8. When weather at the destination requires an alternate, but those alternate weather conditions are forecast on a temporary basis, the pilot in command can opt to carry:

enough fuel to return to departure point instead of the alternate

enough fuel to hold until the end of the temporary period

30 minutes holding fuel instead of fuel for the alternate

60 minutes holding fuel instead of fuel for the alternate

Correct.

See:

page 78 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Destination alternate aerodromes – weather
page 41 of the Part 91 Manual of Standards (8.04)
page 319 of the VFRG
AIP ENR 1.10-1 paragraph 10.72.

Incorrect.

9. At the commencement of a flight in an aircraft with a MTOW less than 5700 kg, if no alternates or holding are required, the minimum fuel on board must be the sum of:

taxi, trip, and final reserve fuel

taxi, climb, en route and fixed reserve fuel

taxi, trip, contingency and final reserve fuel

taxi, cruise, and fixed reserve fuel

Correct.

See:

page 70 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Amount of fuel that must be carried for a flight
page 84 of the Part 91 Manual of Standards (19.04)
page 99 of the VFRG.

Incorrect.

10. Unless the seat manufacturer allows a greater weight, the maximum weight of cargo on an unoccupied seat is:

13 kg

45 kg

77 kg

82 kg

Correct.

See:

page 39 of the Part 91 Plain English Guide: Carriage of cargo – unoccupied seats (91.610)
page 31 of the VFRG.

Incorrect.

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