Q1. Which of the following Annexes to the Chicago convention contains minimum specifications for a crew licence to have international validity?
Correct Answer is:Annex 1Explanation:Annexure 1 relates with minimum specification for crew licensing as per ICAO rules and regulations.Q2. The holder of a commercial pilot licence when as Co-Pilot performing under the supervision of a pilot who fulfills the flying experience requirements of a check pilot, the duties and functions of a pilot-in-command shall be entitled to be credited:
Correct Answer is:In full with his flight time towards the total time required for higher grade of pilot licenceExplanation:Q3. For Commercial Pilot Licence aeroplane the applicant shall have completed in aeroplanes not less than….if the privileges of the licence are to be expected at:
Correct Answer is:5 hours of night flight time including 10 take-offs and 10 landings as pilot-in-commandExplanation:For CPL the applicant should have done 5 hrs night flying as PIC with minimum 10 take off landing within last 6 months from date of applying.Q4. The International Civil Aviation Convention Annex containing standards and recommended practices for Personal Licensing is:
Correct Answer is:Annex 1Explanation:Annexure 1 contains ICAO standard and recommended practices for Personal Licensing.Q5. If the age of a CPL holder flying a single pilot helicopter for charters is more than 40 years the validity of medical is for_____.
Correct Answer is:6 monthsExplanation:The medical validity for helicopter pilot above the age of 40 years is 6 months and below 40 years is 1 year.Q6. An applicant for a Commercial Pilot License aeroplane shall have completed in aeroplanes not less than:
Correct Answer is:200 hours of flight time and 100 hours as pilot-in-commandExplanation:Applicant for CPL the individual should have done a minimum of 200 hrs of flight time out of which 100 hrs should be as solo PIC .Q7. An applicant for an Airline Transport Pilot Licence shall have completed in aeroplanes not less than:
Correct Answer is:100 hours of night flight as pilot-in-command or as copilotExplanation:An applicant for ATPL shouldve completed a minimum of 100hrs of night flying as PIC or co pilot.Q8. An applicant for the_______licences shall have the ability to speak and understand the English language used for radiotelepohony communications to the level of proficiency specified by the Director General:
Correct Answer is:PPL, CPL, ATPL, Fit Navigator and Fit EnggExplanation:English Language Proficiency (ELP) test is needed for PPL, CPL, ATPL, Flt Engineer, because English language is significant for aviation as a mode of communication. ELP scores are given as per Proficieny in English Language. ELP4 is for 3 years. ELP5 is for 6 years and ELP6 has lifetime validity.Q9. To be able to execute a public transport flight, the minimum and maximum age (with ATPL) is:
Correct Answer is:21 and 65 yearsExplanation:For ATPL purpose the minimun and maximum age criteria is 21 and 65 years of age respectively.Q10. The privileges of the holder of a Private Pilot’s Licence shall be to act as:
Correct Answer is:Pilot-in-command or as Co-pilot of any aeroplane and carry passengers therein without remunerationsExplanation:The CPL holder can act as PIC or Co pilot in any aeroplane for which he is entitled and can carry passengers.Q11. An applicant for a Commercial Pilot Licence shall hold a current:
Correct Answer is:Class 1 medical assessmentExplanation:Class 1 medical assessment is mandatory for CPL holder to keep a health check of the license holder which provide key details about the well being that is done every year so they are in optimum condition to fly.Q12. The holder of a commercial pilot licence, when acting as copilot of an aircraft required to be operated with a copilot, shall be entitled to be credit with not more than:
Correct Answer is:50% of the copilot flight time towards the total flight time required for renewal of a commercial pilot licenceExplanation:The CPL holder when flying as co pilot then the Co pilot will be entitled with 50% of total flying hours of the flight but when flying as PIC then 100% of total flying hours are considered.Q13. The holder of a pilot’s licence should inform the Authority of any illness which they are suffering which involves incapacity to undertake those functions to which the licence relates throughout a period of a certain number of days or more. The number of days is:
Correct Answer is:15Explanation:If a CPL holder is ill due to any reason and during his illness he’s not able to perform his duties for a period of 15 days or more then the authorities should be informed and the individual needs to undergo medical examination again.Q14. The privileges of the holder of a Commercial Pilot Licence-aeroplane shall be:
Correct Answer is:To act as Pilot-in-Command of an aeroplane having an all-up-weight not exceeding five thousand seven hundred Kgs. and which is entered in the aircraft rating of his licenseExplanation:The privileges of the holder of CPL can act as PIC on an aeroplane having an all up weight not exceeding 5700 kg. So it means a CPL holder can act as PIC in an aeroplane for which he has done type rating but All Up Weight (MTOW) the “weight of the aeroplane with all crew, passengers, cargo and fuel” shouldn’t exceed 5700 kg.Q15. When the holders of aircraft transport pilot licenses aeroplane and helicopter have passed their 40th birthday the medical examination shall be reduced to:
Correct Answer is:6 months for single crew commercial operationsExplanation:Q16. The applicant for an Airline Transport Pilot License shall have completed in aeroplanes not less than … hours of cross-country flight time, including not less than … hours of flight time by night as Pilot-in-Command or as Co-Pilot performing, under the supervision of a pilot who fulfills the flying experience requirements of a check pilot, the duties and functions of a pilot-in-command.
Correct Answer is:200 hours and 50 hoursExplanation:For ATPL license the pilot should’ve completed minimum of 200 hrs of cross country flight time with minimum of 50 hours of night flying as PIC or CoPilot .Q17. An applicant holding a private or commercial pilot license aeroplane for the issue of an instrument rating, shall have completed…hours of cross-country flights time as pilot-in-command of aircraft in categories acceptable to the licensing Authority:
Correct Answer is:50 hrsExplanation:Applicant holding valid CPL and for IR shall have a minimum of 50 hrs of Cross Country Flight or 100 NM of minimum distance.Q18. An applicant for an Airline Transport Pilot Licence shall have completed in aeroplane not less than:
Correct Answer is:100 hrs of instrument time, of which not more than 50 hours may be instrument ground timeExplanation:In case of ATPL the applicant should have minimum of 100 hrs of instrument time of which minimum 50 hours should be on actual aircraft and the rest can be on simulator.Q19. An applicant for a Commercial Pilot Licence-aeroplane shall have completed not less than…hours of cross country flight time as Pilot-in-command including a cross country flight totaling not less than…km(…NM), in the course of which full stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be made. The hours and distance referred are:
Correct Answer is:20 hours and 540 km (300 NM)Explanation:The applicant of CPL should have minimum of 20 hours of cross country as PIC out of which the distance shouldn’t be less than 540 km or 300 NM.Q20. The duration of the period of currency of a medical assessment shall begin on the date:
Correct Answer is:Reckoned from the date of medical examinationExplanation:The duration of the period of the currency of medical assessment shall begin from the date of medical examination on which it take place.Q21. The age of an applicant for a Commercial Pilot Licence shall not be less than:
Correct Answer is:18 years of ageExplanation:The minimum age criteria for CPL is 18 years, For PPL is 17 years, For SPL is 16 years.Q22. An applicant for a Commercial Pilot licence shall have completed in aeroplanes not less than:
Correct Answer is:Not less than 10 hours of instrument time of which not more than five hours may be on an approved simulatorExplanation:For CPL holder the pilot should have a minimum of 10 hrs of Instrument time out of which minimum 5 hours should be on actual plane and 5 hrs can be on simulator.Q23. Type ratings shall be established:
Correct Answer is:For any type of aircraft whenever considered necessary by the authorityExplanation:Type Rating should be done for any aircraft whenever it is considered necessary by the authority. A pilot who has done type rating on A320 earleir can do it on another aircraft when it is considered necessary by the authority or Operator.Q24. The minimum age of obtaining a PPL is:
Correct Answer is:17 yrsExplanation:Private Pilot License (PPL) is a license mainly allows individual to fly aircraft for personal or recreational purpose. To obtain PPL the individual needs to be minimum 17 years of age and should have undergone Class 2 medicals.Q25. The applicant to exercise the functions of an Instrumental Flight Rating in____aeroplanes shall prove, according to ANNEX 1, PERSONNEL LICENSING, his/her capability to pilot such aircraft only by instrumental rules and an engine____.
Correct Answer is:Multi-engine/inoperative or simulated inoperativeExplanation:Multi-engine/inoperative or simulated inoperative