Free FAA Sport Pilot Practice Test

A sport pilot may not operate an aircraft at an altitude above —

• A. 12,500 feet MSL or 2,000 feet AGL, whichever is lower.
• B. 10,000 feet MSL or 2,000 feet AGL, whichever is higher. ✓
• C. 2,000 feet AGL under all circumstances.
• D. 10,000 feet MSL under all circumstances.

The limit is 10,000 feet MSL or 2,000 feet AGL, whichever is HIGHER. Over high terrain the 2,000 AGL figure is the one that helps you — above 8,000-foot terrain you may legally climb above 10,000 MSL to stay within 2,000 feet of the surface.

Reference: 14 CFR 61.315(c)

Under the current rules, what is the maximum stall speed, in the clean configuration (VS1), of an airplane a sport pilot may operate?

• A. 61 knots CAS.
• B. 59 knots CAS. ✓
• C. 45 knots CAS.
• D. There is no stall-speed limit.

Sport pilot eligibility is now performance-based: the airplane must have a VS1 of 59 KCAS or less at maximum certificated takeoff weight and the most critical CG. The old 45 KCAS figure was replaced by MOSAIC. (61 KCAS is the separate VS0 ceiling for certificating an aircraft in the light-sport category.)

Reference: 14 CFR 61.316

To carry a passenger, a sport pilot must have made at least three takeoffs and three landings within the preceding —

• A. 90 days. ✓
• B. 12 calendar months.
• C. 6 calendar months.
• D. 24 calendar months.

Passenger-carrying recency is the same 90-day, three-takeoff-and-landing requirement that applies to every pilot, and it must be in the same category and class of aircraft.

Reference: 14 CFR 61.57(a)

A sport pilot wishes to fly an airplane with retractable landing gear and a controllable-pitch propeller. What is required?

• A. Nothing additional — those systems are covered by the sport pilot certificate.
• B. Training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor for that equipment. ✓
• C. A private pilot certificate.
• D. A complex-airplane type rating.

Retractable gear and controllable-pitch propellers used to be off-limits to sport pilots entirely. They are now permitted after training and a one-time logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor.

Reference: 14 CFR 61.331

A sport pilot may act as pilot in command at night only if the pilot holds a logbook endorsement for night operations and —

• A. holds at least a third-class medical certificate or qualifies under BasicMed. ✓
• B. remains within 25 nautical miles of the departure airport.
• C. uses a valid U.S. driver's license as medical eligibility.
• D. carries no passengers.

MOSAIC opened night flying to sport pilots, but a driver's license is no longer enough after dark: night operations require an FAA medical certificate or BasicMed qualification, plus the night training and endorsement.

Reference: 14 CFR 61.329