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Privileges and limitations

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  • Identify the key rules and §§ that apply to privileges and limitations.
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PA.I.A.K2

Privileges and limitations

Area I — Preflight Preparation Task A — Pilot Qualifications

A private pilot may act as pilot in command of an aircraft for compensation or hire only under the limitations specified in the regulations. Cost sharing with passengers is permitted within defined ratios; carriage of passengers for hire is not.

14 CFR 61.113

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3 quick questions — no score kept, just formative feedback.

  1. Q1 · PA.I.A.K1

    Which document, in addition to the airman certificate and medical certificate, must a private pilot have readily available while acting as pilot-in-command of an aircraft?

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  2. Q2 · PA.I.A.K2

    Under 14 CFR 61.113, a private pilot may share operating expenses with passengers on a flight if the pilot's share of those expenses is:

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  3. Q3 · PA.I.A.K1

    Per 14 CFR 61.23(c)(2)(iv), to exercise private pilot privileges under BasicMed the pilot must have held a regular FAA medical certificate issued on or after:

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