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During the oral, may the applicant use references such as the flight manual and regulations?

Choices

  • ✓ Yes; using references appropriately demonstrates competencecorrect

    Applicants may use references during the oral, as a real pilot would.

  • No; all answers must be purely from memory

    References are allowed and their use is encouraged.

  • Only if the examiner is unavailable

    Reference use is not contingent on examiner availability.

  • Only for weight-and-balance questions

    Reference use is not limited to a single topic.

Why

The examiner allows the applicant to use references such as the flight manual, charts, and regulations; doing so appropriately demonstrates competence rather than weakness.

FAA source: ACS / examiner expectationsbrowse the reference library →

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