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Within what period must an aircraft have had an annual inspection to be airworthy?
Choices
✓ The preceding 12 calendar monthscorrect
An annual inspection is valid for the preceding 12 calendar months.
The preceding 100 hours of flight
That describes the 100-hour inspection, not the annual.
The preceding 24 calendar months
24 months applies to the transponder test, not the annual.
The preceding 6 calendar months
The annual interval is 12 calendar months.
Why
All aircraft require an annual inspection within the preceding 12 calendar months to be airworthy.
FAA source: 14 CFR 91.409 / 91.417browse the reference library →
This is taught in Documents, Inspections and Airworthiness — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.