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According to postflight discipline, when is a flight considered complete?
Choices
✓ When the engine is shut down and the airplane is securedcorrect
The AFH states a flight is not complete until the engine is shut down and the airplane is secured.
The moment the main wheels touch down
Touchdown is only the landing; the rollout, taxi, shutdown, and securing remain.
When the airplane clears the runway
Clearing the runway is part of the after-landing phase, not the end of the flight.
When the passengers have left the aircraft
Deplaning precedes the post-flight inspection and securing the airplane.
Why
A flight is not complete until the engine is shut down and the airplane is secured — hangared or tied down, flight controls secured, and security locks in place.
FAA source: Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3 Ch. 2 (post-flight inspection and securing)browse the reference library →
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.