10 Private Pilot Checkride Practice Questions | Private Pilot Oral Test Guide

This video reviews ten questions student pilots in flight training may be asked by their designated pilot examiner on the oral portion of the private pilot check ride.  Great study tool for pilots in flight school looking to obtain their private pilot certificate.  The questions in this video pertain to aircraft systems and flight instruments. Questions are timestamped below.

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0:11 – What are the main control surfaces on an airplane and what are their functions?  
2:15 - How is the steering of an aircraft accomplished while on the ground?
2:45 – What is the purpose of carb heat?
3:17 - What does the mixture control do?
3:59 - Describe what happens during preignition in a piston engine.
4:36 - What three gyroscopic instruments are typically found in a standard airplane instrument panel?
5:05 - If the alternator fails while in flight, will the engine quit as a result?
5:29 - How many spark plugs does your training aircraft have?
5:48 - What are magnetos and how many does your aircraft have?
6:28 - What are flaps and what is their function?