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Commercial Regulations & Operating Limitations: Commercial Pilot Airplane Knowledge Test (CAX) topic guide

Commercial Regulations & Operating Limitations carries 30% of the Commercial Pilot Airplane Knowledge Test (CAX) blueprint used in this course, the largest of its 6 weighted areas. It spans 21 concepts. The course teaches it in 4 study units: Commercial Privileges & Limitations, Oxygen & High-Altitude Operations, Currency, Inspections & Equipment Requirements and Fuel Reserves, Right-of-Way & Minimum Safe Altitudes.

What Commercial Regulations & Operating Limitations covers

  • What privileges does a commercial pilot certificate grant under 14 CFR 61.133(a)? — 14 CFR 61.133(a)
  • What limitations apply to a commercial pilot who does NOT also hold an instrument rating u — 14 CFR 61.133(b)(1)
  • What is the legal distinction between common carriage and private carriage? — 49 U.S.C. 40102
  • What does 'holding out' mean, and why does it matter for a commercial pilot? — FAA AC 120-12A
  • What constitutes 'compensation or hire' for purposes of commercial pilot privileges? — FAA AC 120-12A
  • Can a commercial pilot (no IR) carry property for hire on a cross-country flight greater t — 14 CFR 61.133(b)(1)
  • A commercial pilot with an instrument rating — does the 61.133(b) night/50 NM limitation s — 14 CFR 61.133(b)
  • At what cabin pressure altitude must flight crew use supplemental oxygen, and under what c — 14 CFR 91.211(a)(1)
  • Above what cabin pressure altitude must the crew PROVIDE supplemental oxygen to passengers — 14 CFR 91.211(a)(3)
  • What are the supplemental oxygen rules for pressurized aircraft operating above FL250? — 14 CFR 91.211(b)
  • What inspections are required for an aircraft operating under Part 91, captured by the mne — 14 CFR 91.171, 91.207, 91.409, 91.411, 91.413
  • When is a 100-hour inspection required, and how does it differ from an annual inspection? — 14 CFR 91.409(a)(b)
  • What documents must be on board the aircraft for flight, per the ARROW acronym? — 14 CFR 91.9
  • What recent flight experience is required for a pilot to carry passengers (14 CFR 61.57)? — 14 CFR 61.57(a)(b)
  • What endorsements are required to act as PIC of a high-performance or complex aircraft? — 14 CFR 61.31(e)(f)
  • How often is a flight review required, and what does it consist of? — 14 CFR 61.56
  • What are the VFR fuel reserve requirements under 14 CFR 91.151 for day and night operation — 14 CFR 91.151(a)
  • What are the IFR fuel reserve requirements under 14 CFR 91.167? — 14 CFR 91.167(a)
  • What is the order of right-of-way for aircraft types under 14 CFR 91.113? — 14 CFR 91.113(b)(c)
  • What are the right-of-way rules for converging, head-on, and overtaking situations under 1 — 14 CFR 91.113(d)(e)(f)
  • What are the minimum safe altitude requirements under 14 CFR 91.119 over congested and non — 14 CFR 91.119(b)(c)

Official references for Commercial Regulations & Operating Limitations

  • 14 CFR 61.133(a)
  • 14 CFR 61.133(b)(1)
  • 49 U.S.C. 40102
  • FAA AC 120-12A
  • 14 CFR 61.133(b)
  • 14 CFR 91.211(a)(1)
  • 14 CFR 91.211(a)(2)
  • 14 CFR 91.211(a)(3)
  • 14 CFR 91.211(b)
  • 14 CFR 91.171, 91.207, 91.409, 91.411, 91.413
  • 14 CFR 91.409(a)(b)
  • 14 CFR 91.9

In the app this area comes with 24 memory cards and 36 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.

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