Sporty’s Most Frequently Missed Test Questions—Summer 2025
|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course generates thousands of simulated Private Pilot exams every month, giving us a clear picture of where students struggle most. The same problem areas keep surfacing: detailed regulations, subtle planning considerations, and complex weather scenarios. By spotlighting these questions, you’ll see exactly where others are making mistakes—and have the chance to learn from them. Here are the five most-missed questions from this summer’s practice tests.
(Refer to Figure 71, area 1.) What is the height of the floor of the Class E airspace above Georgetown Airport?
Correct!
Wrong!
Which condition would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than true altitude?
Correct!
Wrong!
(Refer to figure 40.) Determine the approximate ground roll distance required for takeoff. The temperature is 32C, pressure altitude 2,000', takeoff weight 2,500lbs, and a headwind component of 20kts.
Correct!
Wrong!
The lateral dimensions of Class D airspace are based on:
Correct!
Wrong!
To operate in Class G airspace, the day visibility requirement for flight above 1,200 feet AGL and below 10,000 feet MSL is:
Correct!
Wrong!
Sporty's Most Frequently Missed Test Questions—Summer 2025
You got out of 5 right!
Access unlimited practice exams and other test preparation tools in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course.
It was his first airplane trip at age seven that made Eric decide to become a pilot. "While boarding the airplane, a flight attendant noticed my interest in the flight deck and urged me to go talk to the pilot. I give a lot of credit to that pilot for my career choice." Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and went on to an airline career. He learned to fly at Sporty’s as part of the University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program, an initiative he later directed.Eric now manages Sporty’s media network including FlightTrainingCentral.com. In addition, Eric serves as a Captain in a Cincinnati-based corporate flight department.
Latest posts by Eric Radtke (see all)
- VFR Challenge: MOA or Marathon—Enter Now for a Chance to Win a Flight Simulator - December 26, 2025
- Webinar Video: Airplane Engine Operations - December 24, 2025
- The FAA is Conducting a Ramp Check. Now What? - December 1, 2025
Question on takeoff data cannot be answered without the following information being included :
Temperature = 32C
Pressure Altitude = 2000 feet
Weight = 2500 pounds
Headwind = 20 knots.
I read this question and immediately thought it must be a follow up to another question. There’s obviously not enough information.
I agree.
No data was given to answer this question.🤷🏼♀️
There isn’t enough information presented to answer the 3rd question.
On question 1, Georgetown Airport is not surrounded by any dashed Magenta or faded Magenta circle, so why isn’t the base of Class E airspace at the surface or 2623′ MSL?
Georgetown is on the dark side of the faded magenta area(s). Faded magenta designates Class E Airspace “that laterally abuts 1200 ft or higher Class E Airspace.” So the other side Class E is 1200 ft or greater.
The base of class E is 1200′ AGL. There is no magenta either dotted or faded around it, so it wouldn’t be at the surface or 700′ AGL. The answer is given in MSL as a distraction. You have to add the field’s elevation + 1200′, to get the answer they’re after here.
To answer the third question, all of the necessary information is in the graph. It’s hard to follow the lines of the graph without a straightedge and a pencil to mark where the lines are going and where they’ve come from.