Take the paramotor pilot exam! Do you have the knowledge?

This multiple choice paramotor pilot exam can be taken right now to test your knowledge on various aspects of paramotoring. The test is taken from the complete paramotor pilot’s book of knowledge that is now available on Paramotor Planet and Amazon.

The exam doesn’t qualify you to fly a paramotor, but it will help to expand your knowledge of the sport. If you get any questions wrong you will find explanations to each at the end of the exam. You can also download the book which covers everything in the exam, and lots more.

There’s 35 questions and they’re all multiple choice. There’s a possible 43 points and the pass mark is 38. If you pass you’ll get a printable certificate.

Have fun, and please share this exam with your friends to see if they can do better than you using the social buttons below!

1. Before starting the engine it is important to

Fill your tank with at least 2 litres of fuel

Oil your throttle cable

Unwind the cruise control knob

Check no aircraft are overhead

2. During your pre-flight checks it is essential to

Check the line strength of your glider

Radio to other aircraft to tell them where you’re launching from

Check that the grass is dry

Check the securing pins on your reserve parachute container

3. Before flying a paramotor it is important to do a

Flight test

Hang test

Harness test

Propeller test

4. FAR 103 and CAA rules of the air (US and UK) state that a paramotor must be flown in accordance with

Paramotor flight rules

Class A flight rules

Instrument flight rules

Visual flight rules

5. Your paramotor has a strobe / safety beacon fitted that is visible from 3 miles away. You can fly

From sunrise to sunset

From 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset

During day and night hours

From 1 hour before sunrise until 1 hour after sunset

6. No clearance or special permission is required to fly in

Class A airspace

Class G airspace

Class C airspace

Class B airspace

7. Flying a paramotor in the rain

Can cause a parachutal stall

Can clean your wing

Is illegal

Requires a strobe light to be fitted

8. What two words should you call out to let everybody know you are about to start your engine

9. When flying anywhere you should always

Stay 500 feet above the surface

Avoid flying at the same altitude as other aircraft

Carry a radio

Keep a landing option

10. Tight spiral dives should be avoided because

The pilot can experience G-lock and lose consciousness

The G-force can pull fuel from the carburettor causing the engine to stop

The small maillions connecting the lines to the risers can break under the high G-force

The manoeuvre will pose a risk to other aircraft

11. When approaching another aircraft head on, you should

Steer left to avoid a collision

Steer right to avoid a collision

Go to full power to climb out of the way

Decrease power to lose altitude

12. Select 1 or more answers. According to FAR 103 (US) and the CAA rules of the air regulations (UK) all paramotors shall give way to

Aircraft which are towing other aircraft or objects.

Balloons

Birds

Paragliders

13.

Cumulonimbus clouds

Are associated with calm conditions

Pose a danger to all aircraft

Are associated with dry conditions

Pose no risk to aircraft

14. You see this NOTAM in the area you fly your paramotor –

Glider flying will take place

WINCH LAUNCHING OF MULTIPLE GLIDERS WI 1NM RADIUS. 
WINCH CABLES UP TO 1000FT AGL. INTENSE GLIDING ACTIVITY 
MAY BE OBSERVED IN THE VCY. Contact 07********* for more info.

LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 1,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 01 Sep 2018 TO: 01 Sep 2018
SCHEDULE: Sunrise to sunset

What action should you take

Call them to let them know you will also be flying there

No action is necessary

Wait until no gliders are visible

You can fly there but stay above 1000 FT

15. Flying in the lee side of a hill is dangerous because

Strong winds could blow you towards the hill

You’ll have no landing options

You could encounter rotor turbulence

You’ll be below the minimum legal height

16. After how long should you send your reserve parachute for repacking

6 months, or 50 hours

1 year, or 100 hours

2 years, or 200 hours

5 years

17. A small chip on the propeller blade can

Cause the propeller to disintegrate

Pose a risk to people on the ground

Slowly get bigger

Cause increased vibration

18. Select 1 or more possible answers. When flying over water you should

Unclip all harness straps except one leg strap, so you can quickly free yourself if the engine fails and you land in the water.

Wear a life vest

Fly high enough to glide to a safe landing spot if the engine fails

Use a flotation device

19. Before flying low you should

Run a full reconnaissance of the area from altitude

Give your position to all other nearby aircraft

Land and check out the area from the ground

Issue a NOTAM to warn other aircraft of your presence

20. Nimbostratus clouds are a sign of

Good weather

Rain

High wind

Low wind

21. According to internationally recognised air laws who has the right of way

The pilot who is taking off

The pilot who is in the air

Neither pilot has right of way

The pilot who receives the correct signal

22. Select one or more answers. What should you do before starting your engine?

Check that the throttle cable runs free

Check the fuel tank for leaks

Check that the fuel cap is replaced

Check the kill switch is working correctly

23. The angle of attack refers to

The angle at which the wing creates most of its lift

The angle at which the wing stalls

The angle at which oncoming air meets the wing

The angle at which air leaves the wing

24. A wing reaches its stalled region

Just below the critical angle of attack

As the wing enters a dive

Beyond the critical angle of attack

At the point the wing is generating maximum lift

25. To stop the wing overshooting you, you should

Increase power

Decrease power

Pull both brakes to shoulders

Put hands up

26. In the trough of a wave you’ll find

Smoother air

Orographic stratus clouds

Fog and mist

Rotor turbulence

27. Low level clouds are

Cirrocumulus, cirrus, and cirrostratus

Altocumulus and Altostratus

Cumulus and nimbostratus

Stratus, cumulonimbus, and stratocumulus

28. When converging you will give way to

The left

The right

Only gliders

All aircraft must give way to paramotors

29. Applying both brakes down to your ears at the last stages of the takeoff run can

Stall the wing

Cause the wing to hold back

Act like flaps to assist your takeoff

Cause the wing to overshoot

30. Your wing has been exposed to salt and sand, you also notice some oil spots from your exhaust. You can

Clean the wing with warm soapy water

Never clean the wing as it can cause damage

Clean the wing with water

Spray the wing with clean water and remove oil spots with a gentle solvent

31.

It’s a clear morning and you’re ready for a cross country flight. You will takeoff with enough fuel to fly for two hours and you will land back at the same field. There’s a 12 mph wind blowing in the direction you need to fly meaning the outbound trip will take you about 55 minutes. What should you do?

The wind is too strong to fly

Takeoff and zigzag to get through the strong wind

Takeoff, you have enough fuel because the outbound trip will be very fast

The flight will take more than two hours, you’ll need more fuel

32. The centre of pressure on a reflex wing is

30% along its chord

Further back than on a classic wing

15% along the span

Further forward than on a classic wing

33. Select one or more answers. A high angle of attack can lead to

A loss of lift

Lower airspeed

A stall

Lower fuel consumption

34. Select one or more answers. Your right brake line snaps, what can you do?

Steer with the tip steering

Flare with the D risers

Steer and flare with the tip steering

Flare with the one remaining brake and a D riser

35.

You launch and your wing starts pulling to the left and the paramotor is struggling to climb. You’re pulling right brake and holding full power but it seems to be getting worse. You should immediately

Pull harder to the right to stop the turn

Stop pulling right brake and continue to climb away from any danger

Pull left brake and turn with the wing

Throttle back and put both hands up

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Comments

MIKE MUNRO

Thank you for the grate infomation.
Lorne Green

A great test. I learned a lot from it. Actually failed the first time but almost aced it the second time around because it taught me some things.
George

Re Q27: According to the BHPA Microlight pilot’s handbook (8th edition) cumulus-nimbus clouds are low level (as they start at low level)

(and your likely to experience their affect at low level)
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  I agree with that George, and you can definitely feel their effects when flying at just a few hundred feet. It’s hard to put them into a height category because they can range from about 1000ft all the way up to 40,000ft plus. One was even seen at 75,000ft! So definitely not only defined as a low level cloud, but I can see why they’d list them under that category. I’ll look into re wording the question in the test. Many thanks for your input.
Stephen Rayfield

Very good test and varied material
Alasdair BUTLER

Hi, I answered all the questions and hit “submit” but nothing happens other than a message saying “no answer to the verification question”. I did not find a verification question to answer.
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  Hi Alasdair, thanks for letting us know. The problem has now been resolved.
Wayne Mahoney

Great test
Well worth buying the pilots book of knowledge before starting the test.

Thanks guys
Dee

Thank You!
Marco Prent

Good test
Rich

Excellent resource
1. Reply
  Neil jones
  
  How do I take the test and get the results , I took the test but had no results
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  Richard Preece
  
  Liked the exam,refresh my memory.
Michael T Barefoot

Good information. Learning is the key to safe flying!
wendell

awesome
Fernando Matielo

I’m a paramotor pilot in Brazil, I took the test and there are some rules that are a little different from here. An example is the use of strobe to fly at the beginning of the sunset. When I fly here, I will study the rules. Very cool the test. Congratulations!
Ronald Aldrich

Thank You Great learning tool.
Chuck Deacon

I have had no knowledge of para motor thought i would take the test for fun. I will read up on this and try again Thanks for putting this out there.
Stevie

Cool, dunno if I passed yet!
Chancey D Pollock

Great book, looking forward to starting my lessons.
Sunil retna

Love it.. Thanks
Andy

Very Good and a great site. Thanks.
Glen haycock

Great
Derek E Horton

Great test!
Fred

Thank you for the test.
Chris Demidovich

Thanks Great Idea !
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  Robu Constantin
  
  Bueno
Chris Demidovich

Thanks!
Brandon Cole

TY
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good
shaz

Got your book. love it great job
Louis

As I have never flow a paramotor and have never studied the weather and clouds, test was a bit challenging, however if flying (anything) one should know the answers to the questions.
Matt

good test
1. Reply
  Abdulsalam Abdulkareem
  
  Thanks for the test.I am interested to practice more. My aim is to start a tandem joy ride Center in India.
Matthew Zagula

I am curious to see how I did on the test. Thank you for offering this, especially for us newer pilots.
Richie

Excellent tool, thank you
Brian Harris

a great knowledge test tool
Leo

Dry run to see how I do.
James Byrne

So just realized the paramotor pic is me. Custom black paramania Revo.
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  Hiya James! Indeed it is, floating down the Severn enjoying the bore fly-in. How awesome does that wing look! We’ll have to get together for another flight!
Greg

what verification question?
1. Reply
  Neil Davies
  
  Can’t get past verification question number 35
Wesley Lamb

Still can’t find certificate page
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  When you complete the test and pass, there’s a link to the certificate on the congrats page
Wesley Lamb

Cant Print Certificate
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  Hi Wesley, there’s a download button on the bottom right of the certificate page. You can download it to your computer then print it from there.
Wesley Lamb

Will be buying the book!
Wesley Lamb

Good test. Very useful tool!
Paul

complete novice, though I used to fly hang gliders. 28 was a reasonable start to work on.
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  Nice try Paul, well done!
Brian Pittman

Thanks
Steve

Thank you!
David Holloway

Love this site 😁
Barry Spindler

Thanks a ton for this test.
Johan Yssel

Great stuff!
Matthew Lockhart

Very useful book and good practice questions.
Gregg Janasz

I can’t wait to do some practical training with a good school!
Jonathan Keyzer

Have just taking the exam and purchased your book … love what you are doing Darrell!
1. Author
  
  Darrell
  
  Thank you Jonathan, welcome to the sport!
Keith Smith

Great site. This is a dry run to see how I do.

Thanks
Scotty

Thanks!
Dallison Neil

Good
DAVID

VERY GOOD

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