FAA BGI case studies

FAA BGI · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The FAA BGI is a Federal Aviation Administration airman knowledge test delivered through the FAA's knowledge testing program, which the agency administers with its testing contractor, PSI Services, at PSI knowledge testing centers. The FAA publishes the supporting material candidates need: Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards, reference handbooks, computer testing supplements, sample knowledge tests, and a learning statements reference guide. The FAA BGI case studies are 5 cases and about 4,166 words.

Four Signatures on a Saturday Morning: Scope of a Basic Ground Instructor

Ramona holds a Basic Ground Instructor certificate and runs the Saturday ground school at a flying club. On one morning she is asked to sign four items.

805 words, about 4 min 2

Leadville on a July Afternoon: Density Altitude and a Chart That Ends at 10,000 Feet

Dana, a 130-hour private pilot, plans to fly her family from Lake County Airport, Leadville, Colorado (elevation 9,934 ft MSL) to Salina, Kansas, in a club Cessna 172S (Lycoming IO-360, 180 hp, maximum gross weight 2,550 lb, 56 gallons usable, empty weight 1,680 lb). Runway 34 is 6,400 ft of asphalt with rising terrain to the north.

827 words, about 4 min 3

Under the Shelf, Through the Surface Area: A Solo Student and Class B Airspace

Student pilot Luis has 34 hours and a current solo endorsement. He wants to fly solo from a Class D satellite field to another Class D field 35 nm away in the club's Cessna 172, which has an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out.

834 words, about 4 min 4

"The Forecasts Are Always Worse Than the Actuals": Personal Minimums Versus the Ridge

Priya, a 165-hour private pilot with no instrument rating, has a 2.4-hour VFR flight planned from Asheville, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia, to see her daughter. briefing shows a stationary front lying across the route: ceilings 2,500 ft broken and visibility 8 statute miles at the departure end; 1,500 ft overcast with 4 miles and mountain obscuration along the last 60 nm; and a destination forecast of broken at 2,000 ft, 5 miles, with a temporary condition of 1,200 ft overcast and 2 miles in mist.

816 words, about 4 min 5

Paperwork Triage: Three Passengers, a Lapsed Medical, and an Overdue 100-Hour

Dale, a 54-year-old private pilot, wants to take two neighbors and their teenage son on a Saturday morning pancake-breakfast flight 45 minutes away in the club's Cessna 172S. He asks the club's ground instructor to "check his paperwork." The facts: he last flew 13 months ago, and his last flight review was 25 months ago.

884 words, about 4 min