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New text is shown with a blue background.  \nIf you are tested on any content not represented in our materials or this update, please share this information with Gleim so we can continue to provide the most complete test preparation experience possible. You can submit [feedback at](feedback at www.GleimAviation.com/questions. Thank)[ ](feedback at www.GleimAviation.com/questions. Thank)[www.GleimAviation.com/questions](feedback at www.GleimAviation.com/questions. Thank)[. Thank](feedback at www.GleimAviation.com/questions. Thank)you in advance for your help!  \nThe changes described and reproduced in this update are due to the release of the FAA’s revised Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6B), effective June 2018.  \nTo view the updated ACS, go to  \n[www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/media/private_airplane_acs.pdf](www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/media/private_airplane_acs.pdf)  \nInformation related to weather services was updated to reflect the discontinuation of DUATS.  \nMany instances of “cockpit” were changed throughout the book to reflect current terminology.  \nOral Exam Guide, Part II: Airman Certification Standards (ACS) Tasks  \nArea of Operation I: Preflight Preparation  \nPage 96, Task A, Pilot Qualifications: The following questions were revised or added.  \nSubsequent questions were renumbered accordingly.  \n\n| 16. | What class of medical certificate must a private pilot hold? | A private pilot must carry at least a third-class medical certificate that is valid and current or be qualified under BasicMed. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 17. | What is BasicMed? | \u003Cbr>BasicMed permits a pilot to conduct certain operations using a U.S. driver’s license instead of a medical\u003Cbr>certificate. |\n\nCopyright © 2018 Gleim Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Duplication prohibited. Reward for information [exposing violators. Contact copyright@gleim.com](exposing violators. Contact copyright@gleim.com).  \nPage 2 of 3  \n\n| 18. | How do you qualify for BasicMed? | \u003Cbr>There are three things you need to do to fly under BasicMed. First, you must have a current U.S. driver’s license and have held a valid FAA medical certificate at any time after July 14, 2006. Although that medical certificate may be expired, it cannot have been suspended, revoked, or withdrawn. Second, you need to have a state-licensed physician (who does not have to be an FAA-designated AME) conduct a medical examination according to the Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist. Third, you need to take a free online medical course available from the AOPA or the Mayo Clinic. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 19. | After you qualify under BasicMed,  are there any limitations on what  aircraft you can fly? | \u003Cbr>Yes, there are. You cannot fly any aircraft that has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of more than 6,000 lb. , and the aircraft cannot be certificated to carry more than 6 occupants, including the pilot. Also, you cannot fly with more than 5 passengers, above 18,000 ft. MSL, faster than 250 KIAS, or for compensation or hire. |\n\nPage 106, Task C, Weather Information, Question 126: This question was renumbered as a result of the addition of new questions on page 96 and was edited to reflect the discontinuation of DUATS.  \n\n| ~~126~~\u003Cbr>129. | Where is weather information available on the ground? | Weather information is available on the ground from a Flight Service Station (FSS)~~ ~~,~~ Direct User Access  Terminal Service (DUATS)~~,~~ and Telephone Information  Briefing Service (TIBS)~~ . You can speak to a preflight briefer at an FSS ~~and/or receive recorded weather  information from TIBS~~ by calling 1-800-WX-BRIEF anywhere in the country. ~~DUATS is a free service  available to pilots on the Internet~~. With ~~DUATS ~~[1800wxbrief.com","cbCaimDJ4CyMHjR9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimDJ4CyMHjR9","pdf",70492,"English","# Updates\n## Changes driven by FAA-S-ACS-6B (effective June 2018)\n## BasicMed: pilot medical qualification and limitations\n## Weather information access after DUATS discontinuation\n## VFR flight plan filing methods\n## Airport operations: ATC runway lights and communications","[{\"question\":\"What prompted the December 2018 updates to the ACS and oral exam questions?\",\"answer\":\"The updates reflect the FAA’s revised Private Pilot—Airplane Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6B), effective June 2018, along with terminology changes and weather-service updates after DUATS was discontinued.\"},{\"question\":\"How does BasicMed let a pilot operate without a traditional medical certificate?\",\"answer\":\"BasicMed permits certain operations using a U.S. driver’s license instead of a medical certificate. 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