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10 free, exam-style Certified Aviation Manager (NBAA CAM) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free NBAA CAM practice test to study every exam domain.

Question 1

A parent company forms a subsidiary whose only activity is operating the parent's aircraft, charging the parent for each flight. An auditor flags a regulatory concern. The MOST likely issue is that the subsidiary:

  1. May be providing transportation for compensation, requiring Part 135 authority
  2. Has lost the ability to deduct depreciation on the aircraft
  3. Must register the aircraft in the parent company's name instead
  4. Is no longer permitted to carry the parent's employees
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Correct answer: A - May be providing transportation for compensation, requiring Part 135 authority

Question 2

A flight department evaluates a hangar purchase. At the company's hurdle rate the project's Net Present Value is positive, but its simple payback period is nine years. Based on capital-budgeting principles, the manager should recognize that:

  1. The long payback period overrides NPV, so the project should be rejected
  2. The project breaks even and therefore neither adds nor destroys value
  3. A positive NPV indicates the project adds value; payback alone ignores the time value of money
  4. Payback and NPV must always agree, so the analysis contains an error
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Correct answer: C - A positive NPV indicates the project adds value; payback alone ignores the time value of money

Question 3

Under a Just Culture, a technician knowingly skips a required step in the maintenance manual to finish faster, with no intent to cause harm. This conduct is BEST classified as:

  1. Human error
  2. At-risk behavior
  3. Reckless behavior
  4. A latent system failure
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Correct answer: B - At-risk behavior

Question 4

According to Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, which of the following is a MOTIVATOR rather than a hygiene factor?

  1. Salary and benefits
  2. Company policies and administration
  3. Quality of supervision
  4. Recognition for accomplishment
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Correct answer: D - Recognition for accomplishment

Question 5

A flight department implements a confidential, non-punitive system for crews to report hazards and near-misses so trends can be identified. Within a Safety Management System, this activity belongs to which component?

  1. Safety Policy
  2. Safety Risk Management
  3. Safety Assurance
  4. Safety Promotion
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Correct answer: C - Safety Assurance

Question 6

An aircraft is involved in an accident at a remote airport. Which document specifically governs the department's immediate actions - notifications, securing the site, and family assistance - in the first hours after the event?

  1. The enterprise crisis-communications strategy
  2. The Safety Management System manual
  3. The General Operations Manual (GOM)
  4. The Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
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Correct answer: D - The Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

Question 7

A senior executive pressures the crew to depart in conditions the captain judges unsafe. Citing 14 CFR 91.3, the captain declines. The regulation supports the captain because the pilot in command:

  1. Is the final authority as to the operation of the aircraft
  2. May depart only with written authorization from the executive
  3. Must defer to the operator's designated representative on the ground
  4. Shares decision authority equally with the second in command
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Correct answer: A - Is the final authority as to the operation of the aircraft

Question 8

As of September 2024, an operator covered by the rule must review a pilot candidate's records before making a hiring decision using:

  1. Only the candidate's self-reported résumé and logbook
  2. A letter of reference from the candidate's previous chief pilot
  3. The FAA Pilot Records Database (PRD) under 14 CFR Part 111
  4. The National Driver Register exclusively
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Correct answer: C - The FAA Pilot Records Database (PRD) under 14 CFR Part 111

Question 9

A flight department treats a long-term "contract" pilot exactly like staff pilots: fixed schedule, company-directed duties, and continuous full-time work over several years. The PRIMARY risk of this arrangement is:

  1. Misclassification - the worker may legally be an employee, creating tax and liability exposure
  2. The pilot will accrue too many flight hours under Part 117
  3. The pilot must hold an additional type rating to be paid as a contractor
  4. The department will exceed its approved headcount budget
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Correct answer: A - Misclassification - the worker may legally be an employee, creating tax and liability exposure

Question 10

For an aircraft operated under 14 CFR Part 91, which statement correctly distinguishes an Airworthiness Directive (AD) from a manufacturer's Service Bulletin (SB)?

  1. Both are issued by the FAA and are equally mandatory
  2. An SB is mandatory; an AD is only a recommendation from the manufacturer
  3. Neither is mandatory for privately operated aircraft
  4. An AD is mandatory; an SB is advisory unless made mandatory by an AD
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Correct answer: D - An AD is mandatory; an SB is advisory unless made mandatory by an AD

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