PLT435: Operations At An Uncontrolled Airport
What code PLT435 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Operations At An Uncontrolled Airport before your checkride.
Recall regulations - operational procedures for an uncontrolled airport
What this means for your checkride
When approaching to land at an airport without an operating control tower in Class G airspace, each pilot of a powered fixed-wing aircraft must make all turns to the left, unless approved light signals or visual markings indicate that turns should be made to the right. This establishes the standard traffic pattern direction at non-towered fields.
Pilots must know the standard traffic pattern direction and procedures at non-towered airports.
Left traffic is the default only until airport markings or light signals indicate right traffic.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.