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If an alteration or repair substantially affects an aircraft's operation in flight, that aircraft must be test flown by an appropriately-rated pilot and approved for return to service prior to being operated

A

by any private pilot.

B

with passengers aboard.✓ Correct Answer

C

for compensation or hire.

Explanation

14 CFR 91.407(b) says no person may carry any person other than crewmembers in an aircraft that has been repaired or altered in a way that may have appreciably changed its flight characteristics until an appropriately rated pilot has flown it, made an operational check and logged the flight. The restriction is about passengers, not about private pilots or compensation.

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