22 practice questions today, in three of the six areas.

• DSP.IOpen

  Flight Planning/Dispatch Release

  16 practice questions today, from 3 of the 8 PTS tasks in this area.

  • Alternate airports

    7 questions

    When a domestic or flag flight can go without a destination alternate, a second alternate when the weather is marginal, alternates in supplemental operations, takeoff alternates (when you need one and how far away it can be), and ETOPS alternates.

    PTS task DSP.I.C, Weather Observations, Analysis, and Forecasts

  • Fuel supply

    5 questions

    Domestic fuel, flag fuel for nonturbine and turbine airplanes, fuel when no alternate is specified, and what you have to consider when you compute fuel.

    PTS task DSP.I.A, Regulatory Requirements

  • Minimum equipment list (MEL)

    4 questions

    What has to be in place before takeoff with inoperable equipment, operating under the MEL's conditions and limits, what an MEL must provide and record, and equipment that can't be on it.

    PTS task DSP.I.E, Aircraft Systems, Performance, and Limitations

• DSP.IIComing soon

  Preflight, Takeoff, and Departure

  Coming soon. PTS tasks: Air Traffic Control Procedures; Airports, Crew, and Company Procedures.

• DSP.IIIOpen

  Inflight Procedures

  4 practice questions today, from 1 of the 2 PTS tasks in this area.

  • Redispatch and amended release

    2 questions

    Amending a release en route to add an alternate, and changing the destination or alternate airport while the flight is en route.

    PTS task DSP.III.A, Routing, Re-Routing, and Flight Plan Filing

  • Dispatch weather

    1 question

    The weather that has to be reported or forecast before you dispatch or release a flight under IFR or over-the-top.

    PTS task DSP.III.A, Routing, Re-Routing, and Flight Plan Filing

  • Alternate weather minimums

    1 question

    The weather that has to be reported or forecast before an airport can be listed as an alternate.

    PTS task DSP.III.A, Routing, Re-Routing, and Flight Plan Filing

• DSP.IVComing soon

  Arrival, Approach, and Landing Procedures

  Coming soon. PTS task: ATC and Air Navigation Procedures.

• DSP.VComing soon

  Post-Flight Procedures

  Coming soon. PTS tasks: Communication Procedures and Requirements; Flight Documentation.

• DSP.VIOpen

  Abnormal and Emergency Procedures

  2 practice questions today, from the one PTS task in this area.

  • Continuing flight

    2 questions

    A flight that can't be completed safely, and an instrument or required piece of equipment that fails en route.

    PTS task DSP.VI.A, Abnormal and Emergency Procedures

Counts as of November 5, 2026. Each question comes with follow-up questions the examiner can ask. Within each task, today's questions cover selected parts, not the whole task.

What it practices, and what it doesn't.

DispatcherOral rehearses the oral questioning and follow-ups of the practical test. It does not replace hands-on flight-plan preparation, which the practical also requires.

Sources.

The question bank uses public FAA material only:

• 14 CFR Part 121, including Subpart U, the dispatching and flight release rules
• 14 CFR Part 65 Subpart C, aircraft dispatchers
• FAA-S-8081-10E, the Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test Standards
• FAA-H-8083-28, the Aviation Weather Handbook

Today's 22 questions are sorted by the PTS tasks of FAA-S-8081-10E, and every point in them cites 14 CFR Part 121 Subpart U (§§ 121.613 to 121.647). None of the questions open today draws on Part 65 Subpart C or FAA-H-8083-28 yet.