Not affiliated with the FAA. Original questions based on 14 CFR Parts 61 and 91 (eCFR, current as of 2026-10-26) and the FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C).
FAA Private Pilot airplane knowledge test: practice test with original questions
Practice for the FAA Private Pilot (airplane) knowledge test with 70 original questions written from the current 14 CFR Parts 61 and 91 and the FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Mock tests follow the published rule: 60 questions, 42 correct to pass.
70 questions · Modes: Study, Topic drill, Mock exam, Daily 5
Mock exam: 60 questions, pass at 42
About this test
Practice for the FAA Private Pilot airplane knowledge test with original questions. Rules questions are written from the current text of 14 CFR Parts 61 and 91 on eCFR; aerodynamics, systems, weather, performance, navigation and human factors questions are written from the FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C, 2023). Every correct answer is backed by a passage of the source and checked by two independent verifiers.
- Study: every question with a short explanation.
- Topic drills: regulations, aerodynamics and aircraft systems, performance, weight and balance, weather, airspace, airports and navigation, human factors and decision-making.
- Mock test: 60 questions, 42 correct (70%) to pass, as the FAA Private Pilot ACS (FAA-S-ACS-6C) states.
The questions are written in our own words; this is not the FAA’s question bank. Chart, figure and computer questions that need images are not included.
Topics
- AIRMET issuance · 1
- Airspeed indicator markings · 1
- Alcohol effects · 1
- Alcohol rule · 1
- Altimeter and temperature · 1
- Annual inspection · 1
- Anticollision lights · 1
- Approaching cold front · 1
- Carbon monoxide · 1
- Carburetor heat use · 1
- Carburetor ice · 1
- CG outside limits · 1
- Class A airspace · 1
- Class D airspace · 1
- Class G airspace · 1
- Cold fronts · 1
- Compass lead and lag · 1
- Compass turning error · 1
- Constant-speed propeller · 1
- Critical angle of attack · 1
- Critical takeoff conditions · 1
- Density altitude · 1
- Density altitude and performance · 1
- Displaced threshold · 1
- Dual ignition · 1
- Fatigue · 1
- Flight review · 1
- Fog formation · 1
- Forward CG · 1
- Ground effect · 1
- High-pressure circulation · 1
- Hyperventilation · 1
- Hypoxia concern · 1
- Ice pellets · 1
- IMSAFE · 1
- Landing right-of-way · 1
- Minimum safe altitude congested · 1
- Night passenger currency · 1
- Overtaking · 1
- Passenger currency · 1
- Performance chart assumptions · 1
- P-factor · 1
- Pilotage · 1
- PIREP solicitation · 1
- Pressure and altitude · 1
- Private pilot eligibility · 1
- Prohibited areas · 1
- Right-of-way by category · 1
- Roll cloud · 1
- Running a tank dry · 1
- Sharing expenses · 1
- SIGMET validity · 1
- Special VFR · 1
- Speed limit below 10,000 · 1
- Stationary front · 1
- TAF · 1
- Tail-heavy loading · 1
- Temperature inversion · 1
- Tetrahedron · 1
- Too lean mixture · 1
- Turns and stall speed · 1
- Useful load · 1
- Variation · 1
- VASI coverage · 1
- VFR cruising altitudes · 1
- VFR day fuel reserve · 1
- Vortex drift · 1
- Wake turbulence conditions · 1
- Warm fronts · 1
- Wind shear effect · 1
Sources and version
- Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C)Covers: 2023
- 14 CFR Part 91, General Operating and Flight Rules (eCFR, current as of 2026-10-26)Covers: eCFR current as of 2026-10-26
- 14 CFR Part 61, Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors (eCFR, current as of 2026-10-26)Covers: eCFR current as of 2026-10-26
Covers: 14 CFR Parts 61 and 91 as of 2026-10-26; PHAK FAA-H-8083-25C; ACS FAA-S-ACS-6C · Verified current as of Oct 28, 2026
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How this page was made
Written by AI from the sources listed above, checked automatically, not reviewed by a person. Where the source licence allows it the questions keep the source wording; otherwise they are original questions based on the source. Every answer shows its source. This is not legal, immigration, medical or financial advice.