PRIVATE PILOT KNOWLEDGE SYLLABUS
The areas are split into four major subject areas and those include all the topics in the final exam.
Each study area has numerous exams in each and includes 40 questions per exam. We have over 1,000 questions to make sure you have been exposed to every type of question the FAA has tested its pilots on.
Below are the areas and subjects covered by FAA Examinations and the entire FAA syllabus. You can be assured that after you have been through the exams, you will have all the required knowledge to ace the final exam.
We have organized and presented topics in this way for a reason and it has been highly effective in ensuring a high level of knowledge is acquired.
Studies have shown online exams are the best representation and have the greatest pass rate due to their nature. It is just like the final exam and you will not be apprehensive as you have already practised these exams.
We guarantee your success!
FAA- AIR LAW & PROCEDURES - FAA REGULATIONS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AIRSPACE & COMMUNICATIONS:
FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS – FAA 14 CFR PARTS
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF A LEASED AIRCRAFT BY A NON-REGISTERED OWNER
AERODROMES, AIRPORTS AND AIRSPACE
RUNWAY MARKINGS AND TAXIWAYS
ATIS AND ATC COMMUNICATIONS
PERSONNEL LICENSING AND TRAINING
GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
WAKE TURBULENCE
NTSB 49 CFR PART 830
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND PROCEDURES
LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS (LAHSO)
FAA - METEOROLOGY AND WEATHER SERVICES - AVIATION WEATHER THEORY, AVIATION WEATHER SERVICES AND AVIATION REPORTS:
THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
CAUSES OF WEATHER
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ALTIMETRY
TEMPERATURE
MOISTURE
STABILITY AND INSTABILITY
CLOUDS
SURFACE BASED LAYERS
TURBULENCE
WIND
AIR
MASSES
FRONTS
AIRCRAFT ICING
THUNDERSTORMS
WIND
AIR MASSES
FRONTS
AIRCRAFT ICING
THUNDERSTORMS
HURRICANES AND TORNADOES
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PILOTS
AVIATION WEATHER REPORTS
WEATHER BRIEFINGS
RADAR WEATHER REPORTS
IN-FLIGHT WEATHER
AVIATION FORECASTS (METARS/ TAFS)
AIRMET’S AND SIGMET’S
WEATHER MAPS AND PROGNOSTIC CHARTS
FAA - NAVIGATION AND RADIO AIDS - NAVIGATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY PLANNING & CHARTS, WEIGHT AND BALANCE, PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS, NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEMS, AND NAVIGATIONAL RADIO AIDS INLC. GPS:
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
MAPS AND CHARTS
TIME AND LONGITUDE
PILOT NAVIGATION
NAVIGATION COMPUTERS
PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION
CROSS COUNTRY PLANNING
VFR FLIGHT PLAN
PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING
WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS
CENTRE OF GRAVITY CALCULATIONS
PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS
CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS
FAA ADVISORY CIRCULARS
VOR TESTING FACILITIES (VOT)
RADIO THEORY
VHF OMNIDIRECTION RANGE (VOR)
AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER (ADF)
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS/GPS)
OTHER RADIO AND RADAR AIDS – BASIC PRINCIPLES AND USE
FAA - AERONAUTICS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AIRCRAFT, AERODYNAMICS, THEORY OF FLIGHT, HUMAN FACTORS AND AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING:
AIRFRAMES, ENGINES and SYSTEMS
LANDING GEAR, BRAKES AND FLAPS
ENGINES
CARBURATION
FUEL INJECTION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LUBRICATING SYSTEMS AND OILS
FUEL SYSTEM AND FUELS
OTHER AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
THEORY OF FLIGHT
PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
FORCES ACTING ON AN AEROPLANE
AEROFOILS
PROPELLERS
DESIGN OF THE WING
STABILITY
FLIGHT CONTROLS
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
PITOT STATIC SYSTEM
AIRSPEED INDICATOR
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
ALTIMETER/ENCODING ALTIMETER
PITOT STATIC SYSTEM
AIRSPEED INDICATOR
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
ALTIMETER/ENCODING ALTIMETER
MAGNETIC COMPASS
GYROSCOPE
HEADING INDICATOR
ATTITUDE INDICATOR
TURN AND BANK INDICATOR/TURN CO-ORDINATOR
INSTRUMENT FLYING
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
WAKE TURBULENCE
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
AIRCRAFT CRITICAL SURFACE CONTAMINATION
HUMAN FACTORS and AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING (ADM)
AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY
THE PILOT AND THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING
PILOT – EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS RELATIONSHIP
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS