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Every lesson and question is written for this course from the current FAA regulations (eCFR), handbooks, the Aeronautical Information Manual and the Airman Certification Standards. Figures on quiz questions are reproduced unaltered from FAA-CT-8080-2H, the testing supplement, a U.S. government work. No real FAA knowledge test questions or commercial test-prep material are reproduced, and SkyLock Media is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083-25C

  • Lesson 2: Aircraft documents, maintenance and inspections; aircraft systems (fuel)
  • Lesson 3: Chapter 4 (Principles of flight) and chapter 5 (Aerodynamics of flight)
  • Lesson 4: Chapter 6 (Flight controls) and chapter 7 (Aircraft systems)
  • Lesson 5: Chapter 8 (Flight instruments); chapter 17 (Aeromedical factors: spatial disorientation)
  • Lesson 6: Chapter 12 (Weather theory)
  • Lesson 7: Chapter 13 (Aviation weather services): weather briefings
  • Lesson 8: Chapter 10 (Weight and balance) and chapter 11 (Aircraft performance)
  • Lesson 9: Chapter 15 (Airspace)
  • Lesson 10: Chapter 16 (Navigation): aeronautical charts, latitude and longitude, time zones, variation
  • Lesson 11: Chapter 16 (Navigation); Chapter 8, true airspeed rule of thumb
  • Lesson 12: Chapter 14 (Airport Operations)
  • Lesson 13: Chapter 14 (Airport Operations), radio communications
  • Lesson 14: Chapter 5 (left-turning tendencies), Chapter 11 (Aircraft Performance)
  • Lesson 15: Chapter 5 (load factor, rate and radius of turn), Chapter 8 (flight instruments)
  • Lesson 16: Chapter 2 (Aeronautical Decision-Making), Chapter 17 (Aeromedical Factors)
  • Lesson 17: Chapter 16 (flight planning, time zones), Chapter 2 (PAVE)
  • Lesson 18: Chapter 7 (fuel system), Chapter 8 (instrument failures), Chapter 17 (night vision)
  • Lesson 19: Chapters 5, 10, 11 and 16
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14 CFR Part 91

  • Lesson 1: 91.146, 91.209
  • Lesson 2: 91.7, 91.9, 91.203, 91.205, 91.207, 91.213, 91.403, 91.407, 91.409, 91.411, 91.413, 91.417
  • Lesson 4: 91.211
  • Lesson 5: 91.121, 91.205
  • Lesson 7: 91.103
  • Lesson 9: 91.103, 91.117, 91.126-91.137, 91.141, 91.145, 91.155, 91.157, 91.215, 91.225
  • Lesson 10: 91.119, 91.159, 91.215
  • Lesson 12: 91.113, 91.126, 91.129, 91.209
  • Lesson 13: 91.3, 91.129, 91.185, 91.215, 91.225
  • Lesson 16: 91.17, 91.21, 91.107
  • Lesson 17: 91.103, 91.151, 91.153
  • Lesson 18: 91.205(c), 91.207, 91.209
  • Lesson 19: 91.17, 91.117, 91.119, 91.151, 91.155, 91.159, 91.205, 91.207, 91.211
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Aeronautical Information Manual

  • Lesson 9: Chapter 3 (Airspace); 3-2-4 communications in Class C
  • Lesson 10: Chapter 3 (Airspace)
  • Lesson 11: Chapter 1 (Air Navigation), VOR and GPS; Chapter 6 (Emergency Procedures)
  • Lesson 12: 2-1 (airport lighting), 2-3 (markings and signs), 4-3 (airport operations, patterns, taxiing), 7-4 (wake turbulence)
  • Lesson 13: 4-1 (services), 4-2 (radio phraseology), 4-3-13 (light signals), 6-2 and 6-3 (emergencies), 6-4 (two-way radio failure)
  • Lesson 14: 4-3-11 (LAHSO)
  • Lesson 16: 8-1 (Fitness for Flight): alcohol, fatigue, hyperventilation, scuba diving
  • Lesson 17: 5-1-5 and 5-1-14 (VFR flight plans), 4-1-17 and 4-1-18 (radar services), 5-6-13 and 5-6-14 (interception)
  • Lesson 18: 6-2-4 (ELTs), 6-3-1 (distress communications)
  • Lesson 19: 4-3-13 (light signals), 4-1-20 (transponder codes), 8-1-2 (scuba)
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Airplane Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-3C

  • Lesson 3: Chapter 5 (Maintaining aircraft control: upset prevention and recovery training)
  • Lesson 4: Chapter 2 (Ground operations): engine starting, runup
  • Lesson 5: Chapter 5 (upset prevention and recovery); spiral dive
  • Lesson 8: Chapter 6 (Takeoffs and departure climbs)
  • Lesson 12: Chapter 2, taxiing in wind; collision avoidance
  • Lesson 14: Chapter 6 (Takeoffs and Departure Climbs), Chapter 9 (Approaches and Landings)
  • Lesson 15: Chapter 3 (overbanking), 5 (slow flight), 7 (ground reference), 10 (steep turns), 18 (inadvertent VFR flight into IMC)
  • Lesson 18: Chapter 9 (simulated emergency approaches), Chapter 11 (Night Operations), Chapter 18 (Emergency Procedures)
  • Lesson 19: Chapters 10 and 15 references
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Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement, FAA-CT-8080-2H

  • Lesson 10: Legend 1 (sectional), Legends 2-4 (Chart Supplement directory legend), Figures 21-26, 31, 52, 63
  • Lesson 11: Figures 28 (VOR) and 68 (wind triangle)
  • Lesson 12: Figures 9, 47, 48, 50, 64, 65
  • Lesson 14: Figures 36 (crosswind component) and 38 (landing distance)
  • Lesson 15: Figures 2 (load factor), 62 (rectangular course), 66 (S-turns)
  • Lesson 17: Figures 27 (time conversion), 35 (power setting table), 51 (flight plan form)
  • Lesson 19: Legends 1-19; Figures 35 and 38
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14 CFR Part 61

  • Lesson 0: 61.35, 61.39, 61.49, 61.103
  • Lesson 1: 61.1, 61.3, 61.23, 61.31, 61.51, 61.53, 61.56, 61.57, 61.60, 61.113
  • Lesson 16: 61.53
  • Lesson 19: 61.39, 61.49, 61.56, 61.57
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Risk Management Handbook, FAA-H-8083-2A

  • Lesson 1: Personal minimums
  • Lesson 2: PAVE; IMSAFE
  • Lesson 7: Personal minimums
  • Lesson 16: PAVE, 3P and personal minimums
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FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (September 25, 2026)

  • Lesson 0: PAR row
  • Lesson 19: PAR: 60 questions, 2.0 hours, 70 percent
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PSI Private Pilot Airplane Applicant Information Bulletin (March 2024)

  • Lesson 0: Test specifications; identification; taking an examination
  • Lesson 19: Test specifications
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Private Pilot for Airplane Category ACS, FAA-S-ACS-6C

  • Lesson 0: Introduction; Areas of Operation I-XII
  • Lesson 19: Introduction: the knowledge test report and ACS codes
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Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15

  • Lesson 5: Attitude instrument flying; unusual attitude recovery
  • Lesson 15: Chapter 6 (attitude instrument flying: cross-check, fixation, omission, emphasis), Chapter 7 (straight-and-level, climbs, turns)
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Aviation Weather Handbook, FAA-H-8083-28B

  • Lesson 6: Chapters 4-5 (atmosphere, heat), 8-9 (wind), 12-13 (vertical motion, stability), 14 (precipitation), 16 (mountain weather), 18 (fog and visibility), 20 (icing), 22 (thunderstorms)
  • Lesson 7: Chapters 3 (overview, latency), 24 (observations, METAR, PIREP), 25 (analysis), 26 (advisories), 27 (forecasts, TAF, FB winds), 28 (GFA)
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Important Information for Applicants Pursuing Private Pilot Airplane or Commercial Pilot Airplane Certifications

  • Lesson 0: Time allotted for the PAR test
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ACS Companion Guide for Pilots, FAA-G-ACS-2

  • Lesson 0: Knowledge test and the AKTR
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14 CFR Part 1

  • Lesson 1: 1.1, definition of night
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14 CFR Part 21

  • Lesson 2: 21.175, 21.181, 21.197
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14 CFR Part 43

  • Lesson 2: 43.3(g), 43.9, appendix A
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Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook, FAA-H-8083-1B

  • Lesson 8: Weight and balance computations; weight shift
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FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide

  • Lesson 10: VFR Terms and Symbols: terrain and obstructions, MEF, airports, airspace; VFR symbology
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49 CFR Part 830

  • Lesson 13: 830.2, 830.5, 830.10, 830.15
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