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Knowledge Test:

  • FAA Test Matrix (Describes tests. Includes test information, and prerequisites to take written tests. Note: This document, contains the "rules" that test centers must follow when administering written tests. Every test center should already have this document. This document specifically instructs test centers to allow people who posses the "certification letter" from an organization, to take the Sport Pilot written test)

Test Questions:

Note: The FAA does not publish the entire question pool

Practical Test Standards:

  • FAA-S-8081-29 Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airplane, Gyroplane, Glider, and Flight Instructor
  • FAA-S-8081-30 Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airship, Balloon, and Flight Instructor
  • FAA-S-8081-31 Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards for Weight Shift Control, Powered Parachute, and Flight Instructor
  • FAA-S-8081-32 Private Pilot Practical Test Standards for Powered Parachute and Weight Shift Control

View the text of the final rule here: HTML (2.51Mb), PDF format (972Kb), Microsoft Word (1.36Mb)

The rule can also be viewed as it was published in the Federal Register: PDF format, Text format

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