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FAQ > GroundSchool FAA Knowledge Test Prep
Yes, questions are filtered by specific test. (for example: airplane vs helicopter)

Yes, absolutely.

Our questions are filtered by test. This means that when using our app you will study only those questions that our editors have determined apply to your particular test - nothing less, and nothing more. This is a huge time saver.

Our FAA knowledge test preps are sold by "groups" - for example, Private Pilot, IFR, Sport Pilot, Commercial Pilot, Flight and Ground Instructor, Sport Pilot Instructor/Examiner, ATP, Flight Engineer, Aviation Mechanic - General, Aviation Mechanic - Airframe, Aviation Mechanic Powerplant, and Drone (UAS) Pilot.

Each group generally contains one or more tests. For example, our Private Pilot titles contain the following tests:

  • Private Pilot Airplane
  • Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Private Pilot Glider
  • Private Pilot Gyroplane
  • ... and several more.

Once you get our GroundSchool - Private Pilot app on the device of your choice, you will be prompted to select the test you want to study for (for example: Private Pilot Airplane). Once you do that, the app will present you with only those questions that our editors have determined have applied to that test.

Should you want to, you can switch tests within a group at any time. For example, you can later switch to Private Pilot Glider if you wish. In practice, most people ever take only one test in any given group (except for flight instructor candidates, who take the FOI Fundamentals of Instruction test along with a test such as FIA flight instructor airplane), but the option is there should you need it.

Total Questions: 14207 (11112 in audio version)

Recreational and Private Pilot (PVT) : 1671 (1289 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane : 1224 (926 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1055 (811 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Glider : 923 (706 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 713 (558 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Gas : 688 (535 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 746 (574 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1062 (799 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1176 (888 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Helicopter/Rec. Pilot - Transition : 1038 (797 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1046 (787 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Airplane : 1225 (932 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Helicopter : 1072 (831 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Gyroplane : 1084 (823 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Powered Parachute : 809 (631 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Weight Shift Control : 864 (674 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 640 (522 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 612 (498 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 644 (526 in audio version)
Instrument Rating (IFR) : 1513 (1054 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Airplane : 1428 (990 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Helicopter : 1274 (866 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane : 1448 (1010 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane (added rating) : 1435 (1004 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter : 1306 (894 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter (added rating) : 1271 (875 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Instrument : 1411 (972 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot : 1269 (858 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 920 (605 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 849 (536 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 923 (608 in audio version)
Commercial Pilot (COM) : 2241 (1963 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane : 1234 (1022 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 934 (817 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Glider : 764 (668 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 818 (700 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 1116 (1043 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Gas : 1099 (1024 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 1166 (1072 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Non-Category : 459 (398 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Airplane : 734 (650 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Helicopter : 551 (485 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 681 (586 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 568 (486 in audio version)
Flight and Ground Instructor (CFI) : 2727 (2381 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane : 1573 (1268 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane (added rating) : 1550 (1258 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1202 (986 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Helicopter (added rating) : 1070 (885 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider (added rating) : 1049 (842 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider : 1079 (848 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1134 (890 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Gyroplane (added rating) : 1010 (799 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Basic : 1437 (1141 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Advanced : 1469 (1172 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 532 (519 in audio version)
  • Military Competence - Instructor : 1247 (1200 in audio version)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) : 3823 (2674 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane : 2647 (1906 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane : 2562 (1828 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter : 1195 (889 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (Added Rating) : 1186 (881 in audio version)
  • Aircraft Dispatcher : 1826 (1239 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (121 and ATM) : 2887 (1896 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) : 2798 (1817 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) (Added Rating) : 2730 (1803 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Airplane : 1767 (1325 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Multiengine Airplane : 1828 (1365 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Single-engine Airplane : 2076 (1500 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Helicoper : 696 (575 in audio version)
  • Control Tower Operator : 550 (550 in audio version)
Flight Engineer (FLE) : 890 (649 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turbojet/Basic : 753 (560 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turboprop/Basic : 724 (538 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Reciprocating Engine/Basic : 646 (508 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turbojet (added rating) : 754 (560 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turboprop (added rating) : 721 (535 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Reciprocating Engine (added rating) : 639 (503 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - General (AMG) : 843 (658 in audio version)
  • Aviation Mechanic General : 843 (658 in audio version)
  • Designated Mechanic Examiner : 775 (597 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Airframe (AMA) : 1224 (1160 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Powerplant (AMP) : 1106 (1074 in audio version)
Parachute Rigger (PAR) : 324 (307 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Senior : 316 (299 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Master : 298 (281 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Military Competence : 321 (304 in audio version)
  • Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner : 321 (304 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - General (SPG) : 1360 (1059 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot General : 684 (540 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Airplane : 1028 (796 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Glider : 853 (674 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Gyroplane : 916 (708 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Powered Parachute : 687 (551 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Weight-Shift-Control : 740 (591 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Balloon) : 705 (566 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 711 (572 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - Instructor and Examiner (SPI) : 1909 (1734 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Airplane : 1036 (896 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Balloon : 653 (582 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Glider : 882 (771 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-than-Air : 679 (601 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute : 662 (589 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 739 (649 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane : 884 (778 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Airplane : 1031 (893 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Balloon : 685 (614 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Glider : 883 (772 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Lighter-than-Air : 713 (635 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Powered Parachute : 673 (600 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 736 (646 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Gyroplane : 883 (777 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 532 (519 in audio version)
Remote / Drone Pilot (RDP) : 787 (693 in audio version)
  • Small UAS Remote Pilot in Command (Initial) : 787 (693 in audio version)
  • Small UAS Remote Pilot in Command (Recurrent) : 638 (566 in audio version)

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