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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: 14140 (10449 in audio version)

Recreational and Private Pilot (PVT) : 1574 (1192 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane : 1185 (882 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1038 (791 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Glider : 875 (657 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 697 (541 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Gas : 679 (525 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 741 (568 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1048 (786 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1137 (844 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Helicopter/Rec. Pilot - Transition : 1021 (777 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1033 (773 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Airplane : 1186 (888 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Helicopter : 1055 (811 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Gyroplane : 1071 (810 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Powered Parachute : 808 (631 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Weight Shift Control : 859 (670 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 605 (482 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 595 (479 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 605 (482 in audio version)
Instrument Rating (IFR) : 1439 (976 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Airplane : 1361 (910 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Helicopter : 1242 (831 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane : 1383 (932 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane (added rating) : 1370 (925 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter : 1274 (860 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter (added rating) : 1239 (841 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Instrument : 1369 (917 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot : 1264 (843 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 856 (528 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 819 (503 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 856 (528 in audio version)
Commercial Pilot (COM) : 2101 (1805 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane : 1123 (885 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 885 (762 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Glider : 727 (631 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 786 (669 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 1100 (1028 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Gas : 1090 (1016 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 1142 (1050 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Non-Category : 453 (393 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Airplane : 632 (521 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Helicopter : 510 (437 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 581 (459 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 530 (441 in audio version)
Flight and Ground Instructor (CFI) : 2605 (2246 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane : 1475 (1151 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane (added rating) : 1453 (1142 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1164 (943 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Helicopter (added rating) : 1032 (842 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider (added rating) : 995 (790 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider : 1025 (796 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1104 (860 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Gyroplane (added rating) : 980 (769 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Basic : 1409 (1112 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Advanced : 1446 (1148 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 531 (518 in audio version)
  • Military Competence - Instructor : 1235 (1189 in audio version)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) : 3824 (2040 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane : 2649 (1275 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane : 2563 (1200 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter : 1186 (883 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (Added Rating) : 1177 (875 in audio version)
  • Aircraft Dispatcher : 1792 (1207 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (121 and ATM) : 2896 (1272 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) : 2801 (1225 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) (Added Rating) : 2732 (1210 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Airplane : 1776 (698 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Multiengine Airplane : 1834 (734 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Single-engine Airplane : 2088 (877 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Helicoper : 690 (569 in audio version)
  • Control Tower Operator : 530 (530 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 : 645 (507 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) : 638 (502 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - General (AMG) : 752 (578 in audio version)
  • Aviation Mechanic General : 752 (578 in audio version)
  • Designated Mechanic Examiner : 686 (519 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Airframe (AMA) : 1180 (1124 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Powerplant (AMP) : 1069 (1048 in audio version)
Parachute Rigger (PAR) : 324 (309 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Senior : 316 (301 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Master : 298 (283 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Military Competence : 321 (306 in audio version)
  • Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner : 321 (306 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - General (SPG) : 1287 (989 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot General : 681 (537 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Airplane : 1004 (770 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Glider : 808 (629 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Gyroplane : 909 (702 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Powered Parachute : 682 (547 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Weight-Shift-Control : 736 (587 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Balloon) : 689 (550 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 702 (563 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - Instructor and Examiner (SPI) : 1829 (1656 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Airplane : 1004 (861 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Balloon : 638 (566 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Glider : 840 (728 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-than-Air : 678 (599 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute : 660 (587 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 738 (647 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane : 877 (770 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Airplane : 999 (858 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Balloon : 671 (599 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Glider : 841 (729 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Lighter-than-Air : 712 (633 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Powered Parachute : 671 (598 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 735 (644 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Gyroplane : 876 (769 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 531 (518 in audio version)
Remote / Drone Pilot (RDP) : 784 (691 in audio version)
  • Small UAS Remote Pilot in Command (Initial) : 784 (691 in audio version)
  • Small UAS Remote Pilot in Command (Recurrent) : 635 (564 in audio version)

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