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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: 14242 (11106 in audio version)

Recreational and Private Pilot (PVT) : 1681 (1302 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane : 1232 (935 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1060 (816 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Glider : 922 (704 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 713 (557 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Gas : 688 (534 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 747 (574 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1063 (803 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1182 (895 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Helicopter/Rec. Pilot - Transition : 1043 (802 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1047 (789 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Airplane : 1234 (942 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Helicopter : 1078 (837 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Gyroplane : 1086 (827 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Powered Parachute : 810 (631 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Weight Shift Control : 864 (675 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 646 (529 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 617 (504 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 650 (533 in audio version)
Instrument Rating (IFR) : 1513 (1057 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Airplane : 1428 (993 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Helicopter : 1274 (870 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane : 1448 (1013 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane (added rating) : 1435 (1007 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter : 1306 (898 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter (added rating) : 1271 (879 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Instrument : 1411 (976 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot : 1268 (861 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 920 (608 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 849 (540 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 923 (611 in audio version)
Commercial Pilot (COM) : 2275 (1973 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane : 1268 (1057 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 951 (835 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Glider : 767 (672 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 830 (716 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 1116 (1015 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Gas : 1099 (996 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 1165 (1044 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Non-Category : 462 (401 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Airplane : 768 (685 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Helicopter : 568 (503 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 713 (619 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 585 (504 in audio version)
Flight and Ground Instructor (CFI) : 2735 (2365 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane : 1582 (1280 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane (added rating) : 1559 (1270 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1209 (995 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Helicopter (added rating) : 1077 (894 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider (added rating) : 1054 (850 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider : 1084 (856 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1138 (898 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Gyroplane (added rating) : 1014 (807 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Basic : 1444 (1151 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Advanced : 1474 (1180 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 531 (489 in audio version)
  • Military Competence - Instructor : 1252 (1176 in audio version)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) : 3825 (2674 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane : 2649 (1908 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane : 2564 (1834 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter : 1197 (893 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (Added Rating) : 1188 (885 in audio version)
  • Aircraft Dispatcher : 1826 (1240 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (121 and ATM) : 2889 (1898 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) : 2800 (1823 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) (Added Rating) : 2732 (1809 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Airplane : 1769 (1325 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Multiengine Airplane : 1830 (1365 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Single-engine Airplane : 2078 (1504 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Helicoper : 698 (578 in audio version)
  • Control Tower Operator : 550 (547 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) : 856 (660 in audio version)
  • Aviation Mechanic General : 856 (660 in audio version)
  • Designated Mechanic Examiner : 787 (599 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Airframe (AMA) : 1231 (1168 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Powerplant (AMP) : 1120 (1081 in audio version)
Parachute Rigger (PAR) : 324 (308 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Senior : 316 (300 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Master : 298 (282 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Military Competence : 321 (305 in audio version)
  • Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner : 321 (305 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - General (SPG) : 1361 (1061 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot General : 684 (538 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Airplane : 1028 (795 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Glider : 852 (671 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Gyroplane : 916 (709 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Powered Parachute : 687 (548 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Weight-Shift-Control : 740 (588 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Balloon) : 704 (563 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 710 (569 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - Instructor and Examiner (SPI) : 1912 (1713 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Airplane : 1038 (901 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Balloon : 653 (583 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Glider : 883 (773 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-than-Air : 679 (602 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute : 663 (590 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 740 (649 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane : 887 (785 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Airplane : 1033 (898 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Balloon : 685 (615 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Glider : 884 (774 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Lighter-than-Air : 713 (636 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Powered Parachute : 674 (601 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 737 (646 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Gyroplane : 886 (784 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 531 (489 in audio version)
Remote / Drone Pilot (RDP) : 786 (688 in audio version)
  • Small UAS Remote Pilot in Command (Initial) : 786 (688 in audio version)
  • Small UAS Remote Pilot in Command (Recurrent) : 637 (562 in audio version)

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