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FAQ > GroundSchool FAA Knowledge Test Prep
How many questions are in the audio version of the test prep?

Our GroundSchool series of FAA knowledge test preps are divided into individual app titles which each cover a number of related tests. For example, our GroundSchool FAA Private Pilot test apps contain study material for the Private Pilot Airplane, Private Pilot Helicopter, Private Pilot Glider, and other tests. Some questions in a given title are common to most or all of the tests in that title while some are unique to specific tests. When you start any of our titles, you are given the option to select exactly which test you want to study and then you are presented with only those questions which our editors have deemed correspond to that test - nothing more and nothing less.

Our FAA knowledge test prep apps also feature an (optional purchase) audio mode where questions and answers are read by a human narrator. The audio mode does not cover all of the questions for a given test - specifically, questions with a large calculative or visual element are not included. Additionally, the audio modes generally do not include explanations for the material and as such won't prepare you well to actually learning the material deeply so that you'll be prepared for new and variant FAA questions. With those caveats out of the way, the audio prep is an extremely effective complementary mode to help familiarize you with questions and answers which you can listen to, for example, in your car. We regularly get feedback from people who love the audio mode and tell us how much time it saved them and how much it helped them learn.

The list below contains the number of questions per title, per test, and in the audio mode for each. These totals are regularly changing as our editors update the material.

The number of questions in the audio versions is generally less than that in our full test banks because the audio does not cover questions that have a significant visual or calculative element. Imagine sitting in your car listening to our narrator read off list of questions for a complicated weight and balance question--it would be boring and pointless. Pointless because not only would it encourage counter-productive memorization, but also pointless because the actual quantitative questions that you will see on your actual FAA test are likely to have different numbers and answers specifically because the FAA these days wants to discourage memorization. Smart pilots use our audio-mode as a supplement to our core test prep app study modes and make sure that they take the time to read and understand our detailed explanations in those modes.

Total Questions: 14157 (10592 in audio version)

Recreational and Private Pilot (PVT) : 1607 (1207 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane : 1214 (897 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1048 (796 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Glider : 891 (665 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 702 (543 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Gas : 684 (527 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 746 (570 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1058 (791 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1166 (859 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Helicopter/Rec. Pilot - Transition : 1031 (782 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1043 (778 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Airplane : 1215 (903 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Helicopter : 1065 (816 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Gyroplane : 1081 (815 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Powered Parachute : 813 (633 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Weight Shift Control : 866 (673 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 631 (497 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 604 (484 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 633 (497 in audio version)
Instrument Rating (IFR) : 1511 (995 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Airplane : 1423 (929 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Helicopter : 1270 (844 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane : 1445 (951 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane (added rating) : 1433 (945 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter : 1304 (873 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter (added rating) : 1269 (854 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Instrument : 1406 (929 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot : 1267 (844 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 915 (547 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 845 (516 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 918 (547 in audio version)
Commercial Pilot (COM) : 2204 (1835 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane : 1221 (915 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 923 (773 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Glider : 756 (642 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 813 (678 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 1111 (1032 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Gas : 1101 (1020 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 1155 (1054 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Non-Category : 456 (394 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Airplane : 719 (549 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Helicopter : 540 (446 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 665 (486 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 557 (449 in audio version)
Flight and Ground Instructor (CFI) : 2704 (2281 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane : 1563 (1181 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane (added rating) : 1541 (1172 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1198 (953 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Helicopter (added rating) : 1066 (852 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider (added rating) : 1027 (804 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider : 1056 (809 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1134 (872 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Gyroplane (added rating) : 1010 (781 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Basic : 1440 (1124 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Advanced : 1477 (1160 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 531 (519 in audio version)
  • Military Competence - Instructor : 1246 (1195 in audio version)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) : 3828 (2194 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane : 2653 (1428 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane : 2568 (1350 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter : 1191 (879 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (Added Rating) : 1182 (871 in audio version)
  • Aircraft Dispatcher : 1824 (1209 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (121 and ATM) : 2894 (1420 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) : 2804 (1342 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) (Added Rating) : 2736 (1327 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Airplane : 1776 (861 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Multiengine Airplane : 1837 (898 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Single-engine Airplane : 2086 (1036 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Helicoper : 694 (570 in audio version)
  • Control Tower Operator : 550 (531 in audio version)
Flight Engineer (FLE) : 889 (648 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turbojet/Basic : 752 (559 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turboprop/Basic : 723 (537 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Reciprocating Engine/Basic : 645 (507 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turbojet (added rating) : 753 (559 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Turboprop (added rating) : 720 (534 in audio version)
  • Flight Engineer Reciprocating Engine (added rating) : 638 (502 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - General (AMG) : 763 (575 in audio version)
  • Aviation Mechanic General : 763 (575 in audio version)
  • Designated Mechanic Examiner : 697 (516 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Airframe (AMA) : 1180 (1120 in audio version)
Aviation Mechanic - Powerplant (AMP) : 1076 (1049 in audio version)
Parachute Rigger (PAR) : 325 (307 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Senior : 317 (299 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Master : 299 (281 in audio version)
  • Parachute Rigger Military Competence : 322 (304 in audio version)
  • Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner : 322 (304 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - General (SPG) : 1310 (1003 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot General : 683 (537 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Airplane : 1024 (784 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Glider : 820 (635 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Gyroplane : 916 (705 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Powered Parachute : 685 (547 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Weight-Shift-Control : 740 (587 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Balloon) : 694 (551 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 707 (564 in audio version)
Sport Pilot - Instructor and Examiner (SPI) : 1865 (1674 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Airplane : 1034 (874 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Balloon : 646 (567 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Glider : 858 (736 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-than-Air : 684 (600 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute : 668 (589 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 745 (647 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane : 890 (775 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Airplane : 1029 (871 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Balloon : 679 (600 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Glider : 859 (737 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Lighter-than-Air : 718 (634 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Powered Parachute : 679 (600 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 742 (644 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Gyroplane : 889 (774 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 531 (519 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)

If the totals above don't match what you see in the app:

  • Most important: use the update feature from the main menu of the app to update the content to the latest available. Please check for updates regularly when using the app.
  • Make sure you have no 'filtering' conditions set. For example:
    • Make sure all chapters / study areas are selected
    • Make sure all 'question stacks' are selected
    • Make sure you don't have any search term typed in the search box
    • etc.
It is really important that as soon as you get our test prep app, the very first thing you do is to start it up and click on "check for updates" (or similar) from the main menu. This will update the learning content to the latest and greatest. It's really critical that you do this, especially for mobile app versions. Our editorial team is hard at work updating the content regularly through 2024, 2025 and beyond, so check for updates regularly as you study.