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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: 13180 (10436 in audio version)

Recreational and Private Pilot (PVT) : 1564 (1190 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane : 1175 (880 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1032 (790 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Glider : 873 (657 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 696 (541 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Balloon - Gas : 678 (525 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 740 (568 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1043 (785 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1127 (842 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Helicopter/Rec. Pilot - Transition : 1015 (776 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition : 1028 (772 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Airplane : 1176 (886 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Helicopter : 1049 (810 in audio version)
  • Recreational Pilot Gyroplane : 1066 (809 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Powered Parachute : 808 (631 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Weight Shift Control : 858 (670 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 595 (480 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 589 (478 in audio version)
  • Private Pilot EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 595 (480 in audio version)
Instrument Rating (IFR) : 1394 (957 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Airplane : 1306 (891 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Helicopter : 1224 (826 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane : 1328 (913 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Airplane (added rating) : 1315 (906 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter : 1256 (855 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) Helicopter (added rating) : 1221 (836 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Instrument : 1331 (906 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot : 1242 (836 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 801 (509 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 801 (498 in audio version)
  • Instrument Rating EU Part - FCL Conversion (Airplane) : 801 (509 in audio version)
Commercial Pilot (COM) : 2054 (1793 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane : 1072 (872 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Helicopter : 873 (761 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Glider : 725 (632 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 780 (669 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Hot Air : 1098 (1029 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Balloon - Gas : 1088 (1017 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) : 1141 (1052 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Non-Category : 454 (394 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Airplane : 581 (508 in audio version)
  • Military Competence Helicopter : 498 (436 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Airplane) : 530 (446 in audio version)
  • Commercial Pilot Canadian Conversion (Helicopter) : 518 (440 in audio version)
Flight and Ground Instructor (CFI) : 2561 (2232 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane : 1431 (1140 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Airplane (added rating) : 1409 (1131 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Helicopter : 1154 (943 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Helicopter (added rating) : 1022 (842 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider (added rating) : 993 (792 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Glider : 1023 (798 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Gyroplane : 1099 (861 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Gyroplane (added rating) : 975 (770 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Basic : 1404 (1114 in audio version)
  • Ground Instructor Advanced : 1441 (1150 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 527 (515 in audio version)
  • Military Competence - Instructor : 1230 (1186 in audio version)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) : 2861 (2022 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane : 1661 (1254 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane : 1558 (1161 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter : 1186 (885 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (Added Rating) : 1177 (877 in audio version)
  • Aircraft Dispatcher : 1792 (1212 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (121 and ATM) : 1931 (1252 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) : 1881 (1203 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135) (Added Rating) : 1811 (1187 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Airplane : 727 (632 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Multiengine Airplane : 788 (672 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Single-engine Airplane : 1049 (814 in audio version)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Canadian Conversion Helicoper : 690 (571 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 (1049 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) : 1281 (987 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot General : 681 (537 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Airplane : 998 (768 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Glider : 806 (628 in audio version)
  • Sport Pilot Gyroplane : 905 (701 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) : 1819 (1654 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Airplane : 998 (862 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Balloon : 638 (568 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Glider : 838 (729 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-than-Air : 678 (601 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute : 660 (589 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 738 (649 in audio version)
  • Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane : 872 (771 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Airplane : 993 (859 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Balloon : 671 (601 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Glider : 839 (730 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Lighter-than-Air : 712 (635 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Powered Parachute : 671 (600 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Weight-Shift-Control : 735 (646 in audio version)
  • Pilot Examiner Sport Gyroplane : 871 (770 in audio version)
  • Fundamentals of Instruction : 527 (515 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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