FAA Private Pilot Airplane knowledge test flashcards
3 decks · 210 cards · built into Willys · free samples below
Written against: 14 CFR as of 2026, Private Pilot ACS, PHAK FAA-H-8083-25C. Updated 2026-10-10.
What's in it
Every deck follows the course outline, with tags you can study or suspend topic by topic. Open a deck to study its free sample right here.
Learn · 2 decks · 140 cards
Concepts, mechanisms and the questions a course or exam asks about them.
Practice · 1 deck · 70 questions
Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, with the reasoning.
Study guide
Topics covered
The decks follow the order of the course outline. Numbers are cards per topic.
- Four Forces & Lift 8
- Stalls & Load Factor 8
- Left-Turning Tendencies 4
- Stability & Ground Effect 7
- Density Altitude & Performance 7
- Weight & Balance 8
- V-Speeds & Airspeed Indicator 8
- Pitot-Static Instruments 8
- Gyroscopic Instruments & Compass 8
- Weather Theory 7
- Weather Hazards 10
- Weather Reports & Forecasts 7
- Engine Operations 8
- Aeromedical & ADM 10
- Certificates & Privileges 9
- Currency & Flight Review 9
- Medical Certification 7
- Documents & Inspections 8
- Required Equipment 3
- Preflight & Operating Rules 7
- Right-of-Way & Altitudes 11
- VFR Weather Minimums 12
- Airspace Classes 11
- Special-Use Airspace 8
- Speed Limits 4
- Alcohol & Drugs 2
- Transponder · ADS-B & ELT 6
- Accident Reporting 5
A study plan
- 8 new cards a day covers everything in a month, leaving the last weeks for review.
- 5 new cards a day covers everything in two months, leaving the last weeks for review.
Willys schedules reviews for you (FSRS spaced repetition), so the daily number above is only for new cards; reviews of what you have learned come back on their own. Study a topic's cards right after you meet it in class, suspend topics you have not reached yet, and use the app's quiz mode in the final two weeks.
How to get these decks
- Install Willys on your iPhone, iPad or Mac — App Store. 14-day free trial, then $14.99 a year.
- In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.
- Study. The exam comes in as its own collapsible folder, every card scheduled by FSRS spaced repetition. Nothing you already have is changed.
Every deck is built into Willys
All 3 FAA Private Pilot Airplane knowledge test decks (210 cards), with FSRS spaced repetition, quizzes and mock tests, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. 14-day free trial, then $14.99 a year.
In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.
About these cards
Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
Checked against:
- Checked against the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), the Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3C), the Aviation Weather Handbook (FAA-H-8083-28B, 2026) and the Aeronautical Information Manual; public domain U.S. government works.
- Topics follow the Private Pilot Airplane Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6C, effective 31 May 2024); load-factor limits checked against 14 CFR 23.337 (2011 CFR text) for airplanes certificated in the normal, utility and acrobatic categories.
- Original wording written from author knowledge; no FAA test-bank, Sheppard Air, Gleim, King, Sporty's or ASA questions copied, and no figures used.
- Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Checked against 14 CFR Parts 1, 39, 61, 68 and 91 and 49 CFR Part 830 (eCFR), the Aeronautical Information Manual, and the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C); public domain U.S. government works.
- Scope follows the Private Pilot Airplane Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6C, effective 31 May 2024).
- Regulatory questions checked against 14 CFR Parts 1, 61, 68 and 91 and 49 CFR Part 830 (eCFR); public domain U.S. government works.
- Original questions written for this deck; no FAA test-bank, Sheppard Air, Gleim, King, Sporty's, ASA or textbook items were copied, and no figures are used. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
These are independent study notes written for Willys. They are not official exam material, may contain mistakes, and are no substitute for your course, your teacher or the exam owner's own publications. Found an error? Tell us — corrections ship as a new version of the deck.
Not flight instruction. These cards prepare you for the knowledge test. They do not replace training with an authorized instructor or the current FAA regulations, handbooks and charts — always fly by those.
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