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Recreational and Private Pilot
Test
Code
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FAA Test Name
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Questions
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Age
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Allotted
Time
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Passing
Score
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PAR
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Private Pilot Airplane
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60
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15
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2.5
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70
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PAT
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Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition
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30
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15
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1.5
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70
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PBG
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Private Pilot Balloon - Gas
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60
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14
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2.5
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70
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PBH
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Private Pilot Balloon - Hot Air
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60
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14
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2.5
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70
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PGL
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Private Pilot Glider
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60
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14
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2.5
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70
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PGT
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Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition
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30
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15
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1.5
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70
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PHT
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Private Pilot Helicopter/Recreational Pilot - Transition
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30
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15
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1.5
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70
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PLA
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Private Pilot Airship
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60
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15
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2.5
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70
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PPP
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Private Pilot Powered Parachute
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60
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15
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2.5
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70
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PRG
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Private Pilot Gyroplane
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60
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15
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2.5
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70
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PRH
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Private Pilot Helicopter
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60
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15
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2.5
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70
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PWS
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Private Pilot Weight-Shift-Control
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60
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15
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2.5
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70
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RPA
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Recreational Pilot Airplane
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50
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15
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2.0
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70
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RPG
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Recreational Pilot Gyroplane
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50
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15
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2.0
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70
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RPH
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Recreational Pilot Helicopter
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50
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15
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2.0
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70
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Acceptable Forms of Authorization:
- Certificate of graduation or a statement of accomplishment certifying
the satisfactory completion of the ground school portion of a course for the
certificate or rating sought. The certificate or statement may be issued by
an Federal Aviation Administration certified pilot school or an agency such
as a high school, college, adult education program, Civil Air Patrol or Reserve
Officers Training Corp (ROTC) flight training school.
- Written statement
or logbook endorsement from an authorized ground or flight instructor certifying
that the applicant completed an applicable ground training or home study course
and is prepared for the knowledge test.
- Failed, passing or expired Airman Knowledge Test Report, provided
the applicant still has the ORIGINAL test report in his/her possession. (See
RETESTING explanation(s) below.)
- "Expired test/credit"
letter issued by the Airmen Certification Branch (in lieu of a duplicate Airman
Knowledge Test Report).
Retesting:
- Applicants retesting AFTER FAILURE are required to submit the
applicable score report indicating failure, along with an endorsement from an
authorized instructor who gave the applicant the additional training, and certifying
the applicant is competent to pass the test. The original failed test report
presented as authorization must be retained by the proctor and attached to
the applicable sign-in/out log. The latest test taken will reflect the official
score.
- Applicants retesting IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER PASSING
SCORE may retake the same test for a better grade after 30 days. The latest
test taken will reflect the official score. Applicants are required to submit
the ORIGINAL applicable score report indicating previous passing score to the
testing center prior to testing. Testing center personnel must collect and
destroy this report prior to issuing the new test report.
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