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Sport Pilot


Test
Code
FAA Test Name Questions Age Allotted
Time
Passing
Score
SPA Sport Pilot Airplane 40 15 2.0 70
SPB Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Balloon) 40 15 2.0 70
SPI Sport Pilot Glider 40 15 2.0 70
SPL Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship) 40 15 2.0 70
SPP Sport Pilot Powered Parachute 40 15 2.0 70
SPW Sport Pilot Weight-Shift-Control 40 15 2.0 70
SPY Sport Pilot Gyroplane 40 15 2.0 70

SIA Flight Instructor Sport Airplane SEE FLIGHT & GROUND INSTRUCTOR
SIB Flight Instructor Sport Balloon
SIG Flight Instructor Sport Glider
SIL Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-Than-Air (Airship)
SIP Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute
SIW Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control
SIY Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane


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 a 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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