Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: PassProfessor’s FAA suite covers three knowledge-test paths, each mapped to the Airman Certification Standards and testing rules the FAA publishes. The Remote Pilot Part 107 program (UAG) is available now — see Part 107 Exam Prep. The Private Pilot Airplane (PAR) and Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant (A&P) sections are in the works. Join the notify list and we will email you when the PAR and A&P sections open.
This suite is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog — the Part 107 program is available now, and the Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic sections are in the works; join the notify list and we’ll email you when those sections open.
The FAA’s airman knowledge tests are the written gate in front of three very different certificates. The Private Pilot Airplane test (PAR) presents 60 questions in 2 hours and requires a score of 70 to pass. The mechanic path is three separate tests — General (60 questions), Airframe (100 questions), and Powerplant (100 questions), each with a 2-hour limit and a score of 70 to pass. The Remote Pilot test for Part 107 certification, Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG), presents 60 questions in 2 hours, also with a score of 70 to pass. All of these tests are delivered by PSI, the FAA’s official testing partner, and every one of them is built on standards the FAA publishes — the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) for each certificate. PassProfessor’s FAA suite prepares you against those same published standards, section by section, so the time you spend practicing lines up with the test the FAA actually delivers — the Part 107 (UAG) program is available now, and the Private Pilot (PAR) and Aviation Mechanic (A&P) sections are in development. Our full breakdown of the real exams is in the FAA exam guide.
What the program covers
Private Pilot Airplane (PAR), built on the Private Pilot ACS. The PAR knowledge test is drawn from the knowledge areas of the FAA’s Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6C). The program’s private pilot section is being built around those areas of operation — preflight preparation (pilot qualifications, airworthiness, weather information, cross-country flight planning, the National Airspace System, performance and limitations, operation of systems, and human factors) through navigation, emergency operations, night operations, and postflight procedures — with the chart, weather-product, and performance-calculation work the real test is known for given its own deliberate practice.
Aviation Mechanic (A&P), built on the Mechanic ACS — knowledge tests only. The mechanic section is being built on the FAA’s Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-1): the 12 General subject areas, the 15 Airframe subject areas, and the 13 Powerplant subject areas. One boundary matters and we state it plainly: a question bank can prepare you for the three knowledge tests only. Mechanic certification also requires oral and practical tests with an FAA Designated Mechanic Examiner — hands-on work no practice program can sit for you — and this program does not claim to replace that step.
Remote Pilot Part 107 (UAG), built on the FAA’s published topic areas. The UAG test covers the knowledge areas the FAA lists for first-time remote pilot applicants: applicable regulations, airspace classification and operating requirements, aviation weather sources and effects, loading and performance, emergency procedures, crew resource management, radio communication procedures, performance determination, physiological effects of drugs and alcohol, aeronautical decision-making and judgment, airport operations, maintenance and preflight inspection procedures, and operation at night. PassProfessor’s remote pilot program is available now as Part 107 Exam Prep, built topic-by-topic on that list and on the Remote Pilot Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-10B).
Original questions, written to the standards — never claimed FAA items. The FAA does not publish its knowledge-test question banks in full, and no legitimate prep provider holds the real test items. Every PassProfessor practice question is written independently, from scratch, to the FAA’s published ACS and topic lists. The FAA does publish sample knowledge tests for orientation, and we treat those the way the FAA offers them — as a look at format, not as a source of items. Any site that claims to sell you the actual FAA questions is claiming something the FAA’s own testing rules prohibit disclosing.
Timed practice at the real tests’ lengths. Every test in this suite runs against a 2-hour clock, but the pacing differs sharply by test: 60 questions in 2 hours on PAR and UAG is a different discipline from 100 questions in 2 hours on the Airframe and Powerplant tests. The Part 107 program includes timed, full-length practice at the UAG test’s real length, and the Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic sections will include timed, full-length practice at each of their tests’ real lengths, so pacing is a practiced skill rather than an exam-day surprise.
A study loop tied to your test report. The FAA’s Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR) prints ACS codes for the areas you missed — the PAR, mechanic, and UAG tests all report this way. Practice results in the Part 107 program break down by the same ACS areas and subjects, and practice results in the Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic sections will break down the same way, so the codes on a real (or practice) test report point straight at the section to drill next.
The real exams at a glance
Current as of October 2026, per the FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised September 25, 2026) and the FAA’s Airman Testing and UAS pages. Full detail — who can take each test, authorization, registration, retakes, test day — is in our FAA exam guide.
Private Pilot Airplane (PAR)
| Private Pilot Airplane knowledge test | |
|---|---|
| Test code | PAR |
| Questions | 60 |
| Time limit | 2 hours |
| Passing score | 70 |
| Minimum age to take the test | 15 |
| Authorization | Instructor endorsement or pilot-school graduation certificate required (see guide) |
| Testing supplement provided | FAA-CT-8080-2H |
| Delivered by | PSI, the FAA’s official testing partner |
Aviation Mechanic — General, Airframe, and Powerplant
| General (AMG) | Airframe (AMA) | Powerplant (AMP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions | 60 | 100 | 100 |
| Time limit | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours |
| Passing score | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Authorization | FAA Form 8610-2, an AMTS authenticated document, or a military Certificate of Eligibility (see guide) | Same | Same |
| Testing supplement provided | FAA-CT-8080-4G | FAA-CT-8080-4G | FAA-CT-8080-4G |
| Delivered by | PSI | PSI | PSI |
Applicants seeking both the Airframe and Powerplant ratings take all three tests. Passing the knowledge tests qualifies you to apply for the mechanic oral and practical tests — it does not by itself earn the certificate.
Remote Pilot Part 107 (UAG)
| Unmanned Aircraft General – Small | |
|---|---|
| Test code | UAG |
| Questions | 60 |
| Time limit | 2 hours |
| Passing score | 70 |
| Minimum age to take the test | 14 (you must be at least 16 to hold the Remote Pilot Certificate) |
| Authorization | No instructor endorsement required |
| Testing supplement provided | FAA-CT-8080-2H |
| Delivered by | PSI, the FAA’s official testing partner |
- Every test in this suite may include unscored validation questions. Per the FAA’s Testing Matrix, any of these tests may include validation questions used to gather data on question quality. They are not scored, they do not count for or against your result, and the question counts in the tables above do not include them — but your 2 hours does cover answering them.
- 70 is the passing score the FAA publishes for each of these tests. Scores are reported on your Airman Knowledge Test Report, with ACS codes identifying the knowledge areas behind questions you missed — on a pass as well as a fail.
- You need an FAA Tracking Number before you can schedule. The FAA requires airman applicants who do not already have an FTN to create a profile in the Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) system before taking a knowledge test. The FTN is printed on your test report.
- The testing fee is $175 per test. PSI, the FAA’s official testing partner, publishes the FAA knowledge-test fee as $175.00 per test voucher (plus applicable tax). Confirm the current fee when you schedule, because vendor pricing can change.
How the practice maps to the real exams
The suite is built section-by-section on the standards the FAA publishes for each certificate — the same documents the real tests are built from. The Remote Pilot (UAG) section is available now in the live Part 107 program; the Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic sections are in development on the same standards.
| Test | Published standard the program is built to | What the program covers |
|---|---|---|
| Private Pilot Airplane (PAR) | Private Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (FAA-S-ACS-6C), Areas of Operation I–XII | Preflight preparation (qualifications, airworthiness, weather, cross-country planning, airspace, performance and limitations, systems, human factors); preflight procedures; airport and seaplane base operations; takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds; performance and ground reference maneuvers; navigation; slow flight and stalls; basic instrument maneuvers; emergency operations; multiengine operations; night operations; postflight procedures |
| Mechanic General (AMG) | Aviation Mechanic ACS (FAA-S-ACS-1), Section I — 12 subject areas | Fundamentals of electricity and electronics; aircraft drawings; weight and balance; fluid lines and fittings; aircraft materials, hardware, and processes; ground operations and servicing; cleaning and corrosion control; mathematics; regulations, maintenance forms, records, and publications; physics for aviation; inspection concepts and techniques; human factors |
| Mechanic Airframe (AMA) | Aviation Mechanic ACS (FAA-S-ACS-1), Section II — 15 subject areas | Metallic and non-metallic structures; flight controls; airframe inspection; landing gear; hydraulic and pneumatic systems; environmental systems; aircraft instrument systems; communication and navigation systems; aircraft fuel systems; aircraft electrical systems; ice and rain control; airframe fire protection; rotorcraft fundamentals; water and waste systems |
| Mechanic Powerplant (AMP) | Aviation Mechanic ACS (FAA-S-ACS-1), Section III — 13 subject areas | Reciprocating engines; turbine engines; engine inspection; engine instrument systems; engine fire protection; engine electrical systems; engine lubrication systems; ignition and starting systems; engine fuel systems; induction and engine airflow systems; engine exhaust and reverser systems; propellers |
| Remote Pilot (UAG) | Remote Pilot – Small UAS ACS (FAA-S-ACS-10B) and the FAA’s published UAG topic areas | Regulations and operating rules; airspace classification, operating requirements, and flight restrictions; weather sources and effects on small UAS performance; loading and performance; emergency procedures; crew resource management; radio communications; determining aircraft performance; physiological effects of drugs and alcohol; aeronautical decision-making; airport operations; maintenance and preflight inspection; operation at night |
The FAA does not publish a fixed number of test questions per ACS area or subject for these tests, and this program will not invent one: practice is distributed across the full published standard for the test you are taking.
How to use it
- Start with the path for your test. Remote Pilot Part 107 readers: the Part 107 program is available now — go to Part 107 Exam Prep and start practicing. Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic readers: join the notify list today, and while those sections are in development, start with the free official material: download the ACS for your certificate from the FAA and use it as your checklist — everything testable traces back to it — and take the FAA’s published sample knowledge test for your exam to see the format.
- Get your paperwork in order early. Create your IACRA profile and get your FAA Tracking Number before you plan a test date. PAR candidates: arrange your instructor endorsement or school graduation certificate. Mechanic candidates: your Form 8610-2 or school authorization comes before scheduling, not after.
- Start with a timed full-length practice test for your exam. Part 107 readers can do this now in the live program; Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic readers will start this way when those sections open. Sixty or 100 questions against a 2-hour clock shows you both your knowledge gaps and your pacing, in the format the real test uses.
- Drill by ACS area, weakest first. Work the areas your practice results flag — weather and cross-country planning on PAR, the systems subjects on the mechanic tests, airspace and charts on UAG — until the misses stop repeating.
- Schedule the real test through PSI when your timed practice sits comfortably above the passing standard — and mind your test report’s clock: a passing PAR result, for example, expires 24 calendar-months after the month you took it if the practical test is not completed in that window.
Frequently asked questions
Which FAA tests does this program cover? Three knowledge-test paths in one suite: the Private Pilot Airplane test (PAR), the three Aviation Mechanic knowledge tests (General, Airframe, and Powerplant) behind the A&P certificate, and the Remote Pilot Part 107 test (Unmanned Aircraft General – Small, UAG). The Part 107 (UAG) program is available now — see Part 107 Exam Prep; the Private Pilot and Aviation Mechanic sections are in the works. Each section is built on the FAA’s published standard for that certificate.
How many questions are on the FAA private pilot written test? 60 questions, with a 2-hour time limit and a passing score of 70, per the FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised September 25, 2026). You must be at least 15 years old to take the PAR test, and you need an instructor endorsement or a pilot-school graduation certificate authorizing you to take it.
How many questions are on the A&P mechanic tests? Three separate tests: General has 60 questions, Airframe has 100, and Powerplant has 100. Each allows 2 hours and requires a score of 70 to pass. Applicants seeking both ratings take all three — 260 questions across the three sittings.
Does passing the mechanic knowledge tests make me a certificated A&P mechanic? No. The knowledge tests are one part of mechanic certification. You must also meet the FAA’s experience or schooling requirements and pass oral and practical tests administered by an FAA Designated Mechanic Examiner. This program prepares you for the knowledge tests only, and says so plainly.
How many questions are on the Part 107 drone test? 60 questions, with a 2-hour time limit and a passing score of 70, per the FAA Testing Matrix. The test is called Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG). You may take it at 14, but you must be at least 16 years old to hold the Remote Pilot Certificate itself.
Who gives the FAA knowledge tests? PSI administers FAA airman knowledge tests as the FAA’s official testing partner, at FAA-approved knowledge testing centers. You schedule through PSI, and PSI publishes the testing fee as $175.00 per test (plus applicable tax) — confirm the current fee when you book.
Are these the actual FAA exam questions? No — and no legitimate provider’s are. The FAA does not publish its knowledge-test banks in full, and disclosing real test content violates the rules candidates agree to. PassProfessor practice questions are written independently, from scratch, to the FAA’s published Airman Certification Standards. The FAA publishes sample knowledge tests so applicants can see the format; that is orientation material, not the live test.
Do I need an instructor’s endorsement to take these tests? It depends on the test. PAR requires an endorsement from an authorized ground or flight instructor (or a graduation certificate from an FAA-certificated pilot school) certifying you completed ground training or a home-study course and are prepared. The mechanic tests require FAA authorization — Form 8610-2, an authenticated document from an FAA-certificated Aviation Maintenance Technician School, or a military Certificate of Eligibility. UAG requires no endorsement or written authorization at all.
What happens after I pass the Part 107 test? You complete FAA Form 8710-13 in IACRA, entering the 17-digit Knowledge Test Exam ID from your test report (it can take up to 48 hours to appear in IACRA). The FAA then runs a TSA security background check; when it clears, you receive instructions to print a temporary remote pilot certificate from IACRA, and the permanent certificate arrives by mail.
Is the Part 107 recurrent requirement another knowledge test? No. Staying current under Part 107 means completing an FAA online recurrent training course within the previous 24 calendar months — the FAA lists the Part 107 Small UAS Recurrent course (ALC-677) at no cost. It is online training, not a proctored exam, and it is separate from the initial UAG knowledge test this program prepares you for.
When will the PassProfessor FAA program be available? The Remote Pilot Part 107 program is available now, and enrollment is open: see the Part 107 Exam Prep program page and the Part 107 Exam Prep product. The Private Pilot (PAR) and Aviation Mechanic (A&P) sections are in development. Join the notify list on this page and we will email you when those sections open. No enrollment is being taken for the PAR or A&P sections yet, and we are not publishing a launch date we cannot keep.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or PSI. This program is exam preparation only: it provides no flight training, no maintenance training, and no education credit, and it does not satisfy any FAA training, experience, or endorsement requirement. FAA certificates are granted solely by the FAA to applicants who meet its requirements and pass its tests — for pilots, that includes a practical test beyond the knowledge test, and for mechanics, oral and practical tests beyond the knowledge tests. Exam details on this page are general information current as of October 2026 — the FAA’s official publications govern if anything here differs from them.