Flight Instructor Glider — Information & Free Practice
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Flight Instructor Glider
- Provider
- FAA Airman Certificate Testing Service vendor (PSI scheduling portal)
- Exam questions
- Scored questions: 100; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 2.5 hours, including time for any validation questions
- Passing score
- 70
Examination outline
- Regulations, pilot privileges, limitations and flight operations
- NTSB accident reporting requirements
- Aerodynamics and principles of flight
- Meteorology, weather hazards, reports and forecasts
- Safe and efficient aircraft operation, collision avoidance and wake turbulence
- Weight and balance computations
- Use of performance charts
- Performance limitations and density altitude effects
- Aeronautical charts, compass, pilotage and dead reckoning
- Air navigation facilities and navigation systems
- Aeronautical decision making and judgment
- Aircraft systems, principles and functions
- Maneuvers, procedures and emergency operations
- Night and high-altitude operations
- Procedures within the National Airspace System
- Use of applicable AIM and FAA advisory circulars
- Radio communication procedures
- Stall awareness, spin entry, spins and recovery techniques
- Preflight information, planning and alternatives
Examination sources
- 14 CFR 61.183
61.183(f), adoption of aeronautical knowledge test scope
- 14 CFR 61.185
61.185(a)(2), applicable aircraft-category knowledge
- 14 CFR 61.105
61.105(a)-(b), complete private-pilot knowledge list, including (b)(13)(i)-(ii)
- 14 CFR 61.125
61.125(a)-(b), complete commercial-pilot knowledge list and aircraft-category restriction
- 14 CFR 61.101
61.101(e)(2), recreational pilot aircraft limitation
- FAA Airman Testing Frequently Asked Questions
Page 2, Preparing for the test
- 14 CFR 61.5
61.5(c)(4), complete flight-instructor instrument-rating list
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix
Page 10, FIG row under Number of Questions, Age, Allotted Time, Passing Score
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix
Page 2, Validation Questions
- FAA Airman Testing Frequently Asked Questions
Page 3, What is an AKTR?
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix
Page 10, Authorization for Flight and Ground Instructors tests listed above (except FOI, IHF, and SIA through SIY)
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix
Page 10, Acceptable forms of retest authorization for ALL tests listed above
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix
Page 1, Federal Tracking Number (FTN)
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix
Page 10, FIG row, minimum testing age
- FAA Airman Testing Frequently Asked Questions
Page 2, How do I register for an airman knowledge test?
- FAA-linked PSI scheduling portal
Home, online scheduling and account creation
- PSI FAA Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions, test center schedule availability