Exam simulator
Timed, no feedback until you submit, questions weighted by content area like the real PAR test.
Set up like exam day
The full and half exams are best at a desk on a laptop. The quick check is fine on a phone.
- •A flight computer and a plotter. You may bring an E6B, mechanical or electronic, plus scales, straightedges, protractors and blank log sheets.
- •A calculator with erasable memory. You must clear it in front of the proctor before and after the test, so anything with permanent memory is refused. The testing software also has a four-function calculator built in.
- •The test center supplies the book of figures, FAA-CT-8080-2H, along with scratch paper and something to write with. You may not bring your own pen or pencil. Download the same supplement from the FAA testing supplements page and practise with it open.
- •Leave your watch and phone outside. The clock is on screen, and timekeeping devices are not allowed in the room.
- •Two clear hours. The real appointment is 120 minutes for 60 scored questions plus 5 unscored ones, with no break. Pausing here is for practice only.
- •Sign in first if you want the result saved to your account. Signed out, it stays on this device.
- •Before you start, skim the cheat sheet so you know which numbers you are expected to carry in your head.
How a full exam is drawn
- PA.I Preflight Preparation13 (22% of the test)
- PA.II Preflight Procedures8 (13% of the test)
- PA.III Airport Operations4 (7% of the test)
- PA.IV Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds12 (20% of the test)
- PA.V Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers2 (3% of the test)
- PA.VI Navigation5 (8% of the test)
- PA.VII Slow Flight and Stalls5 (8% of the test)
- PA.VIII Basic Instrument Maneuvers4 (7% of the test)
- PA.IX Emergency Operations4 (7% of the test)
- PA.XI Night Operations2 (3% of the test)
- PA.XII Postflight Procedures1 (2% of the test)
Questions you have not seen are drawn first. Shares come from the published PAR test specifications.