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PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE

APPLICANT INFORMATION BULLETIN

CONTENT OUTLINE

Examination Registration and Scheduling Procedures ... 2 Reporting to the Examination Site .......................................... 2
Internet Scheduling ....................................................... 2 Required Identification at the Examination Site ............... 2
Canceling an Examination Appointment .................... 2 Acceptable Forms of Applicant Address Verification ..... 3
Missed Appointment or Late Cancellation .................. 2 Private Pilot Airplane Test Specifications .............................. 4
Telephone Support ....................................................... 2 Acceptable Forms of Test/Retest Authorization ............... 4
Accommodations for Test-Takers with Disabilities .... 2 Sample Test ........................................................................... 4
Emergency Examination Center Closing ..................... 2 Important Information About Taking an Examination ........ 5
Security Procedures ........................................................... 5
Examination Results .................................................................. 6

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 EXAMINATION REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULING
PROCEDURES ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TEST-TAKERS WITH DISABILITIES

PSI is committed to ensuring that all of its exams are administered

The Private Pilot Airplane (PAR) knowledge exam is available at in a place and manner accessible to exam applicants with
PSI’s FAA approved testing centers. disabilities. Therefore, it offers alternative accessible
arrangements for such individuals when necessary and consistent
INTERNET SCHEDULING with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Because administration of the Airman Knowledge Test (AKT) is
For the fastest and most convenient test scheduling process, subject to the procedures and protocols of the Federal Aviation
PSI recommends that applicants schedule for their exams using Administration (FAA), PSI must work in conjunction with the FAA
the Internet. Applicants can schedule online by accessing PSI’s in making any accommodations in its AKT administration. When
scheduling website at [Link] Internet scheduling the exam, after the applicant selects their test, they will
scheduling is available 24 hours-a-day. In order to schedule be asked on the following screen whether they require
by Internet, complete the steps below: accommodations. Selecting “yes” will direct the applicant to add
additional information and then automatically send that
information to PSI’s accommodations team. When considering
1. Create an account or sign in as a returning user. Airman requests for accommodation, PSI reserves the right to request
applicants, WHO DO NOT ALREADY HAVE AN FTN, should documentation demonstrating that an applicant has a disability
establish an FTN, by creating a profile in the Integrated as that term is defined under the ADA and his or her need for an
Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) accommodation. It also reserves the right to deny requests for
System, PRIOR TO taking an FAA Airman Knowledge Test. accommodations that would violate the procedures and
This FTN is printed on the applicant’s Airman Knowledge protocols of the FAA.
Test Report (AKTR).
2. On the website, applicants will be able to select a desired EXAMINATION SITE CLOSING FOR AN EMERGENCY
testing date, time, and location.
3. After scheduling your examination appointment online,
In the event that severe weather or another emergency forces
you will receive an email confirmation from
the closure of an examination site on a scheduled examination
faa_support@[Link]. This will contain the test
date, your examination will be rescheduled. PSI personnel will
date, time, site address and directions.
attempt to contact you in this situation. You may check the
status of your examination schedule by reviewing your
CANCELING AN EXAMINATION APPOINTMENT
account at [Link] Every effort will be
made to reschedule your examination at a convenient time as
You may cancel and reschedule an examination appointment soon as possible. You will not be penalized. You will be
if your cancellation notice is received 24 hours prior to the rescheduled at no additional charge.
examination time.
REPORTING TO THE EXAMINATION SITE
Note: A voice mail message is not an acceptable form of
cancellation. Please use the telephone system and speak to a On the day of the examination, arriving at least 15 minutes prior
Customer Service Representative. to your scheduled appointment time is recommended. This
allows time for check-in and identification verification and
MISSED APPOINTMENT OR LATE CANCELLATION provides time to familiarize yourself with the examination
process. If you arrive late, you may not be admitted to the
examination site and you may forfeit your examination
If you miss your appointment, you will not be able to take the registration fee.
examination as scheduled. Further you may forfeit your
opportunity to test, if:
REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION AT EXAMINATION SITE
• You do not appear for your examination appointment;
• You arrive after examination start time; ALL applicants must present valid and current identification that
• You do not present proper identification or authorization displays a photo, date of birth, signature and physical, residential
when you arrive for the examination. address.
For U.S. Citizens & Resident Aliens: Acceptable forms of ID include:
TELEPHONE SUPPORT  Driver permit or license issued by a U.S. state or
For assistance in scheduling your examination, please call 844- territory;
704-1487. The times of operation for live operators are as  U.S. Government identification card;
follows:  U.S. Military identification card;
Time Zone Monday – Friday Saturday - Sunday  Passport; OR
Eastern Time 7:30am – 10:00pm 9:00am – 5:30pm
Central Time 6:30am – 9:00pm 8:00am – 4:30pm  Alien residency card.
Mountain Time 5:30am – 8:00pm 7:00am – 3:30pm For Non-U.S. Citizens: Acceptable forms of identification are:
Pacific Time 4:30am – 7:00pm 6:00am – 2:30pm
 Passport AND

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  Driver permit or license issued by a U.S. state or form of address verification.
territory; OR • Mortgage statement
 Identification card issued by any government entity. • Lease agreement (signed)
• Letter, on official letterhead, signed by a school/university
NOTES: staff/faculty member, stating the applicant
• The above information may be presented in more than resides at that school/university
one form. • Property deed
• If the acceptable form(s) of identification (as listed • Property tax bill or receipt
above) does not include valid and current proof of the • Homeowners or renters’ insurance statement
applicant’s physical/residential address, the applicant
may utilize his or her parent’s permanent, • Motor vehicle title/registration documentation
physical/residential address; or, the applicant may • U.S. Military ‘Home of Record’ documentation
provide proof of his or her physical/residential address
• Voter registration card
by presenting one of the Acceptable Forms of Applicant
Address Verification. Examples of an unacceptable
physical/residential address are a post office box, rural
route, flight school address (unless the applicant
resides at the school), or a commercial
business/employer address.
• For an applicant under age 18, who does not possess
an acceptable form(s) of identification, a parent or legal
guardian is required to accompany the applicant, and
after presenting identification as described in this table,
may attest to the applicant’s identity.

Failure to provide all of the required identification at the time

of the examination without notifying PSI is considered a missed
appointment, and you will not be able to take the examination.

ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF APPLICANT ADDRESS VERIFICATION

The following forms must be signed by an FAA Aviation Safety

Inspector or other designated personnel:

• (FAA) AC Form 8060-1, FAA Airman Certificate

• FAA Form 8060-4, Temporary Airman Certificate
• FAA Form 8500-9, Medical Certificate __________ Class
• FAA Form 8610-1, Mechanic’s Application for
Inspection Authorization
• FAA Form 8610-2, Airman Certificate and/or Rating
Application
• FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating
Application
• FAA Form 8710-2, Student Pilot Certificate

OTHER ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF APPLICANT ADDRESS

VERIFICATION

• DD Form 93, Record of Emergency Data

• DD Form 2058, State of Legal Residence Certificate
• Form DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-
1) Status (aka, Department of State / Department of Homeland
Security “Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
(SEVIS) eligibility printout”)
• Public utilities (i.e., water, electric, gas) statement
Statements from cable companies are NOT an acceptable

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 submit the applicable AKTR indicating failure. The applicant
PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE TEST SPECIFICATIONS must also present an endorsement from an authorized
instructor who gave the applicant additional training and who
# of has determined the applicant proficient to pass the test. This
# of Scored Unscored Time Passing endorsement may be in the form of a signed written statement,
Questions Validation Allowed Score a signed logbook notation, or by completing the Authorized
Questions* Instructor’s Statement portion of the failed AKTR. (14 CFR §
120 61.49(a)(2))
60 5 70% correct
Minutes
o NOTE 2: The failed AKTR is scanned by the proctor. The proctor
verifies the authorization is
Correspondin % of
Content Area successfully scanned and electronically stored, and then
g ACS Items**
destroys the failed AKTR
Preflight Preparation PA.I 22%
Preflight Procedures [Link] 13% ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF TEST / RETEST AUTHORIZATION
Airport and Seaplane Base Refer to the information above for specific information on
[Link] 7%
Operations acceptable forms of airman knowledge test authorization.
Takeoffs, Landings, and
[Link] 20%
Go-Arounds • For a test taken on or before January 10, 2020, an applicant no
Performance and Ground longer possessing an AKTR may navigate here:
PA.V 3%
Reference Maneuvers [Link]
Navigation [Link] 8% t_results_replacement) for instructions on securing a
replacement.
Slow Flight and Stalls [Link] 8%
Basic Instrument
[Link] 7% • For a test taken on or after January 13, 2020, an applicant no
Maneuvers longer possessing an AKTR may navigate to the PSI Website to
Emergency Operations [Link] 7% print a duplicate.
Night Operations [Link] 3%
Postflight Procedures [Link] 2% Sample Test
A free sample test is available at [Link]
*In addition to the 60 questions in the PAR exam, 5 validation by clicking the “Exam Resources” link at the top of the page
questions will be administered to applicants during the and navigating to the Private Pilot Airplane (PAR) examination
examination. These questions will not be scored, and the in the Recreational & Private Pilot category. The sample exam
allotted time for the exam includes sufficient time required questions are intended to help you become familiar with some
to respond to validation questions. The administration of of the types of questions you may find on the examination. The
such non-scored validation questions is an essential step in questions are the multiple-choice type, and you are to select
the exam development process, as they allow the FAA to the one best answer of those presented. These sample
evaluate the statistical performance of new questions before questions do not represent the full range of content or
they are included in the sets of scored questions. difficulty levels contained in the actual examination.

**The percentage of items allocated to each content area on

the PAR examination was determined by the industry-wide
job task analysis study completed in 2020.

Authorization for the PAR test:

• Certificate of graduation issued by an FAA certificated pilot
school (14 CFR § 61.71(a).
• 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 (14 CFR §
61.35, 61.96(b)(3) or 61.103(d)(2)).

Acceptable forms of retest authorization:

• Passing AKTR
• Expired AKTR
• Failed AKTR
o NOTE 1: An applicant retesting AFTER FAILURE is required to

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 permanent or continuous type memory circuits
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TAKING AN
without erasure capability is prohibited. The proctor
EXAMINATION
may refuse the use of the applicant’s calculator
when unable to determine the calculator’s erasure
The temperature in the testing room is maintained at a capability.
moderate level. Applicants are advised to layer clothing. • Printouts of data must be surrendered at the
Acceptable layered clothing includes lightweight shirts, completion of the test if the calculator incorporates
sweaters, and pullovers without pockets or hoods. These this design feature.
items must be worn upon check-in, while you wait to enter the • The use of magnetic cards, magnetic tapes,
testing room, and during your initial seating for the modules, computer chips, or any other device upon
examination. which prewritten programs or information related to
the test can be stored and retrieved is prohibited.
1. There are timing mechanisms available at the test site • The applicant is not permitted to use any booklet or
and on the computer console to help applicants keep manual containing instructions related to the use of
track of time during the test administration. Watches or test aids.
other timekeeping devices are not permitted in the 4. Dictionaries are not allowed in the testing area.
examination rooms. 5. While at an examination site, you are considered to be
a professional and shall be treated as such. In turn, you
must conduct yourself in a professional manner at all
The Test Center will supply the applicant with: times. While at the site, you shall not use words or take
• The required supplement book actions that are vulgar, obscene, libelous, or that would
denigrate the staff or other applicants.
• An accountable number of blank sheets of scratch
paper
• Writing instrument 6. Smoking, eating, or drinking is not allowed at the
examination site.
• Test site is also allowed (but not required) to
provide basic calculators, basic flight computers,
transparent plastic overlays and dry erase 7. Applicants may not enter the testing area with personal
markers. possessions, including any type of writing instrument,
• FAA applicants may not bring their own writing portable phone, electronic planner, or any type of device
implements for use during the test. Applicants are with text or video recording capabilities. Applicants must
allowed to bring and use their own scales, secure their own personal possessions before entering the
straightedges, protractors, plotters, navigation testing area (e.g., lock personal items in vehicle). The
computers, blank logsheets, holding pattern entry following items are not permitted in the examination
aids, standard nonelectronic handheld rooms:
magnifying glass, and electronic or mechanical  Cellular/smart phones, personal digital assistants
calculators that are directly related to the test. (PDAs), recording devices, cameras, pagers, purses,
notebooks, notebook computers, reference or
readings material, music players, radios,
electronic games, calculators, or briefcases.
SECURITY PROCEDURES  Personal items including watches, backpacks,
2. Applicants may not leave the testing area without proctor wallets, pens, pencils, or other writing devices,
supervision or the test will be terminated. Only one food, drinks (unless prior approval is obtained by
applicant will be allowed to take a restroom break at a time. your regulatory entity) and good-luck items.
Applicants are required to sign out when they leave the  Hats, baseball caps, or visors (with the exception
room and when they return. Proctors will maintain visual of religious apparel), coats, shawls, hooded
surveillance of applicants who are on break and notify the clothing, heavy jackets, overcoats or shirts with
applicable Federal Aviation Administration entity if there is pockets.
reason to suspect misconduct.

3. PSI’s testing software has a built in four function 8. During the check-in process, all applicants will be asked
calculator. Small electronic calculators that perform if they possess any of the prohibited items and all
only arithmetic functions (add, subtract, multiply, and applicants will be asked to empty their pockets. If
divide) may be allowed in the testing room based on prohibited items are found during check-in, applicants
the following limitations: shall return these items to their vehicle or other place of
safekeeping. Neither PSI, nor the Federal Aviation
• Before and upon completion of the test, while in Administration, shall be responsible for the items. Any
the presence of the proctor, the applicant must applicant possessing the prohibited items in the
actuate the “ON/OFF” switch or “RESET” button and examination room shall have his or her test results
perform any other function that ensures the invalidated, and PSI shall notify the appropriate Federal
erasure of any data stored in memory circuits. Aviation Administration entity of the occurrence.
• The use of electronic calculators incorporating

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 9. Applicants may not communicate with any other student
or test applicant once test administration has commenced.

Copying or communicating examination content is a violation

of PSI security policy and existing law. Either one shall result
in the disqualification or invalidation of examination results
and may subject the applicant to criminal prosecution.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

The Test Center will issue one copy of the Knowledge Test Report
(AKTR) after the exam. Applicants can reprint results from their
True Talent Account.

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