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FREE · 21 QUESTIONS · ~8 MIN

Would you pass the written today?

Three questions from each ACS area of the Private Pilot knowledge test. At the end: an estimated score against the 70% pass mark and the areas pulling it down.

Regulations
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You are flying VFR in Class E airspace at 8,500 feet MSL during the day. What are your minimum visibility and cloud clearance requirements?

PPL21 questions · 3 per ACS area · no account needed
Three questions per ACS area

Regulations, airspace, weather, aerodynamics, performance, systems, human factors. The same seven areas the FAA samples.

An estimate, not a verdict

Twenty-one questions cannot pin your score to the point, so the estimate is shrunk toward the historical mean and shown with an honest ±8. Drilling narrows it.

Every answer cites its source

FAR section, AIM paragraph or PHAK chapter on every explanation, linked to the text. Check us.

Before you take it

Q1How accurate is the estimated score?
Roughly ±8 points. Twenty-one questions is a small sample, so the estimate is pulled toward the average score on the real test (low seventies) and the confidence tightens only as you drill more. Treat it as a direction, not a prediction of the exact number.
Q2What is the pass mark?
The FAA Private Pilot Airplane knowledge test (PAR) requires 70%. Most students who fail miss it by a few points in one or two areas, which is why the diagnostic reports by area.
Q3Are these real FAA questions?
They are written in the style of the FAA test and keyed to the current ACS areas, with the explanations and citations we generate for every drill question. The FAA no longer publishes its live question bank.
Q4Do I need an account?
No. The diagnostic and the full answer review are free without one. An account saves the result and starts a free five-question-a-day drill on the areas you missed.

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