Every FAR. Plain English.
Federal Aviation Regulations explained for student pilots — oral exam questions, cross-references, and verbatim regulation text. Every cite verified against the live eCFR.
Start with the Part 91 rules pilots actually brief.
These sections drive recurring checkride and knowledge-test questions around fuel, weather, equipment, speed, and preflight planning.
30 minutes by day, 45 minutes at night, and the rotorcraft reserve rule.
250 kt below 10,000 ft MSL, terminal-area 200 kt cases, and the exception.
Visibility and cloud-clearance minimums by airspace and altitude.
The day/night VFR and IFR equipment rule behind ATOMATOFLAMES.
Weather, fuel, runway lengths, alternatives, and known traffic-delay duties.
Regulations tell you the rule. The AIM shows the cockpit procedure.
Jump from the FAR library into the AIM paragraphs that pilots most often need for radio work, ATC responsibilities, and wake-turbulence decisions.
Pair Part 91 radio rules with the AIM callup format controllers expect.
Connect legal PIC authority to the practical ATC role split used in flight.
Study the AIM procedure behind visual approaches, follow instructions, and wake spacing.
Use with IFR and ATC regulations when weather or surveillance limits change the plan.
Part 1
Definitions & Abbreviations
Part 21
Aircraft Certification Procedures
Part 23
Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category
Part 43
Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance & Alterations
Part 61
Certification: Pilots, Instructors & Ground Instructors
Part 67
Medical Standards & Certification
Part 71
Designation of Airspace
Part 73
Special Use Airspace
Part 91
General Operating & Flight Rules
Part 103
Ultralight Vehicles
Part 141
Pilot Schools
Tutor Reed grounds every answer in the live FAR/AIM corpus. No outdated cites.