Links to Free Online Pilot References
Here is a collection of references that you may find helpful while studying for your test or while working as an instructor (many test questions came from these sources). Most of these carry a copyright from the author(s), but are published for free distribution.
Note: In many cases we have kept the previous version of a publication available for you because the previous version documents the answer to a current study question more word-for-word than the newer version does.
Main Publications:
- 14 CFR Parts 1-1399 (all FARs)
- Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
- Pilot/Controller Glossary
- NTSB Part 830
FAA Handbooks & Advisory Circulars:
- FAA-H-8083-1A Aircraft Weight & Balance
- FAA-H-8083-1 Aircraft Weight & Balance (superseded by FAA-H-8083-1A)
- FAA-H-8083-2 Risk Management Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-3A Airplane Flying Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-4 Helicopter Instructor’s Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-6 Advanced Avionics Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-9A Aviation Instructors Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-9 Aviation Instructors Handbook (superseded by FAA-H-8083-9A)
- FAA-H-8083-15B Instrument Flying Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-15A Instrument Flying Handbook (superseded by FAA_H_8083-15B)
- FAA-H-8083-15 Instrument Flying Handbook (superseded by FAA_H_8083-15A)
- FAA-H-8083-16A Instrument Procedures Handbook
- FAA-H-8261-1A Instrument Procedures Handbook (superseded by FAA-H-8083-16A)
- FAA-H-8261-1 Instrument Procedures Handbook (superseded by FAA-H-8261A)
- FAA-H-8083-21A Helicopter Flying Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-21 Rotorcraft Flying Handbook (superseded by FAA_H_8083-21A)
- FAA-H-8083-25B Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- FAA-H-8083-25A Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (superseded by FAA-H-8083-25B)
- Pilots Handbook of Aero. Knowledge, Appendix 1
- FAA-H-8083-25 Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (superseded by FAA-H-8083-25A)
- Advisory Circular 20-103 Aircraft Engine Crankshaft Failure
- Advisory Circular 91-43 Unreliable Airspeed Indications
- Advisory Circular 90-23G Aircraft Wake Turbulence
- Advisory Circular 60-22 Aeronautical Decision Making
- Advisory Circular 61-67C Stall and Spin Awareness Training Chg 2
- Advisory Circular 65-12A Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics Airframe Handbook
- Advisory Circular 65-15A Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics Powerplant Handbook
- Advisory Circular 117-2 Fatigue Education and Awareness Training Program
- Advisory Circular 117-3 Fitness for Duty
- Advisory Circular 120-42B Extended Operations (ETOPS and Polar Operations)
- Advisory Circular 120-51E Crew Resource Management Training
- Advisory Circular 120-58 Large Aircraft Ground Deicing
- Advisory Circular 120-100 Basics of Aviation Fatigue
- Advisory Circular 20-117 Hazards Following Ground Deicing and Ground Operations in Conditions…
- N8900.27 Part 125 and 135 Operators Use of Alternate Ground Deicing/Anti-icing
- AC61-65F Certification and Endorsements
- AC61-65E Certification and Endorsements (superseded by AC61-65F)
- AC150/5300-13A Chg 1 Airport Design
- AC150/5300-13 Chg 15 Airport Design (superseded by AC150-5300-13A-Chg 1)
- AC150/5340-18F Standards for Airport Sign Systems
- AC61-98C Currency Requirements & Guidance for BFR and IPC
- AC61-98B Currency Requirements & Guidance for BFR and IPC(superseded by AC61-98C)
- SA_006 Safety Alert – Aircraft Ground Icing
FAA Weather Advisory Circulars:
- Advisory Circular 00-6B Aviation Weather
- Advisory Circular 00-6A Aviation Weather (superseded by AC 00-6B)
- Advisory Circular 00-30B Atmospheric Turbulence Avoidance
- Advisory Circular 00-45H Aviation Weather Services
- Advisory Circular 00-45G Chg 1 Aviation Weather Services (superseded by AC 00-45H)
- Advisory Circular 00-45F Chg 2 Aviation Weather Services (superseded by AC 00-45G Chg 1)
- Advisory Circular 00-45F Aviation Weather Services (superseded by AC 00-45F Chg 2)
- Advisory Circular 00-45E Aviation Weather Services (superseded by AC 00-45F)
- Advisory Circular 00-54 Pilot Windshear Guide
- Advisory Circular 91-13C Cold Weather Operation of Aircraft
- Safety Alert (NTSB) SA-006 Aircraft Ground Icing
- Advisory Circular 91-74A Pilot Guide: Flight In Icing Conditions
- NOAA Operations Manual Issuance 95-2 (NC409502.pdf)
FAA Testing Supplements (Figures Books):
- Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Dispatcher (Legend & Figures 1 – 240)
- Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Dispatcher Addendums A&B (Figures 241 – 388)
- Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Dispatcher Addendum C (Figures 389 – 488)
- Flight Engineer
- Flight or Ground Instructor 8080-5G
- Flight or Ground Instructor -OLD- 8080-5F
- Commercial Pilot 8080-1D
- Commercial Pilot -OLD- 8080-1C
- Instrument Rating & Instrument Instructor (Legend and Figures 1 – 154)
- Instrument Rating & Instrument Instructor Addendum A (Figures 155 – 253)
- Recreational and Private Pilot 8080-2G
- Recreational and Private Pilot -OLD- 80880-2F
- Recreational and Private Pilot -OLD- 80880-2E
Miscellaneous Documents – Forms – Links
- Learning Statements for Airman Knowledge Testing
- Learning Statements for Airman Knowledge Testing -OLD- Sep 2007
- FAA Form 8710-1 Airman Certificate/Rating Application
- FAA Form 8610-1 Airman Certificate/Rating Application
- FAA Form 8610-2 Airman Certificate/Rating Application
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Requirements Matrix
- Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide – 12th Edition
- Airfield Markings and Signs Quiz
- Relief for U.S. Military and Civilian Personnel Who Are Assigned Outside the United States
- Advisory Circular 61-89E – Pilot Certificates (Centerline Thrust Aircraft on Last Page)
- Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators 00-80T-80
- Delta Interview Feedback
The following references are the sources for some FAA test questions, but they are copyrighted by the author(s) and are not available for free. They can be purchased from either the Government Printing Office or your favorite book retailer (though chances are you won’t need them for your studying).
- Advisory Circular 00-50A
- Advisory Circular 91-24
- Fly the Wing by James Webb
- Flight Theory for Pilots by Charles Dole
- Aircraft Powerplants by Michael Kroes
- The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and It’s Operation by Pratt and Whitney Corp