Practical Test Standard References

Practical Test Standard References

I have tracked down links to all the references used in creating the PTS. You can find all the information covered in the PTS by following each link to the FAA resource. Download the material and save it on your computer. After reviewing the applicable material you can create answers based on FAA material for every bullet point in the PTS. This allows you to create answers ahead of time for the oral portion of the practical test. If you take your laptop with this material to the test you will be prepared with all the resources you need to answer the Designated Pilot Examiners questions and successfully complete the oral portion of the test.


14 CFR part 43 Maintenance, Preventive, Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration

14 CFR part 61 Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors

14 CFR part 67 Medical Standards Certification

14 CFR part 71 Designation of class A, B, C, D, and E airspace

14 CFR part 91 General Operating and Flight Rules

AC 00-6 Aviation Weather

AC 00-45 Aviation Weather Services

AC 60-22 Aeronautical Decision Making

AC 60-28 English Language Skill Standards

AC 61-65 Certification: Pilot and Flight Instructors and Ground Instructors

AC 61-67 Stall and Spin Awareness Training

AC 61-84 Role of Preflight Preparation

AC 61-134 General Aviation Controlled Flight Into Terrain Awareness

AC 90-23 Aircraft Wake Turbulence

AC 90-48 Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance

AC 90-66 Recommended Standard Traffic Patterns and Practices for Aeronautical Operations At Airports Without Operating Control Towers

AC 91-69 Seaplane Safety for FAR Part 91 Operations

AC 120-51 Crew Resource Management Training

FAA-H-8083-1 Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook

FAA-H-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook

FAA-H-8083-9 Aviation Instructor’s Handbook

FAA-H-8083-13 Glider Flying Handbook

FAA-H-8083-15 Instrument Flying Handbook

FAA-H-8083-23 Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Flying Handbook

FAA-H-8083-25 Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

AIM Aeronautical Information Manual

AFD Airport/Facility Directory

AFM Aircraft Flight Manual

NOTAMs Notices to Airmen

Other Pilot Operating Handbook/
FAA-Approved Flight Manual
Aeronautical Navigation Charts
Seaplane Supplement
Powered Parachute Bible
Weight Shift Control Aviation Handbook