Every FAA handbook, ACS and reference you need, from first lesson to CFI. All free. Every link goes straight to the FAA's own site, so you always get the current edition.
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The three documents every student pilot should have from day one.
The core textbook: aerodynamics, systems, weather, airspace, navigation and more. Most private pilot written test questions trace back here.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)How to fly every maneuver, from straight-and-level to steep turns, stalls and landings. Read the chapter before each lesson.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)The exact standards for your private pilot checkride: every task, the knowledge, the risks and the skill tolerances.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)The FAA's textbooks. The knowledge test and checkride questions come from these.
Weather theory, reports, forecasts and hazards in one book. Replaced the old Aviation Weather and Aviation Weather Services books.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Decision-making, the PAVE and IMSAFE checklists, and how to manage risk on every flight. Short and very practical.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Center of gravity, loading problems and how weight affects performance, in more depth than the PHAK.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Attitude instrument flying, systems, navigation and IFR operations. The main text for the instrument rating.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Departures, en route, arrivals and approaches in the IFR system. Pairs with the Instrument Flying Handbook.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)How people learn and how to teach flying. Required reading for the CFI Fundamentals of Instructing test.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Helicopter aerodynamics, systems and maneuvers, for anyone training in rotorcraft.
Open handbook (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)The FAA's study guide for the Part 107 drone pilot knowledge test.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Exactly what you'll be tested on, task by task, for each certificate.
Private pilot checkride and knowledge test standards.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Instrument rating checkride and knowledge test standards.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Commercial pilot standards, including multi-engine tasks.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)CFI checkride standards, including teaching tasks.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)ATP certificate and type rating standards.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)How the ACS is organized, how knowledge test results map to ACS codes, and what to expect on test day.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)The FAA's full list of current certification standards.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Official material for the written (knowledge) test.
The figures and charts book you're handed at the knowledge test. Practice with the real figures before test day.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Free practice tests from the FAA's official testing provider, linked from the FAA's Airmen Testing page (free account required).
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)How many questions each knowledge test has and how much time you get.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)The rules and the charts, free and always current.
The official, always-current regulations. Parts 61 (certification) and 91 (operating rules) matter most.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Procedures, radio calls, airspace and airport operations. The FAA's 'how it actually works' manual.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Every symbol on sectional, terminal and IFR charts explained. Great for chart questions on the written.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Free current sectional and terminal area charts from the FAA, to view or download.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Runways, frequencies, hours and notes for every public airport. Practice looking up your home airport.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)FAA guidance documents. Search for AC 61-65 (endorsements) and AC 61-67 (stall and spin training).
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Short FAA reads worth your time, including mountain flying for the West.
Density altitude, winds and terrain. Short, and essential if you fly in Utah or anywhere in the West.
Download PDF (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Short FAA reads on hypoxia, spatial disorientation, fatigue, medications and more.
Open on official site (opens the official FAA source in a new tab)Owning and operating an airplane: registration, maintenance records and paperwork.
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