Day 2 · 2–2.5 hours

Airspace & sectional charts

The single biggest test category. Look at every figure.

  1. 1
    Re-read the Cheat Sheet sections on airspace + sectional symbols

    Class B/C/D/E colors and lines, Mode C veil, MEF interpretation, obstacle marking.

  2. 2
    Drill Airspace (137 questions)

    Many include real FAA figures. Tap the figure → pinch-zoom on details. Read the explanation.

  3. 3
    Download the FAA testing supplement PDF

    Search 'FAA-CT-8080-2H' on faa.gov. Print Appendix 2 figures and keep them next to you when drilling — that's what you'll see on the real test.

Day 3 · 2 hours

Weather decoding

METARs and TAFs are guaranteed test content.

  1. 1
    Re-read the METAR/TAF/PIREP cheat sheet sections

    Sky cover oktas, cloud height convention (×100 AGL), wind dddffGff, M = minus, P6SM, FM/BECMG/TEMPO/PROB.

  2. 2
    Drill Weather (102 questions)

    Walk through each METAR/TAF string character by character. Identify visibility, ceiling, dew-point spread, hazards.

  3. 3
    Memorize: AIRMET Sierra/Tango/Zulu + Convective SIGMET thresholds

    Sierra=mountain obscuration/IFR · Tango=turbulence · Zulu=icing. Convective SIGMET = tornado, hail ≥¾", winds ≥50 kt, or line/embedded TS.

Day 4 · 1.5–2 hours

Operations, performance, ADM, CRM

The judgment-and-systems half of the exam.

  1. 1
    Drill Aeronautical Decision Making (31 questions)

    Memorize the 5 hazardous attitudes WITH their antidotes (exact wording matters). Plus PAVE, IMSAFE, DECIDE, 3P.

  2. 2
    Drill Loading & Performance (13) and Performance (23)

    CG effects, density altitude, load factor in turns (30°/45°/60° = 1.15/1.41/2.0 G), LiPo handling.

  3. 3
    Drill Airport Operations + Radio (74 combined)

    Standard left pattern entry on 45° to downwind. CTAF self-announce format. Beacon colors. §107.37: sUAS yields to ALL aircraft.

  4. 4
    Drill Physiology + Night + Emergency (45 combined)

    30-min dark adaptation, off-center viewing, alcohol 8hr/0.04 BAC, civil twilight ±30 min, accident reporting 10-day/$500.

Day 6 · 1.5 hours

Hard scenarios + figure recognition

Cross-domain stumpers and visual interpretation.

  1. 1
    Drill Hard Scenarios (60 questions)

    These combine airspace + weather + regs into one question — the same pattern as the toughest real-test items.

  2. 2
    Open Flashcards for full bank rapid recall

    Space = reveal · → = next · ← = previous. Rate yourself honestly so the missed-queue is accurate.

  3. 3
    Re-read the 'Common test traps' section of the Cheat Sheet

    These are the exact tricks the FAA uses to bait the wrong answer.