Pilots
Get everything you need on the Pilots portal. Here you will find information on certification, training, regulations, and other aspects of flying. You can also look up aircraft information, re-register your plane, and do other tasks.
Pilot Certification
Certificates
- Change Your Pilot Certificate/License
- Request Verification of Certification Privileges
- Integrated Airmen Certification and/or Rating Application (IACRA)
Request Copies
- Replace Your Pilot Certificate/License
- Get Copies of Airman Certification Records
- Replace a Knowledge Test Report
- Request Temporary Authority to Exercise Certificate Privileges
More Airmen Information
- Sport Pilot's Certificate/License
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Contact the Airmen Certification Branch
- Search Airmen Certification Information
- Download the Airmen Certification Database
- Verify the Authenticity of a Foreign License, Rating, or Medical Certification
- English Proficiency Endorsement
- Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA)
- Add or Delete your Mailing Address from Public View
- Pilot Age 65 Retirement Law
Medical Certification
Certificates
- Get a Medical Certificate (MedXPress)
- Find an Aviation Medical Examiner
- Request a Copy of Your Medical Certificate
More Certificate Information
- Information on Specific Medical Conditions
- Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin
- Regional Flight Surgeon Contact Information
- Questions & Answers
- FAA MedXPress (use to complete FAA Form 8500-8)
Drug & Alcohol Testing
Aviation Medical Examiner
Aircraft
Registration & N-Numbers
Aircraft Maintenance
Training
Resources
- Advanced Qualification Program
- Aircraft Certification Technical Training Program
- Airmen Education Programs
- Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid Revision 2
- Airplane Upset Recovery video, Part 1
- Airplane Upset Recovery video, Part 2
- Become a Pilot
- Conducting an Effective Flight Review (PDF)
- Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Training Aid (PDF)
- DC SFRA Training (formerly DCADIZ)
- FAA-Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC) Development
- Inspection Job Aid (MS Word)
- Instrument Proficiency Check Guidance (PDF)
- National Simulator Program
- Precision Runway Monitor Training (PRM)
- Scholarships and Grants
- Simulation and Integration of Ground, Network, and Air Links (SIGNAL)
- Student Pilot's Certificate/License Requirements
- Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) Tools
- Wake Turbulence Training Aid (PDF)
Guides
- Airmen Knowledge Test Guides
- Airmen Testing Standards
- Airworthiness Inspector's Handbook
- Best Practices for Mentoring in Flight Instruction (PDF)
- General Aviation Operations Inspector's Handbook
- Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
- List of Tests, Number of Questions & Passing Scores (PDF)
- Pilot Guide to Takeoff Safety (PDF)
- Pilot Study Tips
- Training Handbooks
Schools
Testing
Resources
- Airmen Knowledge Test Questions
- Pilot Practical Test Standards
- AC 60-11C (PDF), Allowable Aids & Materials
- AC 60-25F (PDF), Subject Matter Knowledge Codes
- Tests & Passing Scores (Authorization Requirements Matrix) (PDF)
- Computer Testing Supplements
- Replace a Knowledge Test Report
- Find Pilot Examiners
- Airmen Test Statistics
Knowledge Test Centers
Flying
- File Your Flight Plan Online
- Surface Weather Observation Stations (ASOS/AWOS)
- Weather
- NOTAMs
- Graphic Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
More Flight Information
- Report a Bird Strike
- Report Safety Issues
- Aeronautical Charts & Flight Information Publications
- Airports
- Air Traffic Control
- digital Airport/Facility Directory (d-A/FD)
- Register Your 406 MHz Emergency Beacon
- Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Instrument Approach Procedures with Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required (SAAAR)
- Roadmap for Performance-Based Navigation (PDF)
- 7233-1 — Flight Plan
- 7233-4 — International Flight Plan
International Flight
- International Flight Information Manual
- Verify the Authenticity of a Foreign License Rating or Medical Condition
- Oceanic Operations
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Aviation Safety Assessments Program (IASA)
- Maximum Age Limits for Foreign Air Carrier Pilots: Modifying U.S. Operations Specifications
Programs
Find Offices
Find Documents
Regulations & Guidance
- Review FARs (Federal Aviation Regulations)
- ACs (Advisory Circulars)
- ADs (Airworthiness Directives)
- General Operating and Flight Rules (14 CFR Part 91)
- Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors (14 CFR Part 61)
- Pilot Schools (14 CFR Part 141)
- Recently Published Rulemaking Documents
Pilot Forms
- 8060-55 (PDF), Change of Address
- 8060-56 (PDF), Replacement of Certificate
- 8710-1 (PDF), Airmen Certification for Pilots
- 7233-1, Flight Plan
- 7233-4, International Flight Plan
- 8130-6, Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate
- More Airmen Certification Forms
- All FAA Forms
Handbooks & Manuals
- 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS)
- 8083-27a, Student Pilot Guide (PDF)
- Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
- International Flight Information Manual
- 8083-3A, Airplane Flying Handbook
- 8083-25, Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- 8083-15, Instrument Flying Handbook
- 8261-1, Instrument Procedures Handbook
Publications
- FAA Safety Briefing
- General Aviation Pilots Guide to Preflight Weather Planning, Weather Self-Briefings, and Weather Decision Making (PDF)
- Pilot Risk Management Brochures
- Pilot Safety Brochures
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