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.
FAA's From the Flight Deck video series provides pilots with actual runway approach and airport taxiway footage captured with aircraft mounted cameras, combined with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items.
Pilot's Bill of Rights — Airmen seeking FAA contractor air traffic data.
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 (PDF)
Medical Certificate
- Get a Medical Certificate (MedXPress)
- How to obtain a Medical Certificate
- Request a Copy of Your Medical Certificate
- Locate an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME)
- Locate a HIMS (Human Intervention Motivation Study) AME: MS Word, PDF
Pilot Information
- Pilot Minute Micro-learning Series
- Questions and Answers
- Over-the-Counter Medications
- Pilot Mental Fitness
- Aeromedical Safety Brochures
- Requesting Medical Records
Drug and Alcohol Program
General Aviation Joint Steering Committee Letter to Pilots
- Amended Prompt Settlement Policy for Legal Enforcement Actions Involving Medical Certificate Related Fraud, Intentional Falsification, Reproduction, or Alteration effective January 31, 2022
Prompt Settlement Policy Guidance and How To Participate
Aviation Medical Examiners
- Information for Aviation Medical Examiner (AMEs)
- Aerospace Medical Certification Subsystem (AMCS) Online Support
Contact Information
Registration & N-Numbers
Aircraft Maintenance
Resources
- Advanced Qualification Program
- Aircraft Certification Technical Training Program
- Airmen Education Programs
- Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid Revision 2
- Become a Pilot
- DC SFRA Training (formerly DCADIZ)
- FAA-Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC) Development
- National Simulator Program
- Precision Runway Monitor Training (PRM)
- Student Pilot's Certificate/License Requirements
- Wake Turbulence Training Aid
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
Resources
- Airmen Knowledge Test Questions
- Pilot Practical Test Standards
- AC 60-11C, Allowable Aids & Materials
- AC 60-25F, Subject Matter Knowledge Codes
- Tests & Passing Scores (Authorization Requirements Matrix) (PDF)
- Computer Testing Supplements
- Replace a Knowledge Test Report
- Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE)
- Airmen Test Statistics
Knowledge Test Centers
- File Your Flight Plan Online
- Surface Weather Observation Stations (ASOS/AWOS)
- Weather
- Airport Construction Notices
- NOTAMs
- Graphic Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
- Reduce who can see my flight
More Flight Information
- Report a Bird Strike
- Report Safety Issues
- Aeronautical Charts & Flight Information Publications
- Aircraft Type Designators for Flight Plans
- Airports
- Air Traffic Control
- Digital - Chart Supplement (d-CS)
- Register Your 406 MHz Emergency Beacon
- Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Procedures with Authorization Required (AR)
- Roadmap for Performance-Based Navigation (PDF)
- 7233-1 — Flight Plan
- 7233-4 — Pre-Flight Pilot Checklist and International Flight Plan
- From the Flight Deck
- Prohibitions, Restrictions and Notices
- Verify the Authenticity of a Foreign License Rating or Medical Condition
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Aviation Safety Assessments Program (IASA)
- Maximum Age Limits for Foreign Air Carrier Pilots: Modifying U.S. Operations Specifications
Regulations & Guidance
- Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
- Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
- 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
Data
Pilot Forms
- 8060-55 (PDF), Change of Address
- 8060-56 (PDF), Replacement of Certificate
- 8710-1, 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
Publications
Handbooks & Manuals
- 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS)
- 8083-27a, Student Pilot Guide (PDF)
- Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
- 8083-3A, Airplane Flying Handbook
- 8083-25 (PDF), Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- 8083-15, Instrument Flying Handbook (PDF)
- 8261-1, Instrument Procedures Handbook
Last updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2024