Private Pilot Test Prep
Sporty's Study Buddy
USD 14.99 · Designed for iPad
Redesigned from the ground up: study by topic, take timed practice tests graded at the FAA's 70% passing score, and pick up right where you left off.
Sporty's Study Buddy prepares you for the FAA Private Pilot knowledge test (the "written") with three ways to study: Study Questions, Flashcards and Practice Tests. Questions are organized by knowledge area, with explanations of the right and wrong answers developed by Sporty's team of Master CFIs, based on their experience preparing students for the Private Pilot certificate.
• STUDY QUESTIONS BY TOPIC •
Choose whole knowledge areas or individual topics to build your own study session. As soon as you answer, you'll see the correct answer, why it's right, and where to read more. Change your answer anytime, bookmark questions as you go, and jump to any question from the question list. Every study session is shuffled.
• REVIEW WITH FLASHCARDS •
Flashcards show just the question, so you answer from memory before revealing the correct answer and its explanation. Mark each card Know It or Still Learning, then start a new session from the cards you're still learning. On iPhone Duo, study a card with the phone open and close it to check the answer.
• TAKE PRACTICE TESTS •
Each Practice Test draws 60 questions at random from the full question bank, gives you 2 hours, and is graded at the FAA's 70% passing score. Afterward, see your score by topic, review every question or only the ones you missed, and turn your misses into a new study session.
• PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF •
Sessions save as you go. The History tab lets you resume any session in progress and review past results, including your scores by topic.
• EVERY FIGURE, OFFLINE •
The Figures tab includes the complete FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement, with every figure and legend listed by name and page. Swipe through the pages or open any one full screen. Questions show their figures right alongside, and you can study without a connection.
Designed for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad, with Dark Mode and support for larger text sizes.
The FAA does not publish its knowledge test questions, so the questions on your test won't necessarily appear in this app. Study Buddy is meant to complement your training, not to replace flight and ground instruction.
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54 new and updated questions! This update adds 42 new questions and updates 12 more, for 1,125 questions in all.
Study Buddy has also been completely redesigned.
• Study by topic: choose whole knowledge areas or individual topics, shuffled every session. As soon as you answer, see whether you're right, with the explanation and references. Change your answer anytime.
• Practice Test: 60 questions in 2 hours, graded at the FAA's 70% passing score. The clock pauses when you leave the app.
• Flashcards: reveal the answer, then mark each card Know It or Still Learning.
• Results by topic: review every question or only the ones you missed, or turn your misses into a new session.
• History: resume any session where you left off, and see past scores by topic. Sessions from earlier versions carry over.
• Figures: the whole FAA testing supplement, legends first and then the figures, page by page. Swipe through it, open any page full screen, and use it offline.
• Bookmark questions, and jump to any question from the question list.
• iPhone Duo: study a flashcard with the phone open, then close it to see the answer on the outside.
• New iPad and iPhone Duo layouts, including landscape, plus Dark Mode and support for larger text sizes.
The developer, Sporty's Pilot Shop, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Sporty's Pilot Shop
- Size
- 64.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Sportsman's Market, Inc.
