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
- 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
- Aerospace Medical Certification Subsystem (AMCS) Online Support
- Aviation Medical Examiner Training
- Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
FAA BasicMed Program
Aircraft
Registration & N-Numbers
- Register an Aircraft
- Update Your Aircraft Registration
- Look up an N-number
- Aircraft Registration Forms
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
- DC SFRA Training (formerly DCADIZ)
- FAA-Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC) Development
- National Simulator Program
- Precision Runway Monitor Training (PRM)
- Grants and Scholarships
- Simulation and Integration of Ground, Network, and Air Links (SIGNAL)
- 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
Testing
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
Flying
- File Your Flight Plan Online
- Surface Weather Observation Stations (ASOS/AWOS)
- Weather
- Airport Construction Notices
- NOTAMs
- Graphic Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
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
- 7233-1 — Flight Plan
- 7233-4 — Pre-Flight Pilot Checklist and International Flight Plan
International Flight
- International Flight Information Manager
- 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
Programs
Find Offices
Find Documents
Regulations & Guidance
- Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
- Advisory Circulars (ACs)
- 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
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