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FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI study guide

FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI, administered by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is mapped here as 10 topic areas; the heaviest are GI Certificate, Privileges & Limitations (14 CFR 61 subpart I) (24%), Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91) (15%) and Performance & Weight-and-Balance (10%).

About this course: Pass the AGI (100 Q / 2.5 h / 70%) in one focused week - and take the RIGHT tests once. Skip the BGI (41 people took it last year, per FAA's own CY2025 data). Know whether FOI applies to you before you book. Study the December 1, 2024 qualification rule for initial-CFI ground training: an appropriately rated AGI may qualify under 61.195(h)(1); the AGI rating alone is insufficient.

FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI at a glance

Questions
100
Time allowed
2.5 hours
Passing standard
70% (>=70 of 100 correct), FAA-set, uniform
Format
100 multiple-choice questions
Standard / edition
FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix, revised September 25, 2026
Administered by
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Source: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix, revised September 25, 2026, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Confirm current details with the exam owner before you book.

Topic areas and weights

Topic areaWeightConceptsGuide
GI Certificate, Privileges & Limitations (14 CFR 61 subpart I)24%14Topic page
Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics8%4Section below
Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91)15%9Section below
Performance & Weight-and-Balance10%5Section below
Weather & Weather Services9%2Section below
Airspace & Charts9%6Section below
Aerodynamics & Systems9%5Section below
Aeromedical & ADM8%5Section below
The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus)5%3Section below
Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ)3%4Section below

Topic guides at a glance

GI Certificate, Privileges & Limitations (14 CFR 61 subpart I)

24% of the course blueprint, 14 concepts. Emphasized: Fundamentals of Instructing exemptions for ground instructor applicants, Advanced ground instructor privileges under 14 CFR 61.215(b) and IGI privileges (61.215(c)):.

Study plan in this course

  1. GI Certificate, Privileges & Limitations: GI Certificate, Privileges & Limitations (14 CFR 61 subpart I) — 17 cards · free
  2. Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics — 7 cards · free
  3. Regulations at AGI Depth: Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91) — 10 cards · full course
  4. Performance & Weight-and-Balance — 7 cards · full course
  5. Weather & Weather Services — 7 cards · full course
  6. Airspace & Charts — 6 cards · full course
  7. Aerodynamics & Systems — 6 cards · full course
  8. Aeromedical & ADM — 6 cards · full course
  9. The FOI Gate: The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus) — 5 cards · full course
  10. Companion Exams & Decision Layer: Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ) — 4 cards · full course

Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics

Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics carries 8% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 7th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 4 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics.

What Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics covers

  • AGI knowledge-test format and passing standard — Testing Matrix rev. September 25, 2026 p.10 (retrieved 2026-10-09)
  • CY2025 honesty frame: — FAA CY2025 AKT Volume Report (fetched 2026-07-07)
  • Official free corpus: — faa.gov agi_questions.pdf front matter (fetched 2026-07-07)
  • Retest after failure: — Testing Matrix September 25, 2026 retest blocks + 14 CFR 61.49

Official references for Exam Meta & Test-Day Mechanics

  • Testing Matrix rev. September 25, 2026 p.10 (retrieved 2026-10-09)
  • FAA CY2025 AKT Volume Report (fetched 2026-07-07)
  • faa.gov agi_questions.pdf front matter (fetched 2026-07-07)
  • Testing Matrix September 25, 2026 retest blocks + 14 CFR 61.49
  • agi_questions.pdf front matter + Learning Statement Reference Guide
  • faa.psiexams.com + aviation.edu fee guide
  • FAA airman testing community advisories (pattern

In the app this area comes with 7 memory cards and 7 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.

Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91)

Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91) carries 15% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the second-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 9 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91).

What Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91) covers

  • Flight review (61.56): — 14 CFR 61.56(a),(c)
  • Passenger-carrying recency (61.57): — 14 CFR 61.57(a)-(b)
  • Alcohol (91.17): — 14 CFR 91.17(a)
  • VFR fuel minimums (91.151): — 14 CFR 91.151
  • Supplemental oxygen (91.211): — 14 CFR 91.211(a)
  • Basic VFR weather minimums (91.155) — the classic ladder: — 14 CFR 91.155(a)
  • Preflight action (91.103): — 14 CFR 91.103
  • Documents aboard: — 14 CFR 91.203 + 91.9 + 61.3
  • Maintenance-status regs the AGI test loves: — 14 CFR 91.207/91.409/91.413

Official references for Regulations at AGI Depth (14 CFR 61/91)

  • 14 CFR 61.56(a),(c)
  • 14 CFR 61.57(a)-(b)
  • 14 CFR 91.17(a)
  • 14 CFR 91.151
  • 14 CFR 91.211(a)
  • 14 CFR 91.155(a)
  • 14 CFR 91.103
  • 14 CFR 91.203 + 91.9 + 61.3
  • 14 CFR 91.207/91.409/91.413
  • 14 CFR 61.133 + 14 CFR 119 applicability

In the app this area comes with 10 memory cards and 12 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Performance & Weight-and-Balance

Performance & Weight-and-Balance carries 10% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the third-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 5 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Performance & Weight-and-Balance.

What Performance & Weight-and-Balance covers

  • CG math: — PHAK (FAA-H-8083-25C), Weight & Balance chapter + FAA-H-8083-1B
  • Weight-shift formula: — PHAK Weight & Balance chapter (weight-shift method)
  • Overweight/aft-CG behavior: — PHAK Aerodynamics + W&B chapters
  • Load factor in level turns: — PHAK Aerodynamics chapter (load-factor chart)
  • Performance-chart discipline: — FAA-CT-8080-5H + PHAK Performance chapter

Official references for Performance & Weight-and-Balance

  • PHAK (FAA-H-8083-25C), Weight & Balance chapter + FAA-H-8083-1B
  • PHAK Weight & Balance chapter (weight-shift method)
  • PHAK Aerodynamics + W&B chapters
  • PHAK Performance chapter
  • PHAK Aerodynamics/Performance chapters
  • PHAK Aerodynamics chapter (load-factor chart)
  • FAA-CT-8080-5H + PHAK Performance chapter

In the app this area comes with 7 memory cards and 7 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Weather & Weather Services

Weather & Weather Services carries 9% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 4th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 2 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Weather & Weather Services.

What Weather & Weather Services covers

  • Thunderstorm recipe: — PHAK Weather Theory chapter + AC 00-6B Aviation Weather
  • Wind shear: — PHAK Weather Theory + AIM 7-1 wind shear sections

Official references for Weather & Weather Services

  • PHAK Weather Theory chapter
  • PHAK Weather Theory chapter + AC 00-6B Aviation Weather
  • PHAK Weather Theory + AC 00-6B
  • PHAK Weather Theory + AIM 7-1 wind shear sections
  • AIM ch. 7 + aviationweather.gov

In the app this area comes with 7 memory cards and 8 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Airspace & Charts

Airspace & Charts carries 9% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 5th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 6 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Airspace & Charts.

What Airspace & Charts covers

  • Class A: — 14 CFR 71.33 + 91.135 + 91.121(a)(2) + PHAK Airspace chapter
  • Class B: — 14 CFR 91.131 + PHAK Airspace chapter
  • Class C: — 14 CFR 91.130/91.129 + 91.215/91.225
  • Mode C / ADS-B Out veil rules: — 14 CFR 91.215 + 91.225
  • Special-use ladder: — PHAK Airspace chapter + AIM ch. 3
  • Sectional chart literacy: — FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide + CT-8080-5H

Official references for Airspace & Charts

  • 14 CFR 71.33 + 91.135 + 91.121(a)(2) + PHAK Airspace chapter
  • 14 CFR 91.131 + PHAK Airspace chapter
  • 14 CFR 91.130/91.129 + 91.215/91.225
  • 14 CFR 91.215 + 91.225
  • PHAK Airspace chapter + AIM ch. 3
  • FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide + CT-8080-5H

In the app this area comes with 6 memory cards and 7 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Aerodynamics & Systems

Aerodynamics & Systems carries 9% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 6th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 5 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Aerodynamics & Systems.

What Aerodynamics & Systems covers

  • Four left-turning tendencies (prop, clockwise from cockpit): — PHAK/AFH Aerodynamics chapters
  • Ground effect: — PHAK Aerodynamics chapter
  • Frost/ice on wings: — PHAK Aerodynamics chapter + AC 00-6B icing discussion
  • Spin = both wings stalled, one more deeply (asymmetric); recovery spine PARE: — AFH (FAA-H-8083-3C) stall/spin chapter
  • Systems set (carbureted trainers): — PHAK Systems + Flight Instruments chapters

Official references for Aerodynamics & Systems

  • PHAK Aerodynamics chapter
  • PHAK/AFH Aerodynamics chapters
  • PHAK Aerodynamics chapter + AC 00-6B icing discussion
  • AFH (FAA-H-8083-3C) stall/spin chapter
  • PHAK Systems + Flight Instruments chapters

In the app this area comes with 6 memory cards and 7 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Aeromedical & ADM

Aeromedical & ADM carries 8% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 8th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 5 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Aeromedical & ADM.

What Aeromedical & ADM covers

  • Hypoxia four types: — PHAK Aeromedical chapter
  • Spatial disorientation illusions (teach the names): — PHAK Aeromedical chapter + AIM 8-1-5
  • Hazardous attitudes + antidotes: — PHAK Aeronautical Decision-Making chapter + Aviation Instructor's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)
  • Checklists of the mind: — PHAK ADM chapter
  • CO poisoning: — PHAK Aeromedical chapter

Official references for Aeromedical & ADM

  • PHAK Aeromedical chapter
  • PHAK Aeromedical chapter + AIM 8-1-5
  • PHAK Aeronautical Decision-Making chapter + Aviation Instructor's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)
  • PHAK ADM chapter

In the app this area comes with 6 memory cards and 7 module-quiz questions in the full course.

The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus)

The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus) carries 5% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 9th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 3 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus).

What The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus) covers

  • Most first-time GI applicants must pass FOI: — 14 CFR 61.213(a)(3),(b) + Testing Matrix p.10
  • FOI content scope, verbatim from the reg: — 14 CFR 61.213(a)(3)(i)-(vi)
  • Deep FOI drill corpus — family-reuse law (run-config) + Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9B

How The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus) connects to other areas

Official references for The FOI Gate (companion module, shared corpus)

  • 14 CFR 61.213(a)(3),(b) + Testing Matrix p.10
  • 14 CFR 61.213(a)(3)(i)-(vi)
  • Testing Matrix p.10 authorization block + AC 61-65
  • family-reuse law (run-config) + Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9B
  • 14 CFR 61.213(a)(3) structure + 8900.1 V5 C2 S17

In the app this area comes with 5 memory cards and 5 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ)

Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ) carries 3% of the FAA Airman Knowledge Test AGI blueprint used in this course, the 10th-largest of its 10 weighted areas. It spans 4 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ).

What Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ) covers

  • IGI (the recommended add-on): — Testing Matrix p.11 + CY2025 Volume Report + 14 CFR 61.213(a)(4)(iii)
  • BGI (the skip-it FAQ): — Testing Matrix p.10 + CY2025 Volume Report + 14 CFR 61.215(a)-(b)
  • Instrument ground instructor study resources — 14 CFR 61.213(a)(4)(iii)
  • Decision screen logic (product knowledge, citable): — 14 CFR 61.215

How Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ) connects to other areas

Official references for Companion Exams & Decision Layer (IGI/BGI, updatable/FAQ)

  • Testing Matrix p.11 + CY2025 Volume Report + 14 CFR 61.213(a)(4)(iii)
  • Testing Matrix p.10 + CY2025 Volume Report + 14 CFR 61.215(a)-(b)
  • 14 CFR 61.213(a)(4)(iii)
  • 14 CFR 61.215

In the app this area comes with 4 memory cards and 4 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Official references

  • 14 CFR 61.211/61.213 (eCFR, fetched 2026-07-07)
  • 14 CFR 61.213(a)
  • 14 CFR 61.213(b)
  • 14 CFR 61.215(a)
  • 14 CFR 61.215(b)
  • 14 CFR 61.215(c)
  • 14 CFR 61.215(d)
  • 14 CFR 61.215(e), added by Amdt. 61-155, 89 FR 80052 (published 2024-10-01), eff. 2024-12-01 (govinfo.gov FR-2024-10-01/2024-22018, DATES section)
  • 14 CFR 61.215 (scope by enumeration
  • 14 CFR 61.217(a)-(d)
  • 14 CFR 61.217 (structure: 'may not perform the duties'
  • 14 CFR 61.215(a)-(b) + FAA CY2025 AKT Volume Report + Testing Matrix September 25, 2026
  • 14 CFR 61.213(a)(4)(i)-(iii)
  • Testing Matrix September 25, 2026 p.10 authorization block
  • 14 CFR 61.215/61.217 + 61.183/61.197 (CFI side) (re-cite CFI-side details at stage 08)
  • Testing Matrix rev. September 25, 2026 p.10 (retrieved 2026-10-09)

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