Technical exercise · ~2 min a run · free
Aeronautical Knowledge
Read the instruments, weather, radio calls, systems and airfield.
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Aeronautical knowledge is the practical airman's knowledge a pilot draws on constantly: reading the basic flight instruments, understanding weather symbols and reports, knowing standard radio phraseology and transponder codes, how the main aircraft systems work, and what the markings and lights around an airfield mean. Many questions come with an original diagram. It rewards the broad, practical understanding that selection stages and ground school both value.
About this test
About this test
What this test measures
This measures the practical airman's knowledge a pilot uses constantly: reading the flight instruments, interpreting weather symbols and reports, using standard radio phraseology and transponder codes, understanding the main aircraft systems, and knowing airfield markings and lights. It is finite, learnable knowledge that both selection stages and ground school reward.
How to improve your score
- Learn the reason behind each convention: red is the left navigation light, a runway is numbered for its magnetic direction, so the fact becomes something you can work out.
- Study the standard weather codes and radio words in small, regular sets rather than all at once.
- Revisit any item you miss until the underlying reason is obvious, which is far more durable than rote recall.
Good to know
Good to know
Learn the reason, not just the fact
Facts stick when they have a reason attached. Red is the port navigation light and green the starboard because the fixed colours let another pilot read your direction at night; runway 27 faces about 270 degrees magnetic. Read each explanation for the why, and the answer becomes something you can work out rather than something you have to memorise.What good looks like
In our testing, this knowledge builds quickly with a little regular practice, because the topics are finite and each has clear conventions. As a rough guide, aim first to get every Easy item right, then push into the Medium and Hard phraseology and systems, revisiting anything you miss until the reason behind it is obvious.
Frequently asked questions
What topics does it cover?
What topics does it cover?
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Do I need to be a pilot already?
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