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What is the minimum passing score on the private pilot airplane knowledge test?
Choices
✓ 70 percentcorrect
A score of 70 percent is required to pass.
80 percent
80 percent is not the passing threshold for this test.
60 percent
The passing score is 70, not 60, percent.
100 percent
A perfect score is not required to pass.
Why
The private pilot airplane knowledge test consists of 60 questions and requires a score of 70 percent to pass.
FAA source: ACS Appendix / Airman Certification Standardsbrowse the reference library →
This is taught in How the Knowledge Test Is Built — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.