FAA Sport Pilot Certificate Vocabulary Game

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There are 4 games built on 20 Sport Pilot terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.

OpenExamPrep researched each term from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) / PSI Testing Centers content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.

The Sport Pilot Certificate is the entry-level FAA pilot certificate established in 2004 under 14 CFR Part 61 Subpart J. It's designed for recreational flyers who want the simplest, lowest-cost path to legal flight. Sport Pilots fly aircraft that meet the 14 CFR 61.316 limits in VFR conditions, at night only after the 61.329 training and endorsement, with one passenger for personal, non-commercial purposes. It's ideal for people who want to fly for fun without the time and expense of a Private Pilot Certificate.

Sport Pilot requires just 20 flight hours (vs 40 for Private), uses a driver's license instead of a Class 3 medical, and has a cheaper $175 knowledge test with only 40 questions (vs 60 for Private). However, Sport Pilots are restricted to: no night flight without the 61.329 training and endorsement, no higher than 10,000 ft MSL or 2,000 ft AGL (whichever is higher), one passenger maximum, aircraft that meet the 14 CFR 61.316 limits only (for airplanes, VS1 of 59 knots CAS or less and up to four seats), no flight in Class B/C/D without specific endorsement, and no commercial operations. Private Pilots can fly at night without a separate endorsement, above 10,000 ft, carry multiple passengers, and fly any aircraft within their category/class rating.