FOREWORD
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invites you to join the general aviation
community of pilots. It is a community of civil aviation operations other than
those air carriers holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
General aviation makes up approximately 96 percent of U.S. aircraft and 60 percent
of U.S. flight hours flown. General aviation is often misunderstood as only
small, propeller-driven aircraft. A large jet or cargo plane operated under
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 can be a general
aviation aircraft.
This publication is intended to serve as a guide for prospective student pilots
and for those already engaged in flight training. This guide presents in “how
to” fashion, general procedures for obtaining FAA student pilot, sport
pilot, recreational pilot, and private pilot certificates.
There are many references to FAA Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs) and
through the FSDOs, contact is maintained between the FAA and the general aviation
public. The FAA inspectors at your local FSDO are professionally trained and
are prepared to advise and assist you toward reaching your goal as a pilot.
FAA-H-8083-27A supersedes FAA-H-8083-27, Student Pilot Guide, dated 1999. This
handbook may be purchased from the Superintendent of documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), Washington DC 20402-9325, or from GPO’s
web site. http://bookstore.gpo.gov
This handbook is also available for download, in pdf format, from the Regulatory
Support Division’s web site.
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/afs600
This handbook is published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, Airman Testing Standards Branch, AFS-630, P.O. Box
25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082.
Comments regarding this publication should be sent, in e-mail form, to AFS630comments@faa.gov.
We urge you to visit your local FSDO and feel free to ask for advice on any
matters relating to general aviation.
Welcome to aviation.
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Joseph K. Tintera, Manager,
Regulatory Support Division
Flight Standards Service |
