Exam format

PPL exam · 3.5 hours · pass mark 70%

• PPL Aeroplane exam (PPLA)PPLAabout 60 questions · 210 min · 4 answer options per question · with numeric answers
  Allowed materials

  Either the Airservices or the Jeppesen permitted materials list, not a mix of the two. The exam supplies the RPL, PPL and CPL (aeroplane) workbook for figures. Source: CASA

You pass with 70% or more. Source: CASA

The score counts marks, not questions.

Rules

• Exam fee: A$217.24 per attempt. Source: CASA
• Answers to numeric questions are whole numbers. The exam is scored by marks, and some questions carry more than one mark. Source: CASA
• If you pass below 100%, or fail with 51% or more, you get a knowledge deficiency report. Clear it with your examiner before the flight test. Source: CASA
• After a third fail you wait three months. After a fourth fail CASA must first accept your retraining. Source: Federal Register of Legislation
• You take the exams with CASA. Exam language: English.

Units and conventions

Altimeter setting

hPa

Visibility

metres and kilometres

Distance

nautical miles (NM)

Speed

knots (kt)

Altitude

feet (ft)

Mass

kilograms (kg)

Fuel

litres (L)

Phraseology

AIP Australia

Radio licence

no separate radio licence