Instrument Pilot Test Prep3.11 - App Store

Sporty's Study Buddy will prepare you for the FAA Instrument Pilot written test like no other study tool available with three modes of operation. Test material is expertly organized into categories based on subject matter and includes, questions, answers, correct answers, and detailed explanations.

. STUDY QUESTIONS BY TOPIC .

Learning Mode allows you to create custom review sessions by selecting exactly which categories you want to review. Each session randomly generates the question order, and provides instant feedback based on your answer selection. Each question also provides a detailed description as to why each answer is right or wrong. These explanations were developed by Sporty’s team of Master CFI’s, based on their experience preparing students for the Instrument Rating.

. REVIEW QUESTION FLASHCARDS .

Flashcard mode tests your knowledge by allowing you to only see the question without the answer choices. After answering the question mentally, you can then select to show the correct answer, and self-grade your progress along the way. This is a great feature that keeps you from being distracted by incorrect answers!

. TAKE PRACTICE TESTS .

Test mode randomly generates a 60-question session from the entire database of published FAA test questions, simulating the real Instrument Pilot test. After answering all the questions, you’ll be given instant results, and have the option to review either all the questions, or just missed questions. Included in the review session are the same detailed explanations for why each answer is right or wrong.

.PROGRESS REPORTS.

After completing each test your results are saved in the app's Progress Report section, where you can review previous scores and and a detailed history of each question and answer selection. You can also pause a partially-completed session, and resume it at a later time here.

Also includes the new upgraded test prep supplement (figures and legends) from the FAA, with new high-resolution images.

Version History Performance improvements 3.11 07/03/2025 Many new and updated questions, answers, and explanations to more closely match the actual FAA knowledge test.
Performance improvements and bug fixes. 3.9 10/28/2024 -Test Prep study session categories for the Instrument Rating course have been re-organized to correspond with the areas of operations and tasks from the Airman Certification Standards. 3.6.7 10/10/2024 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database 3.6.6 08/16/2023 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database 3.6.5 01/17/2023 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database 3.6.4 08/16/2022 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database 3.6.3 02/16/2022 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database
Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements 3.6.2 08/30/2021 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database
Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements 3.6.1 03/19/2021 Updated FAA test prep question and answer database.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements. 3.6 11/09/2020 Adds new FAA test prep questions and explanations covering intentional GPS interference operations 3.5 07/27/2020 Includes updates to the test prep questions/answers database. 3.4 01/17/2020 Updates to the question and answer database.
Compatibility updates for iOS 13. 3.3 01/02/2020 Includes the latest FAA test prep question and answer updates. 3.2 08/07/2019 Fixed a bug were some test prep figures would not display when offline. 3.1.1 06/10/2019 Updates to FAA Test Prep Questions/Answers 3.1 03/14/2019 - Includes over 200 new FAA test prep questions with answers and explanations
- Each question now includes interactive answer references, allowing you to display the corresponding FAA resource and learn more about that particular subject
- New test session interface improves readability and controls when studying questions
- Adds support for iPad Pro 11" and 12.9", and iPhone XR and XS
- Learning History displays the categories selected for each study session 3.0 02/06/2019 Fixes an issue where saving a partially completed test or quiz, and resuming later, would cause an incorrect final score to be displayed when graded. 2.2.1 08/23/2018 Includes updated FAA test prep questions/answers. 2.2 08/13/2018 v2.0
Welcome to Sporty's Instrument Pilot Study Buddy 2.0. We redesigned the app from the ground up with a new interface to make studying for your Instrument Pilot knowledge test easier than ever. The update also includes the latest set of FAA questions, answers, explanations and figures, along with support for iPhone X and iPad Pro.

v2.1
Minor bug fixes and user interface improvements. 2.1 01/29/2018 Welcome to Sporty's Instrument Pilot Study Buddy 2.0. We redesigned the app from the ground up with a new interface to make studying for your Instrument Pilot knowledge test easier than ever. The update also includes the latest set of FAA questions, answers, explanations and figures, along with support for iPhone X and iPad Pro. 2.0 01/23/2018 - includes the latest FAA practice test questions and explanations
- Optimized formatting for iPhone 6, iPhone 6+ and iPad Pro 1.6 06/22/2016 - FAA test question updates
- iOS 8 compatibility updates 1.5 09/14/2014 Bug fixes and question updates 1.4.1 02/24/2014 We've added a new way to view figures when taking a test or studying the questions in one of the other modes. Now when you click Show Figure, you'll have access to every figure in the Instrument Test supplement, not just the one required for the question you're viewing. We also increased the quality of the figures to present them exactly as they're delivered from the FAA.

Additionally we added the question text to the figure viewer to make it easier to answer the questions that require a supplemental figure.

Includes interface updates for iOS 7 several bug fixes. 1.4 02/17/2014