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FAA Forms

Click on any of the forms below and you will be connected to it on the FAA web site.

• Information for Pilots and Owners
• Designated Pilot Examiner Application Form
• Application Forms - Designated Mechanic Examiner(DME) / Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner(DPRE) / Designated Airworthiness Representative(DAR) / Organizational Designated Airworthiness Representative (ODAR).
• Report an alcohol or drug-related motor vehicle action: Instructions
• Suspected Unapproved Parts Notification Form 8120-11 (PDF Format)
• Type Certificate, Production Certificate, or Supply Type Certificate - Application
• Export Cert. of Airworthiness - Application
• Airworthiness Certificate - Application 
• Airman Certificate Rating (FE) - Application
• Statement of Intent - Preapplication
• Pilot School Certificate - Application
• Inspection Authority - Mechanic's Application.
• Airman Certification and/or Rating Application (Mech/Para)

• Agricultural A/C Operator Certificate Application

• Rotorcraft External Load Certificate Application

FAA Publications

Students or instructors will find the following FAA publications helpful. Electronic copies of these publications can be found at http://www.faa.gov/library/forms/. Under Airman Testing Standards, click on “Training Handbooks.” These books are also available from the U.S. Government Printing Office by mail at Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or phone (866) 512-1800 or Fax (202) 512-2250. For those wanting to order online the web site address is: http://bookstore.gpo.gov. Please check with the Government Printing Office for the latest price for each publication.

• Airplane Flying Handbook - FAA-H-8083-3, dated 1999 (SN 050-007-01274-8) Cost $26.50 domestic, $37.10 foreign. Introduces basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting airplanes. Provides information on airplanes and the operations of airplane systems.
• Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge - FAA-H-8083-25, dated 2003. The handbook provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. The book is useful to beginning pilots, as well as those pursuing more pilot certificates. Please check with the Government Printing Office’s bookstore for ordering details.
• Student Pilot Guide - FAA-H-8083-27, dated 1999 (SN 050-007-01265-9) Cost: $3.00 domestic, $4.20 foreign. Provides information on general procedures for obtaining FAA student, recreational, and private pilot certificates.
• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook - FAA-H-8083-1, dated 1999 (SN 050-007-01258-6) Cost: $14.00 domestic, $19.60 foreign. Provides the aircraft maintenance technician with the method of determining the empty weight and empty-weight center of gravity of an aircraft. Also to furnish flight crew with information on loading and operating the aircraft to ensure its weight is within the allowable limits, and center of gravity is within the allowable range.
• Aviation Instructor’s Handbook - FAA-H-8083-9, dated 1999 (SN 050-011-0079-8) Cost: $20.00 domestic, $28.00 foreign. Intended for flight instructors, ground instructors, and aircraft maintenance instructors. Provides information on learning and teaching and relates this information to the task of conveying aeronautical knowledge and skills to students.
• Instrument Flying Handbook - FAA-H-8083-15, dated 2001 (SN 050-007-01308-6) Cost: $37.00 domestic, $51.80 foreign. Provides the flight student with the basic information needed to acquire an FAA instrument rating. Also serves as a training aid for instructors.
• Glider Flying Handbook - FAA-H-8083-13, dated 2003 (SN 050-007-01350-7) Cost: $34.00 domestic, $47.60 foreign. Designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for glider category rating and for currently certificated pilots who wish to improve their knowledge.
• Rotorcraft Flying Handbook - FAA-H-8083-21, dated 2000 (SN 050011-00080-1) Cost: $32.00 domestic, $44.80 foreign. Provides technical assistance to applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating.
• Balloon Flying Handbook - FAA-H-8083-11, dated 2001 (SN 050-007-01313-2) Cost: $17.00 domestic, $23.80 foreign. Introduces the basic pilot knowledge and skills that are essential for piloting balloons.

Source: FAA Aviation News