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Free Continuing Education for Aviation Professionals
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A guide to free continuing education for aviation professionals
Choosing the right course for aviation professionals
Are the course and certificate both free?
No individually verified current courses have been published for this collection yet. Every included course has $0 learning, assessment and certificate costs. A provider may also sell other courses; the whole external catalog is not assumed to be free.
Will these credits count for aviation professionals?
FAA currency, flight review, and instructor renewal rules are certificate-specific. Credit counts here include only the recorded tracks for this profession. A listed accrediting body or provider does not establish acceptance by every state board. Review the course approval notes and your board’s rules.
Should I choose an upcoming session or an older recording?
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- CFI Flight Instructor
- CFII Flight Instructor
- FAA ACH Knowledge Test — Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter Canadian Conversion
- FAA ACM Knowledge Test — Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane Canadian Conversion
- FAA ADX
- FAA AFG Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Glider (Added Rating)
- FAA AGI Advanced Ground Instructor
- FAA AIF Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane (Added Rating)
- FAA Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA)
- FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P)
- FAA ARH Knowledge Test — Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (135) (Added Rating)
- FAA ASC Knowledge Test — Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane Canadian Conversion
- FAA ATH Knowledge Test — Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter (135)
- FAA ATS Knowledge Test — Airline Transport Pilot Single Engine Airplane (135)
- FAA Aviation Mechanic — Airframe (AMA)
- FAA Aviation Mechanic — General (AMG)
- FAA Aviation Mechanic — Powerplant (AMP)
- FAA BGI Basic Ground Instructor
- FAA CBG Knowledge Test — Commercial Pilot Balloon - Gas
- FAA CBH Knowledge Test — Commercial Pilot Balloon - Hot Air
- FAA CCH Knowledge Test — Commercial Pilot Helicopter Canadian Conversion
- FAA CCP Knowledge Test — Commercial Pilot Airplane Canadian Conversion
- FAA CLA Knowledge Test — Commercial Pilot Airship
- FAA Commercial Pilot — Glider (CGX)
- FAA Commercial Pilot — Helicopter (CRH)
- FAA Commercial Pilot (CPL)
- FAA CRG Knowledge Test — Commercial Pilot Gyroplane
- FAA FEJ Knowledge Test — Flight Engineer Turbojet (Added Rating)
- FAA FEP Knowledge Test — Flight Engineer Turboprop (Added Rating)
- FAA FER Knowledge Test — Flight Engineer Reciprocating Engine (Added Rating)
- FAA FIG Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Glider
- FAA FIH Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter
- FAA Flight Engineer (FEX/FET/FEN)
- FAA Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA)
- FAA Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane (FII)
- FAA FNX Knowledge Test — Flight Navigator
- FAA FRG Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Gyroplane
- FAA FRH Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Helicopter
- FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)
- FAA GFA Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Gyroplane (Added Rating)
- FAA Ground Instructor (BGI/AGI/IGI)
- FAA HFA Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Helicopter (Added Rating)
- FAA HIF Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter (Added Rating)
- FAA ICH Knowledge Test — Instrument Rating Helicopter Canadian Conversion
- FAA ICP Knowledge Test — Instrument Rating Airplane Canadian Conversion
- FAA IEP Knowledge Test — Instrument Rating Airplane EU Part – FCL Conversion
- FAA IFB Knowledge Test — Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot via BASA (61.71)
- FAA IFP Knowledge Test — Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot via Non-BASA (61.75)
- FAA IGI Instrument Ground Instructor
- FAA IHF Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls
- FAA Inspection Authorization (IAR)
- FAA Instrument Rating Airplane (IRA)
- FAA IRH Knowledge Test — Instrument Rating Helicopter
- FAA MCI Knowledge Test — Military Competence Instructor
- FAA MCN Knowledge Test — Military Competence Non-Category
- FAA Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI)
- FAA Multi-Engine Rating
- FAA Parachute Rigger Certificate
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
- FAA Part 107 sUAS Recurrent (ALC-677)
- FAA PAT Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Airplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition
- FAA PBG Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Balloon - Gas
- FAA PCH Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Helicopter Canadian Conversion
- FAA PCP Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Airplane Canadian Conversion
- FAA PEP Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Airplane EU Part – FCL Conversion
- FAA PFB Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Airplane Foreign Pilot via BASA (61.71)
- FAA PGT Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Gyroplane/Recreational Pilot - Transition
- FAA PHT Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Helicopter/Recreational Pilot - Transition
- FAA PLA Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Airship
- FAA PPP Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Powered Parachute
- FAA Private Pilot — Airplane (PAR)
- FAA Private Pilot — Balloon, Hot Air (PBH)
- FAA Private Pilot — Glider (PGL)
- FAA Private Pilot — Gyroplane (PRG)
- FAA Private Pilot — Helicopter (PRH)
- FAA PWS Knowledge Test — Private Pilot Weight-Shift-Control
- FAA Recreational Pilot — Airplane (RPA)
- FAA RMC Knowledge Test — Parachute Rigger Military Competence
- FAA RPG Knowledge Test — Recreational Pilot Gyroplane
- FAA RPH Knowledge Test — Recreational Pilot Helicopter
- FAA SHF Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Helicopter – Simplified Flight Controls
- FAA SIA Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Airplane
- FAA SIB Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Balloon
- FAA SIG Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Glider
- FAA SIL Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Lighter-Than-Air (Airship)
- FAA SIP Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Powered Parachute
- FAA SIW Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Weight-Shift-Control
- FAA SIY Knowledge Test — Flight Instructor Sport Gyroplane
- FAA SPB Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Balloon)
- FAA SPI Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Glider
- FAA SPL Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Lighter-Than-Air (Airship)
- FAA Sport Pilot Certificate
- FAA SPP Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Powered Parachute
- FAA SPW Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Weight-Shift-Control
- FAA SPY Knowledge Test — Sport Pilot Gyroplane
- Instrument Rating
- NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)
These are exam-preparation resources, separate from continuing education credit. Exam registration fees and eligibility are set by the exam sponsor.
Provider resources for aviation professionals
These sources offer a free CE selection. Check individual course costs, approval and availability at the provider.
No provider has passed primary-source verification for this profession yet. See our standards.